An athleticwear store in Paris, France, is going viral for challenging customers to steal merchandise without any repercussions — if they can outrun an Olympian sprinter working the door. Distance Athletics in Paris hired French Olympian Méba Mickael Zeze as a security guard in September as a part of its “ROB IT TO GET IT”…
In an attempt at damage control, the CEO of the equity management startup Carta, Henry Ward, today emailed customers, telling them that if they are concerned about “negative press” tied to the outfit, they should read a Medium post of his. The move appeared only to call more attention to the many reported problems plaguing…
Oct 25, 2023NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Vulnerability The threat actor known as Winter Vivern has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Roundcube webmail software on October 11, 2023, to harvest email messages from victims’ accounts. “Winter Vivern has stepped up its operations by using a zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube,” ESET security researcher Matthieu Faou said…
Dish, in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, has achieved simultaneous 5G 2x uplink and 4x downlink carrier aggregation (CA) for FDD spectrum. The partners attained a 200 Mbps uplink peak speed with a mere 35 MHz of 5G spectrum. Additionally, the Dish 5G network demonstrated extraordinary downlink peak speeds of 1.3 Gbps – utilising only…
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel unveiled plans today to launch a comprehensive inquiry into the impact of AI on the proliferation of illegal and unwanted robocalls and texts. Speaking at an event in collaboration with AARP, Rosenworcel announced her intention to present a proposed inquiry to her colleagues. If approved at the Commission’s…
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel unveiled plans today to launch a comprehensive inquiry into the impact of AI on the proliferation of illegal and unwanted robocalls and texts. Speaking at an event in collaboration with AARP, Rosenworcel announced her intention to present a proposed inquiry to her colleagues. If approved at the Commission’s…
Is the supply chain becoming more resilient since the early days of the pandemic? What is the missing link? Do we need more workers? More technology? Better processes? Or something else altogether to fix the broken pieces of our supply chain? Here at Connected World, we have looked at the inner workings of the supply…
October is rapidly coming to a close and that means we’re seeing plenty of early Black Friday deals right now. One of my favorite deals comes courtesy of Verizon Fios. For a limited time, you can get Verizon Fios’ 1Gig Plan (940/880Mbps) for $64.00 per month. Plus, you’ll get your choice of either an Apple HomePod…
LG StanbyME Go 27-inch Briefcase Design Touch Screen MSRP $1,200.00 “The StanbyMe Go is a blast to use, never mind the practicality.” Pros Ridiculously fun Built-in streaming apps Solid picture quality Suitably bright for shaded outdoor use Cons High brightness shortens battery life Fairly heavy Expensive Maybe it’s because I’m a child of the 1980s,…
A new report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg gives some insight into Apple’s plans to revamp its AirPods line. According to the report, Apple plans to overhaul the entire AirPods line starting next year and continuing through 2025. AirPods were once viewed as just an accessory, but now sell tens of millions of units a…
