PSA: Don"t Buy This Asrock Motherboard
In testing new Intel B660 motherboards for an upcoming VRM roundup, we felt compelled to stop and look at the Asrock B660M-HDV, only because Asrock is at it again, misleading consumers with a garbage product......»»
How Roblox "Beamers" Get Rich Stealing from Children
Underneath the gaming platform worth $68 billion and used by over half of all children in America is a ballooning and highly profitable ecosystem of hackers and traders. From a report: Motherboard spoke to 11 people connected to Roblox beaming (Roblo.....»»
Coinbase Swears This All Isn"t Like the Dotcom Bubble After Super Bowl Ad SNAFU
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The most insufferable part of every Super Bowl Sunday has historically, without fail, been the ads. This year was no exception, with an unrelenting barrage of ads trying to manifest the metaverse,.....»»
Bowser sentenced to 40 months for Team Xecuter’s console hacking
Two other indicted Team Xecuter members have yet to face trial. Enlarge / A prototype SX Core device soldered to a Nintendo Switch motherboard. (credit: Team Xeceuter) Gary Bowser, a member of the notorious Team Xecuter group.....»»
Taiwan mobo and graphics card makers report strong January sales
Motherboard and graphics card makers including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, and ASRock all saw their revenues register double-digit on-year increases in January 2022......»»
Ukraine Busts Alleged Russian Bot Farm Using Thousands of SIM Cards
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Ukraine's Security Service said it has shut down a troll farm in the city of Lviv. "The SSU cyber specialists uncovered and dismantled two bot farms in Lviv with a total capacity of 18,000 fake ac.....»»
NSO Group Gave Pegasus Spyware Demo To the NYPD
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A section of the New York Police Department (NYPD) focused on intelligence gathering received a demo of NSO Group's controversial Pegasus spyware product, according to an email obtained by Motherb.....»»
This MSI motherboard may be the most expensive model ever
MSI has just announced the release of MSI MEG Z690 Godlike, a monstrous motherboard for users who want the best possible performance. It costs a pretty penny......»»
Industry watch: CPU battle heating up
In the 1990s, Intel, the peerless CPU market leader, even produced motherboards, challenging Taiwan's motherboard makers. Was Intel really interested in making motherboards? Certainly not. It was Intel's intention to use its self-made motherboards to.....»»
People are making Amazon drivers dance for surveillance cameras and posting the footage on TikTok
Motherboard reports that the TikTok users are leaving notes on their door or using the Amazon app to ask drivers to perform dances for their cameras. Clips are then posted on the social media site. It doesn’t appear that any of the drivers gave the.....»»
Academic Journal Claims It Fingerprints PDFs For "Ransomware," Not Surveillance
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: One of the world's largest publishers of academic papers said it adds a unique fingerprint to every PDF users download in an attempt to prevent ransomware, not to prevent piracy. Elsevier defended.....»»
More Than 80% of NFTs Created For Free On OpenSea Are Fraud Or Spam, Company Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: OpenSea has revealed just how much of the NFT activity on its platform is defined by fakery and theft, and it's a lot. In fact, according to the company, nearly all of the NFTs created for free on.....»»
Crypto Co-Founder Revealed To Be Infamous Fraudster, Investors Shaken
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Investors are shaken after the co-founder of a multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency protocol was accused of being a serial scammer with a record of conviction and deportation, and the co-founder of.....»»
"Google Is Forcing Me To Dump a Perfectly Good Phone"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard, written by Aaron Gordon: Not quite three years ago, I bought a Pixel 3, Google's flagship phone at the time. It has been a good phone. I like that it's not too big. I dropped it a bunch, but it di.....»»
This dangerous malware can even survive a drive reformatting
The only way to remove MoonBounce malware is to replace the motherboard, or re-flash SPI memory......»»
Strong graphics card sales to buoy ASRock, TUL
Buoyed by strong graphics card sales, ASRock and TUL are expected to post brisk revenue and profit results in the first half of 2022, according to industry sources......»»
These Alder Lake motherboards cost the same as some GPUs
ASRock has announced the prices for its Z690 Aqua motherboards, and they’re going to rival premium graphics cards in terms of cost......»»
Intel 700-series motherboards leaked, but Biostar denies it
While Intel Alder Lake processors are still new, the company is already preparing for Raptor Lake. These new Intel 700-series motherboard listings prove it......»»
John Deere Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Tractor Repair Monopoly
A class action lawsuit filed in Chicago has accused John Deere of running an illegal repair monopoly. Motherboard reports: The lawsuit alleged that John Deere has used software locks and restricted access to repair documentation and tools, making it.....»»
Google Had Secret Project To "Convince" Employees "That Unions Suck"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A National Labor Relations Board ruling sheds light on a highly secret anti-union campaign at Google, that a top executive explicitly described as an initiative to "convince [employees] that union.....»»
Cryptocurrency Investors Try To Turn Private Islands Into Blockchain Utopias
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: For as long as cryptocurrencies have existed, libertarians have dreamed of using them to create communities, seasteads, and cities free from the prying eyes of the state and its tax collectors. We.....»»