Tower PC case used as ‘creative cavity’ by drug importer 2024-10-31 at 10:33 By Simon Sharwood Motherboard missing, leaving space for a million hits of meth Australian police have arrested a man after finding he imported what appear to be tower PC cases that were full of illicit drugs.… This article is an excerpt from […]
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Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money 2024-10-31 at 09:34 By Simon Sharwood Azure’s acceleration continues, but so do costs Microsoft has explained that its method of funding the tens of billions it’s spending on new datacenters and AI infrastructure is to shun customers who want to rent GPUs to train
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Apple throws shade on pokey AI PCs, claims its maxed out M4 chips are 4x faster 2024-10-31 at 08:35 By Tobias Mann Busy week for Cupertino sees shrunken Mac minis, updated lappies, and new SoCs With the arrival of its M4 silicon on the Mac this week, Apple wants the world to know that the
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Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years 2024-10-31 at 07:58 By Laura Dobberstein India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time A report by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) revealed that state-backed actors have collected valuable information from government networks for five years.… This article is an excerpt
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IoT needs more respect for its consumers, creations, and itself 2024-10-31 at 07:58 By Help Net Security Yet again, connected devices are in the news for all the wrong reasons. In October, security researchers found that robot vacuums from Chinese company, Ecovacs, can be compromised via a backdoor. In one case, hackers gained control over
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How agentic AI handles the speed and volume of modern threats 2024-10-31 at 07:08 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Lior Div, CEO at Seven AI, discusses the concept of agentic AI and its application in cybersecurity. He explains how it differs from traditional automated security systems by offering greater autonomy and
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Why cyber tools fail SOC teams 2024-10-31 at 06:34 By Help Net Security A recent Vectra AI report highlights a growing distrust of threat detection tools. 47% of respondents note they do not trust their tools to work the way they need them to. Moreover, 60% of SOC practitioners say security vendors flood them with
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99% of CISOs work extra hours every week 2024-10-31 at 06:06 By Help Net Security The most common challenge for CISOs is resource constraints: not enough staff, budget or technology to support the security program needed or meet compliance requirements, according to DirectDefense. Cybersecurity industry faces ongoing talent shortage The World Economic Forum claims there’s
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Meta spruiks benefits of open sourcing Llama models – to its own bottom line 2024-10-31 at 05:34 By Simon Sharwood It’s not like Zuck needs the coin despite increased infrastructure spend, headcount, losses on VR Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has told investors that open sourcing its Llama AI models is not entirely altruistic – he
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Equinix to pad Thai coffers with $500 million investment 2024-10-31 at 02:37 By Laura Dobberstein Another Asian country declares ambition to be a tech hub Thailand has won a pair of high profile investments that boost its ambition to become a hub for datacenters and semiconductor manufacturing.… This article is an excerpt from The Register
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US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says Eric Schmidt 2024-10-31 at 01:34 By Dan Robinson And what do you know, Google’s former CEO just so happens to have a commercial solution Former Google chief Eric Schmidt thinks the US Army should expunge “useless” tanks and replace them with AI-powered drones instead.… This article
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Meta warns of ‘significant acceleration’ in costs tied to AI after strong Q3 2024-10-31 at 00:35 By Reuters Meta’s earnings come after encouraging results from digital ad bellwethers Alphabet and Snap. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source
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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
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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
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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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