Despite opposition from many governments, Meta began end-to-end encrypting “all personal conversations and calls on Messenger and Facebook,” as well as on WhatsApp, to make them more private. • Also read: Child Crime: New Mexico Files Complaint Against Meta • Also read: Meta, IBM and their allies are calling for an “open” future for AI … [Read more…]
Japan may have opened a new chapter in its space history on Thursday with the successful test of a rocket engine powered entirely by locally produced energy: cow dung. In that test, an engine shot a blue and orange flame horizontally for a few seconds about 10 meters through the open door of a hangar … [Read more…]
The UEFI firmware that boots Windows and Linux devices can be hijacked using simple malicious logo images. Before we begin, some definitions. What is UEFI? Released in 2006, UEFI is an improvement to the BIOS of Windows systems. UEFI stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. Stored on a chip on the motherboard, its main task … [Read more…]
Galaxies eject matter into their immediate surroundings in the form of galactic winds, according to a study published Wednesday by researchers who observed the phenomenon for the first time in a large sample of star clusters. • Also read: A powerful flash of cosmic light destroyed our atmosphere • Also read: The Euclid Telescope offers … [Read more…]
Sellers still have the upper hand in the Greater Montreal residential real estate market as sales prices remain strong despite a slowdown in real estate transactions in November. According to the Professional Association of Real Estate Agents of Quebec (APCIQ), residential property sales recorded a decline of 1% compared to the month of November 2022, … [Read more…]
Google will begin deploying Gemini on Wednesday, its new artificial intelligence (AI) model that is expected to allow the company to better compete with OpenAI (the creator of ChatGPT) and Microsoft, from applications aimed at the general public to to computing capacities for companies. • Also read: Meta, IBM and their allies are calling for … [Read more…]
Your part of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Horizon: Forbidden West, return or Sackboy: A great adventure is no longer limited to your television. Thanks to the new PlayStation Portal, Sony now allows gamers to carry around their PS5 catalog, a device with impressive capabilities… but whose price (just over $310 after taxes) risks … [Read more…]
Softimage was founded in 1986 by Daniel Langlois and his team on Saint-Laurent Boulevard and is still alive. The software, a world leader in 3D animation, has changed its name but is still the result of the work of a team of developers based in Montreal. • Also read: “He is a mentor and someone … [Read more…]
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra tablet With the completely clear presentation of its super-immersive 37 cm (14.6-inch) screen, its uniform brightness and its uniform design, the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra aims to be the new standard for high-end tablets. It is also water and dust protected, making it perfect for worry-free watching series or films … [Read more…]
Hundreds of properties in Quebec change hands every day, most of them without us knowing the exact details. That was before we became interested… Here are the latest transactions that caught our attention. A residence in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) neighborhood has just found a buyer for $1,815,000. Built in 1930 and renovated several times since … [Read more…]