This morning, Microsoft’s 365 Defender research team released details of a new macOS “Powerdir” vulnerability that allows an attacker to bypass transparency, consent, and control technology to gain unauthorized access to protected data. Apple has already fixed vulnerability CVE-2021-30970 in the macOS Monterey 12.1 Update released in December, so users who have upgraded to the […]
Image Credit:CIPhotos via Getty Images More than half of Europe’s population could become infected with omicron within weeks at current transmission speeds, a World Health Organization official said. The fast-spreading variant represents a “west-to-east tsunami sweeping the region,” Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said in a briefing Tuesday. He cited the Institute for […]
The Yutu-2 image of the ‘mysterious hut’. (CNSA/CLEP/Our Space) The mysterious Chinese “moon cube” is no longer a mystery. The big reveal: it’s a rock that doesn’t even have the shape of a cube. National rover Yutu2 discovered the object – which appeared to be a gray cube looming above the lunar horizon – […]
Credits: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed its 21-foot gold-plated primary mirror, completing the final phase of all major spacecraft deployments in preparation for scientific operations. As a joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will explore every phase […]
A pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar The effectiveness of COVID-19 boosters is likely to wane in the coming months, and people may need another shot in the fall of 2022, Moderna Inc CEO Stéphane Bancel told a conference on […]
A Starlink user terminal, also known as an antenna or satellite dish, on the roof of a building.(Photo:-SpaceX) Elon Musk’s SpaceX provided an update on its Starlink internet service on Thursday, as the company launched more satellites into orbit. SpaceX engineer Jessie Anderson said during a webcast of the company’s first launch of the year […]
Hyundai Motor envisions an interactive and partially virtual future it calls “metamobility,” in which a variety of robotic devices interact with humans to provide a wide range of mobility services, from automated personal transport to remote control of robots in factories. Hyundai executives, led by Chief Executive Euisun Chung, elaborated on the vision during a […]
Vehicles are stuck in gridlock in the morning on the Interstate Highway I-95 near Stafford, Virginia, U.S., January 4, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Susan Phalen/via REUTERS (Susan Phalen/via REUTERS / Reuters Photos) A viral video from TikTok shows how a bread truck driver was able to provide much […]
Watson’s Instagram post had nearly one million likes and more than 89,000 comments by Tuesday [File: Henry Nicholls/Reuters] British actress Emma Watson’s official Instagram account expressed solidarity with the Palestinians in a new post, eliciting widespread support from pro-Palestinian users but also drawing sharp criticism from Israeli officials. The account of the movie star, known […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets fans outside the Apple Store on Fifth Ave in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Apple has taken another important step. The iPhone maker surpassed a market value of $ 3 trillion on Monday – the first publicly traded company to be […]