Cisco is exiting the LoRaWAN market for IoT device connectivity, with no migration plans for customers. “LoRaWAN is a low power, wide area network specification, specifically designed to connect devices such as sensors over relatively long distances,” notes The Register. “It is built on LoRa, a form of wireless communication that uses spread spectrum modulation, … Read more
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in mail servers sold by Zimbra in an attempt to remotely execute malicious commands that install a backdoor, researchers warn. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45519, resides in the Zimbra email and collaboration server used by medium and large organizations. When an admin manually changes default settings to enable … Read more
Now that Apple doesn’t include power adapters with new iPhones, you have to supply your own, and it can be a little confusing figuring out what you need specifically to get the fastest charging speeds. Apple added another layer of complexity this year with upgraded MagSafe charging for the iPhone 16 models, a feature that … Read more
Sony Update 10/4/24: It’s been a week since we started covering Best Buy’s early deals, and none of the deals we first pointed out have stopped. But Best Buy is currently in ‘Member Deals Days’ mode (through Sunday, September 29) so we know that some of the deals we cover today are going away *very* … Read more
Your Amazon Prime Video experience will be getting just a little bit worse in the coming weeks and months, as the company announced Wednesday that it plans to increase the number of ads shown on the streaming service. According to a report from The Financial Times, the changes will take effect early next year. However, … Read more
When we think of grasping robots, we think of manipulators of some sort on the ends of arms of some sort. Because of course we do—that’s how (most of us) are built, and that’s the mindset with which we have consequently optimized the world around us. But one of the great things about robots is … Read more
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has raised $6.6bn in its latest funding round, as investors including its early backer Microsoft continue to bet big on artificial intelligence (AI). The deal gave the tech company a value of $157bn (£118bn) – similar to investment bank Goldman Sachs and more than most of America’s biggest companies – … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As the generative AI continues to progress, having a simple chatbot may no longer be enough for many enterprises. Cloud hyperscalers are racing to build up their databases and tools to help enterprises deploy operational data … Read more
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale — also known as October Prime Day — kicks off Oct. 8. You’ll be able to snag killer deals on all sorts of fun tech gifts for friends, family, or yourself. As we roll into the event, Amazon has already begun to cut prices for computer monitors that are perfect … Read more
Meta is rolling out some of the features to its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses for users in the US and Canada. CTO Andrew Bosworth on Threads that today’s update to the glasses includes more natural language recognition, meaning the stilted commands of “Hey Meta, look and tell me” should be gone. Users will be able … Read more