Can AI make older adults feel less lonely?

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New SPECTRALVIPER Backdoor Targeting Vietnamese Public Companies

Jun 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware Vietnamese public companies have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign that deploys a novel backdoor called SPECTRALVIPER. “SPECTRALVIPER is a heavily obfuscated, previously undisclosed, x64 backdoor that brings PE loading and injection, file upload and download, file and directory manipulation, and token impersonation capabilities,” Elastic Security…

Wear OS 4 could introduce this handy transfer tool

Last month at its I/O developer conference, Google confirmed that Wear OS 4 is in the works with a selection of big improvements for wearable owners. Now, thanks to Samsung’s Wear OS 4-toting One UI Watch 5 beta, 9to5Google has spotted a small but extremely welcome quality-of-life improvement for those who find themselves juggling smartphones.…

The Crowded Room review: a series of miscalculations

“The Crowded Room is a psychological thriller that doesn’t have much to offer when it comes to thrills or surprises.” Pros Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried’s engaging lead performances Christopher Abbott’s scene-stealing, late-season supporting turn An infectious sense of empathy throughout Cons Too many filler episodes Several painfully obvious twists Multiple thinly drawn supporting characters…