2025

Microsoft makes sweet, sweet music with Windows MIDI Services 2025-02-06 at 15:36 By Richard Speed Preview arrives in Canary Channel, release planned for Windows 10 and 11 Microsoft has released its first in-box public preview of Windows MIDI Services with full support for the MIDI 2.0 standard.… This article is an excerpt from The Register […]

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Uber CEO warns robotaxis can’t find a fast route to commercial viability 2025-02-06 at 14:52 By Simon Sharwood Fleets built to handle peak demand will lose money, leaving humans driving to the rescue Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is warning that it’s not yet possible to commercialize autonomous vehicles due to high costs, seasonal demand fluctuations,

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SparkCat Malware Uses OCR to Extract Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases from Images 2025-02-06 at 14:52 By A new malware campaign dubbed SparkCat has leveraged a suit of bogus apps on both Apple’s and Google’s respective app stores to steal victims’ mnemonic phrases associated with cryptocurrency wallets.  The attacks leverage an optical character recognition (OCR) model

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The Evolving Role of PAM in Cybersecurity Leadership Agendas for 2025 2025-02-06 at 14:52 By Privileged Access Management (PAM) has emerged as a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity strategies, shifting from a technical necessity to a critical pillar in leadership agendas. With the PAM market projected to reach $42.96 billion by 2037 (according to Research Nester),

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North Korean APT Kimsuky Uses forceCopy Malware to Steal Browser-Stored Credentials 2025-02-06 at 14:52 By The North Korea-linked nation-state hacking group known as Kimsuky has been observed conducting spear-phishing attacks to deliver an information stealer malware named forceCopy, according to new findings from the AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC). The attacks commence with phishing emails

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Copilot+ PCs? Customers just aren’t buying it – yet 2025-02-06 at 14:04 By Paul Kunert 57% higher price point and app compatibility issues aren’t helping There remains little love for notebooks containing AI-capable processors and even less for Microsoft’s Copilot+ models, with premium pricing, software compatibility, and opaque benefits cited as the reasons.… This article

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Agent P waxes lyrical about 14 years of systemd 2025-02-06 at 13:26 By Liam Proven Lennart Poettering gave packed-out keynote talk. Jack Dorsey … didn’t FOSDEM 2025  FOSDEM returned to Brussels for the first weekend in February – not without some controversial people.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Top 3 Ransomware Threats Active in 2025 2025-02-06 at 13:03 By You arrive at the office, power up your system, and panic sets in. Every file is locked, and every system is frozen. A ransom demand flashes on your screen: “Pay $2 million in Bitcoin within 48 hours or lose everything.” And the worst part

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Robot dogs learn bomb disposal tricks in trials 2025-02-06 at 12:20 By Dan Robinson ‘Fetch’ just got a lot more interesting You can teach a robotic dog new tricks, it seems, with mechanic canines now being deployed in tests to detect and defuse bomb threats.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Openreach tests 50 Gbps broadband – don’t expect it anytime soon 2025-02-06 at 11:35 By Dan Robinson Download speeds of 41.9 Gbps and upload speeds of 20.6 Gbps achieved, claims BT division Network builder and maintainer Openreach says it has tested a 50 Gbps fiber broadband connection in the UK, as a first step towards

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