Microsoft has revealed a staggering 90 vulnerabilities in its products, including a critical code execution flaw in Windows. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-38063, carries a severity score of 9.8 out of 10 and could have allowed an attacker to gain full control over any internet-connected Windows system. The cause of the vulnerability is memory errors, which occur … Read more
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported earnings recently, which despite appearing disappointing, have a silver lining for investors. The stock has dropped 16% since its quarterly report last week, but this may be an opportunity to buy. Investors have been less enthusiastic about AMD than its rival Nvidia, with the latter’s value skyrocketing by over 170%. … Read more
Three NASA astronauts who recently completed a 235-day mission to the International Space Station refused to comment on a medical issue that required one astronaut to spend a night in a hospital after landing. The crew, including pilots Mike Barratt and Matt Dominick, discussed their flight with reporters but maintained medical privacy. The unidentified astronaut, … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts that data center operators will spend $1 trillion upgrading their infrastructure over the next five years to support demand from artificial intelligence (AI) developers. A significant portion of this spending will be on graphics processing units (GPUs), which are ideal for AI training and inference. While Nvidia is currently the … Read more
Microsoft’s Windows Security suite has evolved significantly since its inception in 2006. Initially, it was considered insufficient, but recent updates have made it a reliable security solution. However, relying solely on Windows Security is not enough to protect your PC from modern cyber threats. The primary advantage of Windows Security lies in its ability to … Read more
A recent study published in Nature Communications has uncovered significant changes in the gut bacteria of octogenarians, shedding light on their role in aging. Conducted by researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS), the study found that a decrease in specific gut bacteria, such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, … Read more
Elon Musk has publicly expressed support for Donald Trump’s presidency since the election. On his social media platform X, Mr. Musk has been touting a bright future under the new administration. This stance is notable given the tech mogul’s history of being critical of politicians and opposing certain government policies. The news comes as many … Read more
Astronauts from SpaceX Crew-8 shared their experiences readjusting to life on Earth after a record-breaking 235-day mission in space. During a NASA news conference, the three astronauts – Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps – discussed some of the challenges they faced upon returning to Earth. “We’re not used to sitting on hard chairs,” … Read more
Intel’s Linux kernel test robot has detected a significant performance improvement – 3888.9% to be exact – in the mainline Linux kernel, thanks to a single line of code change. The improvement was achieved with the “will-it-scale.per_process_ops” scalability test case on an Intel Xeon Platinum (Cooper Lake) server. The patch, introduced last week, limits THP … Read more
The US Justice Department has revealed an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, charging a man who claimed he was tasked with planning the murder by a government official. Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national who spent 14 years in prison for robbery, said he was instructed to gather a plan within seven days to … Read more