How close are deepfakes to being used in big budget movies and TV shows? Pretty close, if a new Disney demo is something to go by. In a video and document presented at a computer graphics conference this week, researchers at the Casa del Ratón show what they say is …
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New hack runs DVD-R homebrew code on PlayStation 2 unmodified
A demo by CTurt shows a SNES emulator running on a PS2 from a burned DVD-R. Almost 20 years after its initial release, a hacker has found a way to run homebrew software on an unmodified PlayStation 2 using nothing more than a carefully recorded DVD-ROM. Previous efforts to hack …
Read More »Wirecard Investors Remain On Roller Coaster As Stocks Rise 150%
Shares in Wirecard AG WDI, + 154.48% More than 150% soared on Monday, with some speculation that French group Worldline may try to buy parts of the German scandal payments company that filed for bankruptcy last week. Others said it was a so-called dead cat bounce: speaking on the market …
Read More »Governments around the world recede as coronavirus cases rise
Governments are stepping up testing and reimposing restrictions as newly confirmed coronavirus infections increase in many countries. India reported 20,000 on Monday, while the number of cases in the US is growing at approximately 40,000 per day. The United States reported 38,800 recently confirmed infections Monday, totaling more than 2.5 …
Read More »Houston Methodist CEO on the rise in coronavirus cases among youth
The CEO of a Houston-area hospital system told CNBC on Monday that Texas’ surge in coronavirus cases is affecting more people under the age of 50 than before in the pandemic. “We are definitely seeing that this affects young people, and they are getting very sick,” Houston Methodist CEO Dr. …
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