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Don't judge Apple Intelligence by today's summaries, smartphone AI is going to be amazing... eventually

What's up with all those drones people are "seeing" in the US?

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: TechRadar favicon TechRadar

How Do You Live a Happier Life? Notice What Was There All Along

Reacquaint yourself with the good things in life by taking the time to appreciate themβ€”and yes, it’s OK to rush through the bad stuff.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

LG’s lightweight Gram laptops get new Intel chips and offline AI features

The 17-inch LG Gram Pro weighs 3.3 pounds while the 16-inch model weighs 2.73 pounds. | Image: LG LG has announced additions to its ultra-light Gram and Gram Pro laptop lineup, adding cloud-based and on-device AI-powered features that go beyond its current Gram laptops. The 16-inch Gram Pro will also be the first Copilot Plus PC in the LG Gram lineup and is further distinguished as the only model using the Intel Lunar...

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: The Verge favicon The Verge

Beijing denies involvement in US treasury cyber-attack

Claims a Chinese state-sponsored actor was behind breach this month are β€˜groundless’, says foreign ministryBeijing has hit back at accusations that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach at the US treasury department, calling the claims β€œgroundless”.The breach was orchestrated via a third-party cybersecurity service provider. Hackers were able to gain access to a key used by the vendor to override...

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: The Guardian Technology favicon The Guardian Technology

Walter Isaacson: My So-Called Writing Life (2014)

Article URL: https://lehnews.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/walter-isaacson-my-so-called-writing-life/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42557410 Points: 30 # Comments: 12

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

How developers (really) used AI coding tools in 2024

During the holidays, we’re releasing some highlights from a year full of conversations with developers and technologists. Enjoy! We’ll see you in 2025.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Stack Overflow Blog favicon Stack Overflow Blog

Tangem fixes bug exposing user seed phrases via email

Tangem said it resolved a bug in its app that risked exposing private keys, but users have criticized its muted response.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

The Northern Lights will return on New Years Eve. Heres how to view them.

The Northern Lights are expected to appear on New Year's Eve. Here's how to watch the last aurora borealis of 2024.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

Franklin Templeton predicts Bitcoin reserves to expand globally in 2025

Politicians in Germany and Hong Kong have signaled their interest in adopting strategic Bitcoin reserves for their nations.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

Instant3d.ai

Copilot for generating 3d assets for Blender/Unity Discussion | Link

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Trust me, don't watch Apple TV+ for free this weekend

Apple's unusual move is an ingenious marketing strategy.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Monkt

Transform files and web pages into AI-ready Markdown or JSON Discussion | Link

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Gupshup investor cuts value of its stake again, implying new valuation of $486M

Asset management firm Fidelity slashed the estimated worth of its stake in business messaging platform Gupshup by another 7.7% last month, lowering the value of its holding in the SaaS startup by a total of more than 65% since its investment in mid-2021. One of the funds operated by the U.S. asset manager valued its […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch Startups favicon TechCrunch Startups

App Should Have Been a Website (and Probably Your Game Too)

Article URL: https://rogueengine.io/blog/your-app-should-have-been-a-website Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42557172 Points: 176 # Comments: 261

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News

Samsung pays $181M to become largest shareholder of Rainbow Robotics

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it has become the largest shareholder of South Korea-based robotics maker Rainbow Robotics, increasing its stake from 14.7% to 35% for KRW 267 billion (about $181 billion). The electronics giant, which paid KRW 86.8 billion (about $59 billion) for the 14.7% stake in 2023, said it is acquiring the […] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: TechCrunch favicon TechCrunch

AI agents β€˜perfectly parallel’ the dawn of the corporation β€”Β Bitwise CEO

Corporations are feared and we all work for them. Why won’t AI agents be similar? asks Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

People see an unfortunate resemblance in this New York county's new logo design

Westchester County looks like the world's most boring dating app.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Inside the AI agent revolution: How data-driven automation transformed the enterprise in 2024

In a recent survey, 82% of tech executives said they intend to integrate AI agents across their stacks within the next three years.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: VentureBeat favicon VentureBeat

24 Things That Made the World a Better Place in 2024

From childhood malaria vaccines to record-breaking solar panels to the discovery of a lost ancient city, this tumultuous year still had plenty of high points.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

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debate smarter with AI Discussion | Link

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Product Hunt favicon Product Hunt

Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents

The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a "major cybersecurity incident" that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents. "On December 8, 2024, Treasury was notified by a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust, that a threat actor had gained access to a key used by the vendor to secure a cloud-based

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: The Hacker News favicon The Hacker News

TechSpot Rewind: The 25 most-read tech stories of 2024

From Intel's CPU woes to the return of optical discs, with some security exploits and quantum-powered navigation stories in-between, this collection highlights the stories that you, our readers, couldn't stop clicking, debating, and sharing.Read Entire Article

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Silliest memecoins of 2024: Farts, felines and a famous dead squirrel

Cointelegraph takes a look back at three absurd memecoins launched this year: two that immortalized viral moments and one that was just hot air.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

How a batch of tinned meat fostered fears of the millennium bug

Computer system errors led to huge costs for countries as they prepared for potential disasterOn New Year’s Eve 25 years ago, sane people worried that the modern world was about to melt down.The millennium bug seemed to be threatening to crash the world’s computer systems, as technology struggled to distinguish between the years 1900 and 2000. The public, faced with daily predictions of potentially terrible outcomes,...

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: The Guardian Technology favicon The Guardian Technology

Can flood of cheap new EVs coming to Europe save its carmakers?

Analysts argue 2024 is minor blip and that lobbying for relaxation of rules could harm industry in long termAffordable new electric family cars – particularly those that are EU-made – have been tough to come by in Europe for the past few years. There were no launches of homegrown electric models for less than 25,000 (20,740) across the EU during 2022 and 2023, according to the campaign group Transport &...

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: The Guardian Technology favicon The Guardian Technology

Get Microsoft Visio Pro’s advanced diagramming tools for life for under Β£16

Microsoft Visio Professional 2021 enhances project management with powerful diagramming tools for just 15.91 (reg. 199.22) for life. This deal ends 12 January.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Mashable favicon Mashable

BenQ RD320UA programming monitor review: cracking the code

A screen for anyone who likes to work in the dark, and still be able to see afterwards.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Creative Bloq favicon Creative Bloq

Misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC in Azure Airflow Could Expose Entire Cluster to Exploitation

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three security weaknesses in Microsoft's Azure Data Factory Apache Airflow integration that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker to gain the ability to conduct various covert actions, including data exfiltration and malware deployment. "Exploiting these flaws could allow attackers to gain persistent access as shadow administrators

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: The Hacker News favicon The Hacker News

U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions

Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon. As first reported by KrebsOnSecurity last month, the accused is a communications specialist who was recently stationed in South Korea.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Krebs on Security favicon Krebs on Security

China denies involvement after β€˜major’ breach of US Treasury workstations

A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC told Reuters that China strongly rejects any responsibility in the ordeal.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

South Korean court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon

A South Korean court has approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol after he refused three summons requests from investigators.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

MicroStrategy shares slip 8% after its end-of-year Bitcoin buy

MicroStrategy slumped over the last trading day after disclosing its latest Bitcoin purchase, with some market observers raising concern over leverage.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China

Treasury says hackers accessed β€œcertain unclassified documents” in a β€œmajor” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Wired favicon Wired

Tether shifts $780M in Bitcoin to reserve β€” its biggest move in 9 months

Stablecoin issuer Tether moved over 8,400 Bitcoin to its reserve in its biggest move since March.

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Cointelegraph favicon Cointelegraph

More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/30/att_verizon_confirm_salt_typhoon_breach/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42555594 Points: 329 # Comments: 258

Published on: December 31, 2024 | Source: Hacker News favicon Hacker News