Intel to cut products to save costs
As an embattled Intel tries to implement its grand comeback plan, Intel has announced that it is cutting not only jobs but also products, and that it has made difficult decisions to cut billions of dollars. Intel announced plans to discontinue some products as part of a massive spending cut that the chipmaker expects to […]
Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, wants Web3 ignored
Tim Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web in 1989, has declared that he does not see blockchain as a viable solution to build the next generation of the internet, and that the crypto visionaries’ plan for the future should be ignored. However, Web3, a hypothetical future version of the internet […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter crackdown on impersonators
Elon Musk has warned Twitter users who impersonate other handles, without calling it a parody, that their accounts will be permanently suspended without warning after a number of prominent accounts, including that of comedian Kathy Griffin, were kicked out of Twitter for pretending to be the billionaire and posting tweets mocking him. Musk issued the […]
Microsoft touts its products in Windows 11 sign-out menu
Microsoft, the parent company of Windows, is now advertising and promoting some of its products in the sign-out menu, which appears when you click on the user icon in the Windows 11 Start menu. Microsoft is again using ads in the Start menu to promote its own products and services, in particular OneDrive and Microsoft […]
Azov ransomware still targeting organizations around the world
The Azov ransomware, which previously framed security researchers in their operations, is still widely used around the world and has acquired a reputation as a data wiper that intentionally destroys the data of victims and infects other programs. Azov ransomware authors use SmokeLoader to spread their malware, which can take the form of pirated copies […]
How a stolen popcorn tin hid $3.3 billion worth of Bitcoin
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last year that it had seized some 50,676 Bitcoin worth $3.36 billion that were stored on a circuit board hidden in the bottom of a popcorn tin in a bathroom closet that was stolen from a notorious darknet website. In 2012, James Zhong, 32, from Georgia, fraudulently purchased Bitcoin […]
Apple’s AR glasses launch could be delayed until 2025 or 2026
According to Jeff Pu, an analyst at Haitong International Tech Research, Apple has reportedly delayed the release of the long-rumored augmented-reality glasses until 2025 or 2026. However, the company is expected to launch the AR/VR headset in 2023, and Apple is on track to achieve that goal, according to the report. According to the report, […]
When employees benefit from AI, organizations are more likely to benefit
Companies are more likely to benefit from artificial intelligence if their employees personally benefit from the technology, according to a report by the MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group. According to the report, 64% of respondents personally benefited from the use of AI and were 3.4 times more likely to be satisfied with […]
Twitter’s revenue slumps as it struggles with debt
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, announced a massive drop in revenue, blaming activist groups that put pressure on advertisers, claiming that the decline in revenue has continued since his takeover. Credit experts believe it underscores the difficult state of the social media company’s finances after burdening it with $13 billion in debt. Twitter’s […]
Microsoft warns of rise of hackers exploiting publicly disclosed vulnerabilities
According to a new Microsoft study, nation-state groups are becoming a more dangerous threat as they increasingly target critical infrastructures and rapidly exploit zero-day vulnerabilities. Moreover, these nation-state and criminal actors are increasingly exploiting publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities to violate target environments. It also said that it has “observed a reduction in the time between […]
