Monthly Archives: August 2022

We must fundamentally rethink “net-zero” climate plans. Here are six ways.

In 2019, Amazon committed to achieving “net-zero carbon” across its businesses by 2040. The online retail behemoth’s company-wide emissions have soared by 40% since then, topping 70 million metric tons of carbon dioxide last year. It’s a glaring example of the gulf between corporate pledges and climate progress, but far from the only one. Numerous…

Plex breach exposes usernames, emails, and encrypted passwords

Plex informs customers of a security breach that may have compromised account information. | Image: Plex Streaming media platform Plex sent out an email to its customers earlier today notifying them of a security breach that may have compromised account information, including usernames, email addresses and passwords. Although there is no sign that the encrypted…

Samsung’s new gaming monitors include easy access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Stadia, and more

Image: Samsung Samsung is introducing four new gaming monitors at Gamescom today, and they’re the first Odyssey models to have Samsung’s Gaming Hub built in. This gaming hub provides quick and easy access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Google Stadia, Amazon Luna, and Nvidia GeForce Now game streaming services. The Samsung Odyssey G70B and G65B are…

Strange Facebook bug is spamming everyone’s feed with celebrity page posts

Facebook said Wednesday that it’s aware that some users are seeing bizarre posts on their feeds and assured it’s working to resolve the issue. Numerous users from around the globe have been complaining for over three hours about seeing random posts and activity tickers to celebrities’ pages from strangers on their timelines. These posts are…

Samsung’s new cheap phone shows that high-res cameras are here for the long haul

For a good few years, almost every new cheap phone had a 48MP main camera, with mobile manufacturers hoping that a high-res snapper would convince prospective buyers that this was a good camera phone (high megapixel counts don’t equal good quality, but brands likely hoped you wouldn’t know that). However in 2022 that’s changed, as…

3 Indian Air Force officers were fired for accidentally launching a supersonic cruise missile into nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan

The nuclear-capable BrahMos missile, jointly developed by India and Russia, has a range of 180 miles. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images India sacked three air force officers who accidentally fired a supersonic missile into Pakistan. The mishap occurred during routine maintenance due to a “technical malfunction,” India said. The Indian Air Force said the three…