Monthly Archives: August 2022

Chrome extensions with 1.4M installs covertly track visits and inject code

reader comments 49 with 37 posters participating Share this story Google has removed browser extensions with more than 1.4 million downloads from the Chrome Web Store after third-party researchers reported they were surreptitiously tracking users’ browsing history and inserting tracking code into specific ecommerce sites they visited. The five extensions flagged by McAfee purport to… Read More: Chrome extensions with 1.4M installs covertly track visits and inject… »

Microsoft EU cloud revisions just so happen to exclude Google, Amazon

Enlarge / Microsoft says its latest cloud licensing terms are meant to give customers more flexibility and cost control—just not on Amazon, Google, or Alibaba servers. Getty Images reader comments 34 with 28 posters participating Share this story Facing European antitrust scrutiny, Microsoft has made it easier to virtualize its software on non-Microsoft cloud infrastructure—just… Read More: Microsoft EU cloud revisions just so happen to exclude Google,… »

Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use

reader comments 133 with 91 posters participating Share this story Japan’s newly appointed Minister of Digital Affairs, Taro Kono, has declared war on the floppy disk and other forms of obsolete media, which the government still requires as a submission medium for around 1,900 types of business applications and other forms. The goal is to… Read More: Japan declares war on floppy disks for government use »

US Open schedule 2022: Full draws, TV coverage, channels & more to watch every tennis match

It certainly appears likely that the end of an era is approadhing. Serena Williams said in early August the “countdown has begun” for the end of her tennis career. She strongly suggested that the US Open would be her final tournament. Williams has won the most Grand Slam singles titles (23) in the Open Era. Only… Read More: US Open schedule 2022: Full draws, TV coverage, channels &… »

Pitt-West Virginia 2007: The night the most epic Backyard Brawl altered college football history

Dorin Dickerson heard the shouts, shrieks and screams of his Pitt Panthers teammates. How could he not? They echoed through the frigid air filling and chilling Milan Puskar Stadium on that astounding night nearly 15 years ago. Because so few people of the thousands gathered in this space were celebrating the occasion, though, the collective… Read More: Pitt-West Virginia 2007: The night the most epic Backyard Brawl… »

I Am Groot: I Am Groot (The Show Is Pretty Great)

Groot Is An Ideal Character For An Animated Show Considering the number of cutesy series on Disney+, I’m astonished it took this long for Baby Groot to get his own. I Am Groot is a title that writes itself. They designed this character to be adorable and likable. His standard speech pattern also works well… Read More: I Am Groot: I Am Groot (The Show Is Pretty… »

Unseen Half-Life Concept Art Released – Including a Spin-Off That Never Came Out

Many Half-Life projects have never come to fruition, from Half-Life 2: Episode 3, to spin-offs that never reached development. Thanks to some new concept art, we at least know what they could have looked like. 2K developer and Half-Life fan David McGreavy (via Kotaku) has released a selection of never-before-seen images from the long-awaited Half-Life… Read More: Unseen Half-Life Concept Art Released – Including a Spin-Off That… »