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A hot potato: While still working with CrowdStrike to bring millions of botched PCs back online, Microsoft is also thinking about the future of Windows. The platform must evolve and innovate, enhancing resilience against the next faulty update coming from a third-party company. The Crowdstrike incident could become a turning point for security across the […]

In context: PsiQuantum Corp. was founded in 2016 by a team of professors and researchers working in the field of quantum computing. The company aims to create a general-purpose quantum system, and is using a novel approach compared to other major corporations striving for the same goal. PsiQuantum has announced an ambitious plan to develop,

What just happened? OpenAI is currently testing a new prototype called SearchGPT and eventually plans to combine its best features into ChatGPT. The offering is only available to a select group at the moment, but based on its description, OpenAI is trying to differentiate SearchGPT from similar products in a few ways, including a collaborative

Facepalm: The global security outage that impacted 8.5 million PCs around the world last week was an absolute disaster for the company responsible, CrowdStrike, and has even led to its CEO being called to testify before Congress. However, the cybersecurity giant has handed out a generous gift to its partners who have been dealing with

In context: Free, open-source software is often promoted as a cost-effective alternative to proprietary or commercial software. While widespread FOSS adoption still hasn’t happened, some European nations are trying to speed up the process by imposing new legal requirements. Switzerland has started requiring all its public organizations to use open-source software. The new measure, known

Facepalm: Stalkerware programs are frequently used to monitor, control, or track PC and mobile device users. These tools are employed with varying degrees of legitimacy by relatives or law enforcement agencies, but things go completely haywire when a manufacturing company gets targeted by hackers. Spytech Software, a Minnesota-based company that produces SpyAgent and similar programs,

WTF?! In a groundbreaking move, the Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into Mastercard’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) for surveillance pricing–a practice that uses consumer data to manipulate individual pricing. The FTC’s action comes in response to growing concerns about privacy and fairness in digital commerce. The FTC unanimously voted to open an

What just happened? In a warning that highlights the lengths cybercriminals will go to infiltrate systems, a US security training company has revealed it was tricked into hiring a North Korean hacker as a software engineer. The firm only discovered what happened when he loaded the company-provided computer with malware. KnowBe4 creates customized security awareness

The latest: Apple’s entry-level iPhone SE is due for a refresh and according to the latest scuttlebutt, the iPhone SE 4 could arrive sooner than originally anticipated. According to a fresh report from The Information, Apple is preparing for the device to enter mass production in October. If true, that would put it beyond the

Yeah! Science! For the first time, scientists at Berkeley Lab have synthesized element 116 (livermorium) using a titanium particle beam. Previously, physicists created livermorium atoms using a calcium beam. The new method is a significant step towards creating an entirely new element. Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), renowned