Lets
-
Blog
Cisco bug lets hackers run commands as root on UWRB access points
Cisco has fixed a maximum severity vulnerability that allows attackers to run commands with root privileges on vulnerable Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) access points that provide connectivity for industrial wireless automation. Tracked as CVE-2024-20418, this security flaw was found in Cisco’s Unified Industrial Wireless Software’s web-based management interface. Unauthenticated threat actors can exploit it in low-complexity command injection attacks that…
Read More » -
Blog
This new AI jailbreaking technique lets hackers crack models in just three interactions
A new jailbreaking technique could be used by threat actors to gradually bypass safety guardrails in popular LLMs to draw them into generating harmful content, a new report warns. The ‘Deceptive Delight’ technique, exposed by researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, was able elicit unsafe responses from models in just three interactions. The approach involves embedding unsafe or restricted…
Read More » -
Blog
Windows 11 KB5044380 preview update lets you remap the Copilot key
Microsoft has released the optional KB5044380 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which brings seventeen changes, including a new Gamepad keyboard and the ability to remap the Copilot keyboard key. The KB5044380 cumulative update preview is part of Microsoft’s optional non-security preview updates schedule, released on the fourth week of every month. This update allows Windows admins to…
Read More » -
Blog
Runway just changed filmmaking forever — Act-1 lets you control AI characters
Runway, one of the leading artificial intelligence video platforms, has just announced a new feature that will completely change the game for character consistency and filmmaking in general. Act-1 is a new approach to AI video generators. It is a form of modern-day puppeteering, allowing you to film yourself or an actor performing a part and then use AI to…
Read More » -
Blog
WhatsApp Will Finally Lets You Add Contacts from Any Device
Among the slew of WhatsApp features added in September, we spotted a new contact syncing and custom contact list creation functionality being tested with beta users. So, we knew WhatsApp was taking its contact management system seriously. Now, WhatsApp has announced that it will let you “privately add and manage your contacts on WhatsApp, from any device you may be…
Read More » -
Blog
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23952316/HT016_macOS_00010.jpg)
Apple’s macOS Sequoia lets you snap windows into position — here’s how
For many a year, Windows users have been dragging their program windows over to the borders of the screen to snap them into position, splitting the screen up evenly into halves or quarters. Now, with the rollout of macOS Sequoia, Mac users can do the same. You can get a Spotify playlist up alongside your email inbox, for example, or…
Read More » -
Blog
New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms
The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published a working draft of a new specification that aims to enable the secure transfer of passkeys between different providers. Passkeys are a method of authentication without a password that leverages public-key cryptography to authenticate users without requiring them to remember or manage long strings of characters. FIDO reports that sign-ins have gotten…
Read More » -
Blog
Here comes the holodeck — AI breakthrough lets you play a game from an image
If you’ve ever thought to yourself “This would be a great multiplayer map” (and I can’t have been the only one), then your time has come. New AI-generated world models allow users to generate playable worlds from image prompts, letting you create a platforming game from your local soft play center, or a sci-fi shooter based on your local gym.…
Read More » -
Blog
Adobe lets customers test Firefly AI video generator – Computerworld
One is the text and image to video generation that Adobe previewed last month, accessible in the Firefly web app at firefly.adobe.com. This enables users to create five-second, 720p-resolution videos from natural-language text prompts. These can contain realistic video footage and 2D or 3D animations. It’s also possible to generate video using still images as a prompt, meaning a photograph…
Read More » -
Blog
If I’d spent billions on fancy office spaces, I’d probably want staff working from them too – so let’s cut the tantrums over the ‘benefits’ of a full RTO
Remote work, huh? It’s the argument that just won’t go away. A never-ending cacophony of big tech execs throwing tantrums over staff having the flexibility to work from anywhere and on their terms. The horror. Water cooler small talk is critical for ‘collaboration’, they’d have you believe, and making the daily slog into work on public transport or by sitting…
Read More »