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Fortinet Warns of New Zero-Day Used in Attacks on Firewalls with Exposed Interfaces
Threat hunters are calling attention to a new campaign that has targeted Fortinet FortiGate firewall devices with management interfaces exposed on the public internet. "The campaign involved unauthorized administrative logins on management interfaces o...
2025-01-14 14:43
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Russian-Linked Hackers Target Kazakhstan in Espionage Campaign with HATVIBE Malware
Russia-linked threat actors have been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Kazakhstan as part of the Kremlin's efforts to gather economic and political intelligence in Central Asia. The campaign has been assessed to be the work o...
2025-01-14 14:40
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Russia-Linked Hackers Target Kazakhstan in Espionage Campaign with HATVIBE Malware
Russia-linked threat actors have been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Kazakhstan as part of the Kremlin's efforts to gather economic and political intelligence in Central Asia. The campaign has been assessed to be the work o...
2025-01-14 14:40
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Russia is the most recent country to impose a fine on Google
After facing orders to pay fines in multiple countries, Google has now been ordered by a Russian court to pay a fine for failing to comply with previous penalties. Read more...
2025-01-14 14:08
China obstructing Apple’s overseas production plans, in claimed military tech crackdown
Apple is facing tougher export checks by Chinese authorities as part of a claimed crack-down on technology with potential military applications. While the increased scrutiny is said to be for security reasons, many believe the real reasons are both eco...
2025-01-14 14:02
Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 Review
Made to be a cheaper option for AM5, the Aorus Elite is a well-balanced board with Wi-Fi 7, several DIY-friendly features, and more for under $230.
2025-01-14 14:00
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Apple will soon receive ‘made in America’ chips from TSMC's Arizona fab — company in final stages of quality verification
Apple is testing the output of TSMC Arizona and verifying if it has the same quality as chips made in Taiwan.
2025-01-14 13:36
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Researchers build a 3D printer optimized for space applications — Designed to work in a vacuum, the printer could be used to rapidly prototype components while in space
Researchers from the University of Glasgow built a 3D printer that can work in zero gravity and the vacuum of space.
2025-01-14 13:21
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EU denies pausing action against Apple and others ahead of new US presidency
The European Union has denied a report that it has paused action against Apple and other US tech giants in the light of anticipated pressure from the incoming US president. The report claims that the EU is “reassessing” antitrust investigations of ...
2025-01-14 13:15
Waterfield launches new travel case tailor made for your M4 Mac Mini
Waterfield Designs, one of my favorite leather goods and bespoke accessories companies, has just released its Shield Case for the M4 Mac Mini. I wrote an article last month about how I turned my Mac Mini into a portable computer, and although I could ...
2025-01-14 13:00
I thought the RTX 5070 was my next GPU — this new tech has me reconsidering
The AMD Radeon RX 6800 GPU in my gaming PC is due for an upgrade, and I thought NVIDIA's RTX 5070 was the perfect match. However, one of the new RDNA 4 Radeon cards might be a better option if AMD can deliver on performance and pricing.
2025-01-14 13:00
Security vulnerability in iPhone’s USB-C port, and a gotcha with iMessage scams
A security vulnerability has been discovered in the USB-C port controller fitted to the iPhone 15 and 16. However, exploiting it would be so complex that both Apple and the security researcher who discovered it concluded that it is not a real-world thr...
2025-01-14 12:40
Qualcomm hires Intel's Xeon architect to lead development of server CPUs
Sailesh Kottapalli to lead development of Qualcomm's server processors.
2025-01-14 12:21
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China's SpacemiT develops 64-core RISC-V datacenter CPU — 12nm chip allegedly performs like a 10-year old Xen or Opteron but with higher core count
SpacemiT's VitalStone V100 has 64-cores, but its single-thread performance is comparable to that of 2011 processors.
2025-01-14 12:20
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GNOME 48 Desktop Introducing An Official Audio Player: Decibels
The modern GNOME desktop hasn't had a core application to playback audio files although many different audio/multimedia players exist. But now for the upcoming GNOME 48 desktop release, there is now a promoted core app for audio playback: Decibels...
2025-01-14 12:19
Modder tests if waiting 14,272 years will beat the classic Oregon Trail game
Modders create an Oregon Trail Time Machine to determine if the game can be beaten by waiting impossible spans of tim
2025-01-14 12:17
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OpenVINO with Generative AI
The openSUSE Innovator initiative and the Intel Innovator program play a crucial role in ensuring that the openVINO repository remains up to date for the openSUSE Linux distribution community, which I continually to strive to help. OpenVINO (Open Visua...
2025-01-14 12:00
First US plant to make Apple chips almost ready for mass production – Nikkei
The first US plant to make A-series chips for Apple devices is expected to begin mass production as early as this quarter, says a new report. It implies that test production by TSMC has already begun, with Apple said to be in the final stage of verifyi...
2025-01-14 11:58
A secret UI project resurfaces from the 'Microsoft Graveyard' to spruce up Edge with a modern Windows 11 aesthetic
Microsoft is working on a new project called Phoenix. The project will revamp Microsoft Edge's look and feel to align with Windows 11's modern appeal and aesthetics.
2025-01-14 11:02