Medium embraces Twitter alternative Mastodon with launch of its own community • TechCrunch

Online publishing platform Medium, originally created by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, announced today it’s embracing the open-source Mastodon platform by creating its own instance to support its authors and their publications. The company said it’s launching me.dm, a Mastodon community that will offer reliable infrastructure, moderation, and a short domain name to make it easier…

Maersk announces major smart logistics centres in China, Norway, Pakistan

Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced new smart logistics and warehouse facilities in China, Norway, and Pakistan. Each site puts focus on innovation and environmental sustainability. Maersk has also confirmed the acquisition of Danish project logistics specialist Martin Bencher Group for around $61 million. Maersk’s stated goal is to decarbonise its…

Over 100 Siemens PLC Models Found Vulnerable to Firmware Takeover

Jan 12, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirmware and Hardware Security Security researchers have disclosed multiple architectural vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC and SIPLUS S7-1500 programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that could be exploited by a malicious actor to stealthily install firmware on affected devices and take control of them. Discovered by Red Balloon Security, the issues are tracked as CVE-2022-38773…