Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Android apps digitally signed by China’s third-biggest e-commerce company exploited a zero-day vulnerability that allowed them to surreptitiously take control of millions of end-user devices to steal personal data and install malicious apps, researchers from security firm Lookout have confirmed. The malicious versions of the Pinduoduo app were available in third-party...
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(BPRW) McDonald’s, Gen.G, and the Black Collegiate Gaming Association Come Together to Host the HBCU+ College Network, a Summit for HBCU Students Interested in the Gaming and esports Industries
(Black PR Wire) McDonald’s tapped global esports organization Gen.G and the Black Collegiate Gaming Association (BCGA) to present the HBCU+ College netWORK Summit. This event will facilitate conversations and connections by introducin…
Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
His prediction in the 1960s about rapid advances in computer chip technology charted a course for the age of high tech.
At Apple, Rare Dissent Over a New Product: Interactive Goggles
The company is expected to unveil an augmented reality headset in a few months. Some employees wonder if the device makes sense for Apple.
Twitter Says Parts of Its Source Code Were Leaked Online
The leak adds to the challenges facing the Elon Musk-owned company, which is trying to identify the person responsible and any other people who downloaded the code.
Elon Musk Values Twitter at $20 Billion
The billionaire bought the social media company for $44 billion in October and took it private.
Bard Fork, and How to Talk So Chatbots Will Listen
Google has unleashed its A.I. chatbot, Bard, to the world. And Spotify’s A.I. D.J. knows your taste — perhaps a little too well.
(BPRW) BlocPower Announces $150 Million Financing, is Honored by Vice President Harris, Unveils Corporate Rebrand
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – BlocPower, a leading climate technology company focused on greening America’s buildings, today announced a fundraising round of $150 million, including over $24 million of Series B corporate equity led by V…
ChatGPT gets “eyes and ears” with plugins that can interface AI with the world
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On Thursday, OpenAI announced a plugin system for its ChatGPT AI assistant. The plugins give ChatGPT the ability to interact with the wider world through the Internet, including booking flights, ordering groceries, browsing the web, and more. Plugins are bits of code that tell ChatGPT how to use...
Huge collection of vintage Apple computers goes to auction next week
Enlarge / I mostly recognize this early laptop from its resemblance to a similar-looking computer in the film 2010. It’s up for auction along with hundreds of other old Apple computers. (credit: Julien’s Auctions) If you’ve been thinking your home or workspace is perhaps deficient when it comes to old Apple hardware, then I have...