Sep 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Hacking Nation-state threat actors backed by Beijing broke into a “handful” of U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign orchestrated to glean sensitive information,…
Getty Images The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies, standards organizations, and private companies, has proposed barring some of the most vexing and nonsensical…
Enlarge / Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023. On Wednesday, OpenAI Chief Technical Officer Mira Murati…
Enlarge / Putting the “chat” in ChatGPT Getty Images In May, when OpenAI first demonstrated ChatGPT-4o’s coming audio conversation capabilities, I wrote that it felt like we were “on the verge of something… like a…
Ergonomics are important, but standing desks and comfortable office chairs can feel like expensive luxuries. Fortunately, Amazon’s Prime Big Deals Days event is just around the corner, and like during the July Prime Day sales,…
Amazon is gearing up for its Prime Big Deal Days this October, and some early Chromebook sales are already sneaking out. Beginning October 8, Amazon will launch Prime Big Deal Days, the fall version of…
Desk space is scarce, especially if you have a lot of Apple gear. That’s where a good charging station can help and today’s deal is a great one: Anker’s MagSafe 3-in-1 charging station is $25…
Microsoft’s “new” Outlook app has received a ton of criticism as it doesn’t quite live up to its predecessor. Even worse, the new version of Outlook comes bundled on new PCs. Fortunately, Microsoft provides a…
Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananSecure Coding / Mobile Security Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered…
The PC processor industry is on the cusp of a major transition. We’re seeing the rise of what I’d call the “productivity processor,” with chips specifically designed for the work-obsessed, always-on-the-go professional. It’s a sea…