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■A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft server software compromised about 100 different organizations as of the weekend, two of the organizations that helped uncover the campaign said on Monday.Microsoft on Saturday issued an alert about "active attacks " on self-hosted SharePoint servers, which are widely used by organizations to share documents and collaborate within organisations. SharePoint instances run off of Microsoft servers were unaffected.Dubbed a ... |
7/22/2025 5:23:40 AM |
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■Google has filed a lawsuit against the anonymous operators of the Android BadBox 2.0 malware botnet, accusing them of running a global ad fraud scheme against the company "s advertising platforms.The BadBox 2.0 malware botnet is a cybercrime operation that utilizes infected Android Open Source Project (AOSP) devices, including smart TVs, streaming boxes, and other connected devices that lack security protections, such as Google Play Protect.These devices become infected either by threat actors purchasing ... |
7/18/2025 5:53:13 AM |
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■Baidu has struck a partnership with Uber to deploy its autonomous cars on the ride-hailing giant "s platform outside the U.S. and mainland China.The first deployments are expected to happen in Asia and the Middle East later this year. The two companies said the multi-year partnership will see "thousands " of Baidu "s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on Uber globally.For Baidu, the move will help to internationalize its driverless car business outside of China. Uber will meanwhile gain a ... |
7/17/2025 5:24:42 AM |
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■Apple just announced a commitment of $500 million over several years to buy rare earth magnets from the US-based company MP Materials. These rare earth magnets are used in a number of products, including iPhones, MacBooks and the Apple Pencil stylus. The American-made magnets will be shipped throughout the world, to help "meet increasing global demand for the material. "MP Materials is the only fully integrated rare earth producer in the country. The two companies have also pledged to ... |
7/16/2025 4:25:23 AM |
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■Google is looking to combine Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system. Sameer Samat, president of Android Ecosystem at Google, revealed the news in an interview with TechRadar "s Lance Ulanoff. "We "re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, " he said, though Samat didn "t say when the change may happen. In fact, much of the interview revolves around other Android-related topics, including changes Google has made to Android 16, making it more ... |
7/15/2025 3:06:09 AM |
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■Belkin, the tech manufacturer behind the Wemo brand, just announced that it s ending support for the lion s share of its smart home devices on January 31, 2026. A Belkin support page ticks off more than two dozen Wemo smart devices that will go dark next year, everything from the Wemo Zigbee Bulb and Mini Smart Plug to the Wemo Coffee Maker and the Wemo CrockPot (the latter two products were launched back in 2014). The few exceptions include a quartet of Wemo devices that run on Thread, which will still ... |
7/13/2025 4:13:01 AM |
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■OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet "s market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.The browser is slated to launch in the coming weeks, three of the people said, and aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamentally change how consumers browse the web. It will give OpenAI more direct access to a cornerstone of Google "s success: user data.If adopted by the 400 million weekly active users of ChatGPT, OpenAI "s browser ... |
7/12/2025 5:23:19 AM |
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■Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees, its third round of cuts in recent months, the company confirmed on Wednesday.The staff reduction will affect less than 4% of the company s total workforce, or around 9,000 workers, according to a company spokesperson. It marks the tech giant s largest layoffs since it cut 10,000 employees in 2023 and comes amid workforce cuts elsewhere in the tech industry. "We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company and ... |
7/3/2025 3:16:35 AM |
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■NASA "s live programming, including rocket launches, spacewalks and views of Earth from space, will begin streaming on Netflixthis summer.NASA said the move is part of its effort to reach a global audience, according to a press release. The agency noted that the content will remain free and ad-free on the NASA app and website, where it already has live programming. NASA+ launched in 2023 as a way to give the public easier access to space content. "The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 ... |
7/2/2025 5:22:04 AM |
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■The US Department of Justice "s antitrust lawsuit against Apple will progress. US District Judge Julien Neals of New Jersey denied the tech company "s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought over its "walled garden " approach to smartphone software.The DOJ and several states filed the lawsuit against Apple in March 2024. Their argument was that Apple had created a monopoly over app software. The suit claimed that Apple "s restrictions and fees placed on developers, as well as its limits on ... |
7/1/2025 4:51:22 AM |
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■A total of 689 printer models from Brother, along with 53 other models from Fujifilm, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta, come with a default administrator password that remote attackers can generate. Even worse, there is no way to fix the flaw via firmware in existing printers.The flaw, tracked under CVE-2024-51978, is part of a set of eight vulnerabilities discovered by Rapid7 researchers during a lengthy examination of Brother hardware.This crucial vulnerability can be chained with other vulnerabilities ... |
6/28/2025 4:01:05 AM |
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■The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that "s about to change. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was overhauling its BSOD error message in Windows 11, and the company has now confirmed that it will soon be known as the Black Screen of Death. The new design drops the traditional blue color, frowning face, and QR code in favor of a simplified black screen.The simplified BSOD looks a lot more like the black screen you "d see during a Windows update. But ... |
6/27/2025 3:37:04 AM |
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■Google Earth is celebrating its 20th birthday, and to mark the occasion, Google is bringing historical Street View imagery to the service. In a blog post, Google said the anniversary update allows users to "explore the wonders of the planet from even more viewpoints, whether it s a bird s eye view or at street level. "From today, when you load up Google Earth you "ll see a new option for historical imagery in the toolbar, which allows you to move back and forth between now and years gone ... |
6/26/2025 3:48:58 AM |
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■After spending the first half of the year in beta testing, T-Mobile "s Starlink-powered satellite service will go public on July 23rd. While it will only include messaging at launch, the company has some ambitious plans to expand the service before the end of the year.When it goes live next month, "T-Satellite " will be available as an included service with just one T-Mobile plan - Experience Beyond - and will otherwise cost $10 per month. Like the beta service, it will be available to ... |
6/25/2025 1:17:58 AM |
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■Tesla launched its robotaxi service over the weekend, with only a small number of cars and heavy human supervision on and off the road. Those invited included longtime Tesla fans, promoters and shareholders.While less impressive than previously promised, the company "s caution ultimately seems for the best - at least one robotaxi attempted to drive on the wrong side of the road, based on a video posted to X and spotted by Bloomberg.The ride video shared by Rob Maurer is largely uneventful, with the Tesla ... |
6/24/2025 5:21:36 AM |
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■Meta is announcing its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley. The limited-edition Oakley Meta HSTN (pronounced "how-stuhn ") model costs $499 and is available for preorder starting July 11th. Other Oakley models with Meta s tech will be available starting at $399 later this summer.Like the existing Meta Ray-Ban glasses, the Oakley model features a front-facing camera, along with open-ear speakers and microphones that are built into the frame. After they are paired with a phone, the ... |
6/21/2025 6:11:35 AM |
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■President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will "probably " extend the TikTok ban deadline yet again before its expiration on Thursday, June 19. "We probably have to get China approval. I think we "ll get it, " Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday, June 17. "I think (Chinese) President Xi will ultimately approve it. "TikTok, a short-form video app, went dark for about 12 hours in January when China-based ByteDance failed to divest ... |
6/18/2025 9:34:11 PM |
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■Facebook announced on Tuesday that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels, regardless of their length or orientation. Up until now, users have been able to share both video posts and reels. The company is also renaming the "Video " tab on its platform to the "Reels " tab. The update won t change what videos are recommended to you, Facebook says.In the coming months, users won "t have to choose between uploading a video or reel, as it will automatically ... |
6/18/2025 6:12:09 AM |
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■Patreon is changing its business model, and new creators will soon feel the difference. Starting later this summer, Patreon will increase the percentage it takes from newly launched creator accounts. While existing creators will keep their current revenue share, those joining the platform after the change will give up a larger portion of their earnings to Patreon.As of now, Patreon takes an 8% cut or a 12% cut from creators, depending on their selected tier, though the 8% plan is the most popular. The new ... |
6/17/2025 4:51:16 AM |
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■Multiple popular online services were hit by outages on Thursday afternoon, including Spotify, Discord and Google, according to Downdetector, a website that tracks service disruptions across the web.Downdetector also reported issues at Amazon Web Services, but the company says it was operating normally on Thursday.The disruptions came as service provider Cloudflare and Google Cloud experienced service disruptions. A Cloudflare representative told CNN that a Google Cloud outage was behind the issue and that ... |
6/14/2025 6:05:38 AM |
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