More than 60% of Taiwan servers exported to US
Nearly 65% of Taiwan-made servers were bound for the US between January and March, according to data from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)......»»
Tap to Pay on iPhone comes to the UK today, Revolut and Tyl first to support
Apple has announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone has now rolled out to the UK, enabling small businesses to accept Apple Pay and contactless card payments using nothing more than their iPhone. It follows earlier international expansion to Taiwan and Au.....»»
Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities exploited to deliver web shells (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38203)
Attackers are exploiting two Adobe ColdFusion vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-29298, CVE-2023-38203) to breach servers and install web shells to enable persistent access and allow remote control of the system, according to Rapid7 researchers. Flaws with in.....»»
TSMC profits fall but the iPhone 15 will help it rebound
Apple supplier TSMC is expected to report a drop in profits soon, but business will recover in the third quarter because the company is producing the iPhone 15.TSMC profits are expected to decline year-over-yearOn Thursday, Taiwan Semiconductor Manuf.....»»
Musk’s X Corp. sues data scrapers for “severely taxing” Twitter’s servers
X Corp. lawsuit says unidentified scrapers forced Twitter to impose rate limits. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Christopher Furlong ) Elon Musk's X Corp. is suing four unidentified data scrapers accused of "severely tax.....»»
EU blesses transatlantic data sharing deal
The European Union on Monday gave final approval to an agreement with the US government that restores the ability for thousands of businesses to easily transfer the personal information of European citizens to servers located in the United States, an.....»»
Biologists identify mechanical waves involved in limb regeneration in zebrafish
A team of molecular and cellular biologists from several institutions in Taiwan and one in the Philippines has identified some of the mechanical waves involved in the regeneration of amputated tailfins in zebrafish. In their study, reported in the jo.....»»
ImmuniWeb unveils email security test to help users verify privacy and compliance of email servers
Running about 200,000 daily security scans, the free Community Edition now has an online security test to quickly verify security, privacy and compliance of email servers. According to the most recent Trend Micro’s report, both sophistication and v.....»»
336,000 servers remain unpatched against critical Fortigate vulnerability
69 percent of devices have yet to receive patch for flaw allowing remote code execution. Enlarge Researchers say that nearly 336,000 devices exposed to the Internet remain vulnerable to a critical vulnerability in firew.....»»
Cloud security: Sometimes the risks may outweigh the rewards
Threat actors are well-aware of the vulnerability of our cloud infrastructure. The internet we have today is not equipped to serve the data needs of the future. When data is stored in the cloud, it can end up across several servers anywhere in the wo.....»»
TSMC Arizona chip plant over budget and behind schedule; US workers blamed
Construction work on TSMC’s Arizona chip plant, which is set to make chips for some older Apple devices, has run over budget and behind schedule – leading to plans to send over hundreds of additional workers from Taiwan to try to address the pro.....»»
TSMC sends more Taiwanese workers to finish Arizona plant
Apple's processor supplier TSMC says that to ensure a "fast ramp up" of its new Arizona Factory, it is sending more workers from Taiwan for this "critical phase."TSMCEven as TSMC objects to conditions imposed by the US — it effectively has to pay t.....»»
Prisoners in Bolivia trading rare jaguar parts for fashion items, researchers discover
Prisoners in Bolivia are trading in jaguar skins and other wild animal body parts to produce wallets, hats, and belts for sale in local markets. The fangs and bones of jaguars are being illegally exported for use as traditional Asian medicine......»»
Research proposes extending Earth"s internet to Mars with orbital data servers
You've done it. After years of effort and training, sacrifice, and pain, you become an astronaut and have finally set foot on Mars. Time to post your triumph on TikTok for that sweet social media cred. If only you can get a signal......»»
China exports more cars than Japan on sales surge to Russia
The Asian country exported 1.07 million vehicles in the three months through March, overtaking long-time leader Japan......»»
Compromised Linux SSH servers engage in DDoS attacks, cryptomining
Poorly managed Linux SSH servers are getting compromised by unknown attackers and instructed to engage in DDoS attacks while simultaneously mining cryptocurrency in the background. The Tsunami DDoS bot Tsunami, also known as Kaiten, is a type of DDoS.....»»
Tong Hsing eyes accelerating MOSFET biz dev: Q&A with company president C. S. Chang
Taiwan-based CMOS imagery sensor (CIS) packaging giant Tong Hsing Electronics, an affiliate of the Yageo Group, has been working actively to make adjustments to its shareholding in its joint venture XSemi with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Technology.....»»
Samsung, Foxconn, and Luxshare factories in northern Vietnam hit by power shortage
Power shortages are a nightmare to many industrial companies. When TSMC chairman Mark Liu recently was asked about how TSMC would solve the problem if Taiwan can't generate enough electricity at a shareholders' meeting, he euphorically said that they.....»»
Passive component makers eyeing a robust demand recovery in 2H23
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers are generally optimistic about a robust demand recovery in this year's second half, although most experienced a setback in January-May sales......»»
LED firms see revenue improve in May
Most Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and packaging houses, including Ennostar and Everlight, posted sequential revenue gains in May as demand from downstream customers began to warm up, according to industry sources......»»
Taiwan MCU suppliers post slight revenue growth in May
MCU specialists such as Holtek Semiconductor, Nuvoton Technology, and Generalplus Technology all experienced modest sequential revenue growth in May, despite the fact that demand for consumer electronics as a whole has yet to recover significantly......»»