Cybersecurity expert urges consumers to take precautions after massive breach
Documents from a lawsuit revealed that over 2.9 billion records are vulnerable after a massive hack of the Florida-based National Public Data network.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655571
Morgan Stanley Executive and His Wife Among the Missing After Luxury Yacht Sinks
Jonathan Bloomer and his wife were two of the six people identified as missing to PEOPLE on Monday, Aug. 19
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655540
Toyota confirms breach after stolen data leaks on hacking forum
Toyota confirmed that its network was breached after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from the company's systems on a hacking forum.
"We are aware of the situation. The issue is limited in scope and is not a system wide issue," Toyota told BleepingComputer when asked to validate the threat actor's claims.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655320
Trump says he would offer Elon Musk a Cabinet slot, but might end EV tax credit
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/19/trump-elon-musk-cabinet-ev-tax-credit.html
Former President Donald Trump on Monday said he would offer Tesla
and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet position or an advisory role in his administration if he wins a second term in the White House.
Trump told Reuters in an interview that he would tap Musk for such a position âif he would do it.â
But the Republican nominee also said he would consider getting rid of a $7,500 tax credit for certain new electric vehicles. That could affect business for Tesla, which sells EVs.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655314
New Country Shows Interest To Join BRICS Before 2024 Summit
https://watcher.guru/news/new-country-shows-interest-to-join-brics-before-2024-summit
Azerbaijan is the new country that has formally applied and sent its invitation to join BRICS before the 2024 summit. The transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia is keen to be a part of the bloc. Officials from Azerbaijan have discussed the prospects with Russia and the talks are currently in progress.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/655000
Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks
https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/xeon-sender-tool-exploits-cloud-apis.html
Malicious actors are using a cloud attack tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a large scale by abusing legitimate services.
"Attackers can use Xeon to send messages through multiple software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers using valid credentials for the service providers," SentinelOne security researcher Alex Delamotte said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654872
Physicists reveal the role of âmagicâ in quantum computational power
https://physicsworld.com/a/physicists-reveal-the-role-of-magic-in-quantum-computational-power/
Entanglement is a fundamental concept in quantum information theory and is often regarded as a key indicator of a systemâs âquantumnessâ. However, the relationship between entanglement and quantum computational power is not straightforward. In a study posted on the arXiv preprint server, physicists in Germany, Italy and the US shed light on this complex relationship by exploring the role of a property known as âmagicâ in entanglement theory. The studyâs results have broad implications for various fields, including quantum error correction, many-body physics and quantum chaos.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654842
AMD is going after Nvidia with a $5 billion acquisition
https://qz.com/amd-buys-zt-systems-acquisition-ai-chips-nvidia-1851625320
Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will acquire cloud computing solutions firm ZT Systems for $4.9 billion, in a move that will help it compete against artificial intelligence chip rivals like Nvidia.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654751
Study reveals subtle genetic link between intelligence and mental health
https://www.psypost.org/study-reveals-subtle-genetic-link-between-intelligence-and-mental-health/
A study of Dutch twins has uncovered a slight association between higher intelligence and a reduced risk of psychopathology, primarily driven by common genetic factors. This means that the same genetic influences that contribute to higher intelligence also appear to protect against the development of certain mental health issues. Notably, the heritability of anxiety and negative affectâtraits associated with mood disorders like depressionâwas found to be greatest in individuals with below-average intelligence. This study was published in the journal Behavior Genetics.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654672
The future was not combustion, but the detonation engine
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/hawking-prediction-detonation-engine/5439/
There was a time when Stephen Hawkingâs predictions were greeted with skepticism. (Not surprisingly, as it also happened to Newton). However, over the decades, they have been provenâalmost all of them, except one that seemed impossible. Do you know which one we are talking about? The physicist never believed in combustion engines and pointed to something very different: the detonation engine. A group of engineers has created the first one, with a prototype that works, breaking the laws of the universe.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654575
Scientists sound the alarm after making concerning discovery about cooling power
Researchers raised concerns after discovering sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is losing its cooling powers, per an article published on earth.com. After analyzing satellite images from a 43-year span, scientists at the University of Michigan revealed the devastating impact of rising global temperatures.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/654477
NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour
Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. But citizen scientists working on NASAâs Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project have helped discover an object moving so fast that it will escape the Milky Wayâs gravity and shoot into intergalactic space. This hypervelocity object is the first such object found with the mass similar to or less than that of a small star.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/653577
Lightning sparks the discovery of a new electromagnetic wave
https://www.earth.com/news/lightning-sparks-the-discovery-of-a-new-electromagnetic-wave/
In the realm of electromagnetic waves, new discoveries often stir the academic world. But when lightning leads to the identification of an entirely new type of wave that challenges current understanding, it generates ripples beyond academia.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/653570
Top 30 Best Penetration Testing Tools - 2024
https://cybersecuritynews.com/penetration-testing-tools/
A penetration testing tool helps identify vulnerabilities within a system by simulating real-world attacks. This allows organizations to detect and address security weaknesses before malicious actors exploit them.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/653565
iPhone 16: all the leaks and rumors about Appleâs next smartphone
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/17/24222355/iphone-16-rumors-leaks-cameras
Apple should be spinning up the iPhone 16 line soon, and while rumors about its phones donât tend to leak like certain other phones I know, some details have trickled out of the halls of Cupertino and its supply chain. Physically, we mostly expect them to look, well, like iPhones, but as the first new Apple smartphones after the WWDC debut of Apple Intelligence, the changes could be more than meets the eye.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/652784
Midjourney releases new unified AI image editor on the web
https://venturebeat.com/ai/midjourney-releases-new-unified-ai-image-editor-on-the-web/
Amid intensifying competition in the AI image generation space from the likes of Elon Muskâs permissive Grok-2 (powered by Black Forest Labsâ open source Flux.1 model), one of the leaders is stepping up its game.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/652605
Time's Arrow Within Glass Appears To Go In Both Directions, Raising Questions
A study on the movement of molecules within glass has found something pretty astonishing, assuming that the results can be replicated. Processes within glass, as well as a few other materials with similar properties, appear to be time-reversible, potentially telling us something interesting about the second law of thermodynamics.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/652396
Googleâs upgraded AI image generator is now available
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/15/24221218/google-ai-image-generator-imagen-3-available
Google says Imagen 3 is its highest-quality image generator so far â and now more users in the US can try it.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650633
OpenAI updates ChatGPT to new GPT-4o model based on user feedback
https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-updates-chatgpt-to-new-model-based-on-user-feedback/
OpenAI continues to push the envelope on generative AI. Yesterday, without much fanfare or warning, the companyâs official ChatGPT account on the social network X posted an update stating: âThereâs a new GPT-4o model out in ChatGPT since last week. hope you all are enjoying it and check it out if you havenât! we think youâll like itâ followed by a smiley face emoji.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650618
Team develops method for control over single-molecule photoswitching
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-team-method-molecule-photoswitching.html
Scientists from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Fritz Haber Institute have made an innovative discovery in nanoscale optoelectronics. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications and titled "Atomic-Precision Control of Plasmon-Induced Single-Molecule Switching in a MetalâSemiconductor Nanojunction," introduces a method for achieving unprecedented control over single-molecule photoswitching. This breakthrough could transform the future of nano-device technology.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/650613