Confidential discussions with 11 current and former employees revealed that teams within Meta, including those working on VR, are not regularly using the headsets for their work. While the company provides headsets to employees enrolled in its internal program for testing new features, adoption is ... Read more
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Microsoft is replacing its AI assistent. Launched in 2015 as the star attraction of Windows 10, Cortana failed to maintain its shine and will now be retired from its last remaining stronghold within Windows. Microsoft announced in a support document that it would no longer provide support for th... Read more
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Starting today and running until December 1st, 2023, those intrepid hunters who successfully report sandbox escape chain exploits targeting Google's beloved Chrome web browser will receive triple the standard reward. This audacious initiative aims to encourage security researchers to roll up the... Read more
11 months ago
Meta has officially unveiled its Quest 3 headset. Full details will be revealed at the Meta Connect event on September 27. However, the company couldn't resist giving us a preview days before Apple's highly anticipated Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where their own mixed-reality headset is... Read more
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The Linux Foundation is working on RISE, a software ecosystem for RISC-V software. The goal entails expediting the availability of software for powerful and energy-efficient RISC-V cores. This enables the running of advanced operating systems across various market segments. A stellar group of found... Read more
11 months ago
Salesforce has presented its Q1 results. Notable highlights include an 11% year-over-year increase in revenue, totaling $8.25 billion, along with a 13% constant currency increase. The GAAP operating margin for the quarter reached 5.0%, while the non-GAAP operating margin stood at 27.6%. The rema... Read more
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Twitter is planning on an expansion of its crowdsourced fact-checking initiatives in the wake of a fake image depicting a Pentagon with smoke bellowing out of it. The AI-generated image, convincing enough to momentarily unsettle the stock market, had some news outlets reporting on the incident, onl... Read more
11 months ago
A new form of spyware has been discovered in an Android SDK. The software development kit (SDK) has been used in about 101 applications, with an estimated 421 million downloads. Unveiled by Doctor Web researchers, this insidious spyware, known as "SpinOk," entices users with mini-games and compelli... Read more
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Beta testers are now being treated to screen-sharing capabilities during video chats, allowing them to share their phone screens with others. But that's not all—WhatsApp is also working on a username feature that could revolutionize how people connect without divulging their phone numbers. So, ho... Read more
11 months ago
ESET reports that an Android app was secretly spying on its users. iRecorder - Screen Recorder introduced malicious code through an app update almost a year after its initial listing on Google Play. ESET's research exposed that this code enabled the app to covertly upload one minute of ambient audi... Read more
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