November 2023

Revealed: How Russia’s Sandworm ramped up attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure

Google Cloud-backed threat intelligence specialist Mandiant has shared details of a disruptive incident late last year, in which the Sandworm advanced persistent threat (APT) group, backed by Russian’s GRU intelligence and special forces agency, deployed novel techniques in a cyber attack on Ukraine’s power infrastructure. Sandworm is well known for its interest in Ukraine’s critical…

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YouTube’s AI chatbot wants to answer questions about the video you’re watching

Have you ever watched a YouTube video and wondered, “What the heck am I watching?” Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. If so, YouTube wants to help explain…

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Ransomware attack on major Chinese lender disrupts financial markets

A suspected LockBit ransomware attack on ICBC Financial Services, the US arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), a leading state-owned bank, disrupted activity in the US Treasury market on Thursday 9 November, allegedly forcing the bank to resort to using USB drives carried by messengers to settle trades. One of the…

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The Intel Innovation 2023 Keynote Live Blog (8:30am PT, 15:30 UTC)

Kicking off this morning is Intel’s annual technology conference, Innovation. The second year of the revived show once again has Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger leading things off, with what’s scheduled to be a 90 minute keynote. Intel has four major themes for this year’s show: Accelerating the AI Era Transformative Innovation for the Future of…

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How the Online Safety Act will impact businesses beyond Big Tech 

The UK’s long-heralded Online Safety Act has now passed into law, and the likely impact of this legislation on a handful of the largest online platforms has been highly publicised. However, Ofcom estimates that around 100,000 services will be in scope – so what is the potential impact of the Act on the wider range…

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Apple paused iOS 18 development because there were too many bugs

Bloomberg reports that Apple briefly paused the development of iOS 18 because the team working on this upcoming operating system update was finding too many bugs. With that, employees had an unusual week of development pause to address the several errors with iOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your…

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I like ChatGPT even more after OpenAI’s developer conference

I’ve been following ChatGPT closely for the better part of a year because it’s the nature of my job. Generative AI is a massive tech innovation, and OpenAI has single-handedly changed the tech landscape this year. ChatGPT is all we’ve been talking about in 2023, and the biggest names in tech have had to react…

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Someone turned an Nvidia crypto mining GPU into a gaming one – and the resulting nightmare is a warning to us all

It is possible to repurpose one of Nvidia’s dedicated crypto mining GPUs into a gaming graphics card, but you really shouldn’t, as the adventures of an intrepid modder clearly illustrate.VideoCardz reported this tale of the conversion of an MSI CMP 50HX graphics card into a gaming model by Spanish YouTuber Sfdx Show (originally highlighted by…

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Meta really doesn’t want you to buy its ad-free subscription for Facebook and Instagram

Meta’s ad-free subscription is rolling out for Facebook and Instagram, but that doesn’t mean the company wants you to buy it. Tech. Entertainment. Science. Your inbox. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use and have reviewed the Privacy Notice. Facebook…

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As the jobs market evolves, maximise opportunities, mitigate AI risk

We are on the precipice of a revolution in the workplace – and it’s not down to a generational divide. AI is one of the highest profile, fastest moving types of technology we’ve seen in a generation. Whether you believe it will have negative consequences or be a force for good, there’s no denying it’s…

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