SoftBank’s Vision Fund, the brainchild of the company’s founder Masayoshi Son, has faced a number of headwinds including a slump in technology stocks as a result of rising interest rates, a tough China market and geopolitics. Kentaro Takahash | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SoftBank Group rose as much as 15.29% Friday morning, a
Feb 09, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Zero Day Ivanti has alerted customers of yet another high-severity security flaw in its Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateway devices that could allow attackers to bypass authentication. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-22024, is rated 8.3 out of 10 on the CVSS scoring system. “An XML external entity or XXE
Oppo Reno 11F 5G has been launched in Thailand. This model joins the Oppo Reno 11 5G and Oppo Reno 11 Pro 5G which were unveiled in India in January. All the handsets in the series come with Android 14-based ColorOS 14 and triple rear camera systems. The newly launched Oppo Reno 11F 5G is powered
Amazfit Active was launched in India on Wednesday, February 7. The company today revealed the price of the smartwatch and some of its key features. It is set to arrive in three colour options and will be available for purchase later this week. The smart wearable carries a 1.75-inch AMOLED display and is compatible with
India is seeking to end a freeze on countries taxing electronic trade, a move that would allow tariffs to be imposed on anything from software downloads to video games. New Delhi will ask World Trade Organization members to lift a moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions, according to a person familiar with the matter,
The U.S. government on Wednesday said the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Volt Typhoon had been embedded into some critical infrastructure networks in the country for at least five years. Targets of the threat actor include communications, energy, transportation, and water and wastewater systems sectors in the U.S. and Guam. “Volt Typhoon’s choice of
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set to receive a title update in March, which will include the much-requested New Game+ mode, developer Insomniac Games confirmed Wednesday. The update will also bring new suits for Peter Parker and Miles Morales and a few more changes, details of which will be revealed closer to the update’s release. The post-launch
Getty Images The price of bitcoin rose above $45,000 for the first time since Jan. 11, when trading of U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs began. Bitcoin was last higher by nearly 3% at $45,391.18, according to Coin Metrics, pulling crypto-related stocks higher, although ether hovered at the flat line. The flagship cryptocurrency’s move came as shares
Motorola has teased the launch of a new handset in India. The company is yet to announce a particular launch date, nor has it hinted at which model could be introduced. However, it is speculated to be the Moto G04, which was recently launched in select markets globally alongside the Moto G24. Notably, the Moto
Apple persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley startup accusing it of illegally monopolizing the US market for heart rate monitoring apps for its Apple Watch. US District Judge Jeffrey White in Oakland, California, ruled on Tuesday against AliveCor, which had developed an app for detecting irregular heartbeats. It accused
Feb 08, 2024The Hacker NewsUnified Identity / Cyber Security If you’ve listened to software vendors in the identity space lately, you will have noticed that “unified” has quickly become the buzzword that everyone is adopting to describe their portfolio. And this is great! Unified identity has some amazing benefits! However (there is always a however,
WhatsApp — the messaging app with support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) owned by Meta — will soon add support for cross-platform messaging. Support for third party chats will allow people using a different messaging platform to text users on WhatsApp, and Meta has said that the feature will be opt-in to prevent users from being
Walt Disney is acquiring a $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 12,400 crore) equity stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games as part of a collaboration involving Disney properties like Star Wars, Marvel and Avatar, the companies said Wednesday. Fans will be able to watch, shop and play with Disney characters within the Fortnite game, according to a
Apple researchers have released an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered image editing tool called MGIE, which is capable of editing images using simple text prompts. MGIE, which stands for MLLM-Guided Image Editing, is capable of Photoshop-style edits, global optimisation, and local edits. The AI tool was released just a few days after Apple announced in its quarterly
Apple Vision Pro launched last week with sales reportedly crossing 200,000 units before the mixed reality headset hit retail stores in the country. Apple’s first release in a new product category since it introduced the first Apple Watch nearly a decade ago is currently only available in the US, but the company plans to bring
Billionaire Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank, which owns Arm, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, July 28, 2016. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank made more in Arm’s after-hours trading on Wednesday than the total amount the company lost from its disastrous bet on now-bankrupt WeWork.
Feb 07, 2024NewsroomDevice Security / Vulnerability The maintainers of shim have released version 15.8 to address six security flaws, including a critical bug that could pave the way for remote code execution under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2023-40547 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability could be exploited to achieve a Secure Boot bypass. Bill Demirkapi of
Realme 12+ 5G may launch soon as the phone has surfaced online. The company is also expected to launch the Realme 12 5G soon but we do not know much about it yet. However, the Realme 12+ 5G has previously been spotted on several certification sites that have hinted at its key features. The leaks have suggested the phone’s