Month: October 2023
California DMV suspends Cruise’s robotaxi permit ‘effective immediately’
The California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended Cruise’s robotaxi permit “effective immediately.” The General Motors-backed company had been involved in several safety incidents recently, most recently a hit-and-run by another driver that resulted in a pedestrian trapped under one of Cruise’s driverless vehicles. Among the reasons cited for the suspension:…
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Tesla faces fresh scrutiny from US authorities, potentially over EV driving range claims
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly investigating Tesla Inc. over “certain matters” related to the claimed electric range of its vehicles, according to The Telegraph. The move by the DOJ comes following proposed class-action lawsuits from several Tesla customers who claim the company falsely advertised the estimated driving…
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Wyze’s new video doorbell records 24/7 locally, but you can’t escape the cloud
Smart home company Wyze has a new doorbell cam. The Wyze Video Doorbell v2 is a 2K-capable doorbell camera with a head-to-toe view of your porch and local recording via a microSD card. Costing just $39.99 (plus shipping), it’s a wired doorbell (there’s no battery backup) and is an upgrade…
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the third chief executive of the software giant to admit the company has made some serious mobile mistakes. Satya Nadella took over from former CEO Steve Ballmer in 2014 and, just over a year later, wrote off $7.6 billion related to Microsoft’s acquisition of the…
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Mysterious Pro 695 chipset appears on AMD website — is the Threadripper Pro CPU about to go dual?
The processor specification sheets of the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro were published a few days ago and there’s a new chipset, the Pro 695, that has been listed in addition to the WRX90 and the TRX50. Only the five new Pro processors – offering up to 96 cores – supports…
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IoT and OT malware saw a huge rise in 2023
Malware attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) devices have increased four-fold in a year as criminals demonstrate persistence and the ability to adapt to evolving conditions, new research has claimed. The ZscalerTM ThreatLabz 2023 Enterprise IoT and OT Threat Report, based on an analysis of some…
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