Month: August 2024
Spectre Divide is a fascinating Valorant-like shooter where you control two bodies
I am getting absolutely stomped in Spectre Divide, the just-revealed 3-on-3 online shooter from a new game studio staffed by talent from Oculus VR, Valorant, Apex Legends, Halo Infinite, and more. I am not good at this free-to-play PC game. But I can’t stop thinking about how I might get…
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US security services say DDoS attacks shouldn’t affect elections this year
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a common worry surrounding elections, particularly those using electronic voting systems. Ahead of the 2024 US Presidential election, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint statement declaring DDoS attacks will not compromise…
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Netflix’s next Geeked Week event kicks off in September
San Diego Comic-Con may have just wrapped up, but there’s still more entertainment news on the way — this time from Netflix. The streamer has confirmed that its now-annual Geeked Week event will take place the week of September 16th, wrapping up with some kind of in-person event in Atlanta,…
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AI has a climate problem — but so does all of tech
We’ve been talking about AI a lot on Decoder lately; it’s unavoidable. But there’s one piece of feedback we’ve gotten that I really wanted to spend some time on: how the lightning-fast explosion of AI tools affects the climate. After all, to run AI at scale, we need to build…
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Asus Chromebook CM14 Review: An Uber-Cheap Laptop
This is a good basic budget laptop, but aggressive Chromebook Plus sales might have you thinking twice. Source
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How to Quickly Remove Bloatware and Invasive Apps From Your Computer
Using the free service Privacy.Sexy, you can generate custom scripts that will rid your Mac or Windows PC of preinstalled apps and features you never use. Source
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