Day: December 30, 2020

FBI Warn Hackers are Using Hijacked Home Security Devices for ‘Swatting’

Stolen email credentials are being used to hijack home surveillance devices, such as Ring, to call police with a fake emergency, then watch the chaos unfold. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Where to buy the PS5: Restock updates for Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target, more – CNET

The PlayStation 5 is out of stock everywhere, but more inventory is coming. Here are the latest restock updates to help you get your own next-generation console. …read more Source:: CNet


New Train Hall Opens at Penn Station, Echoing Building’s Former Glory

The Moynihan Train Hall, with glass skylights and 92-foot-high ceilings, will open Jan. 1 as an area for Amtrak and Long Island Railroad riders. The New York Times: For more than half a century, New Yorkers have trudged through the crammed platforms, dark hallways and oppressively low ceilings of Pennsylvania Station, the busiest and perhaps…


Best Apple CarPlay head unit car stereos for 2021 – Roadshow

Upgrade your infotainment system with an Apple CarPlay head unit. We’ve found the best single DIN, big screen, wireless and affordable Apple car stereo options available. …read more Source:: CNet


The best TV for 2021: LG OLED, Samsung and TCL QLED, Sony and Vizio compared – CNET

Looking for a new TV? Start here. …read more Source:: CNet


Alien Inspired Cyberdeck Packs Vintage Atari 800XL

Sticking a Raspberry Pi in a Pelican-style case and calling it a cyberdeck has become something of a meme these days, and while we certainly don’t look down on such projects, we recognize they can get a bit repetitive. But we think this one is unique enough to get a pass. Sure [eizen6] mounted a…


Get a year of Sony PlayStation Plus for $33 – CNET

That’s 44% off Sony’s price for multiplayer online gaming and monthly access to free games. …read more Source:: CNet


Epic is giving away a free game every day for what’s left of 2020 – CNET

Wednesday’s freebie is Torchlight II and the last free game of the year will be Jurassic World Evolution. …read more Source:: CNet


VP and Head Scientist of Alexa at Amazon: ‘The Turing Test is Obsolete. It’s Time To Build a New Barometer For AI’

Rohit Prasad, Vice President and Head Scientist of Alexa at Amazon, writes: While Turing’s original vision continues to be inspiring, interpreting his test as the ultimate mark of AI’s progress is limited by the era when it was introduced. For one, the Turing Test all but discounts AI’s machine-like attributes of fast computation and information…


A preserved woolly rhinoceros has been exhumed from the permafrost in Russia – CNET

The extinct ice age cousin of the woolly mammoth has been pulled from the ice. …read more Source:: CNet