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For those with large homes or those with multiple floors or continuous walls, a mesh router system may be a good option. They can help reduce Wi-Fi dead zones and help ensure coverage throughout your home. The Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro 6E is one of our top picks for newbies who want something that works right out of the box. Now you can save on your bundle at Wellbots with our exclusive discount code.Three node bundles contain code ENGADGET60. You’ll also get free shipping.GoogleThe Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro 6E is our top choice for mesh router newbies. Wellbots $400Each router…
ReportApril 16, 2024Editorial DepartmentEncryption/Internet Security The maintainers of the PuTTY Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet clients are alerting users of a critical vulnerability affecting versions 0.68 to 0.80 that can be exploited to achieve NIST P-521 (ecdsa-sha2-nistp521) private key integrity. recover. This flaw has been assigned a CVE identifier CVE-2024-31497The discovery is attributed to researchers Fabian Bäumer and Marcus Brinkmann of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. “The impact of this vulnerability is the compromise of private keys,” the PuTTY project said in a report. “An attacker with dozens of signed messages and public keys would have enough information to recover the private keys…
Motorola has announced the Edge 50 series, a trio of new smartphones that you can choose to buy with either a pearl polymer finish or a wood back. The Edge 50 Ultra, 50 Pro, and 50 Fusion have the usual features you’d expect from an Android phone, with the usual AI bells and whistles.Taking the Edge 50 Ultra as an example, it is equipped with a 4500mAh battery and supports 125W TurboPower charging – which is said to provide a day’s worth of power in just four minutes. The phone also comes with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile platform, up…
For nearly a decade, state and federal investigators have kept South Carolina residents in the dark about who was responsible for hacking the state’s tax department in 2012 and stealing the tax and bank account information of 3.6 million people.The answer may no longer be a mystery: KrebsOnSecurity has uncovered compelling clues that this breach was carried out by the same Russian hacker group that took in large-scale retailers like The Home Depot and Target over the next few years. Questions about who stole the tax and financial data of about three-quarters of South Carolina residents came into focus last…
Business owners often have many legal responsibilities that they cannot escape. Some are simpler than others, but as your business grows, so will the legal paperwork.
Meta’s oversight board once again accepted the social network’s rules for artificial intelligence-generated content. The commission has heard two cases involving explicit images of public figures produced by artificial intelligence.While Meta’s rules already prohibit nudity on Facebook and Instagram, the committee said in a statement that it wanted to address “whether Meta’s policies and its enforcement practices effectively address the issue of explicit images generated by artificial intelligence.” Artificial intelligence-generated images of female celebrities, politicians and other public figures, sometimes called “deepfake porn,” have become an increasingly prominent form of online harassment and sparked a wave. As with both cases,…
Netflix accused of using AI-processed images in true crime documentary what jennifer did, Futurism Reported. Several photos show classic signs of AI deception, including injured hands, strange artifacts, and more. If accurate, the report raises serious questions about the use of such images in documentaries, especially since those depicted are currently in prison awaiting retrial.Documentary star Jennifer Penn’s left hand is badly damaged in one shocking photo, while another shows a strange chip on her cheek. Netflix has not acknowledged the report, but the images showed clear signs of manipulation and were never labeled as AI-generated. NetflixArtificial intelligence might generate…
ReportApril 16, 2024Editorial DepartmentPrivacy Breach/Regulatory Compliance The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered psychological telemedicine company Cerebral not to use or disclose personal data for advertising purposes. The company was also fined more than $7 million for disclosing users’ sensitive personal health information and other data to third parties for advertising purposes and for failing to comply with its easy cancellation policy. “Cerebral and its former CEO, Kyle Robertson, repeatedly violated their privacy commitments to consumers and misled them about the company’s cancellation policies,” the FTC said in a press statement. The FTC said that although the company claimed…
Two people in Australia and the United States have been arrested for allegedly developing and distributing a remote access Trojan called Hive RAT (formerly known as Firebird). The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said the malware “enabled malware buyers to take control of victim computers and gave them access to victims’ private communications, login credentials, and other personal information.” Edmond Chakhmakhchyan (aka “Corrupt”), a 24-year-old man from Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, was arrested for selling Hive RAT licenses to undercover employees of law enforcement agencies. He was charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of advertising the…
when Sonic 3 When it hits theaters later this year, you might be able to see one of Hollywood’s most fan-favorite actors voicing the fan-favorite entry in the series.Keanu Reeves reportedly set to play brooding, tormented shadow the hedgehog hollywood reporter and type. The antihero, who is both Sonic’s archrival and ally, will be created by Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik after the events of “Sonic.” Sonic 2based on the first footage from the film, which was screened at CinemaCon last week.Shadow has a long history in the Sonic universe, first appearing in Sonic Adventure 2The game was launched in 2001.…