Casio's new calculator watches will take you back to 6th grade math class

The new creation is a blast from the past. Even the mode button, colored red, is a nod to the calculator’s power indicator. The watches' calculator function can add, subtract, multiply, and divide up to eight digits. As for watch functions, you get dual time, an alarm, stopwatch functionality, and more. The wearable is water resistant and is good for up to five years of runtime on a single battery....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 107 words · Stephanie Nielsen

Microsoft .NET Framework

Elevate your app development with .NET 8. All-new upgrades include performance boosts, ASP.NET Core enhancements, and .NET MAUI platform and stability improvements. This SDK includes: Language support: What’s New Complete release noteshere. Unparalleled Performance Experience the fastest .NET to date .NET 8 comes with thousands of performance improvements across the stack. Every year we talk about the performance gains across .NET. This year we continue our quest to push the performance of ....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 143 words · Rhonda Munoz

MKBHD faces backlash for driving at 95mph in 35mph zone in a sponsored video

They were all universally loved YouTube stars who later became embroiled in controversy. It originally showed a segment in which Brownlee drives at almost 100 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone. The fact that he drives past a sign warning drivers to slow down for children exacerbated the outrage. Last video I did something pretty stupid. You might’ve already seen it, but maybe not so I’ll address it here....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Donald Roberts

National Guard leaker receives 15-year prison term after sharing military secrets on Discord

Who needs dead drops when you have various encrypted lines of communication like Telegram or Signal? However, just because it’s easy doesn’t mean the risk of getting caught is lower. A National Guard member discovered this the hard way after sharing classified information with his friends on Discord. This position required him to have Top Secret clearance. Hesharedinformation regarding the continuing conflict in Ukraine with friends on his Discord server....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 161 words · Angel Blanchard

The unintentional hilarity of Apple Intelligence's summary notifications

Some examples of why AI still has a long way to go WTF? !AI is still a long way from the human-like, thinking machines from sci-fi. But at least they’re often unintentionally hilarious. Apple finally introduced its suite of AI features with the release of iOS/iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 last month. Another Apple Intelligence feature is its ability to summarize notifications. It’s a particularly harsh experience for anyone being dumped, as the summary below illustrates....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 137 words · Paul Hoffman

Best Windows 11 antivirus to install on your computer | 2025 Edition

There are several antivirus for Windows 11, both free and paid. Hackers or spammers are always ready to exploit the holes with harmful malware on users computers. Thats why its important to secure your rig from potential threats or attacks with an extra layer of security. Lets take a look at our best windows 11 antivirus list. Some other security measures include anti-phishing and tracking, anti-spam filter, web can and microphone protection and more....

November 12, 2024 · 2 min · 249 words · Zachary Cook

Biden Administration to support the UN convention against cybercrime sponsored by autocratic nations

Senior US government officials haveconfirmedthat the Biden Administration is ready to support a United Nations treaty on cybercrime. The treaty pushes for a global criminalization of child sexual abuse material and non-consensual online sharing of intimate imagery. The US, Europe, and other nations initially opposed the treaty. According to an Electronic Frontier Foundation timeline, the Russian Federationpresenteda letter with the original draft in 2017. Human rights organizations opposed the draft, urging the UN General Assembly to vote against the resolution....

November 12, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · Thomas Porter

What are security updates? explained 2025

Installing latest security patches is essential for protecting your system from malicious attacks. Windows Security updatesare crucial for maintaining the safety and integrity of your devices. This article explores,What are security updatesand its importance for the digital world. Contents What Are Security Updates? While security updates dont add new features, but they are essential for maintaining security. Vulnerabilities can be exploited by cybercriminals to compromise your system, steal sensitive information, or disrupt operations....

November 12, 2024 · 1 min · 168 words · David Fernandez

AI won't replace creativity in game development, says Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick

“I don’t think that’s the case.” He pointed out that Grand Theft Auto V is one of the mostsuccessfulentertainment products ever released. “The interactive entertainment business has been in AI forever. Let me just remind you that AI stands for artificial intelligence. Which is an oxymoron,” the CEO said. “There is no such thing. It’s just a description of a digital toolset.” He believes AI in gaming will be no different from current toolsets like Blender and Unreal Engine....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 176 words · Sarah Smith

AMD Zen 6 "Medusa" CPUs expected to keep AM5 compatibility, future-proofing Ryzen builds

Yep AMD publicly committing to AM5 socket compatibility for Zen 6 isn’t exactly shocking news. The chipmaker has previously stated that AM5 will be supported through 2027 and beyond. There is precedent, too: the companylaunchedthree microarchitectures on the AM4 platform before requiring a socket swap. Featured on TechSpot

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 48 words · William Clark

ImageMagick for Mac

Its license is compatible with the GPL. It runs on all major operating systems. This makes it possible to modify or create images automatically and dynamically.

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 26 words · James Hoffman

Streamer faces $7.5 million lawsuit from Nintendo over alleged piracy, leaking unreleased games

He’s also accused of pointing viewers to Switch emulators and other piracy tools. He’s alleged to have streamed them at least 50 times in the last two years. Nintendo included screenshots of these actions in its lawsuit. One shows a post of a step-by-step guide Keighin wrote on how to play illegally downloaded ROMs. This tends to work, but Keighin responded to the copyright notices by opening new channels on other platforms....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 75 words · Cheryl Hansen

The United Kingdom wants to use genomic surveillance to prevent future pandemics

The UK Government recently announced a new public-private collaboration todevelopthe world’s first early warning system for pandemic diseases. The new partnership involves the NHS, Oxford Nanopore, Genomics England, and UK Biobank. The system can identify individual nucleotides in real-time, with 99 percent accuracy under “ideal” conditions. Oxford Nanopore’s methods can rapidlydiagnosevarious cancers and rare and infectious diseases. “We cannot let history repeat itself,” Streeting said. This new real-time sequencing technology has already been successful in tests at St Thomas' Hospital....

November 11, 2024 · 1 min · 129 words · Renee Anderson