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Highlife and Gang Gang Dance’s Doug Shaw Dies at 43
Music Doug Shaw, a veteran New York-based indie musician known for his work as Highlife and with bands including Gang Gang Dance and White...
Iona Lynch of Cliffords: Egotistical men seem threatened by a girl with confidence
Music It has been a whirlwind few years for Cork indie-rock band Cliffords. After winning a University College Cork (UCC) battle of the bands...
What CES 2023 Showed Me About the Future of Work – CNET
Walking the halls of CES 2023, a lot feels the same as ever. Packed spaces, big TVs, lots of new laptops. But in the three years since I was last here in person, a lot has changed, and I'd argue some of the biggest and most consequential changes are to how we work. It may take
Qualcomm to bring Apple’s satellite messaging feature to Android devices
Something to look forward to: When Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 last fall, its signature feature was a satellite-based communication service for emergency calls beyond the reach of wireless networks. At CES this week, Qualcomm announced plans to bring similar functionality to future Android phones. Premium Android smartphones based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Researchers find serious vulnerabilities in cars and emergency vehicles, including BMW, Mercedes, Honda, Nissan, more
A hot potato: Security researchers discovered severe vulnerabilities last fall that would let hackers steal vehicles and customer data from multiple manufacturers. In a new update, one of the researchers writes that the vulnerabilities are more wide-reaching and can even affect law enforcement and emergency services vehicles. Multiple vulnerabilities could have let attackers remotely track
“Robot lawyer” to present arguments in world’s first AI-defended legal trial in February
Before you ask: No. The robot didn't pass the bar exam, so it's not a licensed lawyer. However, that is not a requirement for arguing a legal case. People represent themselves and hire paralegals in court proceedings all the time. It's not a stretch for a judge to agree to hear a case from an
MegaCortex ransomware victims can now unlock their files for free
In brief: Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released a new tool to help MegaCortex ransomware victims unlock their files, which is great news for those that have had files locked down for years. MegaCortex surfaced in 2019 as a purpose-built ransomware targeting corporate networks that used domain controllers to spread. According to The Malware Wiki, MegaCortex
Mounting your PS5 vertically might lead to catastrophic failure from liquid metal leakage
PSA: Stop what you are doing and go turn your PlayStation 5 on its side. It's been discovered that the liquid metal used for cooling can potentially leak and fry the motherboard. There have only been a handful of cases reported, so should you take the chance, or is there not enough evidence for this
What banning noncompetes could mean for the US workforce
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan is ringing in the new year with another step in her effort to reinterpret or reapply the agency’s rules to stop what she sees as systemic anti-labor and anti-competitive actions. This time, she’s going after noncompete clauses, framing them as anti-competitive and therefore under the agency’s purview. The FTC
As a laptop reviewer, this is the CES 2023 laptop I’m most excited for
Skip to main content As a laptop reviewer, this is the CES 2023 laptop I’m most excited for Lenovo announced a laptop at CES 2023 that I really want to love. It’s the Yoga Book 9i, the most striking dual-screen laptop I’ve seen yet and the one that holds the most promise for my workflow.
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Highlife and Gang Gang Dance’s Doug Shaw Dies at 43
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A musician was too sick to play, so the call went out to the audience. Sterling ran to the stage
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