Google on Wednesday unveiled its next-generation and multimodal AI (artificial intelligence) model, Gemini to take on its rival Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s GPT-4. The company calls Gemini the “most capable, flexible, and general AI model” that it has ever built. Developed by a team of researchers from Google’s now-merged AI divisions DeepMind and Google Brain, this new large language model (LLM) can generalize and seamlessly understand, operate across, and combine different types of information, including text, code, audio, image, and video....

A new security vulnerability has been discovered in Honda vehicles, which allows hackers to remotely open the car doors or even start the engine. The security hole, called Rolling-PWN, was discovered independently by two experts, Kevin2600 (Twitter user) and Wesley Li from Star-V Lab. The Rolling-PWN attack (codenamed CVE-2021-46145) is a serious vulnerability, which takes advantage of a remote keyless entry system (RKE), which allows remote access to unlock the car door or start a vehicle from a long distance....

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Is Selling His Home for $3.5 Million Tech giant CEOs are always enjoying the good life and Satya Nadella is definitely no exception to the vast majority of executives that are paid a handsome salary package that allows them to live in their dream homes. However, Nadella, who took the helm from Steve Ballmer in February 2014, is actually selling his estate for the price of $3....

In this day and age of the Internet, the Wi-Fi router and data connection have become a fundamental amenity for every user. One of the first things that a user does after waking up is to switch on his/her Wi-Fi router while there are some users who never switch off their routers. The Internet plays such an important role that people use it for completing their day-to-day chores as well as for relaxation....

Through the decades of Windows , we always had the ability to move the taskbar at our whim. You could right-click on the taskbar, untick the lock the taskbar button, and drag it to place it on the other three sides of the screen. Some prefer the classic left side or right side, similar to distros like Ubuntu. It often helped in taking full advantage of the wide-screen monitors that have become commonplace....

Microsoft has finally unveiled the newly redesigned operating system Windows 11 . Furthermore, Microsoft has even announced that Windows 11 will be available as a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 users. As long as your PC meets the Minimum Requirements for running Windows 11 you can upgrade to Windows 11 completely free of cost. At the time of writing this article, Microsoft hasn’t revealed the actual release date of Windows 11 but it will be available by Q4 2021....

Huawei is one of the leading smartphone manufacturers. That said, the year 2019 has not been good for this Chinese tech giant. A few weeks ago, Google revoked the cancellation of Huawei’s Android license and continued support for older Huawei smartphones. As a result, every existing Huawei smartphone will continue to receive software updates. Unfortunately, upcoming Huawei flagship smartphones won’t come with primary Google services and applications like Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and many more....

Indian Government To Consider Introducing Its Own Bitcoin-Like Cryptocurrency Called Lakshmi Coin The Bitcoin mania has finally caught up with India. The Indian government which had so far confidently shunned Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies have now decided to join the cryptocurrency bandwagon by launching its own blockchain based Bitcoin like crypto coin called ‘Lakshmi Coin’. By naming the new cryptocurrency ‘Laxmi’ the Indian government hopes to make it comfortable for billions of Indians to deal with the new currency....

These hackers made some daring hack attacks and never got caught Hacking was a term that originated in 1990s and is associated with the unauthorized use of computer and network resources. By definition, hacking is the practice of altering the features of a system, to accomplish a goal which is not in scope of the purpose of its creation. Hacking is more commonly used in context of “Computer Hacking” where threat is posed to security of the computer and other resources....

Intel on Monday officially announced its new 14th-generation Core ‘Raptor Lake Refresh’ series for desktop processors, which includes six new unlocked desktop processors. Aimed at PC enthusiasts, this latest-generation desktop processor family offers the world’s fastest desktop frequencies, the world’s best desktop experience for enthusiasts, and unparalleled AI overclocking for incredible gaming performance. “Since the introduction of our performance hybrid architecture, Intel has consistently raised the bar for desktop performance. With our Intel Core 14th Generation processors, we’re showing once again why enthusiasts turn to Intel for the best desktop experience available on the market today,” Roger Chandler, Intel Vice President and General Manager, Enthusiast PC and Workstation, Client Computing Group....

Intel shares rose nearly 4% at the start of trading on Friday after reports suggested that the Trump administration is considering taking a stake in the struggling U.S. chip giant, a move that could reshape the country’s semiconductor industry. According to Bloomberg , which first reported the talks, citing people familiar with the discussions, said that the US government could use the $52 billion CHIPS Act funds to invest directly in Intel....

KickThemOut – A Python Tool To Kick Out One or All Devices Connected To Your Wi-Fi Network Your Wi-Fi connection has now become the heart of everything connected to the Internet. Without it, your laptop, smartphone and all things connected to the Internet would be dead. However, having a fast Internet connection also bring some pain in the ass with unwanted connections and hacks. Especially painful are those friends whom you gave your Wi-Fi password for a one-time use but continue to use it....

We had recently reported that LG Electronics Inc. is considering shutting down its loss-making smartphone division around the world. Now, the South Korean manufacturer has officially confirmed that it is closing its mobile business unit after the decision was approved by its board of directors earlier today. According to LG, its strategic decision to exit the “incredibly competitive mobile phone sector” will allow the company to “focus resources in growth areas” such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services....

Announced in June 2016, Linux Mint 18.x series follows the pattern set by the 17.x series, by using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as a base. After 5 good years of service, Linux Mint 18, 18.1, 18.2, and 18.3 has now reached EOL this month and will no be longer supported with security or software updates. If you are running one of these releases, your operating system will continue to work but you will no longer receive security updates from the repositories, says Clement ....

Cybersecurity researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered severe cryptographic vulnerabilities in several end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage platforms. These vulnerabilities could allow a threat actor to illegally access customers’ sensitive data. Jonas Hofmann and Kien Tuong Truong, ETH Zurich researchers, in a new report, reveal that in the setting of a malicious server, they performed an in-depth cryptographic analysis on five major E2EE cloud storage providers — Sync, pCloud, Icedrive, Seafile, and Tresorit — who cumulatively have over 22 million users and exposed their claims of security in the storage service market....

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 optional update ( KB5014666 ), which was released on June 28, 2022, for adding new printing features and notable fixes, is affecting some printing devices following the installation of the update. According to the company, the bug causes Windows 10 to show duplicate copies of printers installed on a device, commonly with a similar name and the suffix “Copy1”. Also, applications that refer to the printer by a specific name cannot print a document....

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [previously known as Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)] is detecting the latest update for the Google Chrome browser as a backdoor trojan. On Tuesday, Google had released the latest version of the Chrome browser 88.0.4323.146 for Windows, MacOS and Linux to patch several security loopholes. As first reported by ZDNet , according to the screenshot shown above, Defender ATP is detecting the Chrome sl.pak language file in both Chrome 88....

Since its introduction with Windows 10, Microsoft Edge has come a long way. Microsoft continues to add new features to the browser to help it stand out from the crowd and gain popularity among users. The latest addition to the Microsoft Edge is a free-to-use built-in VPN. This newly added VPN service will go by the name Edge Secure Network. According to Microsoft, the Edge Secure Network service will encrypt your internet connection and you will be able to use some important VPN features like the ability to protect your data from your internet service provider....

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has expanded the upload file size limit for Microsoft 365 from 100GB to 250GB, which includes uploads of files into SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive. The ability to upload large files directly to OneDrive is particularly helpful for customers in industries such as heavy manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and media. Now, sharing of large files like a 3D model of a new building, a client commercial shot in 4K or 8K video, CAD files, a large dataset for a vaccine trial or research projects or large videos for educational projects will become more easier....

Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, 2021, after being in service for around six years. As of May 10, 2021, the company has stopped supporting new deployments or member creations. However, it will continue to support existing deployments until September 10, 2021. Microsoft initially offered Azure’s Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) in 2015, with an offering on the Etherum Platform in partnership with ConsenSys. It was only in 2019 that the company launched the fully-managed consortium network, Azure Blockchain Service for the formation, management, and governance of consortium blockchain networks....