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The ransomware attack that hit Blue Yonder last month may have also involved the theft of a significant amount of files. Arizona-based Blue Yonder, whose supply chain management software is used by major companies in the US and elsewhere, revealed on November 21 that its managed services hosted environment had been experiencing disruptions due to a ransomware attack.   It soon came … [Read More...]

Have you ever started a project from scratch? This is common in start-ups and small companies. With so many programming languages and architectures, it can be hard to know where to begin. That's where design patterns help.A design pattern is like a project template, based on developers' experiences and best practices.Your team decides which pattern is most useful. This sets expectations for the … [Read More...]

Synology, a leading provider of network-attached storage and networking solutions, has recently patched multiple vulnerabilities in its Router Manager (SRM) software. These security flaws, classified as moderate in severity, could allow attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML into affected devices. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-53279 through CVE-2024-53285, affect … [Read More...]

Nvidia created DLSS or Deep Learning Super Sampling as a necessity when it launched its first-generation RTX graphics cards in 2018. The unprecedented performance overhead of ray tracing had to be offset (to some degree) with Nvidia's DLSS upscaling technology. It has since grown to encompass a wider range of techniques and algorithms, including AI to generate new frames in addition to simply … [Read More...]

So, you just bought yourself an NVMe drive to add more storage to your PlayStation 5. Don’t worry. If you’re unsure of how to install the SSD, you have come to the right place. Not only is the process relatively simple, but this guide will take you through every step, including all the tools you need. If you came here looking for a recommendation on what NVMe to buy for your PS5 or PS5 Pro, check … [Read More...]

There are moments with AI that feel like we're passing a threshold there's no coming back from. The latest example is happening at UCLA, where a professor is having AI create the textbook, assignments and teaching assistant resources for her class, Survey of Literature: Middle Ages to 17th Century.Professor Zrinka Stahuljak is using an AI tool called Kudu, created by UCLA professor of physics and … [Read More...]

Well, it’s that time of year again. Like you, I’m working through the gift-giving part of the holidays. I used to send out Amazon gift cards until one was stolen. I didn’t get sympathy or a refund from Amazon, so I’ve decided to steer clear of store gift cards altogether. So, I’m back to sending people things I think they might want, and this week, I’ll share my list of tech gadgets that make … [Read More...]

Many VCs, particularly newer firms, readily admit that 2024 has been a challenging year for raising fresh capital. Dimension Capital, a two-year-old venture outfit, had a different experience when raising its second fund.   “Every investor from fund one came back very quickly,” said Zavian Dar (pictured center), one of the firm’s three founders and managing partners. Dimension … [Read More...]

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 was launched in India on Monday. The latest ThinkPad series laptop by the Chinese electronic brand runs on AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 processor. It sports a neural processing unit (NPU) offering up to 50 trillion operations per second (TOPS). The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 boasts a 14-inch WUXGA display with an 88 percent screen-to-body ratio, and it offers over 17 … [Read More...]

A new image generator called Aurora briefly opened for testing for some Grok users, and the tool’s results shared on X appeared far more realistic than X’s previous image generators. It was a brief debut, though. By Sunday afternoon, Aurora was gone. For a short time, there was a Grok 2 + Aurora (beta) option in Grok’s model selection menu, which is now replaced by Grok 2 + Flux (beta). It looks … [Read More...]