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Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"

Police boast of hacking VPN where criminals "believed themselves to be safe"

[ad_1] European law enforcement say they hacked into a VPN (virtual private network) service used for ransomware attacks and other crimes, and identified thousands of users before shutting the VPN down and arresting its administrator. Europol announced yesterday the results of the operation against the service, First VPN. The First VPN website now displays a …

Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”

Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”

[ad_1] Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the company has reached further back than ever, releasing “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date” along with other documentation and notes from …

Record Club is trying to be Letterboxd for music nerds

Record Club is trying to be Letterboxd for music nerds

[ad_1] There isn’t really a solid equivalent to Goodreads or Letterboxd for music lovers, but Record Club is aiming to change that. Yes, we have Rate Your Music, but its interface is crowded, and it feels more geared towards longer-form reviews than cataloging your listening habits and connecting with other fans. Record Club is clean …

Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans

Ferrari is using IBM’s AI to create F1 superfans

[ad_1] Two years ago, IBM realized there was one glaring omission in its roster of sports partnerships: Formula One.  Formula One has become one of the world’s most popular sports, especially in the U.S., where Netflix’s “Drive to Survive” documented the working lives of F1 drivers and turned them into mainstream celebrities. The tech-centric sport …