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A recently patched security flaw affecting VMware ESXi hypervisors is being actively exploited by “multiple” ransomware groups to escalate privileges and deploy file-encrypting malware. The attack involves exploiting CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score: 6.8), an Active Directory Integrated Authentication Bypass that allows attackers to gain administrative access to the host. “A malicious actor with sufficient Active Directory (AD) privileges could gain full access to an ESXi host previously configured to use AD for user management by re-creating a configured AD group (‘ESXi Admins’ by default) after it had been removed from AD,” VMware, which is owned by Broadcom, said in an advisory…

(Bloomberg) — Canva Inc. is buying image-generation startup Leonardo.AI in its second acquisition this year, accelerating its push into artificial intelligence to take on creative-software giant Adobe Inc.Most read articles on BloombergThe deal, which took about a month to close, allows Canva to integrate the small company’s video and image generation model into its own products. Co-founder Cameron Adams told Bloomberg News it’s Canva’s quickest acquisition to date. It comes just months after Australia’s largest startup bought Affinity, a software popular with Apple Inc. Mac users, for hundreds of millions of pounds. Canva did not specify Leonardo.ai’s valuation, and Adams…

By Max A. Charney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple has chosen chips designed by Google, rather than industry leader Nvidia, to build two key pieces of its artificial intelligence software infrastructure for a forthcoming suite of AI tools and features, according to a research paper published by the company on Monday. Apple’s decision to rely on Google’s cloud infrastructure is notable, as Nvidia makes some of the most popular AI processors. If you include chips made by Google, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:) and other cloud-computing companies, Nvidia controls about 80% of the market. In the research paper, Apple did not explicitly say…

July 30, 2024 Mitsubishi Electric Europe Mitsubishi Electric has partnered with HAL Robotics to expand the deployment of operator-controlled industrial robots capable of performing variable, complex and unusual tasks and applications. Founded in 2014, HAL Robotics recently released its “Decode” software, which was developed to enable operators or people with specialist process knowledge to adapt robot tasks without the need for programming. Based on the HAL Robotics Framework, the tool provides system integrators and robot users with the means to set up complex robot toolpaths, simulate and verify procedures, and automatically send programs to the robot for execution. As a…

For anyone who has read anything about technology in the past two years, the words reliability and resilience sound synonymous with the concept of blockchain. To show how this combination makes sense, here are some arguments for why blockchain and modern logistics technologies have the potential to revolutionize supply chains as we know them. 1. Trust is a bottleneck One of the biggest challenges in modern logistics is checks and balances. As we all know, the old supply chain relied mainly on trust, and trust was the biggest bottleneck in the industry. They had to trust their drivers to behave…

Critics are concerned that PsiQuantum will not prioritise quantum computing in Australia. Photo: Shutterstock Quantum computing pioneer PsiQuantum has moved to allay concerns that a major new contract to build the largest quantum computer in the United States would divert resources from a similar Brisbane system in which Australia controversially invested nearly $1 billion. The new Quantum Computing Operations Centre (QCOC) will be located at a former steel mill on Chicago’s south side in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and will be funded by US$760 million ($500 million) from the state of Illinois, Cook County and…

Tencent Games was one of the exhibitors at ChinaJoy, which was held in Shanghai on July 26, 2024.Str | AFP | Getty ImagesBEIJING — When it comes to gaming, the use of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT is still in the exploratory stage, according to Lian Chen, general manager of Tencent Cloud’s internet industry division.Parent company Tencent is one of the world’s largest gaming companies and owns U.S.-based Riot Games, the maker of popular games such as League of Legends and Valorant. Chen said his role will be to use technology to help game makers improve productivity and efficiency, including…

A Gartner survey of supply chain practitioners conducted between August and October 2023 revealed that the best-performing supply chain organizations are making productivity, rather than efficiency or cost reduction, their primary focus to maintain business momentum over the next three years. According to IndustryARC, adaptability and simplicity of integration into existing infrastructure are two attributes that will continue to drive the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) market. The consulting firm predicts that Asia Pacific will see the highest CAGR of 22.6% for robots used for both heavy and light tasks, delivering supplies to human workers, and conducting security and safety checks.…

IDC Products and Services Research Update: Worldwide Software-as-a-Service and Cloud Software Market Shares in 2023: Generative AI Drives Explosive Growth in Platform-Based Solutions Target Audience: Technology Suppliers Publication Date: July 2024 – Document Type: Market Share – Document Number: # US52432024 content Get more If you purchase this document, the purchase price can be applied towards your annual subscription fee, giving you access to more research for your investment. Contact Us (Opens a Dialog) Related Links Abstract This IDC study examines the SaaS and cloud software market in 2023 and lists the top 20 vendors by revenue. In 2023, the…

Alvin Lang July 30, 2024 01:49 According to Grayscale, they are investigating the shift from mining to staking and its impact on the security of the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain has undergone a major transformation with the transition from a Proof-of-Work (PoW) to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. According to a report by Grayscale, this transition, known as a “merge,” replaces traditional miners with stakers, fundamentally changing how the network is secured.Merger and its impactEthereum’s transition to PoS, finalized in September 2022, put an end to energy-intensive mining operations. With PoS,…