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The evolution of software always catches us by surprise. I remember betting against the IBM computer Deep Blue during its chess match against the grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1997, only to be stunned when the…
September 2024
September 2024
What the heck is an NPU, anyway? Here’s everything you need to know
CPUs and GPUs are old news. These days, the cutting edge is all about NPUs, and hardware manufacturers are talking up NPU performance. The NPU is a computer component designed to accelerate AI tasks in…
Windows’ new Outlook app: 4 key details you absolutely need to know
The new Outlook has been available as a finished program since August 2024. New PCs delivered with the latest Windows 11 installations (Windows 11 24H2) will receive the new Outlook as an alternative to Windows…
The iPhone 16 isn’t the Google Pixel killer I was hoping for
AI is today’s buzzword. And if you have an iPhone, Apple Intelligence is buzzing all over. The iPhone 16 is the first phone built with Apple Intelligence in mind, and whether you’re buying one this…
North Korean Hackers Target Energy and Aerospace Industries with New MISTPEN Malware
Sep 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A North Korea-linked cyber-espionage group has been observed leveraging job-themed phishing lures to target prospective victims in energy and aerospace verticals and infect them with a previously undocumented…
Chrome Introduces One-Time Permissions and Enhanced Safety Check for Safer Browsing
Sep 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Privacy Google has announced that it’s rolling out a new set of features to its Chrome browser that gives users more control over their data when surfing the internet…
Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here
Enlarge (credit: Memento | Aurich Lawson) Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X and Facebook these days, we’re seemingly entering a new age of media skepticism: the era…
GSMA Plans End-to-End Encryption for Cross-Platform RCS Messaging
Sep 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Encryption The GSM Association, the governing body that oversees the development of the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, on Tuesday, said it’s working towards implementing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to…
Patch Issued for Critical VMware vCenter Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
Sep 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananVirtualization / Network Security Broadcom on Tuesday released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting VMware vCenter Server that could pave the way for remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as…
Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with new content labeling system
Enlarge / Under C2PA, this stock image would be labeled as a real photograph if the camera used to take it, and the toolchain for retouching it, supported the C2PA. But even as a real…