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However, the United States too has caught up with China and is now sharing the top position with the Asian country. Both nations added new systems to tie in terms of the number supercomputers that rank. Also, they are tied at 171 systems each and are also roughly equal in terms of raw computing power. “The 48th edition of the Top500 list saw China and the United States pacing each other for supercomputing supremacy,” Top500 editors said in a statement released at an HPC conference in Salt Lake City....

Before, cloud mining was a simpler way to enter the crypto mining market without making large investments. Now, in some cases, it is the only way. Popular cryptocurrencies are becoming less and less profitable to mine independently – or balancing on the edge of unprofitable, as in the case of Bitcoin. To mine successfully today, we have to mine effectively. This means using specialized equipment and optimizing the process by all available means....

Let us face it; several laptops which are even 3-4 generations old will still be faster than a regular Chromebook and most importantly, they will have the necessary amount of storage to make sure that you will never run out space. Chromebooks have flash based memory present inside them, along with a SD card slot, but that does not make for a very effective storage expansion combination now does it....

Though Twitter has not confirmed or denied the news, a Twitter expert noticed the sudden drop in ISIS linked Twitter accounts. — Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin) April 2, 2015 According to Zaid, Twitter suspended thousands of accounts of Islamic State, ISIL and Daesh – and its supporters A Twitter representative on Thursday confirmed to news outlets that its violations department had in fact suspended some 10,000 accounts on one day – 2 April – “for tweeting violent threats”....

The availability of Twitter Blue with verification is currently available on iOS in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. In this plan, any user subscribing to the Twitter Blue subscription will get a blue checkmark or verification badge for their accounts for a monthly fee. However, this decision led to a widespread debate on the platform, as there was no clarity as to what would happen to the current Twitter Blue subscribers....

For those unaware, jailbreaking means bypassing the restrictions Apple puts on the operating system and taking full control of the device including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. With a jailbroken device, you can install apps, themes, tweaks, and other files that haven’t been approved by Apple, customize the interface in various ways, and remove the tough security protections that Apple has built into iOS. One of the reasons for jailbreaking is to expand the feature set limited by Apple and its App Store....

While the U.S. and ICANN officials say that the change is part of a longstanding plan to “privatize” those functions, some critics complain about a “giveaway” that could threaten the internet’s integrity. ICANN will take its input from academics, companies, governments and the public. While the American government didn’t really exercise its influence, it no longer has that option. “This transition was envisioned 18 years ago, yet it was the tireless work of the global Internet community, which drafted the final proposal, that made this a reality,” said ICANN Board Chair Stephen D....

That said, in the past, we have witnessed Apple devices being bricked. In fact, many special characters sent on iMessage made iPhones and iPads completely broke. Well, this time around a nasty Apple iMessage bug has been discovered that can brick your iPhone. So here’s everything you need to know about this issue. iMessage Bug Might Have Bricked Your iPhone Recently A Google Project Zero security researcher named Natalie Silvanovich discovered a specific set of characters that when received on iMessage on an iPhone, MacOS computer or even an iPad would completely brick these devices....

The notice was drafted and sent with assistance from the digital rights group, Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY). In its letter, VideoLAN highlighted that before the ban, VLC was being used by 80 million users in India, and saw an average of 25 million downloads per year since its release. It asserts that the URL (uniform resource locator) to access VideoLan and the VLC website to download the open-source media player has been blocked by ISPs in India since February 2022 without any prior notice....

Many iPhone users said that they could see a line under the battery icon. Some of them are worried, thinking that their iPhone is damaged or there is some bug in it. If you are also curious to know what that line means, then you have come to the right place. Stay with us; In this article, we will explain why that line appears and how you can remove it....

Nevertheless, despite the various adaptations to the pure Proof of Stake consensus, many projects continue to adopt it without attempting to change the core model as it was first proposed back in 2012. One of the most renowned is Ethereum 2.0, which will go live with a pure Proof of Stake consensus at some point in 2020. So what is Proof of Stake, and why has it endured the test of time so well?...

Users simply need to scan the QR code on Whastapp Website using the logged-in WhatsApp app on their smartphone to log in to Whatsapp on Their PC. In less than a decade, WhatsApp has become the world’s most popular cross-platform messaging and VOIP service. WhatsApp can be used on any Windows, macOS, and Linux PC using WhatsApp Web. So here’s everything you need to know about WhatsApp Web. Can I use WhatsApp on my PC?...

Back in 2015, the Android logo appeared peeing on Apple in satellite view. Some pranksters have tried pranks via Google Map Maker and have drawn a green area or park on Google Maps in the shape of the Android logo as if it is peeing on the Apple logo. The geographical coordinates of these logos lied in Pakistan. This prank could have been done by an anonymous prank star or by Google itself as a stunt to hit the headlines....

The answer is that it depends. If the software being installed affects an integral part of the operating system then a restart is required. For instance, a new kernel for the operating system. Sometimes, a piece of software will make a change that cannot come into effect while the computer is use. Other reasons might be – a file is in use, as a result, the change can only occur during boot up of the computer....

Researchers from Oregon State University have created a new technology using LED’s capabilities to produce beyond visual spectrum lighting to transmit data. They have named the device as WiFO, and it can use the beyond spectrum lighting to transmit and receive data. Currently, the prototype WiFO system looks like a typical ceiling LED system that stretches out across a given area, and according to the researchers each devices connected WiFO receives data rates of 50 to 100 megabits....

Users who have installed KB4517211 (OS Build 18362.387) took to Microsoft’s community forum as well as Feedback Hub to complain about unresponsive Windows Desktop Search pages as well as killing of VMware Workstation Pro on several configurations. “After installing KB4517211 and rebooting, you cannot type anything into the search field. You can’t even get your cursor in there,” wrote one user on Feedback about Search. “Forced to uninstall and then block the cumulative update KB4517211 because it causes search not to work from the taskbar search icon (search window not displayed), nor from just typing on Windows Start Menu,” wrote another user with a similar problem....

The recently released Windows 11 Patch Tuesday KB5015814 update included improvements that were a part of update KB5014668, the new Search Highlights feature, addressed an issue that redirected the PowerShell command output, as well as patched security vulnerabilities. However, this update appears to have created problems for those who have downloaded and installed it on their systems, especially the Start Menu. Users are complaining that the Start Menu is being erratically interrupted by an app opening and closing....

Starting last week, the company has begun rolling out an update to the Snipping Tool app (version 11.2211.35.0) for Windows 11 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, which means users will now be able to record their screens using the Snipping Tool without the need for a third-party app. For those unaware, Snipping Tool is a Microsoft Windows screenshot utility included in Windows Vista and later. It can take still screenshots of an open window, rectangular areas, a free-form area, or the entire screen....

SoakSoak Malware Compromises 100,000+ WordPress WebsitesThe malwareSecurity Net The malware Once your website has been infected by the malware, you may experience irregular website behavior including unexpected redirects to SoakSoak.ru web pages. You may also end up downloading malicious files onto your computer systems automatically without any knowledge. The attack vector for the malware is not yet known, as is the reason of this campaign. This campaign has resulted in a loss both revenue and reputation for the WordPress blog owners who are blacklisted by Google....

Google is the ultimate search engine? Wrong, there are plenty of search engines that offer you same search results if not better. But due to the vast scale of Google, when you need to get information or find something online, chances are you go to Google. However, Google has one big flaw. It traces your browsing history and has been in limelight for it user data scraping methods. It saves your search history, scans your Gmail, tracks your location, keeps everything you say to “OK Google,” and a lot more....