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Thehigh-profile cryptocurrency scamthat took place last week has underlined the broader vulnerabilities in Twitter’s infrastructure as new details about it continue to unfold. Now, a newReutersreport reveals what may have brought the social network’s security crumbling down in the first place: More than 1,000 people at the company had the ability to control everyone’s accounts. Reuters says these employees, which also include hires from third-party contractors such as Cognizant, have access to internal tools that potentially allows them to switch sensitive user settings....

(Editor’s Note: Netflix confirmed in July 2019 thatFriendswillleave the streaming servicein early 2020, with fellow sitcomThe Officealsoleaving the service in 2021.) According to the original report on theFriendsdeal, the show’s presence on Netflix isn’t guaranteed beyond 2019 in the new deal, and maybe more importantly, it isn’t exclusive. That means Netflix might not be the only streaming service to offer the series next year, and might not offer it at all in 2020 and beyond — which certainly won’t inspire a lot of confidence in Netflix-subscribing fans of the series....

Apple today announced a new version of Apple TV 4K. It’s the third generation of what we consider tobe the best streaming deviceyou can buy, and Apple’s not really messing with things too much. Same general design. Same general function. But the internals have been tweaked that allow this 2022 model (which follows the models released in September 2017 and May 2021) to work better with more TVs — and to allow for a little more flexibility in price....

A few months ago,it was reportedthat theNintendo Switchcontained a security vulnerability in its Nvidia Tegra X1 processor that had the left the console open to exploits, including homebrew software not approved by Nintendo. Because the problem was in the processor rather than in the console’s operating system or other software, it couldn’t be patched, but new Switch units hitting shelves appear to have solved the bug. Nintendo Switch users have reported that new consoles are no longer vulnerable to “f-g,” short for “Fusée Gelée,” anexploit in the processor’s USB recovery modethat could be activated to remove protection on the systems’ bootROM, thus allowing them to run software the Switch normally wouldn’t run....

At $1,000, the new Casio G-Shock MTG-B2000, part of its premium MT-G line, is more than twice what you’d spend on thebest smartwatchyou can buy, theApple Watch Series 6. The company is one of the few big-name watch makers to consistently add a reliable, useful Bluetooth connection to its watches, and although there is a useful new feature here, it’s not going to beat a touchscreen smartwatch when it comes to functionality....

Nier Automata: The End of Yorha Editionwill launch for Nintendo Switch on October 6, as announced during theNintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. This version ofNier Automatafeatures all previously released content, including additional modes and costumes. It’s available to pre-order now. The End of Yorha Edition(not to be confused with theGame of the Yorhaversion) features additional battle colosseums and boss fights, and the Nintendo Switch version will even include exclusive costumes available on launch day....

Only Murders In The Building Season 4 Review: A More Personal Case Reminds Us Why We Love This Show Summary The trio of new actors who will be playing faux big-screen versions of theOnly Murders in the Buildingcharacters has been officially announced. The show stars Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Selena Gomez as Oliver, Charles, and Mabel, an unlikely trio who bond while creating a true crime podcast about various murders that happen in their New York City apartment building, the Arconia....

OpenAI has unveiled a rebrand that brings changes to its logo, typeface, and color palette. It is the company’s first rebrand since it became notable in 2022 with the popularity of itsChatGPT chatbot. OpenAI, Head of Design Veit Moeller, and Design Director Shannon Jager spoke withWallpaperabout the rebrand changes noting that the company aimed to create a “more organic and more human” image visual identity. This included collaborating with outside partners to develop a new typeface, OpenAI Sans that is unique to the brand....

Parasyte: The Grey ending explained: What happened to Su-in? Su-in’s life changes when thrust into the chaos of extraterrestrial parasites taking over humans, but by the ending of Parasyte: The Grey is she able to live a normal life? The Netflix K-drama is a first when it comes tothe original manga created by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Jeogn Su-in is a regular grocery store worker faced with a new reality. Parasites have landed on Earth ravaging to take over humans and kill....

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet player finds Ditto disguised as itself A Pokemon trainer encountered a rare Ditto in the wild — not because it was Shiny, but because it was actually disguised as another Ditto. There are a handful ofabsolutely iconic Pokemonfrom the original games that have made appearances in almost every Generation. While many fans may think of Pikachu, Eevee, or the Gen 1 Starters — the loveable purple blob, Ditto, is undoubtedly a recognizable Pokemon thanks toits unique shapeshifting ability....

Qualcomm wants to make midrange phones a little more high tech. The company announced thecreation of the 700-series earlier this yearand now it’s unveiling the first chip in that new series — the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710. The Snapdragon 710 is a whole lot more than just a slightly more powerful 600-series chip. It’s aimed at bringing some of the features from the 800 series — like improved security and artificial intelligence — to a cheaper chip that could make its way to some of the so-called “premium midrange” phones to be launched this year....

It’s rare that 3 million years old would be considered young, but that’s the case for a recently discovered exoplanet. The study of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, has exploded in the last decade with more than 5,000 confirmed discoveries to date. But most of those are older, fully mature planets comparable in age to the Earth, which is around 4.5 billion years old. Recently, though, astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) found a planetary baby, which is the youngest transiting planet discovered so far....

There might be hope for the simple Windows graphics editor yet. It seems Microsoft Paint has been granted a reprieve of sorts from itsplanned removal from future Windows OS buildsin favor of replacing it with another app, Paint 3D. According to MSPoweruser, a recent tweet by Aggiornamenti Lumianoted (with comparison screenshots)that within the Insider preview of Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 build (19H1), the product alert that once announced the Paint program’s future Microsoft Store exile was no longer present in the 19H1 version of Paint....