Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying

Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying
The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime, ...
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In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”

In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”
By late 2021, major updates for Windows’ built-in Notepad text editor had been so rare for so long that a ...
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Planet found orbiting backward between two stars

Planet found orbiting backward between two stars
And, critically, the entire orbit is within the orbit of the smaller companion star. The gravitational forces of a tight ...
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RFK Jr. calls WHO “moribund” amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give $500M

RFK Jr. calls WHO “moribund” amid US withdrawal; China pledges to give 0M
“WHO’s priorities have increasingly reflected the biases and interests of corporate medicine,” Kennedy said, alluding to his anti-vaccine and germ-theory ...
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AMD’s $299 Radeon RX 9060 XT brings 8GB or 16GB of RAM to fight the RTX 5060

AMD’s 9 Radeon RX 9060 XT brings 8GB or 16GB of RAM to fight the RTX 5060
AMD didn’t provide much by way of performance comparisons, but it’s promising that the cards have the same number of ...
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FCC chairman celebrates court loss in case over Biden-era diversity rule

FCC chairman celebrates court loss in case over Biden-era diversity rule
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr celebrated an FCC court loss yesterday after a ruling that struck down Biden-era diversity ...
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Biotech company Regeneron to buy bankrupt 23andMe for $256M

Biotech company Regeneron to buy bankrupt 23andMe for 6M
Biotechnology company Regeneron will acquire 23andMe out of bankruptcy for $256 million, with a plan to keep the DNA-testing company ...
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Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of deep-sea mining in international waters

Experts alarmed over Trump’s promotion of deep-sea mining in international waters
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. ...
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Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs

Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs
This week, Spotify rushed to remove hundreds of obviously fake podcasts found to be marketing prescription drugs in violation of ...
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Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?

Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?
Like the acorn example above, we had known what to do—we had just not done it to the game’s rather ...
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