October 2024

Boston Dynamics releases video of Atlas robot that now needs zero help from humans 2024-10-31 at 00:19 By Shane Galvin Robotics company Boston Dynamics has released a new video of its humanoid robot Atlas – now performing tasks with zero human intervention. In the video released by the futuristic lab – the robot can be […]

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Windows Themes zero-day bug exposes users to NTLM credential theft 2024-10-30 at 23:37 By Jessica Lyons Plus a free micropatch until Redmond fixes the flaw There’s a Windows Themes spoofing zero-day bug on the loose that allows attackers to steal people’s NTLM credentials.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Reddit CEO thanks AI for helping the site finally turn a profit 2024-10-30 at 22:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo After 19 years of losses, all it took was a machine translation of its posts to get out of the red After months of uncertainty, it looks like going public was a good thing for Reddit’s bottom

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Amazon workers ‘appalled’ by top exec’s explanation for 5-day return to office policy 2024-10-30 at 21:06 By Reuters “I used to be proud of my work and excited about my future here,” said one employee. “I don’t feel that anymore.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York

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Sketchy financials send Supermicro auditors running for the hills 2024-10-30 at 20:33 By Tobias Mann If SMCI is the AI Enron, Ernst & Young wants nothing to do with them Supermicro shares took a nose dive on Wednesday, sliding more than 30 percent after the accounting firm hired to review its reporting practices resigned after

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Combustion engines grind Linus Torvalds’ gears 2024-10-30 at 19:33 By Paul Kunert Just like his once famous temper, Linux kernel creator also ditched classic engines … in favor of EVs Mark Zuckerberg sits behind the wheel of a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, Open AI’s Sam Altman gets from A to B in a Koenigsegg Regera, and

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A $3 ‘coffee filter’ device could detect colorectal cancer in under an hour 2024-10-30 at 18:50 By Reda Wigle A remarkable new device promises to make cancer detection cheaper, faster and more accessible. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this

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Cloud repatriation officially a trend… for specific workloads 2024-10-30 at 18:33 By Dan Robinson It’s not a mass exodus, say analysts, but biz bods are bringing things down to earth The reality of the cloud market is that many organizations find it doesn’t live up to their expectations, leading to a growing trend of workloads

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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says US military should ditch tanks in favor of drones: ‘Give them away’ 2024-10-30 at 18:19 By Ariel Zilber “I read somewhere that the US had thousands and thousands of tanks stored somewhere,” Eric Schmidt said. “Give them away. Buy a drone instead.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

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North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack 2024-10-30 at 18:03 By Threat actors in North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financial motivations. The activity, observed between May and September 2024, has been attributed to a threat actor tracked

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Google accused of imposing illegal ‘gag order’ blocking workers from discussing antitrust cases 2024-10-30 at 17:34 By Thomas Barrabi A union representing many Google employees is demanding the company lift what it described as an illegal “gag order” barring them from discussing landmark antitrust cases that could upend the Big Tech giant’s business. This article

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Fired Disney staffer accused of hacking menu to add profanity, wingdings, while removing allergen info 2024-10-30 at 17:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo If you’re gonna come at the mouse, you need to be better at hiding your tracks A disgruntled ex-Disney employee has been arrested and charged with hacking his former employer’s systems to alter restaurant

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Opera Browser Fixes Big Security Hole That Could Have Exposed Your Information 2024-10-30 at 16:04 By A now-patched security flaw in the Opera web browser could have enabled a malicious extension to gain unauthorized, full access to private APIs. The attack, codenamed CrossBarking, could have made it possible to conduct actions such as capturing screenshots,

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