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Nintendo seems to be striking its music off YouTube, and that sucks

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by on August 14, 2019 at 11:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


After apparently resolving its troubled relationship with YouTubers, Nintendo‘s now coming down on those who upload music from its games. At least two popular channels have been hit, and if this starts a trend, there aren’t a lot of alternatives for listening to this music. The channels GilvaSunner and BrawlBRSTMs3 have both reported Nintendo issuing copyright claims on videos with their music. BrawlBRSTMs3 was terminated last night, though the owner says on Twitter they’d planned to shut it down anyway, citing they knew the risks when it comes to uploading copyrighted music: I’ve mentioned this before very sternly, but sharing music owned…

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Microsoft Edge can now read aloud websites with human-like voices

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by on August 14, 2019 at 11:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Microsoft’s Edge browser has a neat feature you might not have been aware of: it can read websites out loud for you. Handy as either an accessibility feature or if you’re busy doing something else, the read aloud function is one of my favorite little features in Microsoft’s browser. Now Microsoft is making it significantly better, adding cloud-powered voices that sound less like a 50’s-era robot and more like a modern voice assistant. The feature is available in the latest developer and canary builds of Edge – that is to say, the new Chromium-powered version. When you select some text,…

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Boosting a single brain molecule reduced anxiety in lab monkeys

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by on August 14, 2019 at 9:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insights


Scientists may have found a potential cure for anxiety after isolating and boosting a molecule in the brains of rhesus monkeys. Andrew Fox, a researcher at UC Davis, and co-author Tade Souaiaia from SUNY lead a team of researchers in an experimental study to determine if behaviors related to anxiety and depression could be mitigated by manipulating the amygdala, the part of the brain that controls memory and emotions linked to memory. In order to land on a specific molecule – in this case neurotrophin-3 – the team used RNA sequencing, viral-vector gene manipulation, functional brain imaging, and behavioral phenotyping…

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This spooky Monero-mining malware waits to be controlled remotely

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by on August 14, 2019 at 8:42 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a mysterious new strain of cryptocurrency mining (cryptomining) malware that employs powerful techniques to avoid detection and analysis. Software firm Varonis determined the malware is based on Monero mining software XMRig, which is open source and hosted on GitHub. Hard Fork has previously reported on other notable instances of cryptomining malware that utilize XMRig. To date, Norman has hit at least one “mid-size” company, having infected almost every workstation and server on its network. “Most were generic variants of cryptominers. Some were password dumping tools, some were hidden PHP shells, and some had been present for…

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Researchers discover malware that records users’ screens when they watch porn

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by on August 14, 2019 at 8:19 pm
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Researchers from antivirus developer ESET recently discovered a new form of spam-delivered malware that threatens to steal unsuspecting users’ passwords and financial information, and record their screens if they watch pornography. The virus is called Varenyky and it’s a doozy. It’s apparently been designed to target customers of French ISP Orange SA, but the researchers indicate there’s nothing stopping someone from using the same malware on other ISPs or in other areas. It’s delivered via a very official looking email that appears to be a phone bill. Unsuspecting victims believe they’re opening a document that’s been protected and secured by…

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