Apple flips Epic Games ban less than 24 hours after the EU opened an investigation
Two days ago, Apple revoked Epic Games Sweden’s developer license, forbidding it from releasing iOS software regardless of whether it submitted it to the App Store or an off-platform EuropeanRead More →
Russian state-sponsored hackers compromised Microsoft source code repositories
Microsoft’s security team earlier this year detected an attack on its systems that had been ongoing since November 2023. The culprits were identified as the Russian cyber-spy group known asRead More →
Your outdated version of Windows Media Player 6 will still work after the Y2K38 bug ends civilization
The reason is that Unix time is counted in seconds with a 32-bit integer, meaning that it has a hard cap of 2,147,483,648 seconds before it creates an overflow error.Read More →
Apple EU updates: Switching to Android made easier, regulators investigating Epic Games ban, and more
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which forces large platform holders like Apple and Google to maintain interoperability and openness standards, is now in effect. This week, Apple released iOSRead More →
Ransomware group scams its partner out of a share of $22 million by faking an FBI takedown
Last week, Optum allegedly paid AlphV (also known as Black Cat) to remove the ransomware and delete the stolen data. Although the company was tight-lipped about the incident, Blockchain’s ledgerRead More →
NAND flash market turnaround: Revenue surged 25% in Q4 2023
The research firm said the growth was the result of stabilization in end user demand driven by year-end promotions “along with an expansion in component market orders driven by priceRead More →
Horizon Forbidden West comes to PC on March 21, requires 150GB of storage and 16GB of RAM
The most demanding requirement of Horizon Forbidden West’s PC port is 150GB of storage space. The 16GB RAM minimum is also slightly unusual, but the game recommends no more thanRead More →
Nothing Phone 2a first reviews are in: Aiming at the Pixel
The Nothing Phone (2a) features a 120Hz OLED screen, good cameras, great battery life, and an affordable price point, making it Nothing’s best-value handset yet. Read Entire ArticleRead More →
European Commission fines Apple almost $2 billion over music streaming subscription policies
The European Commission fined Apple nearly €1.8 billion ($1.92 billion) over its rule that forbade music streaming apps from informing users of subscription options outside the company’s platform. Spotify, theRead More →
Security researchers prove they can exploit chatbot systems to spread AI-powered worms
What makes matters worse is that generative AI (GenAI) systems, even large language models (LLMs) like Bard and the others, require massive amounts of processing, so they generally work byRead More →