Good morning. It’s Tuesday, April 29. Today we are covering:
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink
Google: 97 zero-days exploited in 2024, over 50% in spyware attacks
Nvidia issues yet another GPU hotfix driver to address crashes and bugs
Hugging Face releases a 3D-printed robotic arm starting at $100
Let’s dive in
Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi
By Lily Hay Newman via WIRED
Newly discovered "AirBorne" vulnerabilities in Apple's AirPlay protocol allow hackers on the same Wi-Fi network to hijack millions of third-party smart devices, posing long-term security risks due to slow or nonexistent patching.
While Apple has patched its own products and issued fixes for third-party devices, many vulnerable gadgets like speakers, smart TVs, and CarPlay-enabled vehicles could remain exploitable for years, enabling stealth attacks, espionage, and botnet activity.
Researchers from Oligo Security warn that the flaws stem from the AirPlay SDK itself, impacting potentially hundreds of uncertified devices, and highlight the broader risk of integrating proprietary tech without robust update mechanisms.
𝕏: Flaws in Apple's AirPlay protocol for streaming media to speakers, TVs, and set-top boxes have left millions of these devices vulnerable to being hijacked by any hacker on the same Wifi network. Many of these devices never receive patches. - Andy Greenberg (@agreenberg at the other places) (@a_greenberg)
Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink
By Joey Roulette via Reuters
Amazon launched its first 27 Kuiper broadband satellites from Florida, beginning deployment of a planned 3,236-satellite network to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.
Project Kuiper, a $10 billion initiative, aims to deliver global internet service starting later this year, with Amazon facing a 2026 deadline to deploy half its constellation.
Despite a delayed start, Amazon plans up to five more Kuiper launches in 2025 and is positioning its consumer and cloud services as competitive advantages in the satellite internet market.
𝕏: Pretty evening for the launch of Amazon’s Kuiper 1 mission atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. 27 satellites for Amazon’s new internet constellation hitched a ride to orbit from the Space Coast at 7:01pm ET. - John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos)
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Google: 97 zero-days exploited in 2024, over 50% in spyware attacks
By Sergiu Gatlan via BleepingComputer
Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reported 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in 2024, with over 50% linked to spyware attacks, a decrease from 97 cases in 2023 but continuing a rising trend.
Cyber-espionage groups, including China-linked, North Korean operators, and commercial surveillance vendors, were behind more than half of these attacks, with end-user platforms like Windows and Google Chrome remaining prime targets.
Enterprise environments saw increased focus, with 44% of zero-days targeting business products; notable exploits affected Ivanti Cloud Services, Cisco ASA, and Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, underscoring a shift toward breaching security and networking infrastructure.
Nvidia issues yet another GPU hotfix driver to address crashes and bugs
By Tom Warren via The Verge
Nvidia has released the 576.26 hotfix driver to address persistent crashes and bugs affecting RTX 50-series GPUs, building on earlier fixes including a GPU temperature bug and display issues in games like Forza Horizon 5 and Black Myth: Wukong.
The update also tackles black screen issues with LG monitors using DisplayPort 2.1, as well as grey screen crashes and flickering problems at high refresh rates across multiple monitors.
This marks the fifth hotfix driver in recent months, highlighting ongoing instability in Nvidia’s GPU drivers since the RTX 50-series launch, a sharp contrast to the company's past reputation for driver reliability.
𝕏: Nvidia has issued yet another GPU hotfix driver to address crashes and bugs. The 576.26 hotfix driver includes a fix for “grey screen crashes with multiple monitors" and lots of game fixes for RTX 50-series owners - Tom Warren (@tomwarren)
Hugging Face releases a 3D-printed robotic arm starting at $100
By Kyle Wiggers via TechCrunch
Hugging Face launched the SO-101, a programmable, 3D-printable robotic arm starting at $100, designed for basic tasks and trained via reinforcement learning.
Developed with The Robot Studio, WowRobo, Seeed Studio, and PartaBot, the SO-101 improves on the previous SO-100 with faster assembly, upgraded motors, and built-in camera capabilities.
Expanding its robotics push, Hugging Face acquired Pollen Robotics to sell and develop the humanoid robot Reachy 2, aiming to open its code to the developer community.
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