Month: May 2024
New Instagram Reels
Instagram is testing a way for creators to experiment with reels without committing to having them displayed on their profiles, giving the social network a possible edge over TikTok and a way for creators to test new content without pressure to perform. The social network is developing the feature as creators have said their reach
New Wi-Fi Attack
The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-52424, enables a service set identifier confusion attack on enterprise, mesh and some home Wi-Fi networks. The SSID confusion attack itself provides an attacker with a method of tricking a user into connecting to a less secure network than the one they think they are connecting to. The only version of
Reinstating Elon Musk’s pay package
Musk plays big roles in his other ventures including SpaceX, Neuralink and the Boring Company. Last year he bought social media platform X and formed an artificial intelligence unit called xAI. Last week the other prominent proxy advisory firm, Glass Lewis, also recommended against reinstating Musk’s 2018 compensation package. The firm said the package would
Striking Inside Russia with Himars and Atacms missiles
Ukraine was unable to break up Russian troops’ concentrations or conduct effective counter battery fire when the attack on Kharkiv began on May 10 because, unlike most other Russian offensives over the past two years, it was launched from across the border. The Ukrainians have also been given permission to use air defence missiles to
Former prime minister Imran Khan in court
Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan addressed court officials Thursday and said that parliamentary elections held earlier this year were stolen from his party, which he claimed is being victimized. The hearing before the high court in Islamabad concerned Khan’s appeal in a case dealing with graft laws, which were changed in 2022 and
Deepfakes in Entertainment Industry
While the entertainment industry is forever changing and adapting to emerging technologies & trends, some are fighting to bolster one major facet: integrity. In the past year-and-a-half, over a century’s worth of images have been created with AI, and our global reality is swiftly being muddled into the matrix. How do you identify an fake
Iran Elections after to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi
While Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 85, maintains final say over all matters of state, presidents in the past have bent the Islamic Republic of Iran toward greater interaction or increased hostility with the West. Iran opened a five-day registration period Thursday for hopefuls wanting to run in the June 28 presidential election to replace
Lenacapavir HIV drug
The drug Lenacapavir could be a “real game-changer” in the fight against HIV, Lenacapavir, which was approved for use in the US and the EU in 2022, only needs to be injected twice a year, making it particularly suited for people normally “excluded from high-quality health care”. Two thirds of the 39 million people living
Houthis attack on Iran Cargo ship
The Houthis in recent months have stepped up attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, demanding that Israel end the war in Gaza, which has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians there. The war began after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking around 250
Use of ‘confidential computing’ to protect privacy
An Apple-developed technology, Secure Enclave, is part of the efforts to keep the information confidential, the news outlet added. Secure Enclave was first released on the iPhone 5S as part of the Touch ID method to unlock the phone. By using its own chips in its in-house servers, Apple will make the data impossible for