Cyber firm’s Chrome extension hijacked to steal user passwords
The data-loss startup says it was targeted as part of a “wider campaign to target Chrome extension developers.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Revisiting the 3 Biggest Hardware Flops of 2024: Apple Vision Pro, Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin
The hyped-up Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin, and Apple Vision Pro have continued receiving updates since their lackluster launches. How are things progressing? I tried them again to find out…
Chinese car maker GAC to use humanoid robots powered by solid-state batteries
Chinese automaker GAC on Thursday announced plans to trial humanoid robots across its car factories and produce components designed in-house for them at scale from next year, as it paves the way for small-scale production of the robots for internal use in 2026. The third iteration of GoMate…
Xiaomi’s R&D investment to hit 4 billion dollars in 2025
Xiaomi plans to invest RMB 30 billion ($4.11 billion) in research and development next year, after spending around RMB 24 billion ($3.28 billion) in 2024, Xiaomi Group partner Lu Weibing told the Xiaomi Human, Car, and Home Ecosystem Partner Conference today. From 2022 to 2026, total R&D investment is expected to exceed RMB 100 billion…
OpenAI defends for-profit shift as critical to sustain humanitarian mission
Elon Musk may be the last obstacle to stop OpenAI’s for-profit shift…
UN official denies Israeli claim Yemen airport was military target
The top UN official for humanitarian aid in Yemen, who narrowly dodged an aerial bombing raid by Israel on Sanaa’s airport, denied Friday that the facility had any military purpose.Israel said that it was targeting “military infrastructure” in Thursday’s raids and that targets around the country were used by Huthis to “smuggle Iranian weapons” and…
CDC says bird flu virus likely mutated within a US patient
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans — something…
IPBES report highlights Indigenous & local knowledge as key to ‘transformative change’
Indigenous and local knowledge systems’ ability to nurture human-nature interconnection can play an important role in creating the type of transformative change needed to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, according to a new report published Dec. 16 by the U.N.’s biodiversity policy panel. Prepared by more than 100 experts from 42 countries working…
Ukraine Sends 500 Tonnes Of Wheat Flour To Syria
Ukraine on Friday responded to a call by the United Nations (UN) by sending 500 tonnes of wheat flour to Syria as humanitarian support to the middle-east country. The UN, through its World Food Programme (WFP), called on the international community to intervene in the ongoing efforts of the organisation to cater to the growing…