Cisco names Sarah Rae Murphy to its board of directors
Cisco has appointed Sarah Rae Murphy to its board of directors. “Sarah is a highly accomplished leader, and we are excited to welcome her to the Cisco Board,” said Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO, Cisco. “She’s played a pivotal r.....»»
iOS 18 finally lets you hide app and widget names on your Home Screen, here’s how
Along with letting users customize app colors, organize apps anywhere, and more natively, iOS 18 brings a subtle new feature that cleans up the Home Screen. Here’s how to hide app names on iPhone in iOS 18. more….....»»
Research team observes courtship of leopard seals off the coast of South America
A study led by Baylor University biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., and published in the journal Polar Biology has unveiled the first paired observations of sexual behavior and vocalizations in wild leopard seals. Kienle and her team's third published st.....»»
Cisco fixes critical flaws in Secure Email Gateway and SSM On-Prem (CVE-2024-20401, CVE-2024-20419)
Cisco has fixed two critical vulnerabilities that may allow attackers to overwrite files on its Secure Email Gateways (CVE-2024-20401) and change the password of any user on its Smart Software Manager On-Prem license servers (CVE-2024-20419). Neither.....»»
Vulnerability in Cisco Smart Software Manager lets attackers change any user password
Yep, passwords for administrators can be changed, too. Enlarge Cisco on Wednesday disclosed a maximum-security vulnerability that allows remote threat actors with no authentication to change the password of any user, in.....»»
Rite Aid says breach exposes sensitive details of 2.2 million customers
Stolen data includes customer names, addresses, birth dates, and driver's license numbers. Enlarge / Rite Aid logo displayed at one of its stores. (credit: Getty Images) Rite Aid, the third biggest US drug store chain, s.....»»
Study shows how narcissistic CEOs influence boards of directors to take more risk
Narcissistic CEOs who also serve as chairs of the board are adept at controlling how their boards of directors focus their attention, giving the CEO the ability to get their way. A new study published in the Strategic Management Journal has found tha.....»»
Prime Day board game deals: All the classics are on sale!
We've picked out all the best Prime Day board game deals going on right now and taken a look at how to pick the right one for you......»»
Real-life "stillsuit": Dune-inspired upgrade for spacesuits allow astronauts to recycle urine into water
Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as—unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station (ISS)—the water.....»»
Scientists pay tribute to tennis players with new insect species named after them
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will go down in history as two of the greatest tennis players of our time, but their names have also been immortalized in science, as two new insect species were just named in honor of the athletes......»»
Shady company relaunches popular old tech blogs, steals writers’ identities
This doesn't just threaten writers' work—it has a corrosive effect on the web. Enlarge / Professional writers' names were attached to AI content they had nothing to do with. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Christina War.....»»
Strengthening cybersecurity preparedness with defense in depth
In this Help Net Security interview, Chaim Mazal, Chief Security Officer at Gigamon, discusses cybersecurity preparedness measures for businesses, the impact of international inconsistencies on global operations, and the board’s role in cyberse.....»»
Apple and Microsoft take a step back from OpenAI
Barely a week after news broke that Apple's Phil Schiller would join the OpenAI board in a non-voting observer role, the two companies are nixing that plan......»»
Eight days later, Phil Schiller won’t join the OpenAI board after all
Just eight days after it was revealed that Apple Fellow Phil Schiller would join the OpenAI board as an observer, it’s now being reported that this won’t happen. Instead, OpenAI will simply commit to regular meetings with Schiller and other pa.....»»
Apple probably isn"t taking a seat on OpenAI"s board after all
Microsoft has resigned its observer seat on ChatGPT maker OpenAI's board, and Apple is expected to pull out too, despite incorporating the AI technology in Apple Intelligence.Apple will no longer receive a board observer role at ChatGPT maker OpenAIA.....»»
OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI / Microsoft) Microsoft has withdrawn from its non-voting observer role on OpenAI's boar.....»»
OpenAI board shakeup: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
Microsoft gives up non-voting observer board role; Apple rethinks a planned similar position. Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / OpenAI / Microsoft) Microsoft has withdrawn from its non-voting observer role on OpenAI's boar.....»»
Feds who forced Ukrainian investor to sell rocket company backtrack years later
"I hope you now are happy. History will judge all of you guys." Enlarge / Firefly Aerospace's board of directors in the late 2010s: Tom Markusic, Max Polyakov, and Mark Watt. (credit: Firefly) A long, messy affair betwe.....»»
The president ordered a board to probe a massive Russian cyberattack. It never did.
The Cyber Safety Review Board missed an opportunity to prevent future attacks, experts say. Enlarge (credit: Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) This story was originally published by ProPublica. Inves.....»»
If you have to watch one Netflix movie in July, stream this one
This Netflix movie is short, but is packed full of stars like Benedict Cumberbatch and Dev Patel, and is helmed by one of film's greatest directors......»»
Webb captures a staggering quasar-galaxy merger in the remote universe
An international research group led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) and comprising 34 research institutes and universities worldwide utilized the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) on board the James Webb Space Telescope (.....»»