Month: January 2024
Thousands of Android TV boxes hit by dangerous new malware-dropping botnet
A group of hackers has been secretly building a botnet of Android TV and eCos set-top boxes, and then monetizing the access to earn masses of wealth, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity experts from Qianxin Xlabs dubbed the operation “Bigpanzi”, and claim there are some 170,000 daily active bots. Given that…
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BMW’s South Carolina plant is testing humanoid robot workers
Robotics startup Figure has signed a “commercial agreement” with BMW to introduce its “general purpose” humanoid robots to BMW’s manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, as it tries to identify use cases in automotive production. The robots are intended to automate “difficult, unsafe, or tedious” manufacturing tasks, and if they’re found to be viable,…
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Call of Duty didn’t top the yearly sales charts for one of the first times since 2009
Just like death and taxes, you can usually rely on a Call of Duty game to top the sales charts each year. The various entries in Activision’s warfare simulation franchise have mostly done just that, going all the way back to 2009. This year’s a bit different. Call of Duty:…
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Samsung is slashing TVs for the Super Bowl: $2,000 off 4K, QLED and OLED TVs
Just in time for this year’s upcoming Super Bowl, Samsung is slashing prices on older model TVs as they make room for 2024 displays. That means you can score record-low prices on some of Samsung’s best-selling 4K, QLED and OLED displays, with over $2,000 in savings. • Shop more of…
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Xbox Developer Direct 2024: all the news and trailers
Rumors are swirling that Microsoft has been considering bringing some Xbox exclusives to rival PlayStation and Nintendo Switch platforms. Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush have both reportedly been under cross-platform consideration, and when you combine the rumors with recent comments from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Xbox CFO Tim…
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Finally, some good Copilot news: Microsoft could be making 16GB RAM a standard for AI PCs
Microsoft is looking to set new standards for PC hardware specs, as the tech giant is apparently planning to set a 16GB RAM requirement for any AI PCs. This comes from a TrendForce market research report (reported on by TechPowerUp), with the reason most likely being to push AI PCs…
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