Rooster Teeth has moved some of its popular content, including most Red vs. Blue seasons, off the YouTube platform entirely and onto its own website. Rooster Teeth senior writer and showrunner for RWBY Kerry Shawcross posted a video on Thursday announcing the change, explaining that “YouTube revenue is just not …
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If you’re like me, you probably use your smartphone for many of life’s essentials including to convert units of measurement. Whether you need to convert miles to kilometers, pounds to kilograms, or Celsius to Fahrenheit, there’s an app for that. But have you ever wondered what these apps do with …
Read More »MGM didn’t pay up after hackers broke into its system and stole customer data
The Wall Street Journal wrote on Thursday that MGM Resorts International didn’t pay the ransomware attackers who broke into its systems last month, forcing the company to shut down systems at several of its hotels and casinos. The hack kept many waiting to check into their rooms, including FTC chair …
Read More »Sneaky lightbulb security cameras are the next big thing in home security
Have you ever wished you could keep an eye on your home or office without anyone noticing? Well, now you can with new sneaky lightbulb cameras. The invention combines the functionality of a lightbulb and a live video camera in one perfect spying tech device. But are they secure? That’s …
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Before Anatomy of a Fall gives us a body, we get a booming steel drum cover of 50 Cent’s “P.I.M.P.” It’s coming from upstairs, where Sandra’s (Sandra Hüller) husband is insulating the attic. But he’s playing the music loudly — possibly out of spite. Sandra is downstairs answering a grad …
Read More »How to smartly organize your photos on a Mac
Many of us have hundreds, if not thousands, of photos on our Mac computers that have been uploaded over the years, which can make it time-consuming to try to find a specific one. Well, there is a solution to that problem. Did you know there is a feature called Smart …
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I want three things from a smart lock: a slim, attractive design, more than two ways to control it, and the ability to connect to my smart home, with no single-purpose Wi-Fi bridge taking up an outlet in my house. Yale’s flagship smart lock series, the Assure Lock 2, ticks all …
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iPhones have a reputation for being user-friendly, yet a recent email from Sandra in New Jersey shines a light on some hurdles she’s experiencing with the double-squeeze action on an iPhone. The double-squeeze action is a feature that lets you quickly activate Siri, the voice assistant on your iPhone, by squeezing …
Read More »Sony confirms server security breaches that exposed employee data
Sony is sending out notices to some current and former Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) employees warning that their personal information was compromised in a system breach that occurred in May. The letters went out to about 6,800 affected individuals, as reported by Bleeping Computer. The publication also received confirmation from …
Read More »Space running low? Securely store your heavy files with these free cloud storage solutions
Having enough cloud storage has become an extremely important part of our lives. With everything going digital, from documents to pictures, we all need as much storage as we can get. However, many of these cloud storage services come with a price, and some of us can’t (or just don’t …
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