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Amazon Super Smart Fridge Is Reportedly in the Works

Amazon is reportedly developing a smart refrigerator that will automatically keep track of low-stock or expired items and make restock orders The fridge uses technology Amazon developed for its cashierless stores, according to Business Insider....

Chip Shortages Likely To Linger Through 2022

A technology executive raised eyebrows last week when he predicted the shortage in semiconductor chips could last into 2023 "Right now, every single end market for semiconductors is up simultaneously," Marvell CEO Matt Murphy said at a CNBC Technology Executive Council event Thursday....

Researchers Find Cyberattack Discrepancies Based on Race, Gender

An international study of cyberattacks has discovered discrepancies based on race and gender The research by Malwarebytes, Digitunity and the Cybercrime Support Network based on a survey of 5,000 people in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany found that Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC) are more likely to have th...

Facebook Pushes Pause on Instagram for Kids

Facebook on Monday announced it's putting its plans to launch a version of Instagram for kids on hold The move comes following a report in the Wall Street Journal that Instagram is harmful to young people and congressional pressure to scrap the project....

‘Shadow Code’ Creates Risk for 99% of Websites

Shadow code -- third-party scripts and libraries often added to web applications without security validation -- pose risks to websites and jeopardize compliance with privacy regulations, according to new research released Tuesday Third-party code leaves organizations vulnerable to digital skimming and Magecart attacks, the researchers also noted....

New iPad Mini Stars at Apple Refresh Event

The latest version of the iPad Mini was the clear star of the show at Apple's pre-recorded new product event streamed from its website Tuesday "The iPad Mini was the biggest news of the day," Kevin Krewell, a principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld....

Execs Fear Ransomware While Most Unprepared To Fight It

High-ranking business executives say ransomware is a major concern to them, but their organizations are unprepared to do anything about it Those were the findings of a poll released Monday by global consulting and advisory services firm Deloitte....

TikTok Tops YouTube in Watch Time Among Android Users

YouTube has taken a backseat to TikTok for months when it comes to average engagement with Android users, according to a report from a mobile market watcher The report by App Annie revealed that the average user of TikTok, a social network for sharing short-form videos, spends more time in that app than the average user spends on YouTube....

Amazon, AWS Trumpet Free Cybersecurity Initiatives

Amazon is launching two initiatives aimed at better preparing individuals and businesses to deal with cybersecurity threats and hardening the authentication of users of its AWS cloud In a post on the aboutamazon.com website, the company announced that beginning in October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it will make available to the public...

Kuo Predicts ‘iPhone 13’ Will Support Satellite Calls and Texting

The next generation of iPhones expected to be launched in September will include support for satellite communication, according to numerous news reports based on a research note released by insightful Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Kuo predicted in the note that Apple will include hardware in the iPhone 13 that allows the mobile to connect to low-earth...

Study Warns Easy Access to Cloud Apps Putting Business Data at Risk

Businesses are flocking to software-as-a-service applications as a means to improve the efficiency of their operations and the productivity of their employees, but weak control of access to cloud apps is putting the data of many organizations at risk According to a study released Tuesday by DoControl, the average 1,000-person company using SaaS app...

$600 Million Hacker Offered Job, Bug Bounty

The hacker who stole US$600 million in tokens from a cryptocurrency platform last week was offered a security job by the platform Tuesday Most of the money has been returned to the Poly Network, but more than $200 million in assets remains locked in an account controlled by the hacker, whom the crypto platform refers to as "Mr. White Hat."

Tesla Autopilot Probe Opened by US Highway Safety Agency

A federal highway safety agency announced Friday it has opened an investigation of accidents involving automated driving systems in cars made by Tesla When announcing the probe, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that since January 2018, Tesla models engaged in either Autopilot or Traffic Aware Cruise Control were connected...

Half of IT Pros Say Remote Workers Dodging Security Precautions

Hackers aren't the only ones evading security measures of many organizations. So are their remote workers In a report on remote workforce security released Monday, 52 percent of the U.S. IT and cybersecurity professionals surveyed revealed they experienced remote workers finding workarounds to their organizations' security policies....

Think Tank Calls for Policymakers To Grow AI, Not Choke It

Policymakers should be fostering the use of artificial intelligence in making workforce decisions, not inhibiting it, according to the Center for Data Innovation In a report released Monday, the global think tank called on governments to encourage AI adoption and establish guardrails to limit harm....

Study Finds 100% of Commercial Apps Contain Security Flaws

A number of popular commercial applications in categories ranging from browsers to messaging and meeting apps all contained open-source components with security vulnerabilities, according to new research released Wednesday The study performed by Osterman Research for GrammaTech also found that of the most popular commercial browser, email, file sha...

Chromebook Shipments Jump 75% YoY in Q2

Chromebooks were a hot commodity in the second quarter of this year, with shipments increasing 75 percent compared to the same period in 2020 Some 11.9 million of the laptops were shipped during the April-June quarter, or 13 percent of all notebooks, according to Canalys a global market research company....

Google Cloud Seeks To Cure Retailers’ Search Woes, Help Compete With Amazon

Google on Tuesday announced a new service aimed at beefing up the search capabilities of retailers' websites that may make those sellers more competitive with Amazon The service, Google Cloud Retail Search, hopes to address the staggering problem of "search abandonment," which costs retailers more than $300 billion a year in the United States alone...

Outlaw Installer for Windows 11 Infected With Malware

Early adopters seeking a premature peek of Windows 11 via unauthorized channels may be in for a nasty surprise -- a dose of malware On Friday, Kaspersky Lab reported that an unofficial installer in the wild promises to install the next version of Microsoft's ubiquitous operating system on a user's computer, but it actually contains a malicious payl...

DuckDuckGo Readies Feature To Strip Trackers From Email

Consumer privacy champion DuckDuckGo on Tuesday announced that it's rolling out a beta version of a feature in its mobile and desktop applications that will strip trackers from its users' incoming email Called Email Protection, the feature will be initially distributed through a waiting list that anyone can add their name to....

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