February 1, 2025
The best smartphones to buy in 2025
[ad_1] You might already have a good idea of which smartphone you want to be your next one. But there are more solid options available now than ever before, making the decision not as cut-and-dry as it used to be. While the decision is a bit easier if you know you want an iPhone, there’s…
Stablecoins are finding product-market fit in emerging markets | TechCrunch
[ad_1] Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to more than 100 countries. But as Starlink scaled, it faced a major hurdle: accepting payments in developing markets, where traditional banking infrastructure is unreliable, slow, and prone to blocking transactions. Many local banks across Africa, Latin America,…
Top 5 AI-Powered Social Engineering Attacks
[ad_1] Social engineering has long been an effective tactic because of how it focuses on human vulnerabilities. There’s no brute-force ‘spray and pray’ password guessing. No scouring systems for unpatched software. Instead, it simply relies on manipulating emotions such as trust, fear, and respect for authority, usually with the goal of gaining access to sensitive…
ViewSonic VX1655-4K-OLED portable monitor review: 4K OLED goodness in a slim package
[ad_1] Over the years, desktop monitor users have taken 4K resolution for granted, and it is the high watermark for gaming. Typically, we see 4K panels in monitors ranging from 27 to 32 inches. But who’s to say that consumers in the market for the best portable monitors can’t enjoy the same high-resolution goodness afforded…
Ground-fault interruption protection—without a ground?
[ad_1] A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the two-wire non-grounded type with only a hot (black) and a neutral (white) wire; there were no three-wire receptacles with…
Sam Altman admits OpenAI was ‘on the wrong side of history’ in open source debate
[ad_1] Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, made a striking admission on Friday that his company has been “on the wrong side of history” regarding open source AI, signaling a potential seismic shift in strategy as competition…
DeepSeek-R1 Red Teaming Report: Alarming Security and Ethical Risks Uncovered
[ad_1] A recent red teaming evaluation conducted by Enkrypt AI has revealed significant security risks, ethical concerns, and vulnerabilities in DeepSeek-R1. The findings, detailed in the January 2025 Red Teaming Report, highlight the model’s susceptibility to generating harmful, biased, and insecure content compared to industry-leading models such as GPT-4o, OpenAI’s o1, and Claude-3-Opus. Below is…
How to Use STAT to Find SEO Opportunities at Scale
[ad_1] You may already be familiar with STAT Search Analytics and its rank tracking abilities, but did you know it can also help you discover SEO opportunities on a massive scale? In today’s Whiteboard Friday, Cyrus shows you how to dig into STAT to do just that. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a larger version in a new tab!…
What New Features Can We Expect in the PS5 Pro?
[ad_1] The PlayStation 5 (PS5) Pro promises to be a more powerful, enhanced version of Sony’s flagship console. As technology advances and games demand more robust hardware, Sony has designed the PS5 Pro to cater to performance-driven gamers who desire top-notch graphics, faster load times, and smoother frame rates. Although Sony has kept official details…