John Deere introduces self-driving tractor
John Deere, a 185-year-old company known for its heavy-metal tractors, bulldozers and lawnmowers painted in the company’s distinctive green and yellow colors has launched a self-driving version of an 8R tractor. A self-driving version of the 8R agricultural tractor has been in the works for nearly two decades, thanks to investments in automation, data analytics, […]
Meta to pay Voxer $175 million for patent infringement
A federal jury in Austin, Texas, found that Meta infringed on two patents held by Voxer, a walkie-talkie messaging app founded by Tom Katis, a former Army Green Beret, and ordered the company to pay nearly $175 million in damages for infringing its patents. In 2012, Facebook approached Voxer about a possible collaboration. Voxer agreed […]
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 3, 2022 – Warnings to Exchange and Comm100 administrators, and how the CIA might have messed up
This episode reports on fixes for Exchange Server, the Comm100 support chat application, a survey of Canadian post-secondary students’ attitudes towards cybersecurit
Intel launches new set of developer solutions for cloud development
Intel has announced the launch of new products that allow developers to virtually test their products in the cloud before they are made available to the public. This will help more customers use Intel processors and developer cloud platforms. Some products unveiled include Intel Developer Cloud and Intel Unison. Developer Cloud will help increase productivity […]
Lazarus hackers exploit Dell driver bug for BYOVD attacks
Lazarus, a North Korean ransomware gang is exploiting a Dell hardware driver flaw for Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver attack. A Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack occurs when an attacker loads legitimate signed drivers into Windows that also contain known vulnerabilities. In order to carry out their nefarious malware campaign, the targets receive […]
Microsoft update lets Office 365 users report Teams phishing messages
Microsoft is working on an update that will allow Office 365 users to report Teams phishing messages. The feature will be available on Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and it will enable admins to filter potentially dangerous messages. These messages include those that target employees with malicious payloads or redirect them to a malicious site. […]
Apple tests Touch ID on phones, but won’t bring it back
Although Apple is considering bringing Touch ID back to the iPhone and testing it, it is unlikely Touch ID will return to the iPhone, which has been replaced by Face ID since the 2017 iPhone X version. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has been testing Touch ID for the iPhone and is considering adding […]
Researchers break through 30% solar cell barrier
A group of researchers from various institutes in the Netherlands worked together to break the 30% barrier associated with solar cells to support the global adoption of solar energy and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. The team worked on the development of a four-terminal perovskite/ silicon tandem device. A tandem device can make better […]
Ransomware gang releases stolen data from Los Angeles school district
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has confirmed the release of data and documents stolen by the Vice Society Ransomware gang during a cyberattack in September. The gang responsible for the attack on the school system posted stolen data on its data leak website that included sensitive information such […]
Tesla unveils humanoid robot
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a dummy of Tesla’s humanoid robot called Optimus and said his company could develop millions of them and sell them for less than $20,000. Tesla’s first experimental test robot can wave, water plants, carry boxes and lift metal rods, but there is a simplified version that Musk calls Optimus. Although […]
