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Enrique Lores, CEO of HP, assured that the controversial practice of banning the use of cartridges from other companies in its printers is a cybersecurity problem, “viruses”. [pouvant être] hidden in cartridges.
What reason did HP boss Enrique Lores give for why his printers rejected ink cartridges from other companies?
The CEO of HP defended this controversial practice, which is the subject of a class action lawsuit, on a CNBC broadcast last Thursday: “We have observed that viruses can be hidden in cartridges.” [et contaminer] the network. »
Cell phone and baby
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According to a McGill University study, “low-income or underdeveloped women who own their own cell phones experience healthier pregnancies and give birth to healthier babies.”
At first glance, the study, titled “Health of Cell Phones and Babies,” suggests the worst. According to a study from McGill University, it's exactly the opposite. “Women from low-income or underdeveloped areas who own their own cell phones experience healthier pregnancies and give birth to healthier babies,” said Luca Maria Pesando, associate professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University and co-author of the study. His explanation: The cell phone enables access to a wealth of knowledge on the Internet.
Slowness and mystery
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Another Code: Recollection is a simultaneously disturbing and luminous game that delves into a 13-year-old girl's story of murder and family secrets.
Another Code: Recollection, released on January 19th, is similar to many Nintendo Switch games in that the wide-eyed child characters talk to each other through bubbles displayed on the screen. But it only takes a few minutes for us to lose our bearings when we witness the shooting of the parents of little Ashley Mizuki Robins, who was three years old at the time. Of course, we are no longer in Mario and his friends, but in an investigation in a magnificent mansion where inventive puzzles reveal family secrets.
“The Player of the Century” rehabilitated
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Billie Mitchell, the self-proclaimed “Player of the Century,” was accused in 2018 of obtaining his Donkey Kong credits by playing on a modified device and was stripped of his titles.
On January 16th, the bible of video game music, Twin Galaxies, equaled the record-breaking results of Billie Mitchell, the man who proclaimed himself “Player of the Century.” In particular, he achieved phenomenal results with the arcade games Donkey Kong, Centipede and Pac-Man and made his entry into the Guinness Book of Records. In 2018, he was accused of obtaining his Donkey Kong appearances by playing on a modified device and was stripped of his titles. It was rehabilitated almost six years later thanks to the testimony of an experienced computer scientist, Michael Zyda.
Harder to steal
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A new feature makes it more difficult to steal iPhones: Even if the thief has the password for the device, he or she must be recognized with FaceID or TouchID in order to change important settings.
It's rare that an update between two major releases is worth mentioning, but that's the case with iOS 17.3, which recently began rolling out to iPhones. In summary, a new feature makes stealing a phone even more difficult: even if the thief has the password to the device, he or she must be recognized using FaceID or TouchID to change important settings, add a new payment card, or enter Lost Mode to deactivate.