spectrum for satellite allocation in India
Musk had warned on Monday that satellite spectrum auctions “would be unprecedented”, citing long-standing ITU designations of shared satellite spectrum. The decision escalates the billionaire battle over India’s satellite internet market. Sunil Mittal, co-chair of Eutelsat and chair of Bharti Airtel, argued earlier on Tuesday that satellite companies serving urban areas should “take the telecom
Tha launch of first hard disks with eleven disks
The hard disks are getting tighter and tighter: whereas the high-capacity hard disks from Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital used to have a maximum of ten disks, there are now eleven at least in the new drives from Western Digital.Hard disks are getting even thinner: Western Digital squeezes eleven disks into a standard hard disk
China and Russia’s cyber threat against the west
The growing collaboration between authoritarian governments and criminal hackers has alarmed national security officials and cybersecurity experts who say it represents the increasingly blurred lines between actions directed by Beijing or the Kremlin aimed at undermining rivals and the illicit activities of groups typically more interested in financial gain.Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying
Cyber Security Threat and burnout
The nature of the cyberthreats has changed dramatically. Traditional threats like phishing and malware are still prevalent, but today’s attackers are leveraging cutting-edge technologies to launch more advanced, AI-driven assaults. The relentless pace and high stakes of cybersecurity have led to significant mental health challenges for chief information security officers and their teams. 93% of
Polluted European Waters
Under the EU’s Water Framework Directive, European rivers, lakes, transitional, coastal and groundwaters were supposed to achieve ‘good chemical status’ by 2015. EEA reports that little progress has been made since 2010, with just 29 per cent of Europe’s surface water bodies achieving a good chemical status by 2021 – meaning they are not excessively
The Starship, a 400-behemouth demo
The Starship, a 400-foot behemouth composed of both a rocket and a vehicle, underwent its fifth uncrewed demonstration Sunday morning from a launch site in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. And this time around, SpaceX founder Elon Musk upped the ante setting the goal of not only returning the 232-foot rocket booster to the launch
Roblox outage
For the second quarter of 2024, Roblox said its average daily active users totaled 79.5 million, up 21% year-over-year.Thousands of users reported issues Monday accessing Roblox, the online game platform and virtual world. Users reported issues logging in, posting screenshots on social of error messages that said, “Error starting experience. An error occurred trying to
Casio data breach
Underground is a relatively new ransomware and extortion group, first observed carrying out cyberattacks in June 2023. Microsoft previously linked the ransomware operation to the Russia-linked cybercriminal group known as Storm-0978.Japanese electronics giant Casio has confirmed that a ransomware attack earlier this month resulted in the theft of customer data.Casio ruled out a compromise of
India recalls ambassador from Canada
In September last year, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were credible allegations that the Indian government had links to the assassination in that country of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India rejected the accusation as absurd. India said Monday it is recalling its ambassador and other diplomats from Canada, hours after it rejected
Tesla’s Cybercab Rollout
As Tesla’s driverless taxi is likely to roll out of the assembly line in 2026, China’s unmanned driving industry should seize the opportunity to accelerate development, even though China has already been a global leader in autonomous driving technology innovation and application. After months of delays, Tesla unveiled its driverless taxi named Cybercab on Friday,