What is the origin of email "spam"?
"Spontaneously Persistent Advertising Message"
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Collector earns Guinness World Record for simultaneously connecting 444 consoles to a single TV
A spreadsheet is needed to keep track of everything
Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death case over streaming service's trial TOS
Widower is only seeking $50,000 or about one one-thousandth of Disney's estimated daily revenue
Recruiters overwhelmed as 57% of young applicants are using ChatGPT for job resumes
Paid ChatGPT users have an edge over free users
White House wants to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up
Easing pain points when dealing with businesses
TikTok is pushing fake news alerts about Taylor Swift and Shohei Ohtani as "Breaking"
Social media remains a hub for misinformation
Two games based on Halloween are in development, one with John Carpenter's involvement
The original Halloween from 1978, thankfully
Will AI pave the way for a more proactive workplace?
Reclaiming time for more meaningful work
Bill Gates, a bug, and a late-night fix: A classic tech support tale
IT support rants can go far if you reach the right person at Microsoft
Rediscovered Andy Warhol Amiga artwork on sale for $26 million
Good news for rich fans of Warhol and Debbie Harry
Ubuntu will use the latest version of the Linux kernel for new releases moving forward
A new kernel adoption policy for one of the most popular Linux OS distros
What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion?
Was it IBM's Watson, Deep Blue, Cray Jaguar or Blue Gene?
"Robot dogs" to join Ukraine's efforts in high-risk military missions
The technology is expected to have a significant impact on operations against Russian invaders
This cyber sleuth infiltrated the LockBit ransomware gang and unmasked its leader
The notorious LockBit was shrouded in mystery until Jon DiMaggio came along
US police trade gas for electrons as EVs keep smoking Dodge Chargers
As criminals go electric, police struggle to keep pace
In brief: Police are facing a new reality on the roads, one their aging fleets may not be equipped to handle. Long the undisputed kings of pursuit, even the mighty Dodge Charger's 6-second sprint to 60 mph is getting dusted by the latest EVs. Thanks to the success of models like the Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, fleeing suspects now have a wicked new advantage.
CrowdStrike president accepts "Most Epic Fail" award at this year's Pwnies
Sentonas graciously accepted the award as a future reminder of just how wrong things can go
Busted Steam Deck reborn as surprisingly capable $100 mini gaming PC
Breathing new life into e-waste
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and driving force in Google's growth story, dies at 56
She took YouTube's business into the stratosphere
British Royal Mint launches initiative to extract gold from electronic waste
The world's first e-waste processing facility that works at room temperature
Massive 3D-printed community almost finished in Texas
3D printed neighbors not included
Paid services that remove you from people-finder sites aren't very effective
You're better off manually opting out
In brief: You've likely seen plenty of ads on the internet for services that remove you from people-search sites – data brokers that collect information from public records, commercial data sources, and social media platforms. Some of these companies charge a lot of money for their work, but a new study suggests they're not really worth it.
Classic Doom games receive a new official episode and a major update for Quakecon
Cross-play, 25 new deathmatch maps, new accessibility features, and more
Stranded Starliner astronauts are finally coming home... next year
They could get home sooner if Boeing gets Starliner working again, but that's looking doubtful
YouTube tests Twitter-style community notes to fight misinformation
Using the community to fight YouTube BS
Microsoft adds Adobe Type1 fonts to the growing list of deprecated Windows features
The venerable font format will soon reach the grave