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Android Trojan that intercepts voice calls to banks just got more stealthy
Much of the new obfuscation is the result of hiding malicious code in a dynamically decrypted and loaded .dex file of the apps. As a result, Zimperium initially believed the malicious apps they were analyzing were part of a previously unknown malware family. Then the researchers dumped the .dex... Read more
These Airlines Have the Most Flight Delays and Cancelations
Few things are more annoying than a last-minute flight delay or cancelation. 2024 saw an unusually high number of delays: percentages for on-time arrivals between February and June 2024 dropped for nine out of 10 of the major US airlines, according to the latest data from the Department of Transportation. ... Read more
Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort
The video from inside the van shows a bumpy ride, with a cage separating the mostly Black door knockers from their driver. The driver also told the group of door knockers that he was in pain and had difficulty driving: “I just had surgery, bro,” the U-Haul driver says... Read more
Google’s AI system could change the way we write: InkSight turns handwritten notes digital
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A centuries-old technology — pen and paper — is getting a dramatic digital upgrade. Google Research has developed an artificial intelligence system that can accurately convert photographs of handwritten notes... Read more
Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed
Dropbox is laying off 528 employees in a move that will reduce its global workforce by 20 percent, CEO Drew Houston announced today. Houston wrote that Dropbox’s core file sync and sharing “business has matured, and we’ve been working to build our next phase of growth with products like... Read more
Amazon Has Dropped the Price of the Keurig K-Express to Just $60
A great cup of coffee doesn’t always require a lot of bells and whistles, nor does it need to take a long time. Many coffee makers in the Keurig lineup offer big flavor on the fly. And right now, Amazon has the Keurig K-Express for 33% off the regular... Read more
Elon Musk’s Criticism of ‘Woke AI’ Suggests ChatGPT Could Be a Trump Administration Target
Mittelsteadt adds that Trump could punish companies in a variety of ways. He cites, for example, the way the Trump government canceled a major federal contract with Amazon Web Services, a decision likely influenced by the former president’s view of the Washington Post and its owner, Jeff Bezos. It... Read more
The games industry will come back to growth in 2025 | DFC Intelligence
The video game industry, which is in the middle of one of its most difficult years in recent memory, is poised to return to growth in 2025, according to DFC Intelligence. The game analyst firm makes this claim in the preview of its annual market report, which releases in... Read more
Here’s the paper no one read before declaring the demise of modern cryptography
PRESENT, GIFT64, and RECTANGLE: All three are lightweight block ciphers designed for use in “constrained” environments, such as those in embedded systems that require more speed and fewer computational resources than is possible using AES. All three are based on an SPN structure and are proposed academic designs. The... Read more
More People Should Watch the Best Horror One-Two Punch on Netflix
We expect our horror movie franchises to come in threes (or many more, in the cases of popular scary movies like Screem or Saw). If a film only gets one sequel, you might assume that the second movie wasn’t very successful. The double feature of Creep and Creep 2... Read more