Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Getty Images Federal prosecutors have charged a man for an alleged “hack-to-trade” scheme that earned him millions of dollars by breaking into the Office365 accounts of executives at publicly traded companies and obtaining quarterly financial reports before they were released publicly. The action, taken by the office of the US Attorney for the district of … Read more

Sonos Promises to Recommit to Software Quality and Customer Experience After App Disaster

Sonos Promises to Recommit to Software Quality and Customer Experience After App Disaster

Sonos today announced a series of new commitments that are meant to demonstrate the company’s “renewed focus” on software quality and customer experience. The announcement and an accompanying video from Sonos CEO Patrick Spence come as Sonos tries to ameliorate the negative experience customers have had with the May Sonos app update. Going forward, Sonos … Read more

What’s new on Apple TV+ this month (October 2024)

What’s new on Apple TV+ this month (October 2024)

The unusual streamer that only offers original content, Apple TV+ has become such a hub for acting talent that Timothée Chalamet has done ads about how he feels left out. Although the strategy hasn’t always worked out, Apple TV+ has seen a fair amount of critical success, particularly with Best Picture winner CODA and Emmy-winning drama … Read more

Graphics Cards Once Had Upgradable VRAM, So Why Not Today?

Graphics Cards Once Had Upgradable VRAM, So Why Not Today?

Key Takeaways Upgradable VRAM in graphics cards was explored in the past but poses complexity and risk in modern times. Some modders have upgraded VRAM on modern cards, but it requires skill, equipment, and poses potential damage risk. Challenges for upgradable VRAM cards include heat management, standardization, and collaboration, making it an unlikely cost-effective choice. … Read more

Defending Taiwan with Chips and Drones

Defending Taiwan with Chips and Drones

The majority of the world’s advanced logic chips are made in Taiwan, and most of those are made by one company: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). While it seems risky for companies like Nvidia, Apple, and Google to depend so much on one supplier, for Taiwan’s leaders, that’s a feature, not a bug. In fact, … Read more

UK reveals father and son at heart of Evil Corp hacking group

UK reveals father and son at heart of Evil Corp hacking group

NCA Maksim Yabubets, his father Viktor and brother Artem are accused of running Evil Corp The UK, US and Australia have announced sanctions against 16 people authorities accuse of being part of the most wanted cyber crime gang in the world. Russia-based Evil Corp is accused of stealing around $300m in nearly ten years of … Read more

Nvidia just dropped a bombshell: Its new AI model is open, massive, and ready to rival GPT-4

Nvidia just dropped a bombshell: Its new AI model is open, massive, and ready to rival GPT-4

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Nvidia has released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that competes with proprietary systems from industry leaders like OpenAI and Google. The company’s new NVLM 1.0 family of large multimodal language models, led by the 72 … Read more

Learn a new language with Babbel for 74% off

Learn a new language with Babbel for 74% off

Get a Babbel lifetime language subscription at a big discount right now.  StackSocial Learning a new language can be daunting. But right now, you can buy a lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning from Stack Social that lets you choose from 14 languages and access more than 10,000 hours of online language education for just $150 … Read more