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The power and efficacy of the password
Learn how your company can create applications to automate tasks and generate further efficiencies through low-code/no-code tools on November 9 at the virtual Low-Code/No-Code Summit. Register here. Discussion of a password-free future has significantly heated up — again — recently. Several big tech companies have been working toward the concept... Read more
Meet the World’s Tallest Living Domestic Cat
Think your cat’s big? Not compared with Fenrir. Fenrir is 18.83 inches (47.83 centimeters) tall, and the Guinness Book of World Records has named him the world’s tallest living domestic cat. His name, Fenrir, comes from one of Saturn’s moons, Guinness said, but like most cats, he has plenty... Read more
A New EU Law Would Force iPhones to Adopt USB-C Charging
The age of the Lightning cable is coming to an end. This week, the European Union passed legislation requiring all phones, tablets, and cameras sold in the EU to come with a USB-C connector. It’s a big move that spells doom for Apple’s proprietary port; most phones sold around... Read more
Score a customer experience touchdown with personalization
Learn how your company can create applications to automate tasks and generate further efficiencies through low-code/no-code tools on November 9 at the virtual Low-Code/No-Code Summit. Register here. Sports broadcasters often attribute a successful play to a deep-seated trust between teammates. A quarterback airs out a long pass to a... Read more
Netflix: The 50 Absolute Best TV Shows to Watch
Netflix has a bulging library of TV shows. Because each week brings new series to watch, it can be tough to find the best of the bunch. No need to worry. We’ve done the hard work for you. You’ll find highlights of new content below, as well as CNET’s... Read more
11 Best Android Phones (2022): Unlocked, Cheap, Foldable
We test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you’ll be better off with one of the options above. If you haven’t yet done so, check out our Best Cheap Phones guide for more. Motorola Edge 2022 for $500: A sub-$500 Motorola smartphone with contactless... Read more
Google’s newest AI generator creates HD video from text prompts
Still from “A teddy bear washing dishes,” as generated by Google Imagen Video. Google Today, Google announced the development of Imagen Video, a text-to-video AI mode capable of producing 1280×768 videos at 24 frames per second from a written prompt. Currently, it’s in a research phase, but its appearance... Read more
Rays vs. Guardians Livestream: How to Watch Game 2 of the Wild Card Series Online
Baseball’s postseason is underway in a new format this year. The 12-team tournament consists of the three division winners plus three wild card teams in each league. This weekend, each best-of-three wild card series will determine which teams advance to face the four best teams from the regular season.  In Game... Read more
Top 5 stories of the week: DeepMind and OpenAI advancements, Intel’s plan for GPUs, Microsoft’s zero-day flaws
Learn how your company can create applications to automate tasks and generate further efficiencies through low-code/no-code tools on November 9 at the virtual Low-Code/No-Code Summit. Register here. This week, Googled-owned tech lab, DeepMind, unveiled its first AI that is capable of creating its own algorithms to speed up matrix... Read more
No fix in sight for mile-wide loophole plaguing a key Windows defense for years
Getty Images Over the past 15 years, Microsoft has made huge progress fortifying the Windows kernel, the core of the OS that hackers must control to successfully take control of a computer. A cornerstone of that progress was the enactment of strict new restrictions on the loading of system... Read more