Also: The best Samsung phones: Explore a new Galaxy Samsung’s recent public commitment to software upgrades, including for the Galaxy A53 5G, is a significant reason to consider the A53 5G over a Google Pixel 5A 5G. Samsung is offering one year more support than Google, and it has already proven over the past couple of years that it is serious about timely Android security updates. I am personally not a fan of Google’s Pixel hardware due to device failure, bugs, and substandard cellular reception....

And yes, that’s with the Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti graphics card. Aside from the amazing top-tier graphics card, the laptop offers so much more to keep your gaming running on the go. It offers a massive 2TB of storage for taking a literal library of games on the machine. The processor also clocks in at 2.3GHz, but can be boosted to up to 4.7GHz when you need it for gaming or even content....

“These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric density at our low deployment altitudes to increase,” SpaceX explained in an update. “In fact, onboard GPS suggests the escalation speed and severity of the storm caused atmospheric drag to increase up to 50% higher than during previous launches.” In response to the storm, the Starlink team commanded the satellites into a safe mode to “take cover from the storm” so the satellites would “fly edge-on like a sheet of paper to minimise drag”, the company said....

Managing Contact Lists prior to a visit to China There are additional precautions one can take prior to a visit to China. Germans are recommended to only store numbers of contacts on their devices which are strictly necessary for the duration of the visit. Also, Chinese visa applications should be filled in “as abstractly as possible, i.e. with little depth”. A new visa application form for China was introduced halfway 2019....

There are many ways for your computer files to disappear forever: malfunctions, accidents, malware, and more. If you don’t keep them backed up, the consequences can be catastrophic. So why take chances when you can purchase a Degoo Premium Mega Backup Plan that offers 25TB of lifetime cloud storage with automatic encrypted backups? Right now, you can subscribe for only $199.99. Even Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox combined don’t total 25TB, so you’ll never have to spare so much as a thought to how big your files might be....

Also: If you fancy a higher-end model, the $249 AirPods Pro is also getting Prime Day treatment and is selling for just $169, an $80 discount. While it’s been years since the second-generation AirPods was released, the wireless earbuds remain a popular pick among students, remote workers, and consumers on the go. It comes in an iconic, long-stem form factor that helps to keep the buds lying against your ears while extending the built-in microphones enough for excellent voice quality....

Novices can learn more about the popular, easy-to-learn programming language in “Python Basic and Advanced Functions”. Or dive straight into machine learning and artificial intelligence even with no previous knowledge or experience with “Machine Learning for Absolute Beginners”. Instructor John Bura has been creating games since 1997. He owns Mammoth Interactive, a game development studio that produces games for XBOX 360, Android, iPhones, and more. “Machine Learning and Data Science Developer Certification Program” will teach you everything you know to get an important certification to make your resume shine....

With 4096 different sensitivity points, you’ll have the ability to create artwork with different pressure techniques. It’s a small size – only 6.0-inches x 3.7-inches, but it’s large enough to complete your tasks. And, if you think you need a bigger size, Wacom also discounted the medium-sized model where you can save up to $50 and opt for an 8.5-inches x 5.3-inches active area for sketching, drawing, and designing. Each tablet comes with four customizable express keys where you can easily opt for an undo button, a copy or paste button, and more, making it easy to adjust your art on the fly....

Like the XPanel 2, the XPanel SE from GMKtec also has a 15.6inch monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 px, and an aspect ratio of 16:9 – The Xpanel 2 has 3840 x 2160px. However, there is a price difference too between the two models. The XPanel 2 is $499 and the XPanel SE is offered at $220 – due to the lower screen resolution and display differences....

Jan Keller, technical program manager for Google’s VRP, said that in honor of the program, they are unveiling a new platform: bughunters.google.com. “This new site brings all of our VRPs (Google, Android, Abuse, Chrome and Play) closer together and provides a single intake form that makes it easier for bug hunters to submit issues,” Keller said. Keller added that the platform will have gamification features and offer more chances for interaction or competition....

The latest version of Google Chrome (Chrome 110) provides users with protection against several known cybersecurity issues, including three classed as high-risk – but users who are still running Windows 7 or Windows 8 won’t be able to install the update because Chrome no longer supports updates on these versions of Windows. Also: Google’s hackers: Inside the cybersecurity red team that keeps Google safe “Chrome 109 is the last version of Chrome that will support Windows 7, Windows 8/8....

Amid that backdrop, Google says “search abandonment” is a serious challenge for retailers. According to research conducted by The Harris Poll, commissioned by Google Cloud, “search abandonment” costs retailers more than $300 billion a year. Customers simply can’t find what they’re looking for and move on. Retail Search is designed to address that problem with Google’s understanding of user intent and context. The service uses that understanding to analyze customer activity across websites and mobile apps, and it maps customer intent to product inventory....

The companies explained that Google Cloud’s Chronicle cybersecurity analytics platform “ingests, normalizes, and analyzes petabytes of data from the complete IT environment on planetary-scale infrastructure.” Cybereason claims it examines 23 trillion security-related events per week and said the combination of their work with Google Cloud’s tool “automates prevention for common attacks, guides analysts through security operations and incident response and enables threat hunting with precision at a pace never before achieved....

According to Schütz, all Pixel phones may be vulnerable to this issue. He notified Google about the bug several months ago, but the company only addressed it in its November security update for Pixel phones. Although Schütz is not the first person to report the issue, he received a $70,000 reward, as the company only started working on a fix after his report. Accidental Discovery Schütz accidentally discovered the Pixel bug, but he describes it as the “most impactful vulnerability” he has found to date....

In the agreement, Google will pay for the initial cost of setting up production and will subsidize the first production run, according to NIST. NIST will then design the circuitry for the chips with the help of university partners such as the University of Michigan, the University of Maryland, George Washington University, Brown University and Carnegie Mellon University. They plan on designing as many as 40 different chips for different uses....

With the $199 Pixel Buds Pro, shipping as of today, Google is putting all of its hardware and software smarts into a tiny package. While I tested the Buds Pro over the past few days, one question kept coming to mind: Are these good enough to be the AirPods Pro for Android fans? Spoiler alert: I think so. Design If you were to make assumptions about the design of the Pixel Buds Pro based on the design of the charging case, you’d assume the Buds Pro looks like the standard Pixel Buds or Buds A-Series....

It’s been a while since Microsoft gave a major update to the Your Phone app, which emerged with Windows 10 as part of its plan to integrate Android in a way akin to the iPhone and macOS. The latest update should improve notifications, according to Microsoft. “The Your Phone app is evolving with an updated design that puts notifications at the center,” said Microsoft. It brings an “organized feed of your real-time notifications across all your most-used apps” to the Windows 11 desktop and leans into the Windows 11 user interface refresh....

Over the past decade Nvidia accelerated computing… started the modern AI revolution," Huang said in a keynote address. “Now AI will revolutionize all industries.” Huang presented laid out his strategic vision for Nvidia, which involves delivering products across a four-layer AI stack: hardware, system software and libraries, software platforms like Omniverse; and AI and robotics application frameworks. “The first wave of AI learned perception and inference,” Huang said. “The next wave of AI is robotics – AI planning actions....

The videos consequently made their way onto YouTube and Twitter, though Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two Interactive, issued a copyright claim to have the content taken down. To prove the hack, the actor, using the username “teapotuberhacker” on GTAforums, released screenshots of GTA 5 and 6 source code on the site. They also claimed to be responsible for the massive Uber hack a week ago, as the username implies. However, it is unclear at this time if this claim is true....

The hacker’s post reportedly began circulating on social media over the weekend. If the listed information is authentic, this could be one of the largest ever data breaches in history. The breach poses significant concerns due to the sensitive nature of the data. Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, said that the company’s threat intelligence team found the records in question for sale on the dark web. Several news outlets have reached out to the Chinese government and the Shanghai Police for comments....