It’s all lulz until someone goes to prison Austin Thompson, aka DerpTrolling, who came to prominence in 2013 by launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against major video game companies, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison by a federal court.… …read more Source:: Register

Germans have always looked down on America’s fondness for artificially chilled air as wasteful, unnatural and wimpy. Rather than install climate control in buildings and subways, schools and offices will simply close if it gets too hot. Now, the increasing frequency of triple-digit highs have forced a national reckoning. From a report: Germany’s Trade Association…

Just like smart speakers, you can command these devices with your voice. Even better, they can use their screens to help illustrate their replies. …read more Source:: CNet

The latest Spidey adventure leaves us scratching our heads at times. …read more Source:: CNet

In which case, you’re sh!t out of luck because it’s not supported Microsoft has brought a bunch of enhancements with version 1.36 of Visual Studio Code, its popular open-source editor.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

An anonymous reader shares a report: A 23-year-old man from Utah was sentenced this week to 27 months in prison for a series of DDoS attacks that took down online gaming service providers like Sony’s PlayStation Network, Valve’s Steam, Microsoft’s Xbox, EA, Riot Games, Nintendo, Quake Live, DOTA2, and League of Legends servers, along with…

All of these small, iterative improvements are nice, but they aren’t particularly compelling, especially if you have an iPhone XS or an XR. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Apple is using augmented reality to fix the eye-contact problem that afflicts video chat. …read more Source:: ZDNet

‘Cyber stuff is still happening and some businesses are taking it more seriously’ UK businesses have reported a significant fall in cyber attacks over the last 12 months.… …read more Source:: Register

If you were hoping to spend the day on the tech subreddit, you’re out of luck. …read more Source:: CNet