You might not expect injuries during a chess match, but it seems robot players are changing the game At the Moscow Open last week, a chess-playing robot grabbed and broke the finger of its opponent — a seven-year-old boy. A video which was published by the Telegram channel of Russian media site Baza and then…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Cybersecurity researchers at AhnLab have detected a new version of an old malware strain, known as Amadey Bot, being distributed through software cracks and keygens. Many people around the world would rather download a cracked version of expensive software (for example Windows, the Adobe Suite, or similar) from a torrent site, and follow up with…
Apple is reducing the price on a number of its biggest mobile products in the next few days – including the iPhone 13 series. These discounts will only be available to customers in China, though. Although we’re used to seeing reductions from third-party retailers, Apple is famously resistant to offering price drops on its own…
A new splitscreen multiplayer mod for recently released adventure game Stray lets you buddy up with a feline friend. After working out how to swap Stray’s silent protagonist for their own pets, modders have found yet another way of adding even more cats to the game. Modder KangieDanie has released a splitscreen mod for the…
One of the most annoying parts of video calls could soon finally be fixed for Microsoft Teams users. The company has announced it is working on a new update that will make it more straightforward for users to turn their webcam on or off when on a call. Although this sounds like an obvious feature,…
A mattress trial is a specific period of time (set by the manufacturer) within which you can test your new mattress at home. Some of them are described as risk-free, which means there are no shipping or returns costs to you, while others aren’t. So those mattress trials will incur a returns or processing fee…
Maskot/Getty Images Nearly a third of Gen Z is living at home or with relatives, according to a Credit Karma survey. Those Gen Zers, who weathered pandemic turmoil, don’t see it as a temporary situation. Adults broadly are turning to multi-generational households to cut down on rising costs. Gen Z’s hottest club is their childhood…
A Ukrainian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter during an exercise near the southern city of Mykolayiv, September 22, 2006. GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images Mi-24V helicopters donated by the Czech Republic have started lobbing rockets in eastern Ukraine. A video shows the Ukrainian helicopter using the same tactic to fire rockets as Russia’s attack helicopters. As…
Elon Musk. Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images Elon Musk shared a photo of him and Google co-founder Sergey Brin with the NY Post late Sunday. Musk denied reports that he had an affair with Brin’s wife a month before Brin filed for divorce. Musk called the WSJ report “total BS” and said he and Brin remain…
Sydney Airport was swamped by huge lines on Monday morning. Courtesy of Ben Fisher Sydney Airport was swamped by huge lines on Monday morning, with some even snaking outside. Technical issues slowed down security, while heavy fog meant some flights were delayed. The airport has been struggling to get enough staff to meet the huge…