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Command-injection bug in Cisco industrial gear opens devices to complete takeover

A security vulnerability has been found in Cisco gear used in data centers, large enterprises, industrial factories, power plants, manufacturing centers, and smart city power grids that could allow cyberattackers unfettered access to these devices and broader networks. In a report published on Feb. 1, researchers from Trellix revealed the bug, one of two vulnerabilities discovered that […]

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AR-based next-gen maps aim to rebalance detail and simplicity

Every sat-nav user is familiar with the chagrin of missing their turn because the map’s lines and circles don’t resemble the real world. Yandex is blaming maps, not users, for these errors. At its annual conference in December, the company presented its re-designed maps boasting natural-looking 3D objects such as trees, bus stops, colored buildings, […]

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Vodafone UK starts ‘risky’ shift to 5G standalone

Vodafone’s Andrea Dona has unflattering words for some of the IT products that could sit inside his high-performance 5G network. “There are OSS limitations,” said the chief network officer of the UK service provider, referring to operational support systems from unnamed vendors. “If there is full automation on the 5G element, and the OSS is […]

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ChatGPT may be fastest-growing app of all time, UBS Says

OpenAI’s immensely popular chatbot ChatGPT may just have broken the record for the fastest-growing app in history, reaching an estimated 123 million monthly active users less than three months after launch. According a research note from UBS shared with AI Business, TikTok took nine months to hit 100 million MAUs and it took Instagram 2.5 years […]

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Public-safety coalition renews efforts to secure federal NG911 funding

A coalition of public-safety associations today reiterated its support for federal legislation that would provide the funding needed to pay for 911 centers to migrate from legacy technologies to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform that is designed to support multimedia communications, as well as traditional voice calls. Representatives of the Public Safety Next Generation […]

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Newscan: Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny

Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over U.S., officials say To protect satellites, secure your networks, chief of space ops says Ransomware offlines Arizona’s largest school district Mending the fabric: FCC says to file broadband-location challenges […]

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The shine begins to wear off 5G private wireless

Verizon had high hopes for private wireless networking. The company had predicted that by now it would be well on its way to making billions of dollars from the sale of custom 4G and 5G networks dedicated exclusively to its enterprise customers. Indeed, during 2021 Verizon execs pegged the total addressable market for private wireless at around […]

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Phishers trick Microsoft into granting them ‘verified’ Cloud Partner status

Late last year, a group of threat actors managed to obtain “verified publisher” status through the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program (MCPP). This allowed them to surpass levels of brand impersonation ordinarily seen in phishing campaigns, as they distributed malicious applications bolstered by a verified blue badge only ever given to trusted vendors and service providers in […]

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Shapeshifting robot can morph from a liquid to a solid

A new shape-shifting robot can reversibly morph between liquid and solid shapes. The novel design was created by a team of engineers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Carnegie Mellon University. Inspired by sea cucumbers’ ability to go both soft or rigid depending on its environment, the miniature robot was built using magnetic […]

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Automakers against stampede to BEV dominance

When the president of the world’s biggest carmaker talks, people listen. So, when Toyota President Akio Toyoda said, in September of last year, that bans on ICE cars within 10 to 15 years will be “rather difficult to achieve” because EVs “are just going to take longer than the media would like us to believe,” […]

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Command-injection bug in Cisco industrial gear opens devices to complete takeover

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AR-based next-gen maps aim to rebalance detail and simplicity

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Vodafone UK starts ‘risky’ shift to 5G standalone

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ChatGPT may be fastest-growing app of all time, UBS Says

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Public-safety coalition renews efforts to secure federal NG911 funding

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Newscan: Cyberattacks on DoE national labs draw lawmaker scrutiny

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The shine begins to wear off 5G private wireless

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Phishers trick Microsoft into granting them ‘verified’ Cloud Partner status

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Shapeshifting robot can morph from a liquid to a solid

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Automakers against stampede to BEV dominance

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