South Korea’s SK Hynix said it had completed the first phase of its acquisition of Intel’s NAND flash memory chip business, after it received regulatory nods from eight countries including China. From a report: In exchange, SK Hynix will pay $7 billion…
Gov. Parson Says He Believes Prosecutor Will Bring Charges Against Reporter For Using ‘View Source’
Gov. Mike Parson this week expressed his opinion the Cole County prosecuting attorney would bring charges in the case of a Post-Dispatch reporter who alerted the state to a significant data vulnerability. From a report: “I don’t think that’ll be the ca…
‘Critical’ Polygon Bug Put $24 Billion in Tokens at Risk Until Recent Hard Fork
Ethereum scaling project Polygon was at risk of losing nearly all of its MATIC tokens until it upgraded its network earlier this month. From a report The problem was a “critical” vulnerability in Polygon’s proof-of-stake genesis contract, which could h…
Federal Court Ruling Will Make Wifi 6E a Reality
Federal courts have opened the door for what may amount to the most substantial wifi upgrade in over twenty years. From a report: On Tuesday, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling where it supported the FCC’s deci…
James Webb Space Telescope’s Smooth Launch Extended Its Life Expectancy, NASA Says
The James Webb Space Telescope should be able to remain in orbit for more than 10 years, thanks to a fuel-efficient launch on Christmas Day, according to NASA. From a report: The telescope was carried aboard the Arianespace Ariane 5. Despite two brief …
Scientists Find Unexpected Trove of Life Forms Beneath Antarctic Ice Shelf
A team of researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany has discovered a whopping 77 seafloor-dwelling species beneath an Antarctica ice shelf — a hint that this mysterious realm may be far more biologically rich than scientists realized. F…
Attackers in China Using Open-source Log4j Flaw
A group of Chinese attackers has been using the massive vulnerability in Log4j, common piece of open-source code, to target a large academic institution, Crowdstrike says. From a report: Experts say hundreds of millions of systems are vulnerable and th…
SpaceX Will Take Humans To Mars Within 10 Years, Elon Musk Predicts
Elon Musk predicted this week that SpaceX will be able to fly humans to Mars within the next 10 years. From a report: Musk made the bold prediction during an appearance on the Lex Fridman podcast. The Tesla founder reiterated his view that humanity sho…
Biden Signs NDAA Relying on Voluntary Private-Sector Cybersecurity Collaboration
President Joe Biden has signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 which codifies an approach to cybersecurity that depends on the decisions of private-sector entities to protect the bulk of the nation’s critical infrastructure. Fro…
LG Unveils OLED EX, the Next Generation of Its OLED TV Tech
LG is having a busy CES 2022 and the show hasn’t even started. The company already revealed two bizarre OLED concepts and a pair of odd TVs, but today it made its most significant announcement yet by debuting OLED EX, the next generation of its OLED di…