Multifunctional smartwatch bands should be more of a thing - It’s less violently green in person, but what I appreciate... - https://www.theverge.com/23827126/samsung-nomad-multipurpose-smartwatch-strap

Quake II gets a remaster for PC and consoles—and it’s exactly what it needs to be - Quake II's remastered edition trailer

In a surprise announcement at QuakeCon, pub... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960111 #virtualmachines #applevisionpro #windowsxp #visionos #gaming #apple #tech #vm

Virgin Galactic Successfully Flies Tourists To Space For First Time - An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/10/211249/virgin-galactic-successfully-flies-tourists-to-space-for-first-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #space

There's a good chance your VPN is vulnerable to privacy-menacing TunnelCrack attack - Especially on Apple gear, uni team says A couple of techniques collectively known as Tunn... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/10/tunnelcrack_vpn/

SanDisk's Silence Deafens as High-Profile Users Say Extreme SSDs Still Broken - SanDisk's silence this week has been deafening. Its portable SSDs are being lambas... - https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/23/08/10/1959217/sandisks-silence-deafens-as-high-profile-users-say-extreme-ssds-still-broken?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #storage

AI-powered grocery bot suggests recipe for toxic gas, “poison bread sandwich” - Enlarge (credit: PAK'nSAVE)

When given a list of harmful ingre... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960122 #largelanguagemodels #machinelearning #newzealand #redteaming #aiethics #aisafety #paknsave #gpt-3.5 #biz⁢ #openai #gpt-3 #tech #ai

Laser Engraver Uses All of the DVD Drive - For the last ten to fifteen years, optical drives have been fading out of existenc... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/laser-engraver-uses-all-of-the-dvd-drive/ #opticaldrive #steppermotor #laserhacks #carriage #dvddrive #engraver #arduino #gcode #laser #cnc

Does Zoom have a death wish? - Zoom is one of the leading videoconferencing platforms in the market — and one of the ... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704632/does-zoom-have-a-death-wish.html#tk.rss_all #zoomvideocommunications #videoconferencing #remotework

US fuels tech trade war with China, banning AI, chip, and quantum system investments - US President Joe Biden has ratcheted up the technology trade war with China, issuing a... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3704610/us-fuels-tech-trade-war-with-china-banning-ai-chip-and-quantum-system-investments.html#tk.rss_all #artificialintelligence #technologyindustry #computercomponents #quantumcomputing

Epic snub by Supreme Court in battle to escape Apple App Store payment prison - This fight over IAP is getting, dare we say, unreal Apple gets to maintain its App Store ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/10/epic_smacked_down_at_supreme/

Getting Into Y Combinator Is Tougher Than It's Ever Been - Amid the flood of big tech layoffs, entry to Y Combinator has become the most comp... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/10/1949235/getting-into-y-combinator-is-tougher-than-its-ever-been?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #business

3D printing isn’t just for supercars, now it’s for drone wings, too - Enlarge / A 3D-printed Czinger brake node that combines the caliper and... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960164 #goodwoodfestivalofspeed #additivemanufacturing #coolmanufacturing #generalatomics #divergent3d #trackrecord #3dprinting #hypercar #czinger #drone #cars #uas

Dealmaster: Save on back-to-school tech from Lenovo, HP, Apple, and more - Enlarge / Apple calibrates its screens better than most others in the b... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960045 #arsshopping #dealmaster #shopping #tech

Prototype 'Brain-like' chip promises greener AI, says tech giant - IBM says its prototype microchip could make artificial intelligence more energy efficient... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66465230?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

A 2-Hour Workout in 20 Minutes? My Week Testing a High-Tech Fitness Suit - The Katalyst training suit promises to use muscle-stimulating electrodes to supercharge g... - https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-2-hour-workout-in-20-minutes-my-week-testing-a-high-tech-fitness-suit-e3d09134?mod=rss_Technology #paid

Teens Hacked Boston Subway’s CharlieCard to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time Nobody Got Sued - In 2008, Boston’s transit authority sued to stop MIT hackers from presenting at the Defco... - https://www.wired.com/story/mtba-charliecard-hack-defcon-2023/ #security/cyberattacksandhacks #security/securitynews #mindthegap #security

Microsoft 365 guest accounts + Power Apps = security nightmare - A login, a PA trial license, and some good old hacking are all that's needed to nab SQL d... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/10/microsoft_365_guest_accounts_power/

Is that viral ‘superconductor’ legit? - A screenshot of a video showing LK-99 partially levitating... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/10/23827216/superconductor-lk-99-research-findings

SanDisk’s silence deafens as high-profile users say Extreme SSDs still broken - Enlarge / SanDisk's Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2. (credit: SanDisk)

... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960029 #westerndigital #sandisk #tech #ssd

The Art of Private Equity Interviewing: Tips for Impressive Responses - In the very competitive private equity (PE) sector, a thriving career in private e... - https://readwrite.com/the-art-of-private-equity-interviewing-tips-for-impressive-responses/ #privateequityprofessionals #privateequityindustry #privateequity #finance