Trickbot is using MikroTik routers to ply its trade. Now we know why
Something special makes MikroTik attractive to the Internet's most aggressive botnet. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For years, malicious hackers have been hacking large fleets of MikroTik routers and conscripting them into T.....»»
Tracing the spread of cacao domestication
The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), whose beans (cocoa) are used to make products including chocolate, liquor and cocoa butter, may have spread from the Amazon basin to the other regions of South and Central America at least 5,000 years ago via trade r.....»»
Get the brand new MacBook Air M3 from just $399
The latest MacBook Air M3 has only just launched but there are some great trade-in deals at Best Buy right now so you can grab it for less......»»
F&I wait times improving while total time to buy a car lags
Contract signing, financing, incentives and rebates, and titling saw improvements in wait times. Consumers saw increases in wait times for test drives, credit applications and trade-ins......»»
Capturing spatial video: Apple Vision Pro vs iPhone 15 Pro
Apple has provided users with two options for capturing 3D "spatial" video, Apple Vision Pro and iPhone 15 Pro, but both options have trade-offs. Here's what you need to know.Apple Vision Pro can capture spatial videoThere are multiple differences be.....»»
Apple will now pay you more for select Mac trade ins following M3 MacBook Air launch
With today’s release of the new M3 MacBook Air, Apple has adjusted trade-in values of its lineup. Some models, such as the MacBook Pro and Mac Studio, are now worth more than they were yesterday, while others have depreciated. more….....»»
Nissan pays back suppliers after Japan antitrust probe
Nissan has repaid suppliers after Japan’s Fair-Trade Commission probed it for allegedly shortchanging them about $20 million in an illegal cost-cutting scheme that could date back decades......»»
Hackers backed by Russia and China are infecting SOHO routers like yours, FBI warns
Six years on, routers remain a favorite post for concealing malicious activities. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The FBI and partners from 10 other countries are urging owners of Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to check their gear.....»»
WTO braces for battles on fisheries, agriculture in UAE talks
The world's trade ministers are set for tough negotiations on Tuesday at a WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi, with fisheries and agriculture taking centre stage......»»
Disentangling nature"s contributions to international trade
Researchers have developed a multistep process to quantify the dependency of international trade and nature's contributions to people. With their new approach, which has been published in People and Nature, the researchers hope to improve knowledge a.....»»
India’s plan to let 1998 digital trade deal expire may worsen chip shortage
Taxing exports of digital movies and games may not be worth sowing discord. Enlarge (credit: Narumon Bowonkitwanchai | Moment) India's plan to let a moratorium on imposing customs duties on cross-border digital e-commerc.....»»
Avast ordered to pay $16.5 million for misuse of user data
The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges that the company and its subsidiaries sold such.....»»
Chicago sues oil and gas companies for their role in contributing to climate change
The city of Chicago is suing five oil and gas companies and a trade group that represents them over their role in contributing to climate change and its effects, arguing that the companies have misled the public about how the use of fossil fuels affe.....»»
DOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businesses
Feds once again fix up compromised retail routers under court order. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) More than 1,000 Ubiquiti routers in homes and small businesses were infected with malware used by Russian-backed agents.....»»
U.S. authorities disrupt Russian intelligence’s botnet
In January 2024, an operation dismantled a network of hundreds of SOHO routers controlled by GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit. This network facilitated various crimes, in.....»»
Our unbiased take on Mark Zuckerberg’s biased Apple Vision Pro review
CEO's Quest 3 comparison offers an interesting look at mixed-reality design trade-offs. Enlarge / No way would Zuckerberg be photographed wearing a Vision Pro, but let's just imagine he's looking at a picture of one in his headse.....»»
Get whole-house connectivity with a 3-pack of Amazon eero Pro 6 mesh WiFi routers for 60% off
A 3-pack of Amazon eero Pro 6 mesh WiFi routers is just $239.99, down from the normal price of $604.96. That's a 60% discount. SAVE 60%: A three-pack of the Amazon eero Pro 6 mesh WiFi 6 router is just $239.99 at Amazon, down from the standard.....»»
GM, Stellantis, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Subaru dealerships trade hands across 3 states in Q4
Two of the fourth-quarter transactions involved groups ranked on Automotive News top dealership groups list......»»
Former Apple engineer who stole Project Titan trade secrets sentenced to prison
For the last six years, we’ve been following the case of Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty to stealing Project Titan trade secrets. This week, Zhang has officially been handed his sentencing: 120 days of imprisonment and 3.....»»
Apple to settle trade secrets lawsuit with chip startup Rivos
Apple has decided to settle with the chip startup Rivos, two years after first suing the company for stealing trade secrets. According to a filing released on Friday, Rivos and Apple informed a judge that they are planning to finalize a settlement by.....»»
Apple agrees to settle with Rivos in chip trade secret theft lawsuit
Apple may have reached a potential settlement to end its legal battles with the startup Rivos, which it previously accused of stealing trade secrets and poaching employees.Apple's M1 Max SoCApple sued Rivos in 2022, accusing it of taking engineers an.....»»