A bug in an Irish government website that exposed COVID-19 vaccination records took two years to publicly disclose

March 14, 2024

The Irish government fixed a vulnerability two years ago in its national COVID-19 vaccination portal that exposed the vaccination records of around a million residents. But details of the vulnerability weren’t revealed until this week after attempts to coordinate public disclosure with the government agency stalled and ended. Security researcher Aaron Costello said he discovered […]

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Behold, TruckBot

March 13, 2024

One undeniable trend from this year’s Modex conference: suddenly everyone is into truck unloading. The past couple of years have gone from a few select companies to seemingly everyone in and around warehouse robotics looking to tackle the problem. Most solutions are some variation on a basic theme: a robotic arm attached to a mobile […]

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Understanding the new normal in housing prices

March 13, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on various sectors of the economy, and the housing market is no exception. As we navigate our way out of the pandemic,…

Are OpenAI’s deals with publishers edging out the competition?

March 13, 2024

OpenAI’s legal battle with The New York Times over data to train its AI models might still be brewing. But OpenAI’s forging ahead on deals with other publishers, including some of France’s and Spain’s largest news publishers. OpenAI on Wednesday announced that it signed contracts with Le Monde and Prisa Media to bring French and […]

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Creators are frustrated but energized as TikTok ban gains momentum

March 13, 2024

The bill that could ban TikTok took one step closer to becoming a law on Wednesday. After being introduced just last week, the bill was fast-tracked through the House of Representatives and will now head to the Senate. V Spehar, the TikTok creator behind UnderTheDeskNews, has been a staunch critic of efforts to ban TikTok; […]

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SpaceX aiming to launch massive Starship for the third time early Thursday

March 13, 2024

SpaceX will attempt to send the massive Starship rocket to orbit for the third time early Thursday morning after U.S. regulators gave the green light for launch. The company is aiming to complete the launch within a 110-minute window that opens at 7:00 a.m. CT. Starship testing is conducted from SpaceX’s sprawling Starbase campus near […]

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Cypher’s inventory drone launches from an autonomous mobile robot base

March 13, 2024

Doing inventory sucks. I feel the need to reiterate this any time I discuss the topic here. Having performed a bit of it during my years of retail work, I can personally attest to the fact that it’s a mind-numbing bore. It is, therefore, a prime candidate for automation. After all, two of the main […]

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Paramount Global to sell stake in India’s Viacom18 to Reliance for over $500M

March 13, 2024

Paramount Global has reached a binding agreement to sell its stake in Indian media house Viacom18 to conglomerate Reliance for $517.4 million, the most valuable Indian firm disclosed to the local exchange in Mumbai at 2 a.m. Thursday. The deal will increase Reliance’s stake in Viacom18, which operates dozens of TV channels as well as […]

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