Month: July 2024
30 Best Fourth of July Sales on WIRED-Approved Gear (2024)
Ahead of July 4th celebrations, these Independence Day sales can help you save on firepits, ebikes, tech, and mattresses. Source
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Major Samsung Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 leak reveals key upgrades – plus a potential Galaxy Buds 3 gift bonus
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 leaks are coming thick and fast now, as you would expect given that they’re due to launch next week. The latest batch reveals just about everything the phones – assuming that they’re accurate of course – including some…
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WhatsApp is developing an AI avatar generator
Whatsapp appears to be working on a new generative AI feature that should allow users to make personalized avatars of themselves for use in any imagined setting. The in-development feature, spotted in the new WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.24.14.7 by WABetaInfo, will seemingly use a combination of user-supplied images, text…
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Securing IoT/OT environments: The password paradox
If you are reading this online, on a phone or laptop, chances are you have one. A password. Passwords have been our trusty guardians in the digital world, securing everything from social media accounts to bank information. And it is the same in the enterprise space with companies often leaning…
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Understanding collective defense as a route to better cybersecurity
In many ways, cybersecurity is characterized by very insular priorities. Focused on protecting their own network perimeters, systems and data, organizations quite correctly develop highly tailored and personalized strategies. As a result, businesses that outwardly appear very similar, competing in the same industry for the same customers, may have very…
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Unsurprisingly, “smart beds” are pretty easy to hack
Smart beds (yes, they are a thing) can be hacked and used to gain access to a user’s entire home network, experts have warned. As such, they are a (fairly big) security risk, as hackers could then deploy malware, steal sensitive data, and even learn when no one is home.…
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