Author: Doudou

A so-called software supply chain attack, in which hackers corrupt a legitimate piece of software to hide their own malicious code, was once a relatively rare event but one that haunted the cybersecurity world with its insidious threat of turning any innocent application into a dangerous foothold in a victim’s network. Now one group of cybercriminals has turned that occasional nightmare into a near-weekly episode, corrupting hundreds of open source tools, extorting victims for profit, and sowing a new level of distrust in an entire ecosystem used to create the world’s software. On Tuesday night, open source code platform GitHub…

Clip 2 are the newest pair of wireless earbuds from EarFun. These are based on the new clip-style earbuds, which are starting to become all the rage these days. We tested the company’s previous EarFun Clip product, which had a few key issues that prevented us from recommending it. However, the new Clip 2 promises to improve upon them, and I can’t wait to put them on and take them for a spin. Will these become a worthwhile option in this burgeoning segment? Let’s find out. Design and comfort The EarFun Clip 2 might look identical to the first-generation model…

The Texas Attorney General has sued Meta over allegations that the company’s WhatsApp messenger, used by more than 3 billion people, doesn’t provide the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) it has long claimed. Since at least 2016, Meta (then named Facebook) has said WhatsApp provides robust end-to-end encryption, meaning that messages are encrypted on a sender’s device with keys that are available only to the receiver’s. By definition, E2EE means that no one else—including the platform itself—can read the plaintext messages. In sworn testimony before two US Senate committees in 2018, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta does “not see any of the…

I recently had the opportunity to test out a wearable from Bee, the AI wrist gadget that Amazon acquired last year and has since updated with a number of new features. Like other AI wearables, Bee is designed as a kind personal assistant: it records, transcribes, and summarizes the user’s conversations throughout the day, providing an ongoing note-taking capability that’s useful if you’re forgetful or just want to be more organized about your life. If you sync it with your calendar, it can also send you alerts and reminders about things you’re supposed to do throughout the day. TechCrunch has…

Apple The best laptop for writers who travel frequently isn’t the same as finding the best laptop, full stop. I’ve drafted chapters in a Lisbon co-working space with the air conditioning fighting a losing battle, filed copy from a ferry heading to a Greek island—no outlet in sight. In Luxemborg, I sent an assignment from the airport floor because all the seats at the gate were taken.After years of this, I’ve stopped caring about what most laptop reviews obsess over. The specs that win are almost never the specs that save your week when you’re three time zones from…

The age-old question – the Pro or the non-Pro? This time it’s either the Honor 600 or the Honor 600 Pro. The latter brings a handful of useful features and hardware upgrades over the regular Honor 600, but also adds another €300 to the bill. Sure, you get a more powerful chipset and a telephoto camera, but the vanilla 600 gets you a long way at a much lower cost. It has the same flagship-grade display, same battery capacity, same main camera and supports 80W fast wired charging like the Honor 600 Pro. Still, a comprehensive comparison requires a deeper…

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Francis de Souza, COO of Google Cloud, backstage at an event in Los Angeles. Amid the din around us, de Souza, who speaks in the calm, measured manner of a university professor, offered useful advice for companies navigating the AI security moment we’re all living through, noting that “there’ll be a transition period, and then I think we get to this better place.” He wasn’t speaking about Google at that moment, but it’s clear that even Google is still figuring things out. De Souza’s core message was one security professionals have…

Blink Wired Doorbell 2K+ is designed for uninterrupted security! HomeAmazon Alexa GadgetsBlink Wired Doorbell 2K+ Gadget Flow EditorsBlink Wired Doorbell 2K+Protect your home day and night with the Blink Wired Doorbell 2K+.Continuous Hardwired Power: Unlike battery doorbells, this model connects to your existing 12-24V AC doorbell wiring, so it stays on around the clock without recharging or replacing batteries.Head-to-Toe 2K Video: 1920 x 1920 resolution and 140-degree field of view capture a full vertical frame, so you can see both faces and packages left at your doorstep.Night Vision: Shows true color in low light and automatically switches to crisp black-and-white…

The smart glasses industry has long been a tortured dream of Silicon Valley. The premise is appealing enough: What if, to enjoy the benefits of mobile computing, people didn’t have to stare at their phones all day long and could, instead, simply wear a lightweight computing device on their face? Science fiction fans (a demographic that is strong in the tech industry) can see this vision perfectly. However, the industry has — for much of the last decade — resembled a financial black hole into which gargantuan investments have been sunk and from which little to no profit has ever…

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