The Enduring Mystery of an Aggressive FBI Raid Near Area 51

When federal agents kicked in his door one icy morning last November, Joerg Arnu was still asleep. Another was holding a riot shield. This is the FBI, one yelled. Put your hands against the wall! His house, located in the remote town of Rachel, Nevada, had been swarmed by police vans. Not long afterwards, agents started asking him questions. One of the first things they wanted to know was: Are there any booby traps on the property?...

January 19, 2023 · 3 min · 472 words · Lindsey Sanchez

You’ll Soon Be Able to Check Your Home Security Camera From a Galaxy Watch

Thepress releasementions being able to swipe right from the main watch face to pull up the SmartThings shortcuts. The app still instructs me to check my phone for a streaming preview. Samsung says WebRTC is the streaming protocol that makes all this possible. The Galaxy Watch 5 will soon allow you to view security cameras through SmartThings.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo AndroidsNearby Sharefile-sharing protocol and Googles Stadia (RIP) also use WebRTC within their respective backends....

January 19, 2023 · 1 min · 125 words · Timothy Cowan

Samsung Adds The Galaxy S22 and Two Laptops to Its Self-Repair Program

This is the first time Samsung has added laptops to its self-repair repertoire. Samsung will even help you recycle old parts. The repair kits are for the 15-inch Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360, a convertible laptop. The Galaxy Book from Samsung can now be repaired at home.Image: Samsung The phones join the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S20 smartphones, plus the Galaxy Tab S7+ Android tablet. It seems Samsungs had lots of traction on its self-repair program....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 126 words · John Taylor

Samsung’s Latest Update for the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro Adds 360 Degree Spatial Audio Recording

Samsung has announced a slew of software updates coming to the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and Galaxy Watch. Samsung claims it can distinguish between varying situations, like whether youre in a crowded arena or the forest. Samsung says the 360 Audio Recording is made possible through leveraging LE audio. The Galaxy Buds 2 Pro in matte graphite.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo But thats also why this ability is currently proprietary to Samsung-made devices and only the latest batch....

January 12, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · Lisa Lam

How to Watch the Galaxy S23 Launch at Samsung Unpacked

Samsung has announced the details of its next Galaxy Unpacked event. It will be live-streamed on YouTube and Samsungs website. Were expecting that what will be unpacked is Samsungs next flagship, the Galaxy S23. Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked will take place Feb. 1, 2023.Image: Samsung For your convenience, weve embedded the YouTube stream below. What will Samsung unpack? Theres also already been a slew of rumors circulating about whats to come....

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 199 words · Jennifer Carson

Who Is Planting Weird Antennas All Over the Foothills of Salt Lake City?

Quite bizarrely, they are being left in mountainous regions that are difficult to get to. Fonarow said the process of dismantling and removing the rig took hours. Once we get up to the Twin Peaks, it gets real steep, so we were up there. Photo: Michael Smith/Newsmakers (Getty Images) Even more intriguingly, Fonarow commented during the same interview that the bizarre setups might be related to cryptocurrency. Are shitcoin schemers setting up a secret sun-pilfering system to use Utahs bountiful rays for crypto-mining power?...

January 6, 2023 · 1 min · 137 words · Mr. Kyle Davis

Louisiana Begins Requiring Government ID to Access Online Porn

In New Orleans, you candrink alcohol openlyin the streets. you’ve got the option to eventhrow your own parade. Louisiana stateHouse Bill 142requires adult sites to screen visitors via reasonable age verification, or face possible legal consequences. Louisiana’s newest law to protect minors could come with serious privacy risks.Image:New Africa(Shutterstock) But for the most part, adult sites will probably stick to drivers licenses. Louisiana allows digital drivers licenses throughthe states LA Walletinitiative and app....

January 3, 2023 · 2 min · 255 words · Judy Dean

Twitter Quietly Removes Its Covid-19 Misinformation Policy

Twitter has dropped itscovid-19 misleading information policythat used to prohibit users fromspreading misinformationabout the virus. Includingrecently lettingCongresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene have her personal account back after losing it for posting covid misinformation. My account is back. Photo: Bethany Clarke (Getty Images) Go follow @mtgreenee for MTG unfiltered. Twitter first instated itscovid-19 policyin April 2020 to help people access reputable information and incorporated a strike policy. This was proven to be false....

November 29, 2022 · 1 min · 149 words · Roy Ramirez

A Soil Fungus That Causes Lung Infections Is Spreading Across the U.S.

In reality, they say, histo is found all across the country. When a person breathes in spores of the fungus, they can contract an infection called histoplasmosis. I say, You guys call me all the time about this. The fungus histoplasma, which causes lung infections, was concentrated in the Midwest in the 1950s and 60s (top map), but now causes significant disease throughout much of the country (bottom).Graphic: Patrick Mazi and Andrej Spec/Washington University...

November 21, 2022 · 1 min · 181 words · Brett Sanchez

People Are Still Using the Dumbest Passwords Available

Cybersecurity researchers from Cybernews and password manager companyNordPassboth independently reported this week on data surrounding the most commonly-used passwords. In their case, password sat in the number one spot for most-used password throughout the globe. The number 2 most-used password for Brazil accounts is Brasil while in Germany, number 5 is hallo. If you were under the assumption that people would have stopped using “123456" as their password in 2022, you would be sorely mistaken....

November 17, 2022 · 1 min · 123 words · Linda Cummings

Samsung Explains When Android 13 Will Rollout to Galaxy Devices

When Apple launches a software update on the iPhone, everyone gets it simultaneously. But on the Android side of things, its dependent on individual manufacturers. Its only now were learning when each unit will get its bump. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo The list of devices getting updates was announced via apush notificationto Korean Samsung users. (So much for being a fan!) Samsungs software featuring Android 13 is called One UI 5....

October 25, 2022 · 1 min · 161 words · Brian Haley

Samsung’s New Rugged Tablet and Smartphone Look Perfect For a Hike or Construction Site

Theyre also both IP68 rated for dust and water resistance. Both devices offer Samsungs desktop-style DeX mode. Samsung isnt new to offering these sorts of workhorse devices. Samsung’s newest rugged tablet has a removable battery and S Pen capabilities.Image: Samsung Years ago, the company offered its flagship hardware in atougher bodyafter its standard devices launched. Its still a mystery how long these devices will last in the wild. Samsung says it will offer up to four years of software updates and five years of security updates....

September 22, 2022 · 1 min · 146 words · Jose Fields

The Best Free AI Art Generators, Ranked

What is AI art? If the AI is the artist, how can any human claim the generated output as their own? The question then becomes, what use is AI-generated images? Current AI text-to-video generators are still nascent, but many art generators are capable of making some interesting, if not all, unique images.Gif: Runway.ml Entrenched art communities fromsites like DeviantArthave largely decried any and all AI-generated images. So for all intents and purposes, the legal identify of paid-for AI images is still in flux....

September 16, 2022 · 2 min · 318 words · Jennifer Mckay