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Microsoft slips Task Manager and processor count fixes into Patch Tuesday 2024-11-13 at 19:48 By Richard Speed Sore about cores no more Microsoft has resolved two issues vexing Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 users among the many security updates that emerged on Patch Tuesday.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

Meta ordered to face FTC’s antitrust lawsuit over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions 2024-11-13 at 19:18 By Reuters A judge largely denied Meta’s motion to end the case filed against Facebook in 2020 alleging that the company acted illegally to maintain its social network monopoly. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

California’s last nuclear plant turns to generative AI for filing and finding the fine print 2024-11-13 at 18:35 By Brandon Vigliarolo Diablo Canyon gets nifty new tech to … speed up document retrieval? A California startup is deploying what it says is the first commercial installation of generative AI at a US nuclear power plant,

Hamas-Affiliated WIRTE Employs SameCoin Wiper in Disruptive Attacks Against Israel 2024-11-13 at 18:34 By A threat actor affiliated with Hamas has expanded its malicious cyber operations beyond espionage to carry out disruptive attacks that exclusively target Israeli entities. The activity, linked to a group called WIRTE, has also targeted the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi

Dogecoin surges nearly 20% after Trump announces Elon Musk-led ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ 2024-11-13 at 18:03 By Ariel Zilber Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were appointed by Trump to lead DOGE, which will function as an advisory committee outside of the government. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

Nvidia’s MLPerf submission shows B200 offers up to 2.2x training performance of H100 2024-11-13 at 18:02 By Tobias Mann Is Huang leaving even more juice on the table by opting for mid-tier Blackwell part? Signs point to yes Analysis  Nvidia offered the first look at how its upcoming Blackwell accelerators stack up against the venerable

Mozilla’s Firefox browser turns 20. Does it still matter? 2024-11-13 at 17:49 By Thomas Claburn A former exec believes in the non-profit’s mission, says the battle lines have changed Mozilla’s Firefox browser clocked its second decade over the weekend, an event celebrated by Mozilla Corporation CEO Laura Chambers.… This article is an excerpt from The

The 5 words or phrases you should never Google — to avoid being hacked 2024-11-13 at 17:03 By Brooke Steinberg Googling seems harmless, but what you google could actually put you at risk of falling victim to a hacker. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

Ambitious overclocker cools Raspberry Pi 5 with liquid nitrogen 2024-11-13 at 17:03 By Richard Speed We do these things because we can and because we must The dark arts of overclocking remain alive and well. And one master of the practice has turned their attention to the Raspberry Pi 5 with the intention of getting

Free Decryptor Released for BitLocker-Based ShrinkLocker Ransomware Victims 2024-11-13 at 16:48 By Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender has released a free decryptor to help victims recover data encrypted using the ShrinkLocker ransomware. The decryptor is the result of a comprehensive analysis of ShrinkLocker’s inner workings, allowing the researchers to discover a “specific window of opportunity for

HPE goes Cray for Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs, crams 224 into a single cabinet 2024-11-13 at 16:03 By Tobias Mann Meanwhile, HPE’s new ProLiant servers offer choice of Gaudi, Hopper, or Instinct acceleration If you thought Nvidia’s 120 kW NVL72 racks were compute dense with 72 Blackwell accelerators, they have nothing on HPE Cray’s latest EX

AI’s power trip will leave energy grids begging for mercy by 2027 2024-11-13 at 15:50 By Dan Robinson Datacenter demand estimated to inflate by 160% over next two years AI-driven datacenter energy demand could expand 160 percent over the next two years, leaving 40 percent of existing facilities operationally constrained by power availability from 2027.…

Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini 2024-11-13 at 14:49 By Richard Speed iFixit teardown finds a removable SSD. Time to party like its 2010? The iFixit team has pulled apart Apple’s new Mac Mini, revealing replaceable storage and a slightly more modular design – concessions to repairability that warrant an impressive provisional score.…

Comprehensive Guide to Building a Strong Browser Security Program 2024-11-13 at 14:04 By The rise of SaaS and cloud-based work environments has fundamentally altered the cyber risk landscape. With more than 90% of organizational network traffic flowing through browsers and web applications, companies are facing new and serious cybersecurity threats. These include phishing attacks, data

UK’s Darpa clone faces tough test next spring as government considers future funding 2024-11-13 at 13:50 By Lindsay Clark With plant platforms and neural circuits on the program, Aria’s leadership hope cross-party concensus continues The UK’s ambitious efforts to mimic the wild success of US research and security outfit DARPA has just a few months

OvrC Platform Vulnerabilities Expose IoT Devices to Remote Attacks and Code Execution 2024-11-13 at 12:49 By A security analysis of the OvrC cloud platform has uncovered 10 vulnerabilities that could be chained to allow potential attackers to execute code remotely on connected devices. “Attackers successfully exploiting these vulnerabilities can access, control, and disrupt devices supported

UK government plays power broker with small modular reactor suitors 2024-11-13 at 12:35 By Dan Robinson Four bidders chosen to submit tenders for SMR program The UK government’s nuclear energy agency has embarked on detailed negotiations with four shortlisted bidders to supply small modular reactors (SMRs) to bolster the country’s power generation.… This article is