Meta is testing letting users on Instagram and Facebook pay to be officially verified, after Twitter rolled out a similar feature under Elon Musk’s ownership last year. Meta’s implementation will only be available in Australia and New Zealand to start, and will require people to submit a government ID to get their blue badges. Let’s hope it doesn’t face the same impersonation problems that Twitter … [Read more...]
Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April
Japan is joining a growing list of countries exploring the possibility of adopting a digital currency, with country’s central bank, the Bank of Japan (BoJ), announcing that it would launch a pilot to test a “digital yen” in April. The move comes more than two years after the BoJ made its first step in the space, launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) proof of concept experiment, in … [Read more...]
North Korean Cyber Espionage Group Deploys WhiskerSpy Backdoor in Latest Attacks
The cyber espionage threat actor tracked as Earth Kitsune has been observed deploying a new backdoor called WhiskerSpy as part of a social engineering campaign. Earth Kitsune, active since at least 2019, is known to primarily target individuals interested in North Korea with self-developed malware such as dneSpy and agfSpy. Previously documented intrusions have entailed the use of watering holes … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Says Recent Hack Part of Multi-Year Campaign
GoDaddy has disclosed another cybersecurity incident and the company believes the attack was part of a multi-year campaign conducted by a sophisticated threat actor. In a statement published last week on its website, the hosting giant said a small number of customers complained in early December 2022 about their websites being intermittently redirected. An analysis showed the redirects occurring … [Read more...]
Human convincingly beats AI at Go with help from a bot
A strong amateur Go player has beat a highly-ranked AI system after exploiting a weakness discovered by a second computer, The Financial Times has reported. By exploiting the flaw, American player Kellin Pelrine defeated the KataGo system decisively, winning 14 of 15 games without further computer help. It's a rare Go win for humans since AlphaGo's milestone 2016 victory that helped pave the way … [Read more...]
WhatsApp for iOS gets picture-in-picture feature for video calls
WhatsApp is rolling out a picture-in-picture feature for its iOS app with its latest update. This allows users to access WhatsApp or other apps without shutting out the video feed on the call. The company rolled out this feature with the 23.3.77 version of its iOS app. Until now, if you switched to another app on your iPhone while you were on a WhatsApp video call, the other person stopped seeing … [Read more...]
AI still requires human expertise
From GitHub Copilot to ChatGPT-infused Bing search, AI increasingly permeates our everyday lives. While directionally good (machines do more work so people can focus our time elsewhere), you need a fair amount of expertise in a given field to trust the results AI offers. Ben Kehoe, former cloud robotics research scientist for iRobot, argues that people still have to take ultimate … [Read more...]
Should you leave Twitter for the fediverse?
Give unto Elon what is Elon’s and give unto us what is ours. Social media may never have been a great idea. It is like the capitalist answer to Maoist self-criticism. You confess all of your vanity in one place and hope that the people who own the site will use it for good.On the whole, the influence of social media on society, especially on socialization, seems to have been negative, and people … [Read more...]
Leaked benchmark shows Ryzen 9 7950X3D equal to 7950X in single-thread, slower in multi-thread
Two of AMD's new Ryzen 7000X3D V-Cache chips are due to launch on the 28th: the Ryzen 9 7900X3D and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D. As is tradition, someone with access to one of these chips pre-launch accidentally uploaded a Geekbench 5 benchmark result, with some interesting results. The 7950X3D showed only similar single-threaded performance as well as lower multi-threaded performance to the regular … [Read more...]
Building an Accessible Animated Header in React
My latest venture has recently gone live! It's a web consultancy and you can find more info at gait.dev. I've learned a few things in the process of building this - none more so than that it's much harder to build something production-ready than to whack together a POC! The last 20% of the work really did take 80% of the time - the Pareto principle in action! TL;DR The production code for gait.dev … [Read more...]
A second Hellboy reboot is officially on the way
/ The new Hellboy film will enter production next month with a script co-written by the creator of the comics. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63">David Harbour as Hellboy in the 2019 reboot. … [Read more...]
Realme GT 3 China Launch Timeline Leaked, Said to Feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
Realme GT 3 with 240W fast charging support is all set to launch on February 28 during the Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC) in Barcelona. The upcoming handset is expected to be a global version of the Realme GT Neo 5 that debuted in China earlier this month. Now, Realme Vice President Xu Qi confirms that Realme GT 3 will also release in China. The handset is expected to go official in the … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Starts Receiving Android 13-Based One UI 5.1 Update: Report
It's been more than two years since Samsung announced and launched its Galaxy Note 20 smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 along with the more expensive Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, turned out to be the last of the Note series, as Samsung ended up skipping on the “phablet” model in 2021, but added S-Pen support on its Galaxy S21 Ultra model instead. Come 2022, Samsung officially made it clear that the … [Read more...]
The Last of Us Episode 7 Trailer: Ellie Reminisces on Her Past With Riley
The Last of Us episode 7 trailer is here. Keeping in with tradition, HBO has dropped a preview for the upcoming episode of the post-apocalyptic zombie drama based on the beloved PlayStation video game, teasing a pivotal character from the DLC — Riley. Appropriately titled ‘Left Behind,' the new episode is directed by Liza Johnson (Silicon Valley) and chronicles the three weeks leading up to … [Read more...]
Fire-Boltt Blizzard Smartwatch With 1.28-Inch Display, Up to 7 Days Battery Life Launched in India
Fire-Boltt Blizzard smartwatch has been unveiled in India at an introductory price of Rs. 3,499. The smartwatch sports a 1.28-inch HD display and features a stainless-steel body with a bezel made of high-technology ceramic. The Fire-Boltt Blizzard smartwatch comes with support for Bluetooth calling, and offers several smart health trackers including heart rate monitors and blood oxygen level … [Read more...]
Quell’s gamified home fitness tech drums up $10M
Home fitness had a huge moment at the outset of the pandemic — and understandably so. People were stuck at home, gyms closed and suddenly workout options seemed to dramatically decrease. As with the teleconferencing revolution, plenty of startups were waiting in the wings to pounce on the sudden opportunity. As predicted, when the world got back to a state of relative normality, interest in some … [Read more...]
Your brain maybe wired to worry than act!
Your first response to "I don't know" can be "I cannot know". That brings in anxiety. When you come across something you don't know, instead of worrying about not knowing or thinking immediately that this is too tough, ask yourself how can you know it better, and how can you learn things better.Let's take an example of Google maps: In maps, if you turn on navigation for a destination, it starts … [Read more...]
How to effictively learn React Js.
Although the method I will use to discuss this in this blog may seem slow, it is the most efficient one. I used this approach and had amazing success in terms of memorizing the ideas. Get your basics correct What do I mean by getting your basics correct? What I mean is, to learn about the basics of React from its documentation or variable channels on YouTube. Try to understand them thoroughly and … [Read more...]
All About ES6 & Why it is so Popular
What is ES6🤔?ES6, or ECMAScript 6, is the sixth version of the ECMAScript language specification. It is also known as ES2015 because it was released in 2015. ES6 is a significant update to the language and introduced many new features, syntax improvements, and improvements to the way JavaScript works. Why it is so Popular🤔 ES6 is popular for several reasons. Here are some of the … [Read more...]
Custom ScrollBar with Pure CSS
I'll demonstrate how to make custom scrollbars for your website using only CSS. I'll go over every potential problem you might run into and how to fix it.We must first understand the various components of a scrollbar because each component must be styled separately. A web page's scrollbar consists of several elements. Scrollbar Track, Scrollbar Thumb, Arrow Buttons (Up and down/Left and … [Read more...]