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A botched update by one of the world’s leading software security companies has caused more havoc in one day for businesses around the world than all but the worst hacking groups have caused.CrowdStrike built its reputation by capturing and publicizing malicious electronic attacks by Russian and Chinese spies and organized crime groups, building a market capitalization of more than $70 billion.But the company relies on deep access to millions of computers to defend them against new attacks, and the commands CrowdStrike sent overnight to computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system rendered them unavailable by Friday morning.As banks, airlines and 911…
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Imagine the day when everything went haywire. It was a Friday.It wasn’t a global catastrophe – many devices, equipment, computers and machines just stopped working – but it was a revelatory and ominous event.In today’s world, a single piece of malicious software can wreak havoc on a global scale, and experts who study and worry about our increasingly complex technological systems say we’ll see more of this happening in the future.”This incident shows that a lot of infrastructure relies on single points of failure,” Gary Marcus, professor emeritus at New York University and author of the upcoming book “Taming Silicon…
Yesterday, we told you that the FCC is considering issuing new rules that would require carriers and wireless providers to unlock newly purchased phones within 60 days of activation. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel noted that the FCC and Department of Justice have previously imposed unlocking requirements on wireless companies as a necessary condition for mergers to be approved. But Chair Rosenworcel noted that restrictions on consumers’ ability to unlock their phones remain despite this. The FCC chair had something to say about T-Mobile after noting that some wireless providers are doubling the time it takes consumers to unlock their phones.…
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a post on social media platform X that the cause of the massive outage was traced back to a “single content update.” The company said it had deployed a fix for the issue shortly before 3am, but many banks, private and public sector businesses, airports and hospitals were still working to resume normal operations as of midday on Friday. Here’s what you need to know: What is CrowdStrike? According to Reuters, CrowdStrike provides cybersecurity software to more than 29,000 customers, including about 300 of the Fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Google and Target.…
Photo credit That’s Meta, espresso! Meta has debuted a new trailer for Sabrina Carpenter’s upcoming VR concert, which will take place exclusively at Meta Horizon Worlds’ Music Valley on Friday, July 19th. In the clip, Carpenter is seen dancing onstage to her Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 hit “Espresso” with dancers against a vintage hotel-like backdrop. Fans can stream VR concerts in Music Valley, one of the Meta Horizons Worlds available on the Meta Quest headset. The Music Valley concert series offers a front-row seat to music concerts in an immersive virtual reality space, where fans can watch the VR…
SAN FRANCISCO — Republican delegates meeting in Milwaukee this week pledged to eliminate federal restrictions on artificial intelligence, while other allies of former President Donald Trump laid out plans for a “Manhattan Project” to beef up military AI.But in California, the Democratic-controlled state legislature is moving in the opposite direction, debating a proposal that would require the largest, most well-funded companies to test AI for “catastrophic” risks before releasing it to the public.The bill, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, has been criticized by tech industry leaders who say it could alienate engineers looking to…
According to IoT Analytics, 5G IoT connections are projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 44% from 2024 to 2030. According to a recent report from IoT Analytics, the global cellular IoT connections market will generate $15 billion in revenue in 2023 from a total of 3.6 billion cellular IoT connections. In the consolidated market, the top five mobile IoT network operators control 83% of global cellular IoT connections, with the top five by revenue accounting for 64% of total revenue, according to the report. China Mobile accounted for 46% of global cellular IoT connections and 20%…
PUNE, India, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cable connectors are components that are attached to the end of a cable and plug into a port or interface in an electronic system. As critical electromechanical components, connectors play a vital role in establishing secure connections between various devices and facilitating the transmission of signals, energy or data. These connectors come in various types to cater to specific applications and have different pin layouts, contact materials and package designs. There is an increasing need for technology that can support higher data rates, as evidenced by TE Connectivity’s introduction of an 8-pair shielded…
Soracom has integrated artificial intelligence capabilities into its Internet of Things (IoT) products, ushering in a new era of device connectivity and communication. What does this decision mean, and will it have a lasting impact on cellular IoT services? Soracom Introduces AI Capabilities to Its IoT Ecosystem Soracom, a Japan-based global connectivity provider, is bringing generative AI capabilities to its internet-connected ecosystem. IoT-focused telecommunications companies can use any of the company’s three tools to process data in real time or connect devices to the machine learning tools of major hyperscaler platforms. Each of the three services offers unique capabilities, so…