In the vast, competitive realm of online gaming, maintaining game integrity is crucial. Riot Games, renowned for titles such as League of Legends and Valorant, is leading the charge in this arena, employing sophisticated anti-cheat systems to ensure fairness. Recently, Nick Peterson and Phillip Koskinas, key figures in Riot's anti-cheat technology, provided insights into the complexities of gaming … [Read more...]
API Keys vs. Tokens: They're Not the Same Thing!
What Are API Keys? 🔑An API key is a unique identifier that you include in API requests to authenticate the request source. Think of it as a simple, static password that an application uses to access another service. API keys are easy to implement and use but come with certain security limitations. Here is a simple example: const apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"; const apiUrl = … [Read more...]
A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
This week, WIRED reported that a group of prolific scammers known as the Yahoo Boys are openly operating on major platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Telegram. Evading content moderation systems, the group organizes and engages in criminal activities that range from scams to sextortion schemes.On Wednesday, researchers published a paper detailing a new AI-based methodology to detect the … [Read more...]
Amazon Great Summer Sale: Top Deals on Smart TVs
Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 started in India on May 2. A wide range of products like fashion items, home furnishings, large appliances and personal electronics are being offered at considerably lower prices in these sales. We have previously discussed some of the best Amazon deals on smartphones, laptops, tablets and more. Here, we list the top deals you can explore on a popular home … [Read more...]
Microsoft Outlook Flaw Exploited by Russia's APT28 to Hack Czech, German Entities
Czechia and Germany on Friday revealed that they were the target of a long-term cyber espionage campaign conducted by the Russia-linked nation-state actor known as APT28, drawing condemnation from the European Union (E.U.), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the U.K., and the U.S. The Czech Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), in a statement, said some unnamed entities in the … [Read more...]
Amazon Great Summer Sale: Top Deals on Large Appliances
Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024, which kicked off for all users in India on May 2, is offering a wide range of products at lower prices than their usual rates. We have previously told you about smart televisions, smartphones, gaming consoles, and more that are available during the sale at lucrative discounts. Before the sale concludes on May 7, you can explore some of the best deals on popular large … [Read more...]
Nuances of Server Actions in Next.js
Server Actions in Next.js can be confusing to understand. I already dove into Server Actions in my previous post on RSCs. My aim here is to dive into the nuances of Server Actions. A common pattern when doing form submissions: Use bind with server actions in Next.js is to pass additional arguments to the action beyond just the submitted form data. If you look at this code example: "use … [Read more...]
Amazon Great Summer Sale: Top Deals on Samsung, Xiaomi, and OnePlus Tablets
Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 began for all users in India on May 2, coinciding with Flipkart's Big Saving Days sale. During their respective sales, both e-commerce sites are offering lucrative discounts on a wide range of products, including personal electronics like smartphones and laptops, as well as popular home appliances such as smart televisions. Previously we have talked about the best … [Read more...]
Android Bug Leaks DNS Traffic to Hackers While Switching VPN Servers
Android’s operating system has identified a critical vulnerability that allows DNS traffic to leak during VPN server switches, potentially exposing users’ internet activity to cybercriminals. The issue, which affects multiple versions of Android, including the latest Android 14, was first reported by a user on Reddit and subsequently confirmed by Mullvad VPN through an internal … [Read more...]
Mastering Standalone Jobs in Laravel 11: Organize Large Codebases with Ease
Laravel continues to evolve as a framework and is consistently introducing new features that streamline development workflows and enhance codebase manageability. With the release of Laravel 11, one notable addition is the support for standalone jobs. This allows developers to define job classes outside app/Jobs directory. This is particularly beneficial for large applications, where maintaining a … [Read more...]
As Google’s antitrust trial wraps, DOJ seeks sanctions over missing messages
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Anker's 100W 3-port charger gets massive discount, falling to lowest price yet
There's nothing wrong with using the charger that came with your device. But if you're someone that owns a smartphone, tablet, accessories, and maybe even a laptop chances are, you'll have to plug in multiple chargers just to get all your devices topped up. Again, there's nothing wrong with this, but if you want to try and cut down on the clutter, or just want an improved charging experience, … [Read more...]
We tried cooling an Intel Core i9-14900KS passively using nothing but a giant heatsink
Thermal design power (TDP) is vital when shopping for the best CPU cooler. The Intel Core i9-13900KS is a power-hungry chip that can draw more than 300W of power from the PSU, but after seeing how well the Noctua NH-P1 performed with the AMD Ryzen 7900, I thought "There's no way it could handle the 14900KS, right?" There's only one way to answer whether you can passively cool the 14900KS and … [Read more...]
Microsoft needs some time to ‘refine’ updates for Copilot AI in Windows
Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider blog posts say that when it comes to testing new Copilot features in Windows 11, “We have decided to pause the rollouts of these experiences to further refine them based on user feedback.” For people who already have the feature, “Copilot in Windows will continue to work as expected while we continue to evolve new ideas with Windows Insiders.” Microsoft is … [Read more...]
Google bans advertisers from promoting deepfake porn services
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Building Interactive Web Applications with JavaScript
JavaScript is the backbone of modern web development, empowering developers to create dynamic and interactive web applications that engage users and deliver rich user experiences. Let's explore some key concepts and techniques for building interactive web applications with JavaScript. Event Handling: Event handling is a fundamental aspect of JavaScript programming, allowing developers to respond … [Read more...]
5 Windows programs I wish were still around
A lot of programs and services have made it to the tech graveyard over the years, and plenty of them, believe it or not, have come from Microsoft. That's right, Microsoft has sunsetted a lot of its products and services in the name of innovation, many of which I have very fond memories of using back in my early days of computing. It's never a bad time to revisit these programs, as they've all had … [Read more...]
LG’s quirky briefcase TV is nearly matching its best price to date
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Visual Studio Code smooths branch switching
Visual Studio Code 1.89, the April 2024 release of Microsoft’s popular code editor, has arrived with capabilities including enhanced branch switching and middle-click paste support.The update, downloadable from the project website, was announced May 2. Enhanced branch switching addressed a long-standing feature request to save and restore editors when switching between source control branches. … [Read more...]
Razer's Meta Quest 3 head strap system brings an insane design like only it can
Razer is just one of those companies that just doesn't play it safe when it comes to its designs and products. Unlike other companies, it's willing to take risks with new types of products, and while these items can sometimes be a miss, it's still good to see a company out there willing to try new things. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
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