One of Netflix’s rivals is trying to buy a DVD rental division that is about to close. Behind Hollywood reporter (opens in a new tab) (THR), Redbox – a movie-on-demand (VoD) and DVD rental company – has expressed interest in buying the DVD-oriented portion of Netflix. The revelation comes less than 48 hours after Netflix […]
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Now that ChatGPT and Midjourney are pretty popular, the next big AI race is text-to-video generators – and Nvidia just showed off some impressive tech demos that could soon take your GIFs to a new level. AND new scientific article and microsite (opens in a new tab) from Nvidia’s Toronto AI Lab, called “High-Resolution Video […]
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A new and as yet unannounced compact Dolby Atmos soundbar from Sennheiser has been leaked on the company’s website, which seems to indicate that a launch is just around the corner. Called the Sennheiser Ambeo Mini, it’s made for big 3D sound, but feels much smaller than other Sennheiser soundbars. The website says the soundbar […]
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I miss more time with Diablo 4 before the premiere on June 6? Blizzard may just be on the same wavelength. In response to a fan’s statement that they would like to spend more time with Diablo 4, the game’s official Twitter account responded with a brazen “this can be arranged.” Naturally, this sparked speculation […]
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Managing your appointments and work calendar could soon be much easier with a new update to Gmail. The email provider has revealed an update that it says provides better location context for Gmail events and reply confirmations. This means that if you have already indicated that you are working from home (or office), Gmail will […]
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Cloud hosting in Switzerland (opens in a new tab) provider Virtuozzo has released version 2.0 of its WordPress hosting platform. The new version includes an improved user interface that automates website deployment and cloud infrastructure management for businesses running their business on WordPress. Launched in March 2022, the Virtuozzo App Platform enables WordPress deployments to […]
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Hackers are using a brand new tool to disable antivirus programs installed on devices before deploying more suspicious malware and sometimes even ransomware, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity researchers at Sophos X-Ops recently observed cybercriminals using the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) method to implement a tool called AuKill, capable of disabling security programs. First, […]
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Thanks to the Clop ransomware (opens in a new tab) group and exploited a vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool, March 2023 was a record month for ransomware attacks. According to new data from the NCC Group, 459 ransomware attacks were registered in March 2023 – 91% more than in February and […]
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A new NetApp study found that nearly all IT leaders (98%) have been affected by the increasing complexity of the cloud, with negative impacts extending across the company. Furthermore, the cloud is widely seen as central to companies’ ESG performance, which puts it at the knife’s edge: delivering results quickly or costing companies time and […]
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As promised, Twitter Legacy Blue verification checks began quietly disappearing from user accounts on Thursday afternoon. Now, the only way to keep the coveted Blue Tick is to pay Twitter a monthly subscription fee of $7.99. Elon Musk announced the last day to pay off last week and – even as he was juggling the […]
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