The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) on Tuesday rolled out fresh patches to contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in Log4j that could be abused by threat actors to run malicious code on affected systems, making it the fifth security shortcoming to be discovered in the tool in the span of a month. Tracked as CVE-2021-44832,
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Instagram Head Adam Mosseri on Tuesday announced the photo-sharing app’s key priorities for 2022, which include doubling down on videos. He highlighted videos, messaging, transparency, and creators as the four key areas on which the Meta-owned platform will be focusing on in the coming year. The Instagram head also talked about major updates that landed
Israeli foodtech firm SavorEat on Tuesday launched a plant-based burger system personalized to each customer, one of the first companies to use 3D printing technology to cook food. Typically, vegan burgers from companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are frozen and later cooked on a grill. SavorEat’s technology, however, are made on site by
Xiaomi Watch S1 and Xiaomi Buds 3 were unveiled alongside the Xiaomi 12 series and MIUI 13 on Tuesday. While the Xiaomi Watch S1 is the company’s most premium smartwatch offering to date, the Xiaomi Buds 3 are its latest truly wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds. The Xiaomi Watch S1 comes with a refined stainless-steel frame
Realme was the fastest-growing 5G Android smartphone brand globally in Q3 2021 as its sales grew 831 percent on a year-over-year (YoY) basis, as per a new report. Furthermore, Realme’s sales outgrew global 5G smartphone sales growth, which grew at 121 percent YoY. Interestingly, Realme’s 5G sales grew 9,519 percent YoY in India, where 5G
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more How can software be faster, cheaper, and more resilient? For many developers, the answer in 2021 was to move the computation out of a few big datacenters and
Russia has conducted the third launch of its new heavy-class Angara rocket, the first developed after the fall of the Soviet Union 30 years ago this month. Space agency Roscosmos announced late Monday that the next-generation Angara-A5 rocket had been launched with a mock payload from Plesetsk in northern Russia. It was the third launch
Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and Xiaomi 12X were launched at a press event in China on Tuesday, December 28. The Xiaomi 12 series comes with features including a hole-punch display design protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, triple rear cameras, and 5G connectivity. Alongside the Xiaomi 12 series, the Chinese company unveiled MIUI 13
In this article AAPL External View of the Apple store on Fifth Avenue on August 19, 2020 in New York City. VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Apple closed its stores to indoor customer traffic at its New York City retail locations Monday due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the city.
Alibaba is being pushed by China’s ruling Communist Party to take on the tricky, expensive business of designing its own processor chips, to help make China a self-reliant “technology superpower” — a business, unlike anything the world’s biggest e-commerce company has done before. Its 3-year-old chip unit, T-Head, unveiled its third processor in October, the
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) publisher Krafton has banned nearly 60,000 accounts in a week’s time. The ban is a part of strict countermeasures taken against illegal activities affecting the gaming environment. The developer has also published a list with the names of the banned accounts. In its previous weekly takedowns, the developer banned about a
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more For the last few weeks, the world of computer security has been turned upside down as teams struggled to understand if they needed to worry about the Log4j
Researchers have discovered a new Android banking malware that targets Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco with the help of lookalike Google Play Store pages to carry out fraudulent financial transactions on victim devices without their knowledge. “This application has a similar icon and name that could trick users into thinking it is a legitimate app related to
Baidu on Monday took its first steps into the metaverse industry with the launch of a virtual reality app, looking to test the waters in what is considered by many to be the next phase in the internet’s evolution. The Beijing-based tech giant joins brands such as Nike and Ferrari in rushing to experiment with
Egypt has “digitally unwrapped” the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 without disturbing his funerary mask. Thanks to the advanced digital 3D imagery, researchers unearthed new mummification techniques used for the pharaoh whose rule dates back more than 1,500 BC. The research was
Due to various reasons, Huawei and its sub-brand Honor aren’t active in the smartphone space in India anymore. However, that hasn’t held the company back in allied product segments, including wearables and audio products, in which it remains present. Wearables make up a popular and fast-growing segment, particularly in the affordable price range where many
Apple is preparing to bring its new iPhone models without a physical SIM card slot starting September 2022, according to a report. The iPhone models in question would instead include only eSIM support for cellular network connectivity. The change may take place with the iPhone 14 family next year. Apple has been offering eSIM support
Chris Hondros | Newsmakers | Getty Images For the first time in five years, tech investors aren’t the life of the Wall Street party. As 2021 winds down, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is up 23% for the year, trailing the S&P 500, which has climbed 28%, through Monday. The last two times the S&P 500
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The RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has demanded that the government should immediately withdraw permissions given to e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart-Walmart to operate in India as they are “blatantly contravening rules”. In a resolution passed at its national conclave recently, the outfit also demanded a CBI probe into the operations of Amazon, Flipkart-Walmart and