Trump, Who Promised To Save TikTok, Threatens To Shut Down TikTok
Trump, Who Promised To Save TikTok, Threatens To Shut Down TikTok Donald Trump has shifted gears from promising to save TikTok to now threatening to shut it down. Initially, he…
AMD CEO Sees Chips From TSMC’s US Plant Costing 5%-20% More
AMD CEO Sees Chips From TSMC’s US Plant Costing 5%-20% More AMD CEO Lisa Su has announced that chips manufactured at TSMC’s new plant in Arizona will be priced 5-20%…
Laptop farmer behind $17M North Korean IT worker scam locked up for 8.5 years
Summary An Arizona woman, Christina Marie Chapman, has been sentenced to 8.5 years for her involvement in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme helping North Korean IT operatives masquerade as US…
Physicists Blow Up Gold With Giant Lasers, Accidentally Disprove Renowned Physics Model
Summary Physicists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory achieved a groundbreaking experiment by superheating gold to over 33,000°F using colossal lasers and X-rays, effectively exceeding the established limits of well-known physics…
VMware Prevents Some Perpetual License Holders From Downloading Patches
Summary VMware is preventing certain customers who hold perpetual licenses from accessing security patches, leaving them at greater risk of exploitation. These users lack a current support contract with Broadcom,…
Microsoft Says Some SharePoint Server Hackers Now Using Ransomware
Summary Microsoft has reported that a cyber-espionage campaign has escalated into ransomware attacks targeting organisations using vulnerable Microsoft server software. The group, dubbed “Storm-2603,” has compromised over 400 organisations, a…
NFTs Qualify For Trademark Protection, Ninth Circuit Rules
Summary The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has made a significant ruling that NFTs are now classified as “goods” under the Lanham Act. This landmark decision allows brand owners to…
Satellite Imagery and Phone Data Reveal Romance Scam Centers Still Expanding Despite Crackdowns
Satellite Imagery and Phone Data Reveal Romance Scam Centers Still Expanding Despite Crackdowns Recent analysis using mobile device tracking data and satellite imagery highlights the disturbing expansion of romance scam…
‘Boiling Frog’ Effect Makes People Oblivious To Threat of Climate Crisis, Shows Study
Research from Carnegie Mellon University reveals that the ‘boiling frog effect’ leads to a lack of awareness regarding climate change, despite an increase in extreme weather events. The study suggests…
Microsoft CEO Addresses ‘Enigma’ of Layoffs
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s recent memo highlights the puzzling disparity between the company’s record profits and ongoing layoffs. The firm has laid off over 15,000 employees this year, with Nadella…