In another finding that could expose developers to increased risk of a supply chain attack, it has emerged that nearly one-third of the packages in PyPI, the Python Package Index, trigger automatic code execution upon downloading them. “A worrying feature in pip/PyPI allows code to automatically run when developers are merely downloading a package,” Checkmarx
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Parler is returning to Google Play Store over a year after being removed by Google following the US Capitol Riots of January 2021. This social media app has gained popularity with US conservatives. It was launched in 2018 as an alternative to other social media platforms like Twitter. It gained traction from supporters of former
In this article QCOM META Facebook parent Meta and Qualcomm will work on making virtual reality chips for various metaverse applications. Ercin Erturk | Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Meta and Qualcomm are teaming up to develop custom chipsets for virtual reality products, the companies announced on Friday. The two U.S. technology
Google Hangouts has already been discontinued and is being replaced by Google Chat, the company’s latest messaging service for users and businesses. The app was removed from both the Google Play store and the App Store earlier this year. Now Google has announced that Hangouts on the web will be upgraded to Google Chat as
Call of Duty will join Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed. A Microsoft blog post details that Activision Blizzard’s library of games will be available on the Xbox game subscription service, once the acquisition deal goes through. The lineup will also include other quality titles such as Overwatch and Diablo. That
How much time do developers spend actually writing code? According to recent studies, developers spend more time maintaining, testing and securing existing code than they do writing or improving code. Security vulnerabilities have a bad habit of popping up during the software development process, only to surface after an application has been deployed. The disappointing
Realme C33 India launch date has been set for September 6, the company announced today. The upcoming smartphone from Realme has been confirmed to get a 50-megapixel primary rear camera and a 5,000mAh battery. Other details of the handset remain unknown at the moment. However, a microsite for the phone has gone live on the
In this article AMZN Jing Gao and Eddie Levine have both worked in e-commerce for more than a decade. Eddie Levine Eddie Levine and Jing Gao first met at an Atlanta e-commerce conference in 2016. Two years later, they shared their first kiss outside an Amazon seller summit in New Orleans. And in 2020, Gao
The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has reportedly written to its members in the country alleging that online food delivery services Zomato and Swiggy have been making money through their discount programmes, at the expense of restaurants. According to a report, the advisory by the NRAI refers to Zomato Pay and Swiggy Diner programmes,
FIFA 23 will launch worldwide on September 23 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC, and Stadia. The game is available to pre-order via the official channels as well. Now, a reliable tipster is claiming that the publisher EA Sports and its India distributor E-xpress have hiked the prices of FIFA 23
Google on Friday shipped emergency fixes to address a security vulnerability in the Chrome web browser that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-3075, concerns a case of insufficient data validating in Mojo, which refers to a collection of runtime libraries that provide a platform-agnostic mechanism for
iPhone 14 series is said to include the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Max, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. The Cupertino company has not yet unveiled the design of this upcoming series. However, an alleged live video of the iPhone 14 Pro has seemingly surfaced. It showcases a new option that will allow
South Korean chaebol Samsung on Friday said it experienced a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the unauthorized access of some customer information, the second time this year it has reported such a breach. “In late July 2022, an unauthorized third-party acquired information from some of Samsung’s U.S. systems,” the company disclosed in a notice. “On
Amazfit GTR 4 and GTS 4 launched on Thursday with dual-band circularly-polarized GPS antenna technology that provides precise positioning. These smartwatches support five satellite positioning systems and can be used for real-time GPS tracking. They come with over 150 sports modes, including running, cycling, swimming, and more. Amazfit has also debuted its BioTracker 4.0 PPG
Redmi A1 is set to launch in India on September 6. It has been confirmed to feature a MediaTek chipset and 5,000mAh battery. Now, alleged key specifications and a live image of this upcoming smartphone have been leaked. The leaked image showcases the front panel of the Redmi A1 with a water-drop style notch. It
Honor CEO George Zhao launched the company’s Honor 70 smartphone in Europe during a virtual presentation at the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany. Honor, which was spun off from Chinese technology giant Huawei in 2020, is trying to boost its market share outside of China. Honor Honor, the smart devices company spun off from
Amazon announced earlier this month that it will acquire the makers of Roomba vacuum cleaners iRobot in a deal worth $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 13,500 crore). It is now being reported that this deal is being reviewed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating antitrust laws. Both companies are understood to be preparing
Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan is now official. Microsoft has revealed pricing details for the long-rumoured plan, which is now available in Ireland and Colombia. As the name suggests, the subscription will allow users to share their account benefits with up to four people in their gaming circle. The plan underwent insider preview
Skyroot Aerospace on Friday revealed that it had raised $51 millon (roughly Rs. 400 crore) from a Singapore-based investor, according to a report. The startup will reportedly use the funding to build the country’s first private space launch vehicles (SLV), and accelerate the firm’s plans to launch heavy payloads into low-Earth orbit. It is looking to start commercial
More details have emerged about the operators behind the first-known phishing campaign specifically aimed at the Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for the programming language. Connecting it to a threat actor tracked as JuiceLedger, cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, along with Checkmarx, described the group as a relatively new entity that surfaced in