Technology News for Friday 10th January 2025

1. Innovative vaccine design targets HIV's weak spots

Reading time: 2 minutes Iain MacPherson headshot Iain MacPherson. Since HIV was linked to AIDS in 1983, researchers have struggled to develop a vaccine due to the virus's rapid mutation, which makes it difficult to create an immune response that can ...

2. CES 2025: The Coolest Tech We Saw This Year

The Consumer Electronics Show is meant to give us a look at cutting-edge tech that might set the tone for the year, and CES 2025 was no different. I experienced several demos, including watching content in Dolby Vision inside a car, seeing a laptop ...

3. Could Meta ending fact-checking lead to rise in health misinformation?

Some social media policy experts and public health experts are worried that the end of fact-checking could lead to the spread of medical and science misinformation and disinformation. This is especially worrisome as the U.S. is in the throes of respiratory ...

4. [CES 2025] Samsung Unveils a New Vision for Displays at First Look Event

Ahead of the opening of CES 2025, Samsung Electronics showcased a range of new products at First Look 2025 — underscoring its technological leadership and introducing Vision AI, a new direction for AI screens. ? Samsung presented its future of AI ...

5. TikTok's fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security

Adding to the tension, the court is hearing arguments just nine days before the law is supposed to take effect and 10 days before a new administration takes office. Author: MARK SHERMAN ...

6. Malware targets Mac users by using Apple's security tool

A variant of the Banshee macOS infostealer was seen duping detection systems with new string encryption copied from Apple's in-house algorithm. A Check Point research, which caught the variant after two months of successful evasion, said threat actors ...

7. Top 5 high return stocks to watch out for in 2025

Before investing in a stock, investors should conduct thorough checks, focusing on the business, financials, management, and industry outlook. Among these, return ratios are the most crucial financial metrics to analyse. Gift this article.

8. Rollable laptop displays to roll off the production line from April, says Samsung

CES Laptops with rollable displays that allow expanded screens are about to become a thing, thanks to Lenovo and Samsung. Lenovo likes to show off futuristic hardware prototypes at trade shows and in 2022 debuted laptops and smartphones with rolling ...

9. TikTok creators argue against US ban as platform could 'go dark' in days

Summary · The US Supreme Court is hearing an appeal by TikTok and content creators against a law that will ban the platform in nine days' time · TikTok's lawyer argues that the law violates the free speech of its some 170 million American users.

10. SpaceX to attempt booster catch, Starlink deployment test in 7th Starship flight

After weeks of preparation, SpaceX is now preparing for the seventh flight test of the Starship vehicle on Monday afternoon. In a first, the Starship will attempt a Starlink payload deployment test – a key capability ...

11. Information Stealer Masquerades as LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) PoC Exploit

Our blog entry discusses a fake PoC exploit for LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) that is being used to distribute information-stealing malware. By: Sarah Pearl Camiling January 09, 2025 ...

12. NCCN Guidelines Updated to Include ctDNA-MRD Testing Recommendation for B-Cell Lymphoma

BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foresight Diagnostics, a leader in ultra-sensitive minimal residual disease (MRD) detection technology, today announced the inclusion of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing in the National ...

13. Takeaways from CES, Day 2

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14. Best of CES 2025: Digital Cinema Projectors, Stylish 4K TVs, Home Theater Gear and More to Look Forward to This Year

At the beginning of every year, the best and brightest tech companies and retailers come to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Consumer Electronics Show, which is also simply known as CES, to announce, unveil and showcase the latest and greatest in tech and ...

15. 4 Takeaways From the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the TikTok Case

Congress enacted the law out of concern that the app, whose owner is based in China, is susceptible to the influence of the Chinese government and posed a national risk. The measure would effectively ban TikTok from operating in the United States unless ...