Month: May 2025
3AM Ransomware Gang Hacking
While the ransomware attack itself was largely thwarted by the targeted organization’s Sophos network defenses (despite the attackers’ attempts to disable MFA and endpoint protection itself), these cases stress the need for proactive cybersecurity measures. A recent campaign by 3AM ransomware actors found the team using more proactive techniques rather than simple opportunistic hacks by
Microsoft Stock Price
Microsoft is a leader in cloud computing and artificial intelligence. It is capitalizing on its Azure platform’s momentum as revenue jumped 33%, driven by AI services, though offset by tariff concerns following a U.S.-China trade pause on May 11 that momentarily reduced tariffs from 145% to 30%.Microsoft is dedicating significant capex to AI and cloud
Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle, a nuclear fusion rocket concept
Nuclear fusion is the pinnacle of space propulsion technology. These reactors are uniquely suited to operate in orbit, where there’s no atmosphere. In many ways, it’s actually more practical to use fusion for in-space propulsion than it is for energy generation on Earth.The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle, a nuclear fusion rocket concept by Pulsar Fusion,
Trump Threatens Apple
As the impact of Trump’s tariffs, which continue to include a 10% blanket levy and effective tariffs of some 40% on Chinese goods, has come sharper into view for U.S. firms, Trump has increasingly taken aim at their responses.Apple shares dropped as much as 3% Friday after President Donald Trump threatened the tech giant with
OnlyFans sale
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky has engaged in discussions to sell the massive porn-centric content creator site at a price tag that would value the company at around $8 billion. OnlyFans counted 4.12 million creators and more than 300 million registered users as of the end of its 2023 fiscal year. OnlyFans launched in 2016 and
New Xeon 6 CPU for Nvidia’s DGX B300 System
While Intel continues to push Gaudi 3 as a more affordable alternative to Nvidia’s GPUs and develops a future rack-scale platform based on its next-generation Jaguar Shores chips, the company has also made a priority to position Xeon as the best host CPU for AI servers.Intel said one of its three newly revealed Xeon 6
Microsoft to punish employees who sympathise with Palestinians
Microsoft has been roiled in recent months by demonstrations staged by a group of employees sympathetic to the Palestinians.Microsoft has barred its employees from using the words “Palestine,” “Gaza” or “genocide” in its internal email system as the tech giant looks to crack down on unrest within its ranks following protests of the company’s ties
Nanotech contact lenses for humans
Humans can naturally see only visible light, a small slice of the full light spectrum that includes invisible wavelengths like ultraviolet and infrared. Night vision goggles can detect infrared light, but they’re bulky, often need a power source, and usually show images in green or black and white.Humans can now see in the dark —
Malicious Chrome extensions
Many of the malicious extensions are riding the coattails of well-known brands such as Fortinet, YouTube, Deepseek AI, and Calendly, increasing the risk of users installing them and getting into trouble. Google has reportedly removed most of the targeted extensions from the Chrome Web Store, but some still remain at the time of writing.Security researchers
new YU7 is the latest threat to Tesla in China
Smartphone maker Xiaomi showed off the YU7 at an event in Beijing on Thursday, with the electric SUV set to compete directly with Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. Xiaomi did not say how much the YU7, its second EV, will cost. In a social media post before the unveiling, CEO Lei Jun said the SUV would