“Nvidia’s nine-month crypto gold rush is over,” reports the Los Angeles Times. An anonymous reader quotes their report: “Our core platforms exceeded our expectations, even as crypto largely disappeared,” founder and Chief Executive Jensen Huang said Thursday on a conference call. “We’re projecting no cryptomining going forward….” Nvidia said it had expected about $100 million…
Trump tweets that social media firms discriminate against the right – CNET
The president accuses social media of “closing down the opinions” of conservatives. …read more Source:: CNet
New VORACLE Attack Can Recover HTTP Data From Some VPN Connections
“A new attack named VORACLE can recover HTTP traffic sent via encrypted VPN connections under certain conditions,” reports Bleeping Computer, citing research presented last week at the Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences. An anonymous reader writes: The conditions are that the VPN service/client uses the OpenVPN protocol and that the VPN app compresses…
When Every Last Nanoamp Matters
You can get electricity from just about anything. That old crystal radio kit you built as a kid taught you that, but how about doing something a little more interesting than listening to the local AM station with an earpiece connected to a radiator? That’s what the Electron Bucket is aiming to do. It’s a…
Linux Study Argues Monolithic OS Design Leads To Critical Exploits
Long-time Slashdot reader Mike Bouma shares a paper (via OS News) making the case for “a small microkernel as the core of the trusted computing base, with OS services separated into mutually-protected components (servers) — in contrast to ‘monolithic’ designs such as Linux, Windows or MacOS.” While intuitive, the benefits of the small trusted computing…
See Hasbro make its first Power Rangers toy: A highly-detailed White Ranger – CNET
Exclusive: Tommy the White Ranger kicks off Hasbro’s Lightning Collection, a premium line of Power Rangers figures. …read more Source:: CNet
Twitter Is ‘Rethinking’ Its Service, and Suspending 1M Accounts Each Day
Twitter’s CEO told the Washington Post he’s “rethinking” core parts of Twitter: Dorsey said he was experimenting with features that would promote alternative viewpoints in Twitter’s timeline to address misinformation and reduce “echo chambers.” He also expressed openness to labeling bots — automated accounts that sometimes pose as human users — and redesigning key elements…
This straight-up audiophile turntable costs less than you’d think – CNET
Looking to step up your vinyl game? The $999 MoFi StudioDeck looks, sounds and feels terrific — and it’s made in the US. …read more Source:: CNet
Wifi Could Be Used To Detect Guns and Bombs, Researchers Say
An anonymous reader quotes the BBC: Ordinary wi-fi could be used to detect weapons and explosives in public places, according to a study led by the Rutgers University in New Jersey. Wireless signals can penetrate bags to measure the dimensions of metal objects or estimate the volume of liquids, researchers claim. Initial tests appeared to…
An Achievable Underwater Camera
We are surrounded by sensors for all forms of environmental measurement, and a casual browse through an electronics catalogue can see an experimenter tooled up with the whole array for a relatively small outlay. When the environment in question is not the still air of your bench but the turbulence, sand, grit, and mud of…
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