Instagram announced new features for broadcast channels on Wednesday. The latest update adds more ways for creators to engage with their audience instead of simply liking and reacting to messages — the only avenue for interaction on the social media platform until now. Instagram users can now reply to messages from creators as well as
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Researchers from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), in collaboration with a University of California scientist, has unveiled a bird-inspired robot capable of launching itself into flight using spring-loaded legs. Known as RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple Environments), the robot mimics certain bird behaviours to combine ground mobility with aerial capability. Aimy Wissa, an
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Dec 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / IoT Security Cybersecurity researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that strings together a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Mitel MiCollab with an arbitrary file read zero-day, granting an attacker the ability to access files from susceptible instances. The critical vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-41713 (CVSS score: 9.8), which relates
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The Arctic Ocean may experience its first ice-free day as early as 2027, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Researchers have stated that this significant environmental milestone is inevitable within the next 20 years unless drastic action is taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The study, conducted by climatologists, has utilised advanced simulations
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The Starlink logo is seen on a mobile device with an grahpic illustration of planet Earth in this illustration photo in Warsaw, Poland on 21 September, 2022. STR | Nurphoto | Getty Images SpaceX’s effort to put an additional 22,488 satellites into low-earth orbit is facing a formal objection from a Ukrainian-American nonprofit, which says
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Google introduced its weather predicting artificial intelligence (AI) model GenCast on Wednesday. The AI model was developed by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s AI research division Google DeepMind. The company’s researchers have also published a paper on the technology highlighting its capabilities in making medium-range weather forecasts. The company claims that the system was able
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Portronics Beem 500 smart LED projector was launched in India on Thursday. It comes with a 1080p Full-HD native resolution and support for up to 8K Ultra-HD where supported. The projector arrives with pre-loaded OTT apps like Hotstar, Netflix, Prime Video, and YouTube. It can project up to a 120-inch display and is equipped with
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Dec 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Mobile Security As many as 77 banking institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, and national organizations have become the target of a newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called DroidBot. “DroidBot is a modern RAT that combines hidden VNC and overlay attack techniques with spyware-like capabilities, such as keylogging and user interface
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A recent study published in Nature Astronomy has concluded that Venus likely never had oceans or conditions conducive to life. The research, led by Tereza Constantinou, a doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy, analysed the planet’s atmospheric composition to infer its interior water content. The findings suggest that Venus’s interior is
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Google DeepMind unveiled the successor to the Genie artificial intelligence (AI) model, which could generate endless 2D game worlds, on Wednesday. Dubbed Genie 2, the new AI model is capable of generating unique action-controllable, playable 3D environments based on a single image prompt. Calling Genie 2 an AI “world model”, the company stated that it
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Vulnerability Management (VM) has long been a cornerstone of organizational cybersecurity. Nearly as old as the discipline of cybersecurity itself, it aims to help organizations identify and address potential security issues before they become serious problems. Yet, in recent years, the limitations of this approach have become increasingly evident. At its core, Vulnerability Management processes
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Two CubeSats, part of NASA’s Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE) mission, are capturing unique data on the far-infrared radiation emitted from polar regions. The mission, aimed at understanding Earth’s energy balance, focuses on tracking heat escaping from the Arctic and Antarctica—an area of study previously unexplored. This data is expected to improve
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Lava Probuds T24 TWS earphones were launched in India on Thursday. They are equipped with 10mm drivers and support up to 35ms low latency. The earphones come with an IPX4 rating for splash resistance and carry the Jieli JL7006F8 Bluetooth chipset IC. These newly launched earphones come with quad-mics that support environmental noise cancellation (ENC). They
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