NordVPN and Surfshark Are Merging, Continuing VPN Consolidation Trend
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: NordVPN and Surfshark have finalized a merger agreement between the two VPN providers, the companies announced Wednesday. Though the specifics of the transaction aren't being released, the finalized merg.....»»
Taiwan IC design houses eye LLM opportunities
The rapid deployment of large language models (LLM) is fueling the overall AI trend. After witnessing the growth of LLM applications such as ChatGPT, Taiwan-based IC design houses are no longer skeptical of AI demand potential and are devoting themse.....»»
Double radio relic and odd radio circle discovered with MeerKAT
During observations of the merging galaxy cluster PSZ2 G277.93+12.34 with the MeerKAT radio telescope, an international team of astronomers have serendipitously detected a double radio relic and an odd radio circle. The discovery was detailed in a pa.....»»
Using just-in-time access to reduce cloud security risk
Excessive privileges are a continuing headache for security professionals. As more organizations migrate assets to the cloud, users with excessive permissions can expand the blast radius of an attack, leaving organizations open to all sorts of malici.....»»
Q1 marked lowest VC funding for security in a decade, but there’s a silver lining
DataTribe reports cybersecurity VC funding and deal activity reached near-decade lows in Q1 2023, but it could result in consolidation. DataTribe reports cybersecurity VC funding and deal activity reached near-decade lows in Q1 2023, but it could.....»»
Redfall threatens to guzzle 32GB of RAM on PC – but don’t panic
Noticed the trend of cutting-edge games requiring 32GB of system memory? Do you really need that much RAM?.....»»
Samsung patent suggests that the company might want to pick up where LG left off
A recently discovered Samsung patent has revealed that the company is continuing to explore the idea of a phone with a rollable display. While Samsung has been busy pushing out foldable phones, LG surprised everyone when they decided to g.....»»
Gus Technology not letting China, Japan, and Korea get ahead by building Taiwan"s first GWh battery cell factory
In the face of a global energy transformation trend, the importance of the battery industry is growing every day. More and more countries are treating the sector as a national strategic industry, hoping to build their own battery supply ecosystem thr.....»»
Samsung upbeat about smartphone sales prospects for 2023
Global handset shipments slipped around 11% on year to 65–67 million units in the first quarter of 2023, marking the lowest record for the same quarter in 10 years, but Samsung has bucked the trend with its shipments of Galaxy 23 series far hig.....»»
Worldwide insect decline: Causes, consequences and potential countermeasures
Throughout the world, we are witnessing not just a decline in the numbers of individual insects, but also a collapse of insect diversity. Major causes of this worrying trend are land-use intensification in the form of greater utilization for agricult.....»»
Auto supplier debt could drive more bankruptcies, consolidation, Deloitte study finds
Elevated supplier debt levels and inflationary pressures could soon lead to more bankruptcies and accelerate consolidation in the supply base, a new study found......»»
NordVPN deal gets you 59% off and 3 extra months for free
NordVPN is one of the best VPNs around and there's currently a fantastic deal to make it great value too......»»
PaperCut vulnerabilities leveraged by Clop, LockBit ransomware affiliates
Clop and LockBit ransomware affiliates are behind the recent attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in PaperCut application servers, according to Microsoft and Trend Micro researchers. The detected campaings “Microsoft is attributing the recently r.....»»
Despite global smartphone market contraction, Apple is thriving with 21% market share
Apple was the only company to grow its market share year-over-year, even though global smartphone shipments have been on a downward trend.iPhone 14According to estimates from April 18, global smartphone sales have decreased for five consecutive quart.....»»
Meta stock jumps after company reports first revenue growth in nearly a year
Facebook-parent Meta on Wednesday reported that it grew sales by 3% during the first three months of the year, reversing a trend of three consecutive quarters of revenue declines and far exceeding Wall Street analysts' expectations......»»
Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms
A new federal bill unveiled Wednesday would establish a national minimum age for social media use and require tech companies to get parents' consent before creating accounts for teens, reflecting a growing trend at all levels of government to restric.....»»
Apple and Samsung reap India smartphone premiumization
Amid declining shipments of entry-level smartphones, India has witnessed a premiumization that comes with rising ASPs, a trend that may benefit Apple and Samsung Electronics, with other competitors looking to change tack accordingly......»»
Microsoft Edge is leaking every URL that you visit to Bing
Microsoft has been under fire for its questionable user-tracking tactics for years, but that has not dissuaded the company from continuing to collect oodles of … The post Microsoft Edge is leaking every URL that you visit to Bing appeared first.....»»
Spotify Hits Half A Billion Users, But Won"t Answer The Billion-Dollar AI Question
Spotify surpasses a major threshold of active users, but concerns around AI's influence on the music industry are continuing to mount as the tech improves. Spoti.....»»
Apple releases third watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, HomePod betas for developers to download
Apple has released the third developer betas for tvOS 16.5 and watchOS 9.5, continuing the latest testing round.watchOS 9Developers can install the new updates by going to the Apple Developer Center by updating hardware that is already running the be.....»»
Samsung mobile AP shipments buck trend increasing 15% in 1Q23
Samsung Electronics saw shipments increase 15% on year in the first quarter of 2023, benefitting from good midrange mobile application processor (AP) sales performance......»»