February 2024

With over 600 CHIPS fund applicants seeking over $70B, don’t get your hopes up 2024-02-27 at 02:01 By Tobias Mann Commerce secretary warns priority will go to shovel-ready projects US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo shared some hard truths about the $39 billion in CHIPS Act funding up for grabs in a speech on Monday.… This […]

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Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta’s Messenger encryption 2024-02-27 at 00:18 By Thomas Claburn State government says it’s thinking of the children A law firm acting on behalf of the Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has asked a state court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) denying minors access to encrypted communication

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Man admits to paying magician $150 to create anti-Biden robocall 2024-02-26 at 23:17 By Katyanna Quach Steve Kramer claims the whole thing was a ruse to regulate AI in politics A political consultant admitted to paying a magician to create a fake anti-Biden robocall urging people not to vote in a Democratic primary election.… This

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ALPHV/BlackCat responsible for Change Healthcare cyberattack 2024-02-26 at 22:46 By Jessica Lyons US government’s bounty hasn’t borne fruit as whack-a-mole game goes on The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is reportedly responsible for the massive Change Healthcare cyberattack that has disrupted pharmacies across the US since last week.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Nvidia talks up local AI with RTX 500, 1000 Ada mobile GPUs 2024-02-26 at 22:24 By Tobias Mann As always, the lack of memory could prove limiting Nvidia rolled out a pair of entry-level laptop GPUs aimed at professional notebooks on Monday, with performance claims far exceeding that of standalone system on chips (SoCs) from

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LockBit back from the dead – taunts cops and plans to leak Trump docs 2024-02-26 at 21:21 By Jessica Lyons Countdown expires March 2 unless government officials pay the ransom LockBit claims it’s back in action just days after an international law enforcement effort seized the ransomware gang’s servers and websites, and retrieved more than

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48% of executives focus AI strategy on SaaS applications 2024-02-26 at 21:20 By According to the report, more than 90% of enterprises are currently experiencing limitations integrating AI into their technology stack. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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The UK has seen an increase in cyberattacks against higher education 2024-02-26 at 20:17 By A recent report discusses the rise in attacks on higher education institutions in the UK, highlighting the need for cybersecurity strategies.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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72 flights later and a rotor blade short, Mars chopper loses its fight with physics 2024-02-26 at 19:47 By Richard Speed Perseverance images show violent end to Ingenuity’s final flight A little more light is being shed on the fate of NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, thanks to fresh images snapped by the Perseverance rover.… This

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Dell promises ‘every PC is going to be an AI PC’ whether you like it or not 2024-02-26 at 19:32 By Richard Speed Windows 11 didn’t kickstart a refresh cycle so here’s another excuse Dell Technologies has joined other PC vendors that bought a ticket on the AI hype train as it prepares to release

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It is a bird, a plane or a Chinese spy balloon? None of the above 2024-02-26 at 18:36 By Brandon Vigliarolo One year on, balloon fever remains alive and well in the US Just when you thought the skies over America were finally free of Chinese spy balloons … well they are, at least in

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Musk ‘texts’ Nadella about Windows 11’s demands for a Microsoft account 2024-02-26 at 18:04 By Richard Speed Billionaire worried about AI crawling over his computer Are you getting a bit tired of Microsoft’s demands while installing Windows 11? You aren’t alone – billionaire Elon Musk is also less than impressed with the requirements for a

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New IDAT Loader Attacks Using Steganography to Deploy Remcos RAT 2024-02-26 at 17:46 By Ukrainian entities based in Finland have been targeted as part of a malicious campaign distributing a commercial remote access trojan known as Remcos RAT using a malware loader called IDAT Loader. The attack has been attributed to a threat actor tracked

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Greener, cheaper, what’s not to love about a secondhand smartphone? 2024-02-26 at 17:33 By Paul Kunert Price tag, hardware durability underpinning ‘already lengthened replacement cycle’ Half of consumers polled in a Vodafone-backed survey are considering buying a refurbished smartphone instead of a brand-new handset, with the lower purchase price and environmental concerns cited as the

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