At the end of October 2023, the UK’s national library, the British Library, took to social media to inform users that it was experiencing disruption to its services following an IT outage. Over the next few weeks, it emerged that the venerable institution had fallen victim to a ransomware cyber attack, and that its data…
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Nvidia might be preparing to replace the RTX 3050 graphics card with a new version – a cheaper one, with less VRAM – and there’s a hint that this move may be about making room for another model at the budget end of the spectrum, perhaps an RTX 4050.The latter bit is an airier piece…
We’re only a day away from preorders going live for the Apple Vision Pro, and to give everyone a reason to buy the $3,500 mixed reality headset, Apple has shared a look at an App Store classic that is coming to visionOS — and it’s a great one.In a blog post on Apple’s Developer website,…
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Dorset-based cosmetics retailer Lush has fallen victim to a cyber security incident of a currently undisclosed nature, via a brief notice posted to its website on 11 January. “Lush UK&I is currently responding to a cyber security incident and working with external IT forensic specialists to undertake a comprehensive investigation,” the organisation confirmed. “The investigation…
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You probably had to buy a new iPhone Lightning cable from Apple sometime in your life because the one in the iPhone’s box broke. Also, you might have the feeling that Apple’s (Lightning) cables don’t last that long.I always had this feeling, even though I kept buying them. But Consumer Reports did some empirical testing…
The Apple Vision Pro becomes available to preorder next week, with shipments set to start on February 2nd. That’s when you’ll have to head to a local Apple retail store to pick up your unit. It’s unclear from Apple’s Vision Pro release date announcement how ordering the first batch of spatial computers will work. Reports say…
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Apple just released a firmware security update for its Magic Keyboard models. Version 2.0.6 fixes a Bluetooth-related security vulnerability. Cupertino announced this firmware update through a support document page spotted by MacRumors.According to Apple, the security update to Magic Keyboard includes the standard accessory with Numeric Keypad, Touch ID, and Touch ID and Numeric Keypad.…
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Intel’s Meteor Lake processors, which are about to be unleashed in laptops, look pretty peppy going by a new leak – and they might power some excellent affordable gaming laptops and handhelds in the future.Indeed, AMD might be worried about the challenge posed to its Ryzen Z1 Extreme chip which is the engine of choice…
Every major software release by Apple has delayed features, watchOS 10 included. The operating system introduced during WWDC 2023 has several functions set to come later, including core features for the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2.By the time Apple released watchOS 10 in September 2023, there were a total of six…
Artificial intelligence (AI) could impact almost 40% of global employment, says International Monetary Fund (IMF), and will “likely worsen overall inequality” if policymakers do not proactively work to prevent the technology from stoking social tensions. In an analysis published 14 January 2024, the IMF examined the potential impact of AI on the global labour market,…
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