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Save 49% on the best VPN for your iPhone
SAVE 49%: Protect your identity and unblock top streaming sites with ExpressVPN. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £90.89 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. iPhone users love to squeeze everything they can out of their device, but no iPhone is truly complete…
Good Feline Healthcare: What a “Cat Friendly” Veterinary Experience Looks Like
Although good feline healthcare sometimes necessitates visiting the veterinary clinic, many components of a veterinary visit or stay may potentially result in negative experiences. The… See source
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue will cost $8, and include blue tick verification
Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk has tweeted that Twitter Blue’s monthly subscription fee will increase to $8, and include a blue checkmark verification badge as one of its perks. Soon we may be able to see who is terminally online and gullible enough to pay Twitter for the illusion of status. “Twitter’s current lords &…
‘Quordle’ today: Here are the answers and hints for November 2
It’s November and Thanksgiving is only weeks away. Have you decided your menu yet? If your brain has been zapped by Quordle like mine has, it probably looks something like this: “GRAVY, GREEN, BEANS, and SAUCE (Cranberry).” As you can imagine, after a trip to the supermarket armed with a five-letter-item shopping list, my kitchen…
OpenSSL dodges a security bullet
The critical security vulnerability turned out to be two serious vulnerabilities. Still, they need patching ASAP. See source
China’s rising star in smartphone 5G chips sees silver lining in weak consumer market
Unisoc, China’s top supplier of mobile phone processors, sees a bright future for its 5G chips despite weakening consumer demand for smartphones due to inflation and other factors. See source
Crypto exchange Deribit loses $28 million in a hack
It’s Wednesday, time for your obligatory, weekly crypto hack story. This time it’s cryptocurrency options exchange Deribit, the largest of its kind, that enters the long, long list of hacked crypto companies. According to Deribit’s official Twitter account, one of the company’s hot wallets was hacked to the tune of $28 million on Tuesday, November…
Xiaomi concept clips a full-size Leica lens onto a smartphone
The mounting system attaches a Leica M-series lens to Xiaomi’s phone. | Image: Agatha Tang Xiaomi’s new concept phone allows a full size Leica camera lens to be attached to the back of a prototype version of its 12S Ultra. The version of the smartphone released earlier this year is already notable for having a…
Security Cameras Make Us Feel Safe, but Are They Worth the Invasion?
Internet cameras like Amazon’s Ring come at a high cost to our privacy. See source
Pack Your Bags, We’re Moving to ‘Roku City’
Instead of streaming a new TV show or movie, some Roku users are in it for the screen saver. See source