Cyber Security Today, Oct. 27, 2023 – Malware hiding as a cryptominer may have infected 1 million PCs since 2017
Malware hiding as a cryptominer may have infected 1 million PCs since 2017. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, October 27th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Data-stealing malware miscategorized by security researchers as a cryptocurrency miner has been infecting
Read moreTata to start manufacturing iPhones in India
Tata Group will start making iPhones in India for the local and global markets, India’s Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Friday, moments after Wistron’s board approved the sale of Taiwanese firm’s plant in the southern part of India to the tech-to-airline conglomerate. Wistron’s board approved the deal to
Read moreHashtag Trending Oct.27-Is Amazon underrepresenting work injuries?; Google to pay you to detect AI attacks on its systems; Uber debuts driverless rides
Is Amazon under-representing workplace injuries? Google details how much it would pay you to detect AI attacks on its systems, the UK’s contentious internet safety bill becomes law, and Uber starts offering driverless rides. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host, James Roy. According
Read moreA year after Musk’s takeover, X says an average user spends 32 minutes per day on the platform
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Musk taking over Twitter (now X), the company published a retrospective blog post examining how it has fared under the new management. There are a lot of numbers in the post, but one that sticks out is a claim that an average
Read moreZero trust with zero problems
The home team chats with Alex Bovee, cofounder and CEO of identity access management company ConductorOne, about balancing security and productivity in developer workflows, why tech companies have shifted everything left, and the logic behind zero trust.
Read moreIndia’s bike taxi startup Rapido is getting into the cab business
Rapido, the eight-year-old Indian bike taxi startup, is expanding into the cab market in the South Asian nation, where Uber and its homegrown competitor Ola dominate. The Bengaluru-based startup has begun a pilot of its cab service in the Southern city of Hyderabad, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The company
Read moreIndia’s Reliance readies credit card debut
India’s fast-growing co-branded credit card market may soon see a new entrant: the country’s most valuable firm. Reliance is working with the state-backed lender SBI to launch two co-branded credit cards on the homegrown Rupay network, according to documents reviewed by TechCrunch. The cards, called Reliance SBI Card, will offer
Read moreNode.js Environment Variables: How to Set Them Properly
By the end of this post, you’ll have a solid understanding of how environment variables can make your life as a Node.js developer easier. Continue reading Node.js Environment Variables: How to Set Them Properly on SitePoint.
Read moreCruise pauses all driverless robotaxi operations to ‘rebuild public trust’
Cruise said Thursday evening it has paused all driverless operations, a decision that comes just two days after the California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended Cruise’s deployment and driverless testing permits effectively ending its robotaxi operations in the state. The action means that driverless operations in Austin, Houston and Phoenix
Read moreElon Musk gives X employees one year to replace your bank
Illustration: The Verge Elon Musk wants X to be the center of your financial world, handling anything in your life that deals with money. He expects those features to launch by the end of 2024, he told X employees during an all hands call on Thursday, saying that people will
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