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A developer offered every household in a Pennsylvania town $10,000 for a data center, and many still said no
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
In June, a letter was sent to every household in Hazle promising a $10,000 "grant" from NorthPoint Development. The money is contingent on the first of what could be 15 data center buildings being approved on a 1,300-acre site at the foot of the Pocono Mountains near the town.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion?
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
Was it IBM's Watson, Deep Blue, Cray Jaguar or Blue Gene?Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Fake "locked computer" alerts in Google Ads are tricking users into calling tech-support scammers
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
The goal was not to install malware or lock the computer. It was to create enough confusion to get people to call the number on the screen. Callers were then pressured to pay for bogus support, hand over personal information or allow someone to remotely access their device.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Kalmuri combines screenshots, screen recording, and OCR in a simple Windows app
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
Kalmuri is a free tool for screenshots and screen recording, with OCR and full-page web capture. The latest release improves WebP saving and OCR captures, also enhances image upload security.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Your loud exhaust could get you fined as more US cities pair noise detectors with license plate readers
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
New York, Knoxville, Miami Beach, and Santa Fe are just some of the areas that have piloted or deployed noise cameras in recent years. New York City is one of the most prominent, having begun piloting the devices in 2021 and launched the program in 2022.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Researchers forged RSA signatures without ever cracking the key
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
The technique is practical against 1,024-bit RSA keys, which are already deprecated. It also lowers the estimated security of 2,048-bit and 4,096-bit keys when they are used in vulnerable blind-signature systems.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Nvidia launches safety platform to stop AI agents going rogue, with over 100 organizations on board
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
The platform combines OpenShell, Nvidia's open-source software for keeping agents within defined boundaries, with Sentry, a watchdog running on separate hardware.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
After 40 years, Excel is breaking one of its oldest rules: one cell, one value
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
Lists are the most straightforward part of the rollout. A user can create one through Insert > List or by pressing Ctrl+J, then add items separated by commas or semicolons, based on regional settings. The values remain grouped in one cell, but Excel can treat them as separate items rather...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Thieves steal Nvidia-branded trailers expecting valuable hardware, find 40,000 pounds of sand instead
Posted on Monday September 28, 2026
The thieves' mistake was that the trailers had more than just Nvidia's logo on them: they also bore the name PlusAI, an autonomous truck startup that is working with Nvidia on its self-driving technology and AI software.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft gutted the Age of Empires studio while folding it into Activision
Posted on Sunday September 27, 2026
"Our studio was reorganized to be under the Activision umbrella," former senior software engineer Andrew Martz said in a LinkedIn post. "As part of that reorg, our next project was canceled and a large chunk of our studio was laid off. I was part of that layoff."Read Entire Article Continue Reading »