NBC: "You Probably Don"t Need to Rely on a VPN Anymore"
NBC News writes: VPNs, or virtual private networks, continue to be used by millions of people as a way of masking their internet activity by encrypting their location and web traffic. But on the modern internet, most people can safely ditch them, tha.....»»
Food aid supply chains rely on a surplus—here"s what happens during a shortage
Many households in Britain have felt the impact of recent food shortages or, at the very least, noticed sparse shelves in the fresh produce aisle of their local shop. For people whose next meal may come from food aid, not a supermarket delivery, the.....»»
Are Roblox’s new AI coding and art tools the future of game development?
New initiative aims to take game development past "the hands of the skilled few." Enlarge / All these characters were generated directly by human developers, but future Roblox content may rely more on AI-generation tools. (credit.....»»
iPhone 15 certified cable requirement expected to create high USB-C charger demand
Apple doesn't ship a charger with its iPhone anymore, and the iPhone 15 moving to USB-C with MFi requirements is expected to create high demand for compatible chargers.Apple to require MFi certification for chargersEver since the iPhone 12 in 2020, A.....»»
iPhone 15 MFi requirements to drive USB-C charger demand
Apple doesn't ship a charger with its iPhone anymore, and the iPhone 15 moving to USB-C with MFi requirements is expected to drive high demand for compatible chargers.Apple to require MFi certification for chargersEver since the iPhone 12 in 2020, Ap.....»»
Cloudflare integrates with Atlassian, Microsoft, and Sumo Logic to boost zero trust security
Cloudflare announced new integrations with Atlassian, Microsoft, and Sumo Logic to help businesses of any size secure the tools and applications they rely on with enterprise-ready zero trust security. Now businesses will be able to use security insig.....»»
With industrial application demand still strong, IC distributors rely on industrial control to thrive
Although consumer market demand in 2023 has remained sluggish, under the developmental trend of Industry 4.0 and networking, the global industrial control and factory automation market has maintained stable growth. Most IC distributors believe that i.....»»
Study finds K-12 education journalists prefer gut instinct to analytics to determine who"s reading their work
A new study from the University of Kansas shows that while journalists do use new technologies to better understand their audiences and what they would like to read, K-12 education reporters and editors still largely rely on gut feelings as opposed t.....»»
Twitter revenue, earnings reportedly fell 40% shortly after Musk buyout
Twitter doesn't report earnings publicly anymore but told investors of decline. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Twitter's revenue and adjusted earnings reportedly fell about 40 percent year over year in Decemb.....»»
Fluorescent chiral-selective receptor system for applications in diabetes management
Diabetes mellitus, simply called diabetes, is a metabolic disorder characterized by the presence of abnormally high concentrations of glucose in blood. Existing methods for the diagnosis of diabetes rely on traditional techniques of detecting glucose.....»»
Google Chrome won"t drain your Macbook battery as much anymore
Google Chrome update should deliver 17 hours of battery on an M2 MacBook Pro......»»
Bacteria rely on cooperation and evolution to defend against predatory protists, finds study
Eating and being eaten is a normal process in nature. These predator–prey dynamics help to stabilize ecosystems. It ensures that individual species do not become too abundant, controls their populations, and prevents damage caused by overpopulation.....»»
Nokia redesigns iconic logo to remind the world it"s not a phone company anymore
Nokia redesigned its logo for the first time in decades to distance itself from its public image as a phone company......»»
No One Knows If Decades-Old Nukes Would Actually Work
Atomic weapons are highly complex, surprisingly sensitive, and often pretty old. With testing banned, countries have to rely on good maintenance and simulations to trust their weapons work......»»
Scientists uncover more secrets from the eastern Great Australian Bight
Abundant marine animals and habitats of the Great Australian Bight rely on a complex food chain, and South Australian scientists have taken another step towards fathoming this relationship......»»
Apple"s mixed reality headset development taken over by Chinese supplier
A new report says Apple will rely upon Chinese company Luxshare, not its usual Taiwanese suppliers Foxconn or Pegatron, to develop its first mixed reality headset.Apple's VR or mixed reality headsetApple generally relies upon its longtime Taiwanese s.....»»
Arsenic contaminates private drinking water wells across the western Great Basin
In the arid and drought-stricken western Great Basin, sparse surface water means rural communities often rely on private groundwater wells. Unlike municipal water systems, well water quality in private wells is unregulated, and a new study shows that.....»»
Unique viscometer design integrates a chip-scale GaN optical device with a bendable strip
Traditional viscometers rely on capillary flow, and falling balls are simple and effective means for measuring fluid viscosity over a large range. However, their low measurement throughput and lack of real-time monitoring capabilities limit their sco.....»»
Meta takes after Twitter offering paid verifications
Zuckerberg introduces Meta Verifications for content creators...at a cost. The post Meta takes after Twitter offering paid verifications first appeared on Phandroid. I’m not sure if we should be surprised anymore about millionaires ma.....»»
Taiwan"s MCU makers turn to Chinese OSATs for cost reduction
Taiwan's MCU makers including Holtek Semiconductor are not expected to trim their inventory to normal levels until the second half of the year, and they are moving to rely more on China-based OSATs for backend services to reduce manufacturing costs,.....»»
Why people-driven remediation is the key to strong API security
If an organization relies on automation and tools to highlight API security issues, it is still up to a trained developer to manage API behavior. Since there is no standard for managing APIs, organizations must rely on more than tools to solve their.....»»