Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Ransomware The infrastructure associated with the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement effort involving 13… Continue reading
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MIT grows 2D crystals on existing silicon to make new semiconductors and catch up to Moore’s law
Get out of the way silicon, you’re not our top transistor anymore. We’ve had enough of your inability to maintain electrical properties at tiny scales. That’s right, we’re… Continue reading
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security Epic Games has reached a $520 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that the Fortnite creator… Continue reading
Since the iPhone’s inception, Apple has taken a ‘walled garden’ approach to iOS, blocking methods for side-loading content and banning third-party app stores. However, due to changes to… Continue reading
AMD chief technology officer Mark Papermaster has good news: Moore’s Law isn’t dead. CPUs and GPUs will keep getting better for the foreseeable future. But he also has… Continue reading
Australia may be the next country to take legislative action against loot boxes in videogames, as MP Andrew Wilkie has introduced a bill calling for a mandatory adult… Continue reading
Andrew Wilkie, an Australian MP, has finally introduced his Australia loot box legislation. I say finally because we reported that Wilkie would propose his Australia loot box legislation… Continue reading
A new law in New York City is giving us an unusual insight into the earnings of game developers at some of the world’s biggest game studios, Axios… Continue reading
A new game has been created that aims to show the absurdity of Texan abortion laws, which will reportedly require Texans to undertake a 23-hour round trip for… Continue reading
Finally! USB-C charging ports will be required by law in the EU for most portable tech from 2024
It took ten years, but the European Parliament has voted to pass a law requiring all small to medium-sized electronic devices sold in the EU to have USB… Continue reading