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......»»
Source Engine bug could allow hacker to take over a PC with CS:GO Steam invite
According to a Motherboard report, the bug is found in Valve's Source Engine used by CS:GO, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, and others. A security researcher who goes by the name of Florian said he reported the vulnerability to Valve via the bounty program.....»»
Counter Strike" Bug Allows Hackers To Take Over a PC With a Steam Invite
Hackers could take control of victims' computers just by tricking them into clicking on a Steam invite to play Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Motherboard reports, citing a bug filing review. From a report: A bug in the game engine used in Counter.....»»
Customs and Border Protection Paid $700,000 To Encrypted App Wickr
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security, recently paid encrypted messaging platform Wickr over $700,000, Motherboard has found. The news highlights th.....»»
Proctorio Is Using Racist Algorithms To Detect Faces
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Students of color have long complained that the facial detection algorithms Proctorio and other exam surveillance companies use fail to recognize their faces, making it difficult if not impossible.....»»
Congress Says Foreign Intel Services Could Abuse Ad Networks For Spying
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A group of bipartisan lawmakers, including the chairman of the intelligence committee, have asked ad networks such as Google and Twitter what foreign companies they provide user data to, over conc.....»»
Ask Slashdot: Is a Software RAID Better Than a Hardware RAID?
RockDoctor (Slashdot reader #15,477) wants to build a personal network-attached storage solution, maybe using a multiple-disk array (e.g., a RAID). But unfortunately, "My hardware pool is very shallow." I eBay'd a desktop chassis, whose motherboard c.....»»
NASA Has a Plan To Punch An Asteroid With a Spaceship To Protect Earth
A new NASA mission, called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission due for launch this summer, aims to launch a spaceship that will directly punch an asteroid. Motherboard reports: The mission's target is an asteroid system called Didymos.....»»
Biden Infrastructure Plan Promises Broadband To All Within 8 Years
One of the many promises made in President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan is to deliver "future proof" broadband to every home in American within eight years. It sets aside $100 billion to accomplish this feat. Motherboard reports: While spe.....»»
What Does a $6,000 Bottle of Wine Taste Like After a Year In Space?
PolygamousRanchKid shares a report from Motherboard: In November 2019, twelve bottles of Chateau Petrus 2000 -- a rare and expensive red wine from Bordeaux, France -- hitched a ride to the International Space Station aboard a Northrop Grumman spacecr.....»»
Why People"s Expensive NFTs Keep Vanishing
An anonymous reader shares a report from Motherboard, written by Ben Munster: When you buy an NFT for potentially as much as an actual house, in most cases you're not purchasing an artwork or even an image file. Instead, you are buying a little bit o.....»»
Stanford Scientists Reverse Engineer Moderna Vaccine, Post Code On Github
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Stanford scientists saved drops of the COVID-19 vaccine destined for the garbage can, reverse engineered them, and have posted the mRNA sequence that powers the vaccine on GitHub for all to see. T.....»»
T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: All of the major carriers made a significant change to how SMS messages are routed to prevent hackers being able to easily reroute a target's texts, according to an announcement from Aerialink, a.....»»
NZXT’s N7 is the most beautiful motherboard you’ve ever seen
NZXT's N7 series motherboards are designed for the neat-freak gamers, and feature a minimalist shroud designed to hide unsightly circuitry......»»
Venus Flytraps Have Magnetic Fields Like the Human Brain
An anonymous reader shares a report from Motherboard (Editor's note: the article was written last week based on findings published in January): [F]or the first time in history, a group of mavericks out of Switzerland have detected a magnetic signal i.....»»
A Security App"s Fake Reviews Give Us a Window Into "App Store Optimization"
A company that makes an email app that helps users encrypt their emails paid for fake reviews in an attempt to get more people to download its products, according to leaked emails obtained by Motherboard. An anonymous reader shares a report: The CEO.....»»
Surveillance Company Wants To Sell Over 15 Billion Car Locations To the US Military
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A surveillance contractor that has previously sold services to the U.S. military is advertising a product that it says can locate the real-time locations of specific cars in nearly any country on.....»»
What is a motherboard?
What is a motherboard, exactly? Although it's clear your motherboard is important, its purpose isn't as clear. Here's everything you need to know......»»
"A Hacker Got All My Texts For $16"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard, written by Joseph Cox: I didn't expect it to be that quick. While I was on a Google Hangouts call with a colleague, the hacker sent me screenshots of my Bumble and Postmates accounts, which he had.....»»
Open-Source App Lets Anyone Create a Virtual Army of Hackintoshes
samleecole writes from a report via Motherboard: MacOS is generally intended as a desktop operating system, and while it's a very functional operating system, Apple expects it to run on a single piece of hardware. As any developer or infrastructure a.....»»
Modders improve Sony"s PS5 design by adding a water block and LED lighting
Modding Cafe started its project by completely disassembling the PS5. Pretty much everything not soldered to the motherboard went in the trash bin. Then the team designed a custom Mini-ITX chassis and water block......»»