After a month of intense civilian-led protests over Sri Lanka’s deteriorating economy, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to appoint a new council on Friday to lead the formation of an interim…
Month: April 2022
The Best Xbox Game Pass Games, From ‘Tunic’ to ‘Dead Space’
As an avid gamer, I’ve held on to my Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription even when other services received the chop. With more than 100 titles and regular additions, I’m…
12 Best Deals: 4K TVs, Games, and Camera Gear
Do you prefer watching stuff on TV or making it yourself? Are you more of a gamer, vlogger, or binge-watcher? Doesn’t matter, because this week we’ve found plenty of deals…
Cannondale Synapse LTD RLE with SmartSense Review: Fair Warning
I had been riding the Synapse for a week before it happened. I was about to approach a stop light when suddenly, the dreaded red alert of Garmin’s SmartSense system…
What Are Cinema Cameras, and Should You Buy One?
This technique works anytime you shoot in a resolution higher than you plan to export in. For example, I shoot my videos in 4K but distribute in 1080p so I…
One of the Most Powerful DDoS Attacks Ever Hits a Crypto Platform
A cryptocurrency platform was recently on the receiving end of one of the biggest distributed denial of service attacks ever recorded, after threat actors bombarded it with 15.3 million requests,…
FBI Conducted 3.4 Million Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data
Surprising news abounded this week as Ukrainian officials weigh the next steps in their digital campaigns against Russia, given that their efforts so far have been unexpectedly successful, if sometimes…
Apple’s Self-Repair Program Is Off to a Bumpy Start
For a very long time, Apple pooh-poohed the idea of letting you repair your own stuff. The company has even gone toe-to-toe with the US Congress to keep its tight…
The Queen Conch’s Gambit | WIRED
Archaeologists do not know exactly how many Taíno survived the enslavement, massacres, and diseases that marked the following centuries — though genetic sampling reveals significant Indigenous ancestry in contemporary Puerto…
The Great Resignation is becoming a “great midlife crisis”
With prices soaring and predicting analysts a recession on the horizon, it might not seem like the best time to quit your job. But that’s not keeping American workers, especially…