Monthly Archives: May 2024

Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking

reader comments 167 After reversing its positioning on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company’s return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources. Dell has allowed people to work remotely for over 10 years. But in February, it issued an RTO… Read More »

Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines Special Ops evaluation

Enlarge / A still image of a robotic quadruped armed with a remote weapons system, captured from a video provided by Onyx Industries. reader comments 184 The United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is currently evaluating a new generation of robotic “dogs” developed by Ghost Robotics, with the potential to be equipped with… Read More »

Where Las Vegas Raiders’ UDFA class ranks among rest of NFL

It’s different strokes for different folks, and that’s the case when it comes to the views of experts with the Las Vegas Raiders‘ 2024 undrafted free agent class. Last month, we wrote a story about how the Raiders’ undrafted free agent class was one of the highest-ranked in the league based on a consensus board of… Read More »

Best Kentucky betting promos: Grab KY sportsbook sign-up offers here

The era of legal Kentucky sports betting has arrived! The first Kentucky online sportsbooks started accepting wagers on Sept. 28, 2023 and all of them feature attractive welcome offers to attract new sign-ups. With so many sites launching, we’re here to help you sort through the many available offers and decide which Kentucky sports betting sites… Read More »

Ransomware mastermind LockBitSupp reveled in his anonymity—now he’s been ID’d

Enlarge / Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka LockBitSupp UK National Crime Agency reader comments 62 Since at least 2019, a shadowy figure hiding behind several pseudonyms has publicly gloated for extorting millions of dollars from thousands of victims he and his associates had hacked. Now, for the first time, “LockBitSupp” has been unmasked by an international… Read More »

BetMGM vs. DraftKings: Promos, odds and banking compared

BetMGM Sportsbook and DraftKings Sportsbook are available in nearly every US state with legal sports betting. Both sites rate highly among bettors and have a lot to offer. But which online sportsbook is better? For context, FanDuel takes in 45% of the gross legal gambling revenue in the US with DraftKings second with about 25%… Read More »

Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies

reader comments 41 Microsoft has introduced a GPT-4-based generative AI model designed specifically for US intelligence agencies that operates disconnected from the Internet, according to a Bloomberg report. This reportedly marks the first time Microsoft has deployed a major language model in a secure setting, designed to allow spy agencies to analyze top-secret information without… Read More »