Render creator Ian Zelbo has shared a trio of high-quality product renders of Apple’s upcoming AR/VR headset that’s expected to arrive in the fourth quarter of 2022. “The renders are based on earlier reporting from The Information and showcase the devi…
Microsoft’s $19.7 Billion Nuance Acquisition Wins EU Approval
The European Commission has approved Microsoft’s $19.7 billion bid to buy Nuance Communications. Engadget reports: The regulator said on Tuesday the proposed acquisition “would raise no competition concerns” within the European Union. In analyzing the …
A Bluetooth Bug In a Popular At-Home COVID-19 Test Could Falsify Results
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: A security researcher found a Bluetooth vulnerability in a popular at-home COVID-19 test allowing him to modify its results. F-Secure researcher Ken Gannon identified the since-fixed flaw in the Ellu…
US, Britain Help Ukraine Prepare for Potential Russian Cyberassault
David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes reporting via the New York Times: In the closing days of 2015, the lights went out across a swath of Ukraine as Russian hackers remotely took over an electric utility’s control center and flipped off one power stati…
75% of Steam’s Top 1000 Games Work On Linux Now
75% of the top 1,000 games run on Linux now, and the figure is even higher, at 80%, for the top 100 games. gHacks reports: Valve Software, the company behind the popular Steam gaming platform and smash hits such as Dota 2, Half-Life and Team Fortress, …
Belgian Defense Ministry Confirms Cyberattack Through Log4j Exploitation
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: The Belgian Ministry of Defense has confirmed a cyberattack on its networks that involved the Log4j vulnerability. In a statement, the Defense Ministry said it discovered an attack on its computer network…
Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ProPublica: Across the country, some law enforcement agencies have deployed controversial surveillance technology to track cellphone location and use. Critics say it threatens constitutional rights, and members …
H&R Block Sues Over Square’s New Name ‘Block’
H&R Block filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over Square’s new name, “Block” on Thursday. CNBC reports: The tax preparation service seeks to keep Block from using the new name, saying in a press release that the fintech company “would improperl…
A Domestic Newspaper Warns of the Russian Space Program’s ‘Rapid Collapse’
A long and strikingly critical article that reviews the state of the Russian space program was published in the state-aligned newspaper MK this week. This article was written by Dmitry Popov, who has worked at the publication since 1992. Ars Technica r…
US Regulators Flag Climate Change, Stablecoins As Potential Systemic Risks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Climate change, the rapid growth of “stablecoins” and financial innovations that led to frenzied trading of GameStop shares early this year are threats to the U.S. financial system that merit closer scr…