The start of the year is typically quiet for mattress deals. However, sales start to ramp up toward the end of the month as retailers focus on President’s Day mattress sales. The sales, which include manufacturers from Nectar to Purple, are the first major deals of the year on mattresses. While there are no President’s…
Google’s Passage Indexing was announced in the event Search On 2020 last October. With the announcement came a rush of inquiries and clarifications from SEO specialists and other digital marketing professionals. Will Google really be indexing particular passages? What is the difference between passage indexing and featured snippets? And most importantly, when will it be…
A team of computer scientists has used theoretical calculations to argue that algorithms could not control a super-intelligent AI. Their study addresses what Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom calls the control problem: how do we ensure super-intelligence machines act in our interests? The researchers conceived of a theoretical containment algorithm that would resolve this problem by simulating the…
Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off a new spyware operation targeting users in Pakistan that leverages trojanized versions of legitimate Android apps to carry out covert surveillance and espionage. Designed to masquerade apps such as the Pakistan Citizen Portal, a Muslim prayer-clock app called Pakistan Salat Time, Mobile Packages Pakistan, Registered SIMs Checker, and TPL…
It is virtually impossible to estimate the scale of the ongoing cyberattack that relied on administrative tools developed by the security vendor SolarWinds, according to a memo released on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, by the Administrative Office (AO) of the U.S. Courts. While we don’t know the scope of the incident, we do know it was the result of poor password policies on the vendor’s end.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
At CES 2021, gaming manufacturers are announcing their laptop lineups for the year, and Asus is no exception. The company’s ROG (Republic of Gamers) lineup contains a plethora of new laptops, including a lightweight model that hooks up to a tiny external graphics card, and a robust device that rivals many powerful desktops on the…
Google’s Passage Indexing was announced in the event Search On 2020 last October. With the announcement came a rush of inquiries and clarifications from SEO specialists and other digital marketing professionals. Will Google really be indexing particular passages? What is the difference between passage indexing and featured snippets? And most importantly, when will it be…
Last year we saw a bunch of foldable phones out in the wild, and we’ll probably see a lot more this year. But there’s already a new cool form factor on the block — rollable phones. At CES 2021, LG and TCL showed off their rollable phones — but both of them are in the…
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed the operations of an Android malware vendor who teamed up with a second threat actor to market and sell a remote access Trojan (RAT) capable of device takeover and exfiltration of photos, locations, contacts, and messages from popular apps such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram, Kik, Line, and Google Messages.…
It is virtually impossible to estimate the scale of the ongoing cyberattack that relied on administrative tools developed by the security vendor SolarWinds, according to a memo released on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, by the Administrative Office (AO) of the U.S. Courts. While we don’t know the scope of the incident, we do know it was the result of poor password policies on the vendor’s end.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
