December 2024

FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos 2024-12-12 at 21:48 By Dan Robinson Good news for techies pushing ‘education, healthcare, and entertainment’ gadgets in the US America’s telecoms regulator has opened up the entire 6 GHz frequency band to very low-power devices, alongside other unlicensed applications such as Wi-Fi kit.… This article […]

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Google slammed for ‘woke’ new Christmas ad starring ‘nonbinary’ beauty influencer 2024-12-12 at 20:05 By Fox Business The online ad for Google Shopping showcases rising TikTok star Cyrus Veyssi searching for skincare products with the Google service. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

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Cruise shutdown blastzone increases – Microsoft takes $800M charge 2024-12-12 at 19:49 By Richard Speed General Motors pulling the plug on autonomous taxi biz hits Redmond in the wallet Microsoft is among those in the blast radius of General Motors’ decision to wind up its autonomous taxi business, Cruise.… This article is an excerpt from

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Google thinks the grid can’t support AI, so it’s spending on solar for future datacenters 2024-12-12 at 17:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online Google believes the US electricity grid can’t deliver the energy needed to power datacenters that deliver AI services, so has formed an

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1M to Trump’s inaugural fund 2024-12-12 at 17:04 By Ariel Zilber Zuckerberg is one of several tech executives who are looking to make nice with Trump just weeks before he begins his second term. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View

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Over 300K Prometheus Instances Exposed: Credentials and API Keys Leaking Online 2024-12-12 at 16:48 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning that thousands of servers hosting the Prometheus monitoring and alerting toolkit are at risk of information leakage and exposure to denial-of-service (DoS) as well as remote code execution (RCE) attacks. “Prometheus servers or exporters, often lacking

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Gamaredon Deploys Android Spyware “BoneSpy” and “PlainGnome” in Former Soviet States 2024-12-12 at 16:48 By The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Gamaredon has been attributed to two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome, marking the first time the adversary has been discovered using mobile-only malware families in its attack campaigns. “BoneSpy and

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Apache issues patches for critical Struts 2 RCE bug 2024-12-12 at 15:33 By Connor Jones More details released after devs allowed weeks to apply fixes We now know the remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 disclosed back in November carries a near-maximum severity rating following the publication of the CVE.… This article is

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Researchers Uncover Symlink Exploit Allowing TCC Bypass in iOS and macOS 2024-12-12 at 14:51 By Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability in Apple’s iOS and macOS that, if successfully exploited, could sidestep the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework and result in unauthorized access to sensitive information. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-44131 (CVSS

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SaaS Budget Planning Guide for IT Professionals 2024-12-12 at 14:51 By SaaS services are one of the biggest drivers of OpEx (operating expenses) for modern businesses. With Gartner projecting $247.2 billion in global SaaS spending this year, it’s no wonder SaaS budgets are a big deal in the world of finance and IT. Efficient SaaS

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Lights out for 18 more DDoS booters in pre-Christmas Operation PowerOFF push 2024-12-12 at 14:04 By Connor Jones Holiday cheer comes in the form of three arrests and 27 shuttered domains The Europol-coordinated Operation PowerOFF struck again this week as cross-border cops pulled the plug on 27 more domains tied to distributed denial of service

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British Army zaps drones out of the sky with laser trucks 2024-12-12 at 12:40 By Dan Robinson High-energy weapon proves its mettle in testing The British Army has successfully destroyed flying drones for the first time using a high-energy laser mounted on an armored vehicle. If perfected, the technology could form an effective counter-measure against drone attacks.…

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