OneHundredAndTen writes: Pi is now known to 62.8 trillion decimal digits. Motherboard adds: Researchers in Switzerland broke the world record for the most accurate value of pi over the weekend, the team announced on Monday. They calculated the first 62…
The Mysterious Figure Stealing Books Before Their Release
For years, a mysterious figure has been stealing books before their release. Is it espionage? Revenge? Or a complete waste of time? Vulture: On the spectrum of cyberattacks, this one wasn’t very complex. There was no malicious software or actual hackin…
Saturn’s Insides Are Sloshing Around
A new paper suggests Saturn’s core is more like a fluid than a solid, and makes up more of the planet’s interior than we thought. From a report: With its massive rings stretching out 175,000 miles in diameter, Saturn is a one-of-a-kind planet in the so…
The Google Pixel 6 Won’t Ship With a Charger
Google is the latest manufacturer to bid farewell to the in-box charging brick, saying it expects the Pixel 5A will be the last phone to include one. That means the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro won’t include one when they arrive this fall. From a report: Th…
Chinese Espionage Tool Exploits Vulnerabilities In 58 Widely Used Websites
A security researcher has discovered a web attack framework developed by a suspected Chinese government hacking group and used to exploit vulnerabilities in 58 popular websites to collect data on possible Chinese dissidents. From a report: Fifty-seven …
China Issues Draft Rules To Curb Unfair Competition, Restrict Use of User Data
phalse phace writes: Chinese regulators on Tuesday issued a lengthy set of draft regulations for the internet sector, banning unfair competition and restricting the use of user data, the latest move in a crackdown on the country’s powerful tech compani…
Gigabyte Will Replace ‘Exploding’ PSUs, Downplays Risk
UnknowingFool writes: Gigabyte
announced it will replace PSU models GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM that fail after
HardwareBusters and
Gamer’s Nexus both showed their PSUs fail catastrophically in small explosions. Gigabyte however downplayed the risk by m…
US To Recommend COVID Vaccine Boosters at 8 Months
Associated Press: U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 booster shots for all Americans eight months after they get their second dose of the vaccine, to ensure longer-lasting protection as the delta variant spreads across the country. …
Gen Z LinkedIn Is Full of Parodies and Snark
There is a corner of LinkedIn free from humble brags, self-promotion, thought leadership and strict decorum. You just need to connect with a zoomer. Although LinkedIn is not a popular online hangout for Generation Z, some of their most viral posts are …
Stop Using Zoom, Hamburg’s DPA Warns State Government
Hamburg’s state government has been formally warned against using Zoom over data protection concerns. From a report: The German state’s data protection agency (DPA) took the step of issuing a public warning yesterday, writing in a press release that th…