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Long-lost 1977 Star Wars X-Wing prop discovered – lock s-foils in bid position 12/09/2023 at 05:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo Hundreds more iconic props set to go on sale from collection of late Hollywood model maker Greg Jein A long-lost model of an X-Wing Fighter used in the climactic Death Star battle sequence of 1977’s Star […]

Morgan Stanley values Tesla’s super-hyped supercomputer at up to $500B 12/09/2023 at 04:02 By Tobias Mann Musk snaps up Nvidia GPUs even as he builds Dojo. Finance bods foresee SaaSy AI, rivers of cash Tesla’s forthcoming Dojo supercomputer could add as much as $500 billion to the automaker’s valuation – which currently sits at $875

When does tackling pandemic misinfo become censorship? US courts argue it out 12/09/2023 at 03:06 By Thomas Claburn On one hand, it’s private-public cooperation. On the other, it’s heavy-handed state intervention. We take a look at this important unfolding case Analysis  The USA’s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has narrowed a lower court ruling that

Save the Children feared hit by ransomware, 7TB stolen 12/09/2023 at 01:30 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Would be a new low, even for these lowlifes Cybercrime crew BianLian claims to have broken into the IT systems of a top non-profit and stolen a ton of files, including what the miscreants claim is financial, health, and

Google thinks $20M ought to be enough to figure out how or if AI can be used responsibly 12/09/2023 at 00:46 By Katyanna Quach Mull it over, think tanks, while we roll out this tech into every corner of life Google has put together a $20 million to fund studies into how artificial intelligence can

MGM Resorts shuts down computer systems after ‘cybersecurity incident’ 11/09/2023 at 23:30 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Ransomware? Some would be willing to bet on that MGM Resorts has shut down some of its IT systems following a “cybersecurity incident” that the casino-and-hotel giant says is currently under investigation.… This article is an excerpt from The

Microsoft’s AI investments skyrocketed in 2022 – and so did its water consumption 11/09/2023 at 22:32 By Tobias Mann In its rush to lead the generative ML world, Redmond may have developed a datacenter drinking problem Microsoft’s water consumption surged 34 percent to 6.4 million cubic metres in 2022 and a generative AI guzzle may

Huge DDoS attack against US financial institution thwarted 11/09/2023 at 22:03 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Akamai reckons traffic flood peaked at 55.1 million packets per second Akamai says it thwarted a major distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack aimed at a US bank that peaked at 55.1 million packets per second earlier this month.… This article is an excerpt

Square blames September outage on DNS screw-up 11/09/2023 at 22:03 By Chris Williams It’s not hip to be this Square Square says the widespread outage that hit its payment terminals last week was caused by a DNS failure, and not a cyberattack or intrusion.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

CISA and FBI release joint cybersecurity advisory 11/09/2023 at 21:47 By CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA). This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

X marks the spot where free speech clashes with Californian transparency 11/09/2023 at 21:05 By Brandon Vigliarolo AB 587’s true purpose is to eliminate speech the government finds objectionable, lawyers argue A California social media transparency law is being challenged in court by Elon Musk’s X Corp on the grounds that it violates the US

Get ready to say hello to new Windows and goodbye to an old friend 11/09/2023 at 20:18 By Richard Speed The clock is ticking for Windows troubleshooters, plus Microsoft’s preparing a new OS release As the arrival of the next version of Windows 11 looms, it is also time to prepare a not-so-fond farewell to

D2iQ’s AI Navigator ready to answer your deepest cloud concerns 11/09/2023 at 20:09 By Richard Speed Kubernetes configuration laid bare by chatbot, customer context next on roadmap Kubernetes management platform vendor D2iQ has become the latest vendor to stir generative AI into its product.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Linux 6.6’s in-kernel SMB networking server graduates 11/09/2023 at 19:06 By Liam Proven Samsung’s KSMBD server hitting primetime has several significant implications The next release of the Linux kernel, 6.6, has hit release candidate status. As usual, it contains a number of new features, but we think one has more potential ramifications than all the

MOXIE microwaved Mars air into oxygen, but now it’s time for a breather 11/09/2023 at 18:25 By Richard Speed Concept will need to be scaled up to keep more than a small dog alive NASA has called time on the oxygen-generating experiment bolted to its Mars Perseverance rover.… This article is an excerpt from The

Anjana Harve named EVP, Chief Information Officer at BJ’s Wholesale Club 11/09/2023 at 18:25 By Anjana Harve has been named Executive VP, Chief Information Officer at BJ’s Wholesale Club. Harve has worked as CIO in a variety of organizations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Vietnamese Hackers Deploy Python-Based Stealer via Facebook Messenger 11/09/2023 at 18:05 By A new phishing attack is leveraging Facebook Messenger to propagate messages with malicious attachments from a “swarm of fake and hijacked personal accounts” with the ultimate goal of taking over the targets’ accounts. “Originating yet again from a Vietnamese-based group, this campaign uses

Elon Musk has beef with Bill Gates because he shorted Tesla stock, says biographer 11/09/2023 at 17:32 By Richard Currie The origin story of the ‘in case u need to lose a boner fast’ tweet Comment  Elon Musk’s Weltanschauung isn’t so much “forgive and forget” as it is “resent and remember” – then post a

Web3’s revolution: Why the digital wallet is the new marketing gold 11/09/2023 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph By Nitin Kumar The cookie-less internet presents an opportunity, not a risk. It has the ability to redefine and strengthen the connection and trust between consumers and brands. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Charming Kiten’s New Backdoor ‘Sponsor’ Targets Brazil, Israel, and U.A.E. 11/09/2023 at 17:01 By The Iranian threat actor known as Charming Kiten has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting different entities in Brazil, Israel, and the U.A.E. using a previously undocumented backdoor named Sponsor. Slovak cybersecurity firm is tracking the cluster under the name Ballistic