An emergent ransomware gang that has been exploiting two vulnerabilities in Fortinet firewall appliances may have links to current or former members of the notorious LockBit operation, according to intelligence published this week by Forescout Research’s Vedere Labs unit. Forescout is attributing SuperBlack to a threat actor tracked as Mora_001, which exhibits a distinct operational…
US lawmakers have hit out at the Home Office for “attempting to gag” US companies by preventing them from telling Congress whether they have been subject to secret UK orders requiring them to hand over their users’ data. In an unprecedented intervention, five lawmakers from both sides of the US political divide, led by senator…
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The iPhone 16 has been out for six months now. With an updated processor, a revamped design, and camera improvements, should you buy it now or wait a little longer for the iPhone 17? Here’s what the recent rumors tell us about this upcoming release.The iPhone 17 might be more like an iPhone 16SApple is…
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It’s pretty crazy that, after all this time, most smart home solutions are still clunky and overcomplicated. I test smart technology for a living and even I haven’t managed to put together the perfect smart home setup. The new Matter standard might help… someday… but for now, there are still so many interoperability issues that…
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Exactly one month after Apple announced the iPhone 16e, its rival Google has entered the ring with the Pixel 9a, a budget smartphone that undercuts Apple’s latest offering.Unveiled via a press release on Google’s blog this week, the Pixel 9a is a new midrange phone from Google. As numerous leaks spoiled ahead of time, the…
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The government minister in charge of the Post Office has asked for evidence of problems caused by a third Post Office branch software system known as ECCO+, software used in the 1990s at branches managed by the Post Office, known as Crown branches. The National Federation of Subpostmasters(NFSP), working with law firm Howe & Co,…
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The Aoostar G-flip 370 is going to be released in “mid-March” 2025It features an AMD Ryzen 9 HX 370 APU and a 5-inch 1080p flip-up displayNo pricing has been announced, but it’s expected to retail for $700-800Mini PC manufacturer Aoostar has announced its new G-Flip 370 model which features the powerful AMD Ryzen 9 HX…
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A cloud market characterised by openness, interoperability, and fairness has to be the aspiration for Europe, but we are currently far from that. I fear policymakers may feel that efforts to tackle cloud switching through the Data Act and contestability in digital markets through the Digital Markets Act (DMA) may have already set us on…
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AMD has published official benchmarks for the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU It demonstrates a clear lead over the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V The tests were conducted in LM Studio with various LLMsOfficial benchmarks have backed up the “Strix Halo” AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395’s performance as the “most powerful x86 APU” on the…
Over 80% of global companies are now using AI to improve business operations. AI has also become a feature of individuals’ daily lives as we interact with chatbots, voice assistants, or predictive search technologies. But as AI diffusion grows, so too do the risks associated with its misuse – particularly by nation state actors engaged…
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