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Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server

Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server, recommending admins switch to different protocols that offer increased security....

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News Image The New Samsung SSD is Priced at $0.07/GB With This Amazon Post-Prime Day Deal

The Samsung T9 model is probably the best SSD available on the market today.

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Over 130 municipalities are not very keen on local fireworks ban, find it ineffective

Over 130 Dutch municipalities do not have a local fireworks ban or fireworks-free zones during New Year's Eve.

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News Image Meta suggests AI Northern Lights pics are as good as the real thing

Meta has a suggestion for folks like me who forgot to go outside and look at the Northern Lights on Thursday night: just use AI to fake it! But Threads users who replied to Meta’s idea, posted along with three AI-generated images of the Aurora Borealis Meta last night, seem to disagree. Here’s Meta’s post: The images show the Northern Lights hovering over the Golden Gate Bridge, over a city skyline, and over a ferris wheel. It’s clearly meant to latch onto a trending moment of people posting their own pictures of the Northern Lights from the amazing and rare display of the lights, which plunged deep into the United States on Thursday night. Once you get past the first few comments from people sharing their own AI-generated Northern...

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News Image The best entertainment of 2024

Finding something to watch or play can sometimes feel like work — there’s just so much out there vying for your free time. That’s true whether you’re heading to a theater, browsing the many streaming platforms, or looking for a new video game. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with choice. So, as we’ve done in years past, we’re collecting all of our favorite releases from 2024 in one place. The goal is to make your decision-making a little easier. That could mean highlighting anything from an anticipated movie that actually lives up to the hype to a surprise indie game that takes the world by storm. And we’ll be updating this page all year long as we continue to check out the latest in film, television, and gaming — so stay tuned.

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The most interesting unicorns to come out of Japan

Japan’s startup sector, despite being one of the biggest in the world, has lagged behind other regions like the U.S., China, and the U.K., in terms of the number of unicorns and the scale of venture capital investment. For years, an aging population, overall economic deflation, and salarymen’s inclination to work at traditional, big corporations […]

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News Image Metaphor: ReFantazio is the rare fantasy game that goes beyond racism 101

Atlus’ game tackles tough subjects with refreshing nuance, catapulting it beyond simply being ‘Persona with swords.’

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News Image Amazon Extends Prime Day, MacBook Air M2 Hits All-Time Low Price This Saturday

This MacBook Air costs half as much as a MacBook Pro.

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Code Yellow warning for heavy gusts of wind and hail this evening

The meteorological institute KNMI issued a Code Yellow weather warning for Saturday. Heavy gusts of wind are expected in coastal areas in the evening.

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News Image Apple’s cheapest iPads are still steeply discounted following Prime Day

There have been plenty of rumors swirling regarding a new iPad Mini for more than a year now, but most indicators point toward a processor bump and little else. We haven’t heard much about a new entry-level iPad, though, which makes it a great time to pick up either the ninth- or 10th-gen model — both of which are still on sale for their best price to date in the wake of Amazon’s October Prime Day sale. Right now, you can grab Apple’s last-gen iPad at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target with Wi-Fi and 64GB of storage starting at $199 ($130 off). The 10th-gen model, meanwhile, is available from the same three retailers — Amazon, Best Buy, and Target — in the same configuration starting at $299 ($50 off). You can also pick up either with 256GB of...

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OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware

OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation, evading detection, and conducting spear-phishing attacks....

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News Image The Wild Robot Will Return With a Sequel

Dreamworks already has franchise eyes for its newest animated hit starring Lupita Nyong'o, Kit O'Connor, and Pedro Pascal.

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News Image 8 Best Electric Cargo Bikes for Families (2024)

We’ve spent years riding and testing extra-large ebikes, perfect for hauling both your little ones and groceries around town.

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News Image Halloween 2024 storyscream: the best spooky things to watch and play

A curated selection of the best new horror games, movies, and TV shows to check out.

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‘Chat control’: The EU’s controversial CSAM-scanning legal proposal explained

The European Union has a longstanding reputation for strong privacy laws. But a legislative plan to combat child abuse — which the bloc formally presented back in May 2022 — is threatening to downgrade the privacy and security of hundreds of millions of regional messaging app users. The European Commission, the EU legislative body that […]

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Faster train connection to cut 45 minutes off Amsterdam-Brussels route

The new fast train between Lelystad, Amsterdam Zuid, and Brussels South will cut 45 minutes off the Amsterdam-Brussels journey.

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