Why 3D spatial audio is an unheralded game changer
Imagine a world where a car is speeding up directly behind you but your hearing only extends to either side of you. It’s a frightening thought, isn’t it? Yet it’s not too far off what…
Tested: Don’t buy a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for PC gaming
2024 is an exciting year for Windows. While the AI features touted by Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs are a flat miss, the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite hardware inside Copilot+ PCs is a definite win. Finally,…
New SnailLoad Attack Exploits Network Latency to Spy on Users’ Web Activities
Jun 28, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Data Protection A group of security researchers from the Graz University of Technology have demonstrated a new side-channel attack known as SnailLoad that could be used to remotely infer a…
Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac review
At a Glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good user interface Easy to scan external volumes such as flash drives on the fly Good trial period Cons Lets a fair amount of malware through if the Bitdefender…
How to restart iCloud Photos syncing when all else fails
iCloud Photos generally works to sync images and videos across your hardware linked with the same Apple ID and for which you have Photos syncing enabled. When it doesn’t, don’t expect much feedback from macOS.…
Researchers Warn of Flaws in Widely Used Industrial Gas Analysis Equipment
Jun 28, 2024NewsroomIndustrial Security / Critical Infrastructure Multiple security flaws have been disclosed in Emerson Rosemount gas chromatographs that could be exploited by malicious actors to obtain sensitive information, induce a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and…
TeamViewer Detects Security Breach in Corporate IT Environment
Jun 28, 2024NewsroomData Breach / Enterprise Security TeamViewer on Thursday disclosed it detected an “irregularity” in its internal corporate IT environment on June 26, 2024. “We immediately activated our response team and procedures, started investigations…
We may see AirPlay on more hotel TVs soon, with Samsung now adding support
Back in April, Apple made AirPlay available in hotel rooms as part of iOS 17.3. As we mentioned at the time, the feature was rolling out first in partnership with the IHG hotel group, which…
OpenAI’s new “CriticGPT” model is trained to criticize GPT-4 outputs
Enlarge / An illustration created by OpenAI. On Thursday, OpenAI researchers unveiled CriticGPT, a new AI model designed to identify mistakes in code generated by ChatGPT. It aims to enhance the process of making AI…
Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads
Getty Images Mac malware that steals passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data has been spotted circulating through Google ads, making it at least the second time in as many months the widely used ad…