US sanctions operators of “free VPN” that routed crime traffic through user PCs
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Chinese nationals for their involvement in a VPN-powered botnet with more ...
iFixit ends Samsung deal as oppressive repair shop requirements come to light
Even with Samsung's part-bundling, though, iFixit's complaint of high prices doesn't seem reflected in the store pricing. The ...
Nvidia denies pirate e-book sites are “shadow libraries” to shut down lawsuit
"Nvidia denies the characterization of the listed data repositories as 'shadow libraries' and denies that hosting data in or ...
Dinosaurs needed to be cold enough that being warm-blooded mattered
During the Mesozoic Era, which lasted from 230 to 66 million years ago, proto-dinosaurs known as dinosauromorphs began to ...
Porsche builds a hybrid 911 at long last
But a Porsche 911 remains a relatively small car, even if it has grown a little since 1963. The engine bay behind the rear ...
OpenAI training its next major AI model, forms new safety committee
OpenAI announced the formation of a new "Safety and Security Committee" to oversee risk management for its projects and ...
Neuralink rival sets brain-chip record with 4,096 electrodes on human brain
Brain-computer interface company Precision Neuroscience says that it has set a new world record for the number of neuron-tapping electrodes placed on a living human's brain—4,096, surpassing the ...
Here’s what we learned driving a prototype of Bentley’s new hybrid GT
The W12 engine has become something of a trademark for Bentley in the 21st century. For many years, Bentleys were essentially just badge-engineered Rolls-Royces, while both companies were owned by the ...
Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data
ShrinkLocker isn’t the first malware to leverage BitLocker. In 2022, Microsoft reported that ransomware attackers with a ...
Family stricken with rare brain worms after eating undercooked bear
In the summer of 2022, a family gathered in South Dakota for a reunion that included a special meal—kabobs made with the meat ...
The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US
The yellow-legged hornet and other social wasps, like the common yellowjacket, the German yellowjacket, and the western ...
A root-server at the Internet’s core lost touch with its peers. We still don’t know why.
For more than four days, a server at the very core of the Internet’s domain name system was out of sync with its 12 root ...