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A researcher says crypto mixer Tornado Cash was taken over by hackers on May 20, who used a malicious governance proposal to give themselves a majority of votes — Tornado Cash, a service that allows users to mask cryptocurrency transactions, suffered a hostile takeover by hackers through a malicious governance proposal.
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China says Micron's products caused “significant security risks to our critical information infrastructure supply chain” and warns operators against buying them — China delivered the latest salvo in an escalating semiconductor war with the US, announcing that Micron Technology Inc. products …
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| Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: |
Nvidia, HPE, and the University of Bristol unveil Isambard 3, a supercomputer using 384 Nvidia Grace CPUs, each with 144 cores, reaching speeds of 2.7 petaflops — Nvidia Corp. today detailed three initiatives in which researchers will use its chips to support scientific discovery.
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Top500: 121 of the fastest supercomputers globally are powered by AMD silicon, up 29% YoY; the AMD-based Frontier supercomputer retains its top spot — AMD's silicon churns out the flops. — The Top 500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world was released today …
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Researchers reveal many low-cost Android phones and smart TVs from lesser-known brands, sold in the US and owned by millions, come with malware preinstalled — The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away. — Overall, Android devices have earned a decidedly mixed reputation for security.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
An overview of the executive team behind Apple's mixed reality headset, including group leader Mike Rockwell, COO Jeff Williams, Rockwell's boss Dan Riccio — Apple is just a few weeks away from debuting its mixed-reality headset. This past week, I gave an in-depth look at the device's development and features.
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Email: Uber suspends its diversity head Bo Young Lee for hosting sessions on race titled “Don't Call Me Karen”, which attendees felt were insensitive to PoC — The executive hosted sessions about race and being a white woman that were titled “Don't Call Me Karen,” prompting an employee uproar.
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Sources: Meta is in talks to sign a multiyear deal in which Magic Leap provides IP licensing and contract manufacturing in North America for Meta's AR products — Social media giant seeks technologies to help create an avatar-filled ‘metaverse’ — Facebook's parent company is in talks …
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| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
Hands-on with Google's Duet AI writing aid: a stiff style, inaccurate information, inconsistent Docs and Gmail behavior, great at drafting complaints, and more — I used Duet AI to send emails and plan my wedding. Its writing can be stuffy and stereotyping—but it's a glimpse of the future of productivity apps.| Subhrojit Mallick / The Economic Times: |
Wistron plans to sell its iPhone assembly unit near Bengaluru to Tata Group and exit India due to an inability to get deeper into Apple's supply chain and more — The contract maker's inability to get deeper into Apple's supply chain, sale of China factory and challenges posed by local employment norms spurred its decision to leave.| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Berlin-based Patient21, which provides software for managing patients and clinics, raised a €100M Series C in equity and debt led by Pitango — Patient21, a four-year-old German startup that combines a digital healthcare platform with real-world brick-and-mortar clinics … | Peter Funt / Wall Street Journal: |
Service robots like Moxi, which delivers medicines in hospitals, and Jesper, which serves food in restaurants, are in high demand despite job loss concerns — The pandemic may be over, but the demand for nonhuman workers in health care, food service and other fields is here to stay
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