“Updating our site reputation abuse policy” is how Google, in wondrously opaque fashion, announced yesterday that big changes have come to some big websites, especially those that rely on their domain authority to promote lucrative third-party product recommendations. If you’ve searched for product reviews and seen many long-established news sites “reviewing” products—especially products outside that…
The Starlink waitlist is back in certain parts of the US, including several large cities on the West Coast and in Texas. The Starlink availability map says the service is sold out in and around Seattle and Spokane, Washington; Portland, Oregon; San Diego; Sacramento, California; and Austin, Texas. Neighboring cities and towns are included in…
Last week, Niantic announced plans to create an AI model for navigating the physical world using scans collected from players of its mobile games, such as Pokémon Go, and from users of its Scaniverse app, reports 404 Media. All AI models require training data. So far, companies have collected data from websites, YouTube videos, books,…
Enlarge / Paint 3D, once the future of the Paint app, is getting the axe in November. Andrew Cunningham In October of 2017, Microsoft released a version of Windows 10 called the “Fall Creators Update,” back when the company tried to give brand names to these things rather than just sticking to version numbering….
ColePowered Games has announced (spotted by Gematsu) that its procedurally generated crime investigation simulator, Shadows of Doubt, is ready to end its journey through Early Access with a full release on September 26 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Shadows of Doubt was released into Early Access in April of last year. It attempts…
July was another rough month for the tech sector, with a worse-than-expected jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis of that data by industry experts. And on top of that, uncertainties around tech talent remain, according to a recent pulse survey from consultancy and professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY)…
The JAK Slash is the Aftermarket part unlock for Week 3 of MW3 Season 5. Here’s what you need to do to unlock it. How to get the JAK Slash Aftermarket attachment in Modern Warfare 3 Season 5 In order to unlock the JAK Slash, you’ll first need to complete any five of the Weekly…
Enlarge Federal authorities have arrested a Nashville man on charges he hosted laptops at his residences in a scheme to deceive US companies into hiring foreign remote IT workers who funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in income to fund North Korea’s weapons program. The scheme, federal prosecutors said, worked by getting US companies to…
Intel Intel has shared more about the voltage-related issues that affected some 13th- and 14th-generation Core processors, as the company tries to put the episode behind it. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, Intel says that the problem originated with “elevated operating voltage” stemming from “incorrect voltage requests,” specifically an increase to the minimum operating voltage…
Nova Launcher Back in July 2022, when mobile app metrics firm Branch acquired the popular and well-regarded Nova Launcher for Android, the app’s site put up one of those self-directed FAQ posts about it. Under the question heading “What does Branch want with Nova?,” Nova founder and creator Kevin Barry started his response with, “Not…