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Signal is adding quantum-level encryption to help keep customers safe

Secure messaging platform Signal has announced commitments to keep users safe against quantum-level attacks, beginning with an upgrade to its protocol to protect its end-to-end encryption further.  In an update, Signal CTO Ehren Kret said the “layer of protection” would protect “against the threat of a quantum computer being built…

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FBI and CISA issue warning about dangerous new ransomware strain

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a security advisory warning organizations about the Snatch ransomware operation. The advisory is part of the pairs #StopRansomware campaign, in which the two detail the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP), as well as indicators…

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Amazon scraps charge for merchants not using its delivery service

Amazon will now scrap plans it had to charge merchants using its Seller Fulfilled Prime service for not using Amazon logistics. According to documents seen by Bloomberg, under the program, merchants can use “supported carriers,” including non-Amazon carriers, to deliver products under the Prime badge so long as they meet…

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GitHub expands Copilot Chat access to individual users

GitHub is expanding its generative AI-powered coding chatbot to more users with the launch of Copilot Chat, which remains in beta, to individual customers. Previously, the beta version was only available to GitHub Copilot for Business customers, but from September 20, the chatbot is available to all customers across Visual…

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Vodafone successfully made a phone call to space using a normal smartphone

A Vodafone engineer by the name of José Guevara has just made history by becoming the first person to take a space-based 5G internet voice call.  In a press release shared, Vodafone said it successfully completed the call trial, together with AST SpaceMobile (a US-based publicly traded satellite designer and…

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Intel says the future of chips will depend on the same material you’re looking at right now

Intel will be using glass in its manufacturing process by the end of the decade to pack up to 30 trillion transistors into a single chip. The hardware breakthrough, announced at Intel Innovation 2023, will see the ‘glass core substrate technology’ replacing the organic resin it currently uses as the…

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