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Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute

Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has blocked X in the country for 10 days after claiming that the platform’s owner Elon Musk had incited hatred and “violated” his own social network’s rules. “Shame on Dictator Maduro,” wrote Musk, who claimed that the incumbent president had committed “major election fraud.” Maduro, who also argued that his rivals […]

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Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decades

Security researchers have found a vulnerability in AMD processors that has persisted for decades, according to reporting by Wired. This is a fascinating security flaw because it was found in the firmware of the actual chips and potentially allows malware to deeply infect a computer’s memory. The flaw was discovered by researchers from the security […]

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The Borderlands movie is an astounding waste of potential

On paper, Eli Roth's Borderlands adaptation sounds like a recipe for a solid sci-fi romp: Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett as the wise-cracking gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black, fresh off of voicing Bowser, as the quippy/annoying Claptrap; and freaking Jamie Lee Curtis back in the genre fray after Everything Everywhere, All At Once. And yet the film is […]

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A robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in Texas

It’s taken almost two years but a planned community of homes made with a gigantic 3D printer in Georgetown, Texas is almost complete. Reuters reports that the homes, which are part of a community called Wolf Ranch, are being built with a large 3D printer called the Vulcan that’s 45 feet wide and weighs more […]

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You can now include 20 images in a single Instagram post

Good news, oversharers: Instagram has doubled the number of photos and videos users can share in a carousel post. A representative for the social media network told Engadget that the limit has been increased from 10 to 20 pieces of media. This update will roll out to all Instagram users round the world beginning today. […]