Day: March 25, 2020

Hospital uses VR to show how coronavirus impacts the lungs – CNET

George Washington University Hospital doctors are using virtual reality to uncover the damage COVID-19 causes to lungs. …read more Source:: CNet


CDC Says Coronavirus RNA Found in Princess Cruise Ship Cabins Up To 17 Days After Passengers Left

Coronavirus RNA survived for up to 17 days aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, lasting far longer on surfaces than previous research has shown, according to new data published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From a report: The study examined the Japanese and U.S. government efforts to contain the COVID-19…


Royole shows off sequel to world’s first foldable phone – the panned Flexpai – with no Colombian coke lords in sight

We’ve already made that ‘Royole with cheese’ joke, right? In late 2018, Shenzhen startup Royole released the world’s first commercially available foldable phone – the Royole Flexpai. Reviews weren’t great, with one journo describing it as “charmingly awful”. It only really entered the public consciousness due to the antics of Escobar Inc, which rebadged the…


HPE Says Firmware Bug Will Brick Some SSDs Starting in October this Year

An anonymous reader writes: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) issued a security advisory last week warning customers about a bug in the firmware of some SAS SSDs (Serial-Attached SCSI solid-state drives) that will fail after reaching 40,000 hours of operation — which is 4 years, 206 days, and 16 hours after the SSD has been put…


What Qualcomm’s new chips mean for upcoming true wireless earbuds – CNET

Qualcomm introduced two new Bluetooth audio systems-on-a-chip that will power upgraded true wireless headphones hitting stores in the coming months. …read more Source:: CNet


Autodesk rolls out AutoCAD 2021 update with new Google Drive integration

The integration with Google Drive allows users to open DWG files stored in Drive from within the AutoCAD web app using their Autodesk ID. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Chinese Hackers Exploit Cisco, Citrix Flaws in Massive Espionage Campaign

Researchers say that APT41’s exploits are part of one of the broadest espionage campaigns they’ve seen from a Chinese-linked actor “in recent years.” …read more Source:: Threatpost


Tupperware-dot-com has a live credit card skimmer on its payment page, warns Malwarebytes

Branded lunchbox biz didn’t answer for 5 days, alleges infosec firm Tupperware, maker of the plastic food containers beloved of the Western middle classes, has an active and ongoing malware infection on its website that steals credit card data and passes it to criminals.… …read more Source:: Register


GE Employees Lit Up with Sensitive Doc Breach

Marriage, divorce and death certificates, beneficiary info, passports and more were all caught up in an email takeover hack. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Stuck at home? Why not let an edgy, GPU-boosted slice of Azure keep you company?

Microsoft expands preview of T4 Tensor Core-flavoured Azure Stack Edge It isn’t only workers being sent home as Microsoft announced an expansion of its warmed-over Azure Stack Edge preview, replete with Nvidia GPU goodness, at the GPU Technology Conference this week.… …read more Source:: TheRegister