We hear about the need for better visibility in the cybersecurity space – detecting threats earlier and more accurately. We often hear about the dwell time and the time to identify and contain a data breach. Many of us are familiar with IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report that has been tracking this statistic
Month: February 2022
Last year, San Francisco-based research lab OpenAI released Codex, an AI model for translating natural language commands into app code. The model, which powers GitHub’s Copilot feature, was heralded at the time as one of the most powerful examples of machine programming, the category of tools that automates the development and maintenance of software. Not
Rain Neuromorphics, a startup designing chips that mimic the way the brain works and aims to serve companies using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, said on Wednesday it raised $25 million (roughly Rs. 187 crore). Gordon Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Rain, said that while most AI chips on the market today are digital, his company’s
The holidays were a gift to Alphabet’s Google, quarterly results showed. Next up: Facebook owner Meta. Alphabet’s internet advertising, cloud computing, and hardware businesses helped the Google owner soundly beat Wall Street targets for the holiday quarter, sending shares up as much as 9 percent in after-hours trading. Brian Wieser, global president of business intelligence,
Realme Watch S100 alleged India launch in February and colour options have been leaked by a tipster. The rumoured watch is suggested to be a part of the Realme Watch S series that has the vanilla Realme Watch S and Realme Watch S Pro options available in the country. The latest development comes a month
Apple is rolling out watchOS 8.4.1 update to Apple Watch users, a week after the company released watchOS 8.4. According to the company, the latest update will only be available to Apple Watch Series 4 and newer smartwatches. Apple’s website reveals that watchOS 8.4.1 does not include security fixes but contains bug fixes for these
The threat actor behind the supply chain compromise of SolarWinds has continued to expand its malware arsenal with new tools and techniques that were deployed in attacks as early as 2019, once indicative of the elusive nature of the campaigns and the adversary’s ability to maintain persistent access for years. According to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike,
A bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal is installed outside the BitCluster cryptocurrency mining farm in Norilsk, Russia, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cryptocurrency start-ups are having a solid start to the year, bagging hundreds of millions of dollars in fresh cash even as investors grow wary about
Vodafone, the telecoms group targeted by activist investor Cevian Capital, said it was working to improve shareholder returns by tackling weaker parts of its business, as it reported a rise in quarterly revenue. Chief Executive Nick Read said Vodafone had delivered a “solid quarter,” with a 2.7 percent rise in third-quarter group service revenue, including
Flipkart is hosting its Big Bachat Dhamaal sale from Thursday (February 3). During the sale, smart TVs will be available with up to 70 percent discount. The monthly sale will bring deals on TVs from brands including Blaupunkt, Kodak, and Thomson. The TVs will be available at prices as low as Rs. 7,999 under the
Xbox Game Pass is set to add ten new games to its roster in February. Microsoft has revealed that CrossfireX, Edge of Eternity, and Infernax will be available as day one titles as part of the Xbox Game Pass for February. Meanwhile, the list of games coming to its subscription service this month include titles
Render, a San Francisco-based “zero devops cloud platform” that automates cloud infrastructure and helps customers avoid overly complex cloud offerings and wasteful devops spending, has released three new features and a public API. With these new offerings, Render claims anyone can build a fast, secure, and scalable website or API with just a line of
Speculations about a second Trojan asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit have come to an end. Researchers have confirmed that it’s indeed real. Astronomers believed they had discovered a second Trojan asteroid orbiting Earth in 2020, which sparked rounds of speculation. Scientists affirm that the first confirmed Trojan asteroid isn’t an exceptional case after the most recent
A college student who refused $5,000 (roughly Rs. 3.75 lakh) from tech tycoon Elon Musk to stop tracking his private plane is now planning to target more billionaires. Jack Sweeney, 19, likely believes what he began as a hobby has the potential to become a lucrative venture for him. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and
Vivo T1 5G promo video has been released, showing the smartphone’s complete design. In the short video, Vivo is promoting the smartphone’s under-the-hood prowess and its capability to shoot clear images at night. Meanwhile, the handset’s alleged AnTuTu benchmarking score has been leaked, suggesting an impressive performance. Vivo T1 5G will be launched in India
A politically motivated hacker group tied to a series of espionage and sabotage attacks on Israeli entities in 2021 incorporated a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) that masquerades as the Windows Calculator app as part of a conscious effort to stay under the radar. Cybersecurity company Cybereason, which has been tracking the operations of
A new report by Gartner predicts that, by 2025, the carbon emissions of hyperscale cloud services will be a top three criterion in cloud purchase decisions. Cloud computing is evolving from technology enabler to business disruptor, and leading providers are increasingly focusing on how they can disrupt higher-level business, compliance, societal and environmental issues through
After several delays, SpaceX has finally launched an Italian satellite aboard its Falcon 9 rocket from a station in Florida, US. The space company founded by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk initially planned to launch the Earth-observation satellite last week but continuous bad weather forced it to reschedule the launch several times. A window of