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The prosthetics will be 3D printed and will carry designs from the Halo franchise. Far from being a gimmick, the arms are fully functional with articulated hands for gripping objects. Limbitless will begin rolling out the designs next year, starting with two new designs. The new Halo prosthetics will sit alongside the organizations other themed prosthetics, including an Iron Man arm. In the new collections, 343 Industries and Limbitless Solutions has created an imitation of the Master Chief VI gauntlet in the familiar green hue....

The flaw resides in Apple’s use of Bonjour, a program it initially created for Mac that handles hostname resolution and other networking tasks. The Apple software suite contains an unquoted path vulnerability, which Morphisec describes as such: “Software developers are using more and more object-oriented programming, and many times when assigning a variable with a path, they assume that using the String type of the variable alone is enough – well it’s not!...

Though that sounds like a steep price tag, it remains the same as last year. For their money, developers will see interaction from Bill Gates and Satya Nadella. “With more than 5,000 developers joining us in person and millions following via live stream, Build and Seattle will be the hub for what’s next,” said a company spokesperson. “Build’s also the place to get deep technical dives into the great things we’re doing today to help developers build the next generation of intelligent apps and services....

During the event, the company previewed the chips and said Tiger Lake will surpass its current “Ice Lake” 10th Gen Core processors. In other words, Intel is promising increased performance over its current top-of-the-line chips. Built on the company’s 10nm+ process, Tiger Lake will provide significant performance gains, according to Intel. Furthermore, the company says the CPUs in the series will have discrete-level integrated graphics. Those graphics will be built on Intel’s soon to launch Xe architecture....

It seems the company isn’t content to control most of the social media market, have a stake in advertising, and own one of the most popular VR headsets. Going forward, it’s looking at devices like AR glasses, its own voice assistant, and custom silicon. Essentially, it wants to cut out third-parties as much as possible. “We really want to make sure the next generation has space for us,” Facebook’s head of hardware, Andrew Bosworth, told The Information....

A new Facebook feature called Community Actions is currently in testing. It will allow users to voice political causes and demands and have other users support these pages. While Change.org is purpose built for this, Facebook is repurposing an existing system for Community Actions. Essentially the service is a Facebook Pages profile with a “Support” button instead of “Like”. In other words, users will be able to support a cause rather than like it....

Kvashuk was found guilty of 18 federal felonies following five hours of deliberation by the jury. He is now facing up to 20 years in prisons on convictions including six counts of money laundering, five counts of wire fraud, two counts of filing computer in furtherance of fraud, and two counts of aggravated theft. Twenty-five-year-old Volodymyr Kvashuk was found guilty of stealing digital currency and resold it to receive $2....

In terms of a much-requested security feature, Google’s Chrome 68 will give users even more protection. The next major release of the market-leading browser will flag websites not delivered over HTTPS. This feature is a long time coming. Google first announced this ability way back in September 2016. With the release of Chrome 68, the company will be embracing HTTPS signifying secure websites. At the moment, the browser displays HTTPS sites as “secure”....

It seems the bug is a tech support scam that locks down the Windows 10 device and tells users it has been infected by a virus. By using Javascript code, the bug can create a loop that prevents Chrome from functioning, also locking down tabs. When the machine freezes, a pop-up appears claiming to be sent from Microsoft support. This window says Windows 10 is infected and data and personal information are at risk....

Launched in 2016, Google App Maker provided IT developers with a platform for building apps within the G Suite low-code service. Google says it has decided to discontinue the platform last year, while I would argue it was dead on arrival. The company says App Maker apps will continue to work for the next year but development of the platform has already ceased. On Jan. 19, 2021 all apps on the service will stop working, while from April 15, 2020 users will not be able to create new apps....

By enabling SSO in Admin, G Suite users can also access SSO-enabled devices based on Windows 10. By leveraging the Google Credential Provider, users can allow employees to use G Suite credentials to login to Windows 10 devices. Admins can also secure these devices through the platform by using Google’s anti-hijacking and suspicious login detection technologies. Furthermore, users of G Suite Enterprise, Enterprise for Education, and Cloud Identity Premium are getting additional perks....

For general users, it means the ability to make use of machine learning from their browser. Google Lens uses AI to detect images and provide similar results, letting users discover objects to purchase and more. It can also identify landmarks, providing users with additional information without them having to search for it. So far, Google hasn’t mentioned Lens’ text detection capabilities, but it’s possible you’ll be able to search the text from an image....

A bug in the exporting process caused some user’s content to be included in other’s archives. According to 9to5 Google, the company confirmed the issue and said it affected less than 0.01% of users attempting takeouts. However, Alphabet Inc. has been unable to provide users with the specific videos that were shared or even how many were sent to strangers. The number of impacted users is small, but that content could be incredibly compromising....

Though it’s been available in beta on Windows, Xbox, and PS4 for some time, the title now has a Windows 10 version, and that means crossplay. The feature comes from the decision to include Xbox Play Anywhere functionality. An Xbox player can start the game, before switching to PC and carrying on from where they left off. All of their progress, purchases, and more will sync over. Xbox Play Anywhere also comes with crossplay by default, but don’t expect to make full use just yet....

Developed by Play Mechanix and Raw Thrills, it features four turret-mounted machine guns and a 130-inch 4K screen. It was created in partnership with 343 Industries, meaning the return of Covenant troops and vehicles as players battle on the surface of Alpha Halo. “We couldn’t be happier to announce this project and have had an absolute blast working with Eugene Jarvis – one of my personal heroes and inspirations – and the wonderful team of talented designers and creators at Raw Thrills,” said Kiki Wolfkill, Head of Halo Transmedia at 343 Industries....

Though you can often get by with a quiet mic for dictation, talking to someone in a noisier environment on Discord, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or other calling software can present issues. Though many of these have their own audio controls, it’s far easier to increase or boost your Windows 10 microphone volume globally. To do so, you don’t need any microphone boost software – your system’s default drivers and Windows settings should be enough....

Six weeks after Meltdown and Spectre was discovered, Intel has yet to issue a patch for Variant 2 (Spectre) of the flaw. Intel is facing lawsuits because the company failed to tell customers about the vulnerability. The security lawsuits claim the company violated laws that affected businesses. Intel says it will fight the court claims and is willing to dispute the accusations: “We dispute the claims described above and intend to defend the lawsuits vigorously....

The Android version will follow shortly after iOS, but it won’t all be smooth sailing. Microsoft says progress may be reset as the dev team tests new features. Players will also have to play at least every week or they’ll be kicked out. Despite Minecraft’s appeal to a younger audience, participants will also have to be over eighteen years old. Naturally, you also have to be signed up for the closed beta, which you can still do here....

1 Cause2 Truth or Theft? The company is responding to anonymous allegations reported by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post in October. Unnamed sources claim the Russian government used Kaspersky antivirus to find and steal classified NSA files. These files were stored on a home PC of an NSA employee. While the company denies the allegations, there is certainly suspicions from within the U.S. government....

“Our collaboration with Lenovo will deliver transformative PC user experiences for both consumers and the enterprise thanks to the platform’s performance and power efficiency, combined with the high speed, low-latency connectivity made possible by 5G,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager, mobile business unit, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The platform includes an octal-core Kyro 495 processor paired with an Adreno 680 GPU for significant performance gains over previous generations....