Technology News for Friday 12th April 2024

1. Orange Village mayor apologizes after village distributes defective solar eclipse glasses

The good news for citizens who wore the defective glasses during Monday's eclipse? The issue with the glasses did not have to do with safety. Author: Justin McMullen. Published ...

2. Apple Alerts iPhone Users of 'Mercenary Attack,' What You Should Know

Apple sent out iPhone security alerts to people across 92 countries on Wednesday, warning that their iPhones had been remotely targeted in a mercenary spyware attack. "Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack," the ...

3. Apple Issues New Spyware Attack Warning To iPhone Users

Apple has issued a new spyware warning to iPhone users in 92 countries, after it found they had been targeted in attacks. Apple users were alerted of the attacks via a notification email seen by Reuters. In India and 91 other countries, victims of the ...

4. From new XPS lineup to Intel collaboration: Dell Technologies pioneers AI integration across product portfolio

Powered by Intel Core processors and equipped with advanced AI capabilities, the XPS 14 and 16 models promise enhanced productivity and efficiency. These devices leverage AI algorithms for tasks ranging from content creation to everyday computing, ...

5. ESA launches 'Lunar Horizons' Moon mission game in Fortnite

Released on 11 April 2024, the game was created by Epic Games, ESA and Hassell, in collaboration with Buendea and Team PWR. In Lunar Horizons you play as an astronaut on the Moon's ...

6. Hybrid intelligence can reconcile biodiversity and agriculture

Date: April 11, 2024; Source: Technical University of Munich (TUM); Summary: So far, biodiversity and agricultural productivity could not be reconciled because the socio-ecological system of agriculture is highly complex, and the interactions between ...

7. New iOS 18 Leak Reveals The Truth About Apple's AI Plans

Apple's iOS 18 is due to launch in a couple of months, along with new iPhone features powered by AI. Now, a new leak has revealed details about two more AI-enabled features coming when iOS 18 arrives on iPhones this fall, Apple-focused website 9to5Mac ...

8. Puzzle solutions for Friday, April 12, 2024

Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper. CROSSWORDS. USA TODAY crossword. Play the USA TODAY Crossword Puzzle. -. Los Angeles Times crossword.

9. Active Exploitation of Vulnerabilities in D-Link Products

The vulnerabilities are: CVE-2024-3272: A backdoor vulnerability which could allow attackers to utilise hard coded credentials to gain unauthorised access to the web management interface. This vulnerability has a Common Vulnerability ...

10. With inspiration from 'Tetris,' researchers develop a better radiation detector

Date: April 11, 2024; Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Summary: A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites. Share:.

11. Apple to launch new range of Macs in line with AI push: report

By Louis Goss. Apple is reportedly planning to overhaul its Mac computers by fitting them with new state-of-the-art M4 processors, in a bid to boost its dwindling sales and catch up with rivals in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

12. Chinese scientists design large-scale photonic chiplet for artificial general intelligence

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- A team of Chinese scientists has designed a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) chip based on photonics instead of traditional electronic transistors, paving way for large-scale photonic computing and efficient ...

13. Humane's Ai Pin was never going to be great

Reviews for Humane's wearable Ai Pin are finally in—and they are, to put it lightly, very bad. Not that we're surprised. Before the pin officially debuted last November, Fast Company's global design editor, Mark Wilson, got a close-up demo of the ...

14. 'Fallout 76' Is Now Free For New Prime Members Following TV Adaptation

Released in 2018 for Xbox One, Sony PlayStation 4 and PC, “Fallout 76” is an online multiplayer action RPG (role-playing game) and the tenth installment in the very popular gaming franchise.

15. Apple Lifts Some Restrictions on iPhone Repairs

Apple said Thursday that it would relax limits on repairing newer iPhones with used parts like screens, batteries and cameras, a reversal from its previous practice of using software to encourage people to work with new and more expensive ...