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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed that itsJet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) was hacked last year, with the attacker able to steal 500 MB of data related to the space agency’s missions using a cheap Raspberry Pi computer. TheRaspberry Pi, priced at about $36 for the basic board, is one of the most versatile and understated computing platforms available in the market. The credit card-sized computer is perfect for projects such as a retro gaming station or a smart home gadgets base station, but a hacker has apparently found a twisted use for it....

One of the best TVs of the last decade is the Sony A95L QD-OLED. Our team of A/V experts reviewed this marvel of modern AV engineering two years ago and gave it a perfect 5 out of 5 stars. “TheSony A95Lis the best television of 2023. Full stop.” While this flagship set is due to be replaced shortly, Sony has started discounting each size of the A95L. Right now, you’ll find the 55-inch Sony A95L on sale for $2,500 at places like Amazon, Walmart, and B&H Photo-Video....

Pinterest is making visual searches faster — with results that stick around to generate even more ideas. On Tuesday, September 17,Pinterest launched a revamped Lens, speeding up the process of using the visual search while adding the ability to save those searches to your Boards. Accessing the visual search takes fewer taps with the latest update. Pinterest says both snapping a photo in the app or uploading a photo you’ve already taken is faster and easier with the new design....

Swapping lenses gives cameras versatility — but theQooCamaims for versatility not from entirely new lenses, but with a quick twist of the camera body.Announced on May 2, the QooCam can shoot 360 footage at 60 fps 4K, but flip the top end of the camera and the compact camera is ready to shoot 180-degree footage with a depth map for 3D or even refocusing the shot later. Designed by Kandao, the same China-based company whose 360 camera wasapplauded by Facebook last year as part of the Surround 360 project, the QooCam combines both 360 and 3D 180 footage in the same camera body....

Before 2018, the gaming mouse seemed like a solved problem. This year that’s going to change. As companies like Razer and Logitech escalate their wireless-charging-mouse-pad arms race, the gaming mouse landscape will experience a much-needed shakeup and that’s an exciting prospect for anyonein the market for a gaming mouse. The Razer Mamba Hyperflux is prime example of why that is. The Razer Mamba is an excellent gaming mouse. The Razer Firefly is a great mousepad — with lights....

With 2018 coming to a close, it’s only natural that our minds start turning to 2019 and all the things that we hope to achieve in it — whether that’s getting fit, picking up a new language, or learning to play a musical instrument which transforms us into the rock star we always knew we should be. If the last of these three appeals to you the most, you may have a helping hand, courtesy ofEthan David, an Irish physics graduate and electrical engineer with a somewhat warped sense of humor....

Severance Season 2 viral cast stunt is “all canon” to the series When a mysterious Severance Season 2 pop-up appeared at Grand Central Terminal, cast in tow, fans thought it was just a marketing stunt… but apparently it’s genuine series canon, according to creator Dan Erickson. The pop-up began January 14, with four Lumon desks set up inside alarge glass cube. Onlookers took photos and videos before Ben Stiller and cast members Adam Scott (Mark), Zach Cherry (Dylan), and Britt Lower (Helly) arrived in character (butnot John Turturro’s Irving), working away with occasional, largely inaudible conversations....

After four quarters of record profits, things have taken a turn for Samsung. The South Korean tech giant announced that its second quarter net profit was flat, due in part to a drop in smartphones profitability. Overall Samsung reported quarterly revenue at 58.48 trillion South Korean won ($52.27 billion), a 4-percent drop from this time last year. Overall profit however came in at 14.87 trillion won ($13.28 billion), around a six-percent increase year-over -year...

If you’re looking to buy a new TV in 2025, the two options you’ll be picking from areQLEDandOLED. OLED holds the edge in contrast, but QLED is way brighter and often more affordable, too. If you’re interested in buying one of thebest TVsout there, then it’s well worth taking a look at these top QLEDs. They offer the best brightness, some of the most vibrant HDR highlights, and richer colors than ever....

These totally silent Warzone Operators are a massive advantage Most players know that usingWarzoneOperator skins with dark colors and a low profile offers an advantage, but you might not have known that some characters are completely silent, so they don’t give your position away. There’s almost always a ‘meta’ skin in Warzone that players who want every advantage available will use. It was Roze in the original Verdansk, the Gaia ‘Groot’ skin during MW2 and MW3, and inBlack Ops 6‘s lifecycle, it’s theT-800 Terminatorwith its dark colours and almost see-through skeletal design....

Nintendo looks like it has some surprises in store for Nintendo Switch owners, as the company said that there is least one unannounced game for the hybrid console that players can look forward to in the coming months. Nintendo providedthe information during the briefing for its nine-month financial results up until December 31, for the fiscal year ending March 31. It was confirmed by Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki, who is based in Tokyo....

Virgin River’s Doc will do ‘whatever it takes’ to prevent this character’s tragic death It’s technically not included in the list of Season 6 cliffhangers, butVirgin Rivermight have an untimely death on its hands. If it’s on the cards, Doc will do everything in his power to stop it. In all honesty, the last 20 minutes ofVirgin River Season 6were enough to make you completely forget about the previous nine episodes....

If you use an old magnetic stripe (magstripe)credit card, you may want to avoid doing so the next time you’re at a gas pump. A recent report from Visasuggests that magstripe credit cards may be especially vulnerable to data theft by hackers when used at gas station pumps. The report, published in December 2019, asserts that a form of malware known as a “RAM scraper” had been “injected into the POS [point of sale] environment and was used to harvest payment card data....