Recycle your old gadgets during IT Kit Amnesty Week

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Reading Time: 1 minutes In support of the University’s commitment to a zero carbon future, IT Services are holding an IT Kit Amnesty week taking place from Monday 15 April to Friday 19 April. During the week, you can bring any unwanted electronic devices and equipment to be reused or recycled through our partner Stone Group by bringing them to any of the campus drop off points. Drop off points: Drop-off points for the equipment will be available at various locations across the campus, including: Kilburn Building ground floor (all weeks) University Place foyer (Monday 15 April) Students’ Union ground…Continue Reading

Walmart Commerce Technologies Launches AI-Powered Logistics Product

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BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 14, 2024 — For years, Walmart has used AI to create a more efficient supply chain, reducing emissions while helping to ensure more of the items its customers want are available where, when and how they want them. Today, the company is making that same award-winning, AI-powered logistics technology — Route Optimization — available to all businesses as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution through Walmart Commerce Technologies. “We have invested significant time, resources and operational knowhow into building solutions like Route Optimization, but that can be a barrier for many businesses,” said Anshu Bhardwaj, senior…Continue Reading

Gemini’s flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans’ power

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AUSTIN, March 17 — For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google’s Gemini chatbot cranked out images of Black and Asian Nazi soldiers was seen as a warning about the power artificial intelligence could give tech titans. Google CEO Sundar Pichai last month slammed as “completely unacceptable” errors by his company’s Gemini AI app, after gaffes such as the images of ethnically diverse Nazi troops forced it to temporarily stop users from creating pictures of people. Social media users mocked and criticized Google for the historically inaccurate images, like those showing a female black…Continue Reading

Hackers Use Cracked Software on GitHub to Spread RisePro Info Stealer

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March 16, 2024NewsroomMalware/Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have found a number of GitHub repositories offering cracked software that are used to deliver an information stealer called RisePro. The campaign, codenamed gitgub, includes 17 repositories associated with 11 different accounts, according to G DATA. The repositories in question have since been taken down by the Microsoft-owned subsidiary. “The repositories look similar, featuring a README.md file with the promise of free cracked software,” the German cybersecurity company said. “Green and red circles are commonly used on Github to display the status of automatic builds. Gitgub threat actors added four green Unicode circles to their…Continue Reading

Agencies issue memory safe programming guidance, spear-phishing update

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In new guidance for software manufacturers, cybersecurity agencies in the US and United Kingdom urge every software manufacturer to implement memory safe programming languages ​​(MSLs) and publish a roadmap that details how they will eliminate MSL vulnerabilities in their products. In other news, the agencies recently recommended actions to defend against Star Blizzard, a Russia-based threat that continues to target organizations and individuals with spear-phishing campaigns. John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, said the MSL resource “will help organizations to design technology that incorporates the cybersecurity principles of ‘secure by design, secure by default.’ This is important…Continue Reading

Gaza war worries regional leaders as Ramadan approaches

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Gaza (MNN) — Senior US and Israeli leaders are meeting in Washington this week to discuss the Gaza crisis. The US began humanitarian aid drops this weekend in the latest attempt to alleviate suffering. Hamas officials have not agreed to a temporary ceasefire that Israel signed off on, so the war rages on, sending ripple effects throughout the region. “Remember that whatever is happening in Gaza is affecting not only the surrounding countries but also the whole Middle East – Yemen, Dubai, Jordan, Egypt,” Fadi Sharaiha with the MENA Leadership Center says. “All over the Arab world, people are feeling…Continue Reading

iPhone 16: Everything we know about Apple’s next iPhone | Technology News

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Apple unveiled its latest iPhone and iPhone Pro models only late last year, but the rumor mill is already speculating what the next iteration has in stores. The tech giant is likely to launch the iPhone 16 sometime in September this year alongside iOS 18, which may be one of the ‘biggest updates’ in Apple’s history. From design to price to software, here’s everything we know so far about the iPhone 16 series. Design According to a report by MacRumors, Apple may be planning to change the design of the iPhone 16 Pro series. The tech giant may increase the…Continue Reading

Uber charges Rs 1,334 for a short ride, user approaches consumer court and wins Rs 10,000

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The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Chandigarh granted compensation to an Uber customer who was charged an exorbitant fare for a short ride. Ashwani Prashar, hailing from Chandigarh, was awarded Rs 10,000 along with an additional Rs 10,000 for legal expenses after contesting the ride fare of Rs 1,334 for a mere 8.83-kilometer journey on August 6, 2021. Prashar’s grievance stemmed from the stark contrast between the upfront fare displayed, which amounted to Rs 359, and the final charge he incurred. Despite his attempts to address the issue through customer chats and emails, he received no resolution, reported The Indian…Continue Reading