Donald Trump’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, published a 13-page document on Thursday, describing its mission, how tokens can be allocated, and indicating that the Republican presidential nominee and his family could take home 75% of net revenue. In what it calls the “World Liberty Gold Paper,” WLF said the Trump family will receive 22.5 […]
Continue ReadingPrabhakar Raghavan speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2024. Julia Nikhinson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is replacing Prabhakar Raghavan, the company’s search and ads boss, with longtime Google executive Nick Fox. The move was announced by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who said in a […]
Continue ReadingBrian Williams. Lloyd Bishop | NBC | Getty Images Amazon said Thursday it plans to host an election night special anchored by Brian Williams, marking the company’s first foray into live news coverage. The one-night special will provide election results and analysis on Prime Video starting at 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, the company […]
Continue ReadingOct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The Russian threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and unknown Polish entities since at least late 2023. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a variant of the RomCom RAT dubbed SingleCamper (aka […]
Continue ReadingJensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Nvidia rose to a new record Thursday as investors piled back in to the artificial intelligence trade, which had stalled a bit since the summer. The stock rose […]
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OxygenOS 15 will begin rolling out to eligible OnePlus smartphone and tablet models later this month, according to the company. The Chinese firm has confirmed that its next OxygenOS update, based on Android 15, will arrive with a redesigned interface, multitasking improvements, and smoother animations. The upcoming OxygenOS 15 release will also introduce support for […]
Continue ReadingPavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Five months into his tenure as CEO of Unity Software, Matt Bromberg is overseeing his first big product launch as he tries to push the company past an extended stretch of challenges. On Friday, the video game software company announced the sixth version of its flagship product, Unity […]
Continue ReadingOct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have gleaned additional insights into a nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Cicada3301 after successfully gaining access to the group’s affiliate panel on the dark web. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB said it contacted the threat actor behind the Cicada3301 persona on the RAMP cybercrime forum via the Tox messaging service […]
Continue ReadingUber discussed a bid for the $20 billion travel booking company Expedia, CNBC confirmed, in a deal that would push the ride-share company into new markets beyond car travel and food delivery. The talks were in early stages, according to a person familiar with the discussions who asked not to be named since the talks […]
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Apple Business Connect — the company’s service that allows individuals and companies to add or update their information across the company’s apps — has been updated with new features that allow these businesses to connect with customers, even if they do not have a physical presence. The latest features introduced by Apple will allow a […]
Continue ReadingSebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Technology giants could face “significant” fines if they don’t comply with the U.K.’s internet safety regulations, which are set to enter into force in two months’ time, the British media regulator Ofcom warned Thursday. The Online Safety Act includes sweeping new rules that will force large tech […]
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The biggest Indian OTT releases this week are Hotstar’s 1000 Babies and Dharmatic Entertainment’s Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, returning for a third season. While the former is a bone-chilling crime thriller set in Kerala, the latter gives a peek into the lavish lives of powerful women from the film industry, married to popular Bollywood […]
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The biggest Indian OTT releases this week are Hotstar’s 1000 Babies and Dharmatic Entertainment’s Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives, returning for a third season. While the former is a bone-chilling crime thriller set in Kerala, the latter gives a peek into the lavish lives of powerful women from the film industry, married to popular Bollywood […]
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OnePlus has yet to officially announce the launch date for its latest flagship OnePlus 13, but the leaks have begun to intensify. The leaks have given us some information about this upcoming smartphone from OnePlus. However, OnePlus has now officially announced the new features the company’s BOE partnership will bring. And since this was an […]
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Xiaomi 15 is expected to launch in China as part of the company’s latest flagship smartphone lineup alongside the purported Xiaomi 15 Pro and 15 Ultra models. The successor to 2023’s Xiaomi 14 may come with Qualcomm’s purported Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, ubiquitously known as Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, according to claims by a tipster. […]
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Realme UI 6.0 for supported Realme devices in China will begin rollout next month, the company announced. The Realme GT 5 Pro will be one of the first smartphones to get it. The update was first announced to arrive in the country in October and while it that may still happen, the stable release of Realme […]
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Fitness trackers are primarily available in the form of wearables that resemble a wristwatch, but ‘smart rings’ are growing increasingly popular, including products from Oura, Ultrahuman, and Samsung. Unlike smartwatches that include an adjustable strap, smart rings must be purchased in a specific size option that fits the wearer. However, a person’s ring size might […]
Continue ReadingAs technology adoption has shifted to be employee-led, just in time, and from any location or device, IT and security teams have found themselves contending with an ever-sprawling SaaS attack surface, much of which is often unknown or unmanaged. This greatly increases the risk of identity-based threats, and according to a recent report from CrowdStrike, […]
Continue ReadingAn advanced persistent threat (APT) actor with suspected ties to India has sprung forth with a flurry of attacks against high-profile entities and strategic infrastructures in the Middle East and Africa. The activity has been attributed to a group tracked as SideWinder, which is also known as APT-C-17, Baby Elephant, Hardcore Nationalist, Leafperforator, Rattlesnake, Razor […]
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The Taurid Meteoroid Complex, once feared for possibly hiding large, civilisation-destroying asteroids, has been found to be less threatening than originally believed. Quanzhi Ye, an astronomer at the University of Maryland, and his team conducted an extensive survey using the Zwicky Transient Facility at California’s Palomar Observatory. Their findings suggest the risk of being struck […]
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a groundbreaking advancement in 3D printing active electronics without the need for traditional semiconductor materials. This breakthrough involves creating 3D-printed logic gates, fundamental components used in processing tasks within electronic devices. Instead of relying on conventional manufacturing processes, these logic gates were produced using standard […]
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China has revealed ambitious plans to build a lunar space station and explore the possibility of habitable planets as part of its long-term space programme. On Tuesday, China’s space authorities announced a comprehensive development plan that will run from 2024 to 2050, with the intention of launching a manned lunar mission in the near future. This […]
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The Euclid space telescope, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA), recently captured its first breathtaking images, presenting a mosaic that includes over 14 million galaxies. This monumental achievement is part of Euclid’s mission to create a comprehensive cosmic atlas, aiming to illuminate the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. Unprecedented Scale Carole Mundell, […]
Continue ReadingOct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Kubernetes A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Kubernetes Image Builder that, if successfully exploited, could be abused to gain root access under certain circumstances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9486 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been addressed in version 0.1.38. The project maintainers acknowledged Nicolai Rybnikar for discovering and […]
Continue ReadingFederal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two Sudanese brothers with running a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet for hire that conducted a record 35,000 DDoS attacks in a single year, including those that targeted Microsoft’s services in June 2023. The attacks, which were facilitated by Anonymous Sudan’s “powerful DDoS tool,” singled out critical infrastructure, corporate […]
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Vivo Y19s has been launched by the company as the latest addition to the company’s Y series of smartphones. It is powered by an octa core Unisoc chipset, along with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The phone is equipped with a 6.68-inch LCD screen with a 90Hz refresh rate and has a 50-megapixel […]
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Samsung Galaxy A36 5G is said to be in development as a successor to the Galaxy A35 5G, which debuted in India in March. Ahead of its anticipated debut, the purported handset has been spotted on a benchmarking platform, suggesting several of its specifications like chipset architecture, RAM, and operating system (OS). Notably, this development […]
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Lionsgate Play has announced seven days of free streaming in India from October 18 to October 24, as a part of a new “Gatecrash Lionsgate Play” promotional campaign in the country. The platform’s entire content library, including Bollywood films, Indian originals, Hollywood movies, and Web series from across genres, can be streamed for free during […]
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Lionsgate Play has announced seven days of free streaming in India from October 18 to October 24, as a part of a new “Gatecrash Lionsgate Play” promotional campaign in the country. The platform’s entire content library, including Bollywood films, Indian originals, Hollywood movies, and Web series from across genres, can be streamed for free during […]
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Infinix Zero Flip was launched in India on Thursday as the company’s first clamshell-style foldable phone. The handset features a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED inner screen and a 3.64-inch AMOLED cover display. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8020 chipset, paired with up to 16GB of RAM. The Infinix Zero Flip is equipped with two […]
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