Macworld Podcast: The latest iPhone news and rumors
The next iPhone is coming soon, so we’re seeing. more reports about what to expect from Apple—not just for this fall, but for next year, as well. It’s time for another iPhone check-in, on this…
July 2024
July 2024
Critical Docker Engine Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Authorization Plugins
Jul 25, 2024NewsroomContainer Security / Vulnerability Docker is warning of a critical flaw impacting certain versions of Docker Engine that could allow an attacker to sidestep authorization plugins (AuthZ) under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2024-41110,…
Hacker claims theft of Piramal Group’s employee data
A hacker claims to be selling data relating to thousands of current and former employees of the Indian conglomerate Piramal Group, a multinational company that operates across pharma, financial services and real estate. Piramal rebuffed…
CISA Warns of Exploitable Vulnerabilities in Popular BIND 9 DNS Software
Jul 25, 2024NewsroomDNS Security /Vulnerability The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite that could be…
New Chrome Feature Scans Password-Protected Files for Malicious Content
Jul 25, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Data Protection Google said it’s adding new security warnings when downloading potentially suspicious and malicious files via its Chrome web browser. “We have replaced our previous warning messages with more…
We made a cat drink a beer with Runway’s AI video generator, and it sprouted hands
In June, Runway debuted a new text-to-video synthesis model called Gen-3 Alpha. It converts written descriptions called “prompts” into HD video clips without sound. We’ve since had a chance to use it and wanted to…
AMD delays Ryzen 9000 launch until August to ensure CPU quality
There’s a lot of enthusiasm surrounding AMD’s next-gen desktop CPUs, which were announced for a release at the end of this month. I’m sorry to report that you’ll need to curb it, at least for…
Apple takes direct aim at Google with surprising launch of Apple Maps on the web
Apple Maps might have had an inauspicious start, but over the years it’s gotten a whole lot better. Today, Apple Maps is as good or better than Google Maps, with stunning visuals, incredibly detailed topography,…
Report: iPhone 17 ‘Slim’ will emphasize design over features and specs
The iPhone 17 “Slim” (as some are taking to calling it) is one of the more interesting rumors to pop out of Cupertino in a while. The gist of it is that, in the fall…
CrowdStrike blames testing bugs for security update that took down 8.5M Windows PCs
Enlarge / CrowdStrike’s Falcon security software brought down as many as 8.5 million Windows PCs over the weekend. CrowdStrike Security firm CrowdStrike has posted a preliminary post-incident report about the botched update to its Falcon…