Author: ProHoster

Aethero aims to become the "Intel or NVIDIA of the space industry" by developing secure AI platforms for satellites and stations

Although the sensors of numerous orbiting satellites collect a lot of information, the spacecraft lack the computing power to process the data on site. TechCrunch reports that startup Aethero intends to become "the Intel or NVIDIA of the space industry" - the company is developing radiation-hardened computers for edge computing on satellites. A few years ago, the founders of Aethero created a startup called Stratodyne, which was building […]

Hacks of Ubuntu, Firefox, Chrome, Docker and VirtualBox were demonstrated at the Pwn2Own 2024 competition

The results of two days of the Pwn2Own 2024 competition, held annually as part of the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, have been summed up. Working techniques for exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities have been developed for Ubuntu Desktop, Windows 11, Docker, Oracle VirtualBox, VMWare Workstation, Adobe Reader, Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Tesla. A total of 23 successful attacks were demonstrated, exploiting 29 previously unknown vulnerabilities. When carrying out attacks [...]

Vulnerabilities that allow Saflok electronic locks to be unlocked

Information has been published about a vulnerability in Saflok electronic locks, which are unlocked with a card with an RFID tag. Vulnerable lock models are most common in hotels and are used in approximately 13 thousand hotels worldwide that use the System 6000, Ambiance or Community platforms to manage locks. The total number of hotel doors equipped with Saflok locks is estimated at […]

History repeats itself: the antitrust lawsuit against Apple is similar to the browser case against Microsoft in 1999

The US Department of Justice's recently filed 88-page antitrust lawsuit against Apple contains direct references to the 25-year-old US v. Microsoft case. According to the Department of Justice, the case against Microsoft gave Apple, which was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the opportunity to launch its breakthrough project - the iPod. Now Apple itself finds itself a defendant in antitrust proceedings much like […]

Micron showed huge 5 GB MCRDIMM DDR8800-256 memory modules

Micron showed unusual 2024 GB MCRDIMM RAM modules at the Nvidia GTC 256 conference. These high-height modules are designed for the new generation of server systems, including those based on the future Intel Xeon Scalable Granite Rapids processors. Micron said it has already begun sending samples to interested buyers. Image source: MicronSource: 3dnews.ru

Rust programming language 1.77 release

The release of the Rust 1.77 general-purpose programming language, founded by the Mozilla project, but now developed under the auspices of the independent non-profit organization Rust Foundation, has been published. The language focuses on memory safety and provides the means to achieve high job parallelism while avoiding the use of a garbage collector and runtime (runtime is reduced to basic initialization and maintenance of the standard library). […]

US companies sponsored the Chinese semiconductor exhibition Semicon China, despite sanctions

Last October, American authorities once again tightened sanctions in the field of semiconductor component production technologies against Chinese companies, but this did not stop representatives of American business from showing some interest in the Semicon China industry conference in Shanghai. Those who did not take part in the event could not resist sponsoring it. Image Source: China DailySource: […]