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“Early in the year we got into the penalty and there are a lot of intricacies in the game, I wasn’t mad at the guys, but we changed some things and I didn’t like what I saw. When we can hold them to one possession and our guards are rolling and our bigs are playing well we are a different type of team. “We’re experiencing certain operational disruptions due to a cybersecurity incident, including with online ordering in parts of the United States,” reads a message on the Krispy Kreme website. Generation Beta will start arriving in 2025 — and some experts predict they will be immersed in artificial intelligence and technology even more than the generations before them. This list includes laptops, desktops, chips, password managers, VPNs, backup software and other essential technologies you’ll need.

Samsung and Google take on Dolby Atmos with a new royalty-free audio format

Tech pushed the lead to 20, with just under 13 minutes to play on a Ndongo free throw. It was the first time since 2011 that Tech won back-to-back home ACC games by double digits when they beat North Carolina (78-58) and Wake Forest (74-39). The firm told the BBC in a statement it “immediately” took steps to investigate and contain the incident, and has brought in cybersecurity experts.

When Cosmonaut experience Apple launched Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1, it required 4GB of storage, but after the release of iOS 18.2, Apple bumped up Apple Intelligence’s requirements to use 7GB of storage, as spotted by 9to5Mac. Rideshare rides in lower Manhattan will cost an extra $1.50 as part of a new rideshare congestion fee starting tomorrow. A recent Chromium build suggests Chrome could get support for linking directly to highlighted text in PDFs just like you can on a normal webpage, writes code sleuth Leopeva64 in a post that Bleeping Computer spotted. Georgia Tech trailed very early in the first half before pulling away with improved defense and strong offensive play by Javian McCollum and Duncan Powell off the bench who combined for 22 points in the first half.

• Single burst shows neutron-star-like features, a source close to the star.
• LinkedIn’s community is a valuable audience for anyone selling B2B.
• X doesn’t let you see content unless you’re logged in, and that means many people couldn’t view an Amber Alert notification sent by the California Highway Patrol, as reported by Wired.
• Rideshare rides in lower Manhattan will cost an extra $1.50 as part of a new rideshare congestion fee starting tomorrow.

Bob Dylan has some Dylanesque thoughts on the “sorcery” of technology

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