Google's cost-cutters are still working overtime, with more layoffs this week and cuts to Google Assistant functionality.
SpaceX is showing off the first text messages sent between T-Mobile phones via one of Starlink's low Earth orbit satellites. "On Monday, January 8, the Starlink team successfully sent and received our first text messages using T-Mobile network spectrum through one of our new Direct to Cell satellites launched six days prior," a Starlink update said.
Chinese state-sponsored researchers claim to have found a way to extract sensitive information from people using Apple’s AirDrop feature.
A Bloomberg report covered how China's Beijing Wangshendongjian Judicial Appraisal Institute reportedly found a way to read phone numbers, email addresses, and device names of AirDrop users, via device logs.
The researchers began their work investigation after someone allegedly used AirDrop to share “inappropriate” comments in the Beijing subway, but concerns around privacy have already been raised.
Founded in late 2018, VinCSS has quickly made a name for itself in the cybersecurity arena, specializing in IT/IoT/OT systems and smart vehicles. The company boasts a team of internationally accredited experts and has been a trailblazer in offering comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to smart car manufacturers.
Seemingly everyone has come down with at least one bout of illness this winter: sniffles that theoretically pass as “just some bug” if you don’t test for Covid.
But there’s a solid chance, with or without a test, that those sniffles were Covid after all. We’re in the midst of the largest global surge in daily Covid infections since Omicron, with nearly 2 million new infections per day estimated in the US alone. Odds are, you barely noticed.
VMware's new owner is ending the virtualization and cloud computing company's partner programs. It's unclear who or how many current partners will be able to sell VMware-related offerings after April 2024, leaving potential for tens of thousands of businesses to be disrupted.
If you’ve been creeping around underground tech forums lately, you might have seen advertisements for a new program called WormGPT.
The program is an AI-powered tool for cybercriminals to automate the creation of personalized phishing emails; although it sounds a bit like ChatGPT, WormGPT is not your friendly neighborhood AI. ChatGPT launched in November 2022 and, since then, generative AI has taken the world by storm. But few consider how its sudden rise will shape the future of cybersecurity.
I bought an 8GB Raspberry Pi 5 as soon as they went up for preorder, just like I have bought every full-size Pi model since the Pi 3 Model B launched back in 2016, including the Pi 3B+, with its better Wi-Fi and more efficient chip, and the Pi 4, with its substantial performance and RAM boost.
The supposed source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5) was divulged on Christmas Eve, over a year after Rockstar Games suffered a cyberattack by the Lapsus$ group. This code was dispersed on various platforms, including Discord, the dark web, and a Telegram channel the hackers have used for past leaks. The release of the code has raised concerns about potential security issues and the possibility of modders exploiting the game further, much to the dismay of Rockstar Games.
Xiaomi, a Chinese maker of consumer electronics perhaps best known for taking plenty of inspiration from Apple, is getting into the automotive industry. Earlier today in Beijing, Xaiomi CEO Lei Jun debuted the Speed Ultra 7, a luxury electric vehicle that's squarely aimed at the spot in the market currently served by the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S sedans.
