AMD tech cuts shader load times by up to 95%
Many’s the time I’ve downloaded a big, fancy new game, just waiting for the moment I get to flex my graphics card on the latest graphics… only to have to wait another ten minutes for…
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North Koreans behind nearly half of US tech industry hacks, says CrowdStrike
A new report by cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike found North Korean hackers posing as remote IT workers and online recruiters made up about half of all documented “hands-on-keyboard” intrusions at U.S. tech companies over the past…
Defense tech, AI, and fundraising take center stage at StrictlyVC Los Angeles
With just two weeks to go, StrictlyVC Los Angeles is quickly approaching. On Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, investors, founders, and tech leaders will gather for an evening of conversation exploring some…
I rebooted my router and busted Reddit’s favorite tech myth
You all know the one rule of PC ownership: If your PC glitches or isn’t running at full efficiency, reboot it. But does that trick apply to your router, too? A whole subset of the…
Hackers steal students’ data during breach at education tech giant Instructure
Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The hackers claim to have stolen students’ names, their personal email…
US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
Almost all of the 20 U.S. state government-run health insurance marketplaces shared residents’ application information with advertising and tech giants, including Google, LinkedIn, Meta, and Snap, according to a new investigation by Bloomberg. The report…
I rebooted my router and ruined Reddit’s favorite tech myth
You all know the one rule of PC ownership: If your PC glitches or isn’t running at full efficiency, reboot it. But does that trick apply to your router, too? A whole subset of the…
5 truths I discovered while spring cleaning my tech
I’m on vacation this week, so this set of thoughts will be brief. Especially since I won’t be idle–I’ll still be grappling with my annual spring cleaning… and several deep truths about myself I’m not…
Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone
Sometime around 2010, sophisticated malware known as Flame hijacked the mechanism that Microsoft used to distribute updates to millions of Windows computers around the world. The malware—reportedly jointly developed by the US and Israel—pushed a…
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
France is moving on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move its government computers currently running Windows to the open-source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. Linux…