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Microsoft finds severe bugs in Android apps from large mobile providers
Microsoft security researchers have found high severity vulnerabilities in a framework used by Android apps from multiple large international mobile service providers.The researchers found these vulnerabilities (tracked...
FBI warns of hackers selling credentials for U.S. college networks
Cybercriminals are offering to sell for thousands of U.S. dollars network access credentials for higher education institutions based in the United States.This type of advertisement is present on both publicly available cybercriminal online forums as well as...
Dyson eyes robots that can do your household chores
Dyson has shown off a series of prototype robots it’s developing, and announced plans to hire hundreds of engineers over the next five years in order to build robots capable of household chores. The images are designed to show off the fine motor skills of the...
NY State is giving out hundreds of robots as companions for the elderly
The state of New York will distribute robot companions to the homes of more than 800 older adults. The robots are not able to help with physical tasks, but function as more proactive versions of digital assistants like Siri or Alexa — engaging users in small talk,...
Sony accelerates push into car sector in diversification drive
Sony expects to supply imaging sensors to 15 of the world’s top 20 global automakers by 2025, underscoring the company’s ambitions for electric vehicles and autonomous driving as it tries to diversify beyond mobile phones.The Japanese conglomerate flagged its...
Google Drive gets multi-text selection, copy/paste shortcuts for files
The Google Workspace team is rolling out some solid productivity updates to Google Drive.You can now select multiple blocks of text at the same time in the Docs editor for quick editing. This is a feature Microsoft Word has had for a while, and it allows you to you...
Google brings Street View history to phones, introduces “Street View Studio”
Today is the 15th birthday of Google Maps Street View, Google's project to take ground-level, 360-degree photographs of the entire world. To celebrate, the company is rolling out a few new features.First up, Google is bringing historical Street View data to iOS and...
Microsoft Dev Box will virtualize your Windows development PC in a browser window
Among the announcements made at Microsoft's Build developer conference yesterday was a new service for organizations that want to offer preconfigured, virtualized developer workstations on demand. Microsoft Dev Box is intended to simplify the process of getting new...
A comprehensive overview of Windows 11 22H2, the OS’s first big yearly update
Windows 11 has already changed quite a bit since the version we reviewed in October was released, and Microsoft has put out a steady stream of redesigned app updates, bug fixes, and user interface improvements.But the company's big yearly Windows updates are still...