Viral video asks if you'd take a $240,000 office job or $120,000 remote position
Christina Najjar, better known by her online moniker Tinx, said someone online asked whether they should take a $120,000 remote job or earn double that amount by working full-time in an office.
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Hackers exploited BitLocker in ransomware attack on Romania's water agency
Authorities confirmed that operational control of the nation's water infrastructure remains intact. According to official statements, water management activities are being maintained "within normal parameters, through dispatches and voice communications," an indication that operators have reverted to manual coordination while digital services remain offline.
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The Modern SD Card Buying Guide: Sizes, Speeds, and Storage Classes
Expandable storage may be disappearing from phones, but SD cards still power consoles, cameras, and more. This guide explains the specs, speeds, and formats that actually matter, so you can buy the right card with confidence.
The FCC just banned foreign-made drones from entering the US
The FCC added the foreign technologies to a Covered List this week, preventing them from receiving the agency's equipment authorization. Without it, the new drones cannot be imported, marketed, or sold in the United States.
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Waymo's robotaxis froze when San Francisco's traffic lights went dark
Among the most visible signs of the disruption were the clusters of Waymo's white Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis idling motionless at intersections. The company, which operates more than 800 autonomous vehicles in the Bay Area, suspended ride-hailing operations temporarily as parts of the city's infrastructure went offline.
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Vince Zampella, Call of Duty and Respawn cofounder, has died at 55
Footage of the crash, provided by a witness, shows a red 2026 Ferrari 296 GTX veering off the road and slamming into a concrete barrier shortly after exiting a tunnel. Zampella was driving and was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger was transported to a hospital, where they later died.
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PC and smartphone prices could jump as much as 8% as memory shortages worsen
IT market research and analytics firm IDC warns that PC sales could decline by as much as 8.9 percent next year if DRAM shortages worsen. Even under current conditions, the market is expected to contract another 4.9 percent, compared with an earlier forecast of a 2.4-percent drop in 2026.
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NIST warns that its NIST-F4 atomic clock lost track of time after a power outage
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently warned that an atomic clock device installed at its Boulder campus had failed due to a prolonged power outage. As a result, the Internet Time Services hosted at the campus are currently unable to provide an accurate time reference to external organizations...
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Steam is ending support for 32-bit Windows as it moves fully to 64-bit
Valve has begun rolling out the latest version of the Steam client, which users will receive the next time they launch the application. While the update includes several changes, the most consequential is the end of official support for 32-bit versions of Windows.
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No assembly required: Proposed space station fits into one launch
The newly introduced platform fits into a single package and is designed to expand in space to a volume of 350 cubic meters – roughly a third the volume of the International Space Station (1,005 cubic meters).
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