2024

China launches first next-gen Long March 12 rocket, christens private spaceport 2024-12-02 at 03:49 By Simon Sharwood Won’t scare SpaceX as it’s not reusable, but will help Beijing do things like launch broadband sats China launched a new class of rocket on Saturday, and for the first time used a commercial spaceport for the mission.… […]

Google India probed after driver fatally followed Maps route over unfinished bridge 2024-12-02 at 01:04 By Simon Sharwood Plus: 95 percent of Chinese broadband tops 100 megabits; Yahoo Japan photo album privacy breach; and more Asia in Brief  Police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have reportedly charged a Google employee after the deaths

Interpol nabs thousands, seizes millions in global cybercrime-busting op 2024-12-01 at 22:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Also, script kiddies still a threat, Tornado Cash is back, UK firms lose billions to avoidable attacks, and more Infosec in brief  Interpol and its financial supporters in the South Korean government are back with another round of anti-cybercrime arrests

Embarrassed Spotify users vow to hack their ‘Wrapped’ results — they’d ‘rather be in jail’ than reveal the truth 2024-12-01 at 20:04 By Eric Todisco The countdown is on to expose your most humiliating music search history. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

Brits think AI in the workplace is all chat, no bot for now 2024-12-01 at 12:04 By Richard Speed Despite hype, most UK workers see more discussions than implementations Just under a third of UK employees reckon any impact from AI in the workplace is “minor,” according to a survey from services biz WSP.… This

Meta plans to build $10B globe-spanning undersea internet cable: report 2024-12-01 at 05:46 By Shane Galvin Meta is expected to annoounce its plan to lay over 25,000 miles of fiber optic cables under the sea, which could cost more than $10 billion next year. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product

Cryptocurrency policy under Trump: Lots of promises, few concrete plans 2024-11-30 at 19:37 By Brandon Vigliarolo Pro-crypto lawmakers are in, but will that translate to action? Doubt it Analysis  The 2024 presidential election tipped the United States into a new era of uncertainty, but one thing’s for sure: The crypto industry was triumphant. … This article

NASA’s X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom 2024-11-30 at 18:12 By Iain Thomson Pilot James ‘Clue’ Less is ready to take to the skies Feature  Sitting in the hangar of Lockheed Martin’s famous Palmdale, California Skunk Works facility is one of the oddest aircraft ever to take shape: the X-59

RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC 2024-11-30 at 11:48 By Connor Jones Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players Italian professional football club Bologna FC is allegedly a recent victim of the RansomHub cybercrime gang, according to the group’s dark web postings.… This article is an excerpt from

Wanted Russian Cybercriminal Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Has Been Arrested 2024-11-30 at 09:46 By A Russian cybercriminal wanted in the U.S. in connection with LockBit and Hive ransomware operations has been arrested by law enforcement authorities in the country. According to a news report from Russian media outlet RIA Novosti, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson applauds Elon Musk’s X after getting suspended by Facebook 2024-11-30 at 05:07 By Fox News After its Facebook account was suspended, the popular American gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson thanked Elon Musk and X for supporting free speech amid what it called ongoing attacks against the First and Second Amendments. This article is an

SpaceX hits 400 launches of Falcon 9 rocket 2024-11-29 at 23:01 By Richard Speed Yet another batch of Starlink satellites mark the milestone SpaceX has unlocked an impressive achievement – 400 launches of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros 2024-11-29 at 21:49 By Liam Proven Leading Linux desktops boldly address the “not enough distros” non-problem KDE and GNOME have decided that because they’re not big and complicated enough already, they might work better if they have their own custom distributions underneath. What’s the worst that could

Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex Caroline Ellison gets 3 months taken off 2-year prison sentence 2024-11-29 at 21:18 By Ariel Zilber But Federal Bureau of Prisons records indicate that her release date is scheduled for July 20, 2026 — or three months short of two years. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product

Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children’s Hospital 2024-11-29 at 20:56 By Connor Jones Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week Yet another of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) systems appears to be under attack, with a ransomware gang threatening to leak stolen data it says is from one

Protecting Tomorrow’s World: Shaping the Cyber-Physical Future 2024-11-29 at 20:55 By The lines between digital and physical realms increasingly blur. While this opens countless opportunities for businesses, it also brings numerous challenges. In our recent webinar, Shaping the Cyber-Physical Future: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for 2025, we explored the different factors shaping the cyber-physical future.

Netflix users warned about ‘scare’ scam that could steal credit card information 2024-11-29 at 20:49 By Ben Cost “These SMS scare campaigns targeting Netflix customers have become ubiquitous and never stop, but they vary in size and scope,” warned one cybersecurity firm. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |