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The hype for Windows 11 can soon be done for many, as Microsoft revealed certain hardware requirements that may put numerous systems out of the equation already. The basic system requirements for Windows 11 have been revealed, and found that Microsoft wants laptops should have at least a webcam of 720p resolution. This is mandated from 2023, where we can see all laptops with Windows 11 pre-installed have a specified webcam by default....

In a new email sent to the Windows Insiders, Microsoft warned users about incoming unstable updates that can cause severe bugs and breakdowns to their systems. Though it didn’t mention the specific reason, this could be more about the Windows 11 23H2 update release. Thus, Microsoft asked users to downgrade to the Beta channel if they want no issues; else, those in the Dev channel will be updated to the new Windows 11 23H2, which has a lot of bugs in the early development phase....

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, November 15, 2025 – Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have teamed up with South Korean beauty giant Amorepacific to create a thin, flexible patch that clings to the skin like a second layer, monitoring environmental factors that accelerate aging and delivering tailored skincare advice through a smartphone app. Dubbed Skinsight, the device represents a leap in personalized dermatology, blending wearable tech with AI to demystify how daily exposures erode youthful glow....

The Novel Coronavirus pandemic is deteriorating gradually, as it’s limiting everyone to home and stopping the production of essentials. Essentials include not just food, but critical PPEs. And one of the serious PPE that’s being short these days is a ventilator. Producing them in a short span is a tough job, yet, there’s a team from MIT who developed manual ventilators that are simple, cheap and portable. E-Vent The Growing Need Death count caused by COVID-19 is over 35,000 to date and it has no signs of slowing down soon....

As they’re enough data breaches this year, security researchers around the world have grouped all the leaked passwords data from these breaches and shared it with NordPass to compile the Worst Passwords of 2019 List . The data set contained about 500 million passwords, says NordPass. And it has reviewed it through to rank the top 200 worst passwords of this year. Image By Wikipedia Commons As expected, the sequential numbers 12345 remained the top of the list with more than 2....

This week at the IFA 2022, MSI launched a new business laptop series called the Prestige 16 – which comes in two variants. While one is with a discrete Nvidia GPU, the other comes with an integrated Intel GPU called the Evo version. Both these laptops come with a 16″ display, with other features based on the variants. MSI has not revealed the pricing and when they can be purchased. Alongside, MSI unveiled a new motherboard with high-end specs and a power supply unit....

NewPipe , an unofficial YouTube client, is now having big improvements made in its latest update. The new version 0.20.3 released yesterday makes YouTube videos in the app load faster. Further, it added support for closing the embedded player directly with a two-finger swipe. NewPipe New Update Released NewPipe Open-source tools are often applauded for two big reasons – transparency and community contribution. Developers taking help from the community and embedding them into their platforms are so appreciated, as it also makes them closer to users....

Nvidia has silently disabled the Peer-to-Peer functionality in its regular high-end graphics cards – indirectly forcing users to upgrade to more expensive ones for this support. This was revealed in a test by Puget Systems, where RTX 4090 GPU is found to have a faulty P2P system – and later confirmed by an Nvidia representative in a forum! Businesses relying on this feature for their overhead works are now forced to buy a much more expensive card – like the RTX A6000 GPU....

Last year, Realme launched the flagship Realme X50 5G smartphone in China and that performed well. Now, the company is all set to make a global presence by showcasing a new smartphone at the MWC 2020 event. Let’s take a look at the details. Realme To Showcase A New Smartphone At MWC 2020 Realme has scheduled its first global launch at the Mobile World Congress 2020 event, held in Barcelona, Spain....

One of the top Russian Wikipedia editors, Mark Bernstein was arrested by Belarus’ GUBOPiK on Friday. He was accused of various crimes like distributing anti-Russian information on Wikipedia and also editing the articles against Russia, of its invasion against Ukraine. Bernstein’s personal details were initially shared in GUBOPiK’s telegram channel, where his arrest videos too were posted. Arresting a Wikipedia Editor Wikipedia is one of the primary sources one would reach to know something....

SANS Institute has a disclosed a data breach yesterday, after finding that one of their employees had fallen to a phishing email. The credentials of the victim were used for installing an OAuth Office 365 add-on and forwarded about 518 emails to an unknown account. These emails included the PII of about 28,000 of its members but didn’t contain any sensitive data. SANS Institute Disclosed Data Breach SANS Institute is a cybersecurity coaching institute, where it offers security training and certifications....

In a surprise move, Sony unveiled an electric car in its turn of CES event 2020 today. Though the firm didn’t inform any technical specifications yet, this concept model is named Vision S and having plenty of Sony’s electronics within. Vision S is a concept car from Sony that surprised everyone at the show. Its introduction shows the firm’s interest in mobility and future electric missions. Sony says that This prototype embodies our contribution to the future of mobility and contains a variety of technologies....

South Korea will acquire 10,000 GPUs in 2024 to strengthen its AI computing infrastructure. U.S. AI chip regulations impact global market dynamics, but South Korea remains exempt. Nvidia leads the AI chip market, while OpenAI and Chinese startups explore alternatives. As artificial intelligence becomes a key battleground for technological dominance, South Korea is stepping up its efforts by securing 10,000 high-performance GPUs this year. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the country’s AI computing capabilities and compete globally....

In a move towards more secure communications, the Swiss army has instructed all its members to use Threema – a locally developed instant messenger. Alongside this recommendation, the army has banned all other foreign messengers. While the army didn’t explicitly state the reason, it said to bear the annual subscription costs of Threema for its personnel, who use it. Threema is the Only Solution The Switzerland army has made a big move by banning all the foreign instant messengers for its personnel....

In order to give deserved credits to the respective creators, TikTok announced a new crediting feature in its platform, that’d let users mention a video they’re taking inspiration to their posts. Users will be able to tag not just the creators and hashtags, but also their videos to let their followers see the actual inspiration behind that post. This support comes after a lot of users complained about the lack of proper credits for their viral videos....

Owing to regulatory concerns, TikTok has long been working to prevent the younger audience from viewing inappropriate content on its platform. In this pursuit, the company has now come up with a new borderline suggestive model – that can automatically detect the borderline content and hide them from the app’s recommendations to the young audience. This could be sexually explicit content that’s not violating the platform policies but is still inappropriate for younger people to see....

Twitch, the popular platform for streaming games, has explained the vigorous copyright crackdown it made last month. The platform said that it received thousands of copyright notices from record labels last month, all targeting the users’ background music in their streams and archives from the past. Further, Twitch also apologized for not providing adequate tools to handle such notices. Twitch Apologizes to Streamers In a blog post , Twitch said that it had received thousands of copyright notices from various record labels last month, all pointing at the background music of users streams....

Filings in California’s District Court on November 5, 2019, reveals that two former Twitter employees named Ahmad Abouammo and Ali Alzabarah are now charged under prosecutions of spying on Saudi’s dissidents using Twitter platform. Official To Saudi Rather Than Twitter. Being active in the years in 2013-15, Abouammo is alleged with accessing the private information (email, up address, phone number) of a critic who has more than one million followers. Whereas, Ali Alzabarah has been accused of mining into 6000 accounts of Twitter’s database!...

Ending the absurd screenshot posts, Elon Musk said Twitter would soon let users add long-form texts to their tweets. Users who want to post long messages are now forced to upload a notepad screenshot – which includes all their text. This aside, Musk said Twitter would bring more tools for creator monetization and also improve the internal search soon. Twitter’s Upcoming Features After revamping the homepage for logged-out users and Blue subscription, Elon Musk-led Twitter is planning to add new tools for creator monetization ....

In the realm of digitalization, almost every service is going onto the internet and is being provided to innumerable across the world. Movie shows or television content are the best things to describe which are easily passed or infringed. So here’s a story of two (or more) people who made pirated content streaming more sophisticated than the actual providers. Confessions Darryl Julius Polo (aged 36) has pleaded guilty in court for the crimes of copyright infringement, which includes the illegal sourcing, reproduction and commercial distribution of tens of thousands of content (in terms of TV episodes and movies) from various original providers without permissions....