Mar 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananPatch Tuesday / Software Update Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update for March 2023 is rolling out with remediations for a set of 80 security flaws, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Eight of the 80 bugs are rated Critical, 71 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate…
Once again it’s do-or-die time for Apple! The Financial Times says “Tim Cook bets on Apple’s mixed-reality headset to secure his legacy” (subscription required). The stakes are high for Cook. He’s one bad annual review away from glumly having to fill out an application at the Cupertino Best Buy. The headset will be Apple’s first…
With more new movies arriving on Peacock every month, the NBCUniversal streaming service has reason to strut. Its impressive library is stocked with titles from a broad range of brands, most notably Universal Pictures. It’s also got recent hits Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and M3gan, and awards nominees including Tár. The Peacock movie…
How bad are things at Silicon Valley Bank? Ex-employees are auctioning company merchandise on eBay to make a quick buck. Some SVB items include a tattered blue cardboard box with the letters “SVB” emblazoned on it. Asking price: $201. “Box received after getting offer letter one month before the bank blew up. Need to pay…
Look out for people on dating apps who offer investment opportunities too good to be true. That’s the message from the District Attorney’s Office in New York City, which recently brought charges against a lying Lothario they allege swindled his lovers out of millions. Nelson Counne, who also goes by “Nelson Roth” or “Justin Roth,”…
When Masaya Aso worked on autonomous driving technology at Bosch in Japan and Germany, he realized that “many tasks were still manual as over 85% of warehouses have almost no automation at all.” To help address the problem, Aso co-founded LexxPluss, a now two-year-old, Japan-based startup that designs and develop autonomous mobile robots to transport…
Today, the LockBit ransomware is the most active and successful cybercrime organization in the world. Attributed to a Russian Threat Actor, LockBit has stepped out from the shadows of the Conti ransomware group, who were disbanded in early 2022. LockBit ransomware was first discovered in September 2019 and was previously known as ABCD ransomware because…
Once again it’s do-or-die time for Apple! The Financial Times says “Tim Cook bets on Apple’s mixed-reality headset to secure his legacy” (subscription required). The stakes are high for Cook. He’s one bad annual review away from glumly having to fill out an application at the Cupertino Best Buy. The headset will be Apple’s first…
Whether you’re a regular at your local gym or a newcomer to fitness looking to learn the ropes, you might have spotted someone strapping on a belt to hit the weights and wondered if you need to add one of the best weightlifting belts to your own gym bag. But is a lifting belt the…
Look out for people on dating apps who offer investment opportunities too good to be true. That’s the message from the District Attorney’s Office in New York City, which recently brought charges against a lying Lothario they allege swindled his lovers out of millions. Nelson Counne, who also goes by “Nelson Roth” or “Justin Roth,”…
