Robert Reichel has reverse engineered Worldle and posted a write-up on his blog. It includes a list of words the game uses.
At this point, we’ve done enough digging to know how Wordle is choosing the word of the day. We know that Wordle uses a client-side date-based algorithm to determine which word to use from a static wordlist. Each day is predictable so long as we have all of the code pieced together.
Merck wins a court dispute with insurance companies for US$1.4 billion in losses due to the NotPetya attack. This was a cyberattack in 2017.
The Roblox Corporation sued YouTuber Ruben Sim over leading a “cybermob” on its platform and terrorizing players, many of whom are kids.
The original ban, according to Roblox’s lawyers, was issued after the YouTube creator harassed other players using racist and homophobic slurs, allegedly sexually harassed users, and uploaded photos of Adolph Hitler to Roblox. Sim disputed this characterization in a YouTube video uploaded last week.
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss a Safari data leak, encrypted messaging, and as always, a new data breach.
If you’re about to by a printer that supports the HP+ smart printer service, you need to ensure you understand all the fine print.
Apple is no longer required to provide EarPods with the iPhone 13 in France and will stop doing so from Monday.
On January 20, the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the U.S. Congress House Energy and Commerce Committee discussed blockchain energy usage and other concepts related to mining and consensus.
Representatives then took to the floor with statements and questions. A few used their time for partisan attacks and political grandstanding, yet most made an honest effort to ask questions that either tackled the energy-related issues at the core of the hearing or sought broader context on the uses and potential applications of blockchain technology.
Intel plans an Ohio factory that will include at least two chip fabs on the 1,000-acre site. Construction will begin in 2022.
Apple TV+ announced has ordered a new original live-action series from Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise, which includes Godzilla.
A contractor for The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) suffered a data breach, as revealed on Wednesday.
