π Russia's Hackers Target US Utilities; AI Robot Innovates; Starlink Fights Black Market
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Hackers Linked to Russia's Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities. Russia's military intelligence unit known as Sandworm has, for the past decade, served as the Kremlin's most aggressive cyberattack force, triggering blackouts in Ukraine and releasing self-spreading, destructive code in incidents that remain some of the most disruptive hacking events in history. By Andy Greenberg via WIRED
π: GRU-linked hackers may have messed with control systems at water utilities in the US & Poland (17-18 Jan), and credibly claimed (2 Mar) to have interfered with a dam in France. This is not normal. - Shashank Joshi (@shashj)
AI Scientists Create Humanoid Robot That 'Thinks' Its Way Through Tasks.Tech startup Mentee Robotics has unveiled its flagship robot, Mentee, whose prototype is able to listen to voice commands to complete a range of different tasks. The MenteeBot uses large language AI models (LLMs) to "think" through tasks from start to finish, making its own decisions along the way. By Kate Irwin via PCMag
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Musk's Starlink Cracks Down on Growing Black Market. Elon Musk 's SpaceX has begun a crackdown on users who are connecting to its Starlink high-speed internet service from countries where it hasn't been authorizedβtaking steps to close an expanding black market for the company's satellite kits highlighted. Starlink customers in Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa have received email notifications from the company in recent days, warning that their access to the service would be terminated by the end of the month. By Nicholas Bariyo via Wall Street Journal
Vorlon is trying to stop the next big API breach. Application programming interfaces, or APIs as theyβre commonly known, are the bedrock of everything we do online. APIs allow two things on the internet to talk with each other, including connected devices or phone apps. But the enormous growth of API usage β around half of all internet traffic β is putting businessesβ data at risk. A common security risk is granting third parties overly permissive API access. Malicious hackers can leverage APIs to gain access to a companyβs sensitive information. By Jagmeet Singh via TechCrunch
Official: EU users can swerve App Store and download iOS apps from the web. Apple is turning on Web Distribution for iOS apps, allowing EU users to download applications directly from developer websites. The update applies only to users in the European Union (EU) and, when you upgrade to iOS 17.5 beta 2, it opens up APIs "that facilitate the distribution of developers' apps from the web, integrate with system functionality, back up and restore users' apps, and more."Β By Richard Speed via The Register
AI news
LinkedIn tests Premium Company Pages, with AI and marketing tools to grow audiences
Google Maps will use AI to help you find out-of-the-way EV chargers
Intel, RedHat, and others join hands for Open Platform for Enterprise AI
The Silent Revolution in Data Centers Driven by Artificial Intelligence
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