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Ten former Samsung employees charged over DRAM technology leak to China

26 December 2025 at 17:55

Prosecutors classify the stolen intellectual property as Samsung's state-designated core technology for 10-nanometer-class DRAM, developed over about five years at a cost of roughly 1.6 trillion won, at a time when Samsung was the only company mass-producing 10-nm-class DRAM. The ten defendants are accused of using shell companies and frequently...

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Missile-grade magnets at risk as China tightens grip on rare earths

24 December 2025 at 20:18

As Beijing's new licensing rules on samarium and related materials restrict exports of these heat-resistant magnets, America's ability to produce precision-guided munitions has come under pressure. That squeeze has prompted the Trump administration to rely on a short-term workaround built around a French samarium stockpile, while racing to secure new...

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Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration

24 December 2025 at 17:32

Microsoft will soon start "accelerating" input/output (I/O) operations for BitLocker-encrypted volumes on PC systems with compatible hardware components. The company initially introduced the change at the Ignite conference last month, and has now provided some important details about how hardware-accelerated encryption will actually work.

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Trump wants to bring Japan's tiny kei cars to US roadways

23 December 2025 at 20:49

The president went further, claiming that "you're not allowed to build them" in the US but that he had authorized the Secretary of Transportation to approve production immediately. The remark came unexpectedly during a press conference largely focused on his administration's rollback of federal fuel economy rules – a policy...

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Intelligence agencies warn Russia may be developing a new way to take out Starlink

23 December 2025 at 18:40

The concept would not rely on traditional single-target interceptors but instead would attempt to flood Starlink's operating altitudes with hundreds of thousands of high-density pellets. By turning a defined orbital band into a hazardous zone, such a weapon could disable multiple satellites at once and endanger other spacecraft that share...

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Hackers exploited BitLocker in ransomware attack on Romania's water agency

23 December 2025 at 16:03

Authorities confirmed that operational control of the nation's water infrastructure remains intact. According to official statements, water management activities are being maintained "within normal parameters, through dispatches and voice communications," an indication that operators have reverted to manual coordination while digital services remain offline.

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Russian hackers exploited misconfigured customer devices hosted on AWS for years, Amazon says

20 December 2025 at 19:03

CJ Moses, Amazon's chief information security officer, confirmed the discovery in a December 15 analysis, describing the campaign as "a significant evolution in critical infrastructure targeting." Moses, who previously served as technical lead for computer and network intrusion analysis at the FBI's Cyber Division, said the attackers had "taken a...

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Firefox will add an AI "kill switch" after community pushback

19 December 2025 at 23:37

Mozilla Corporation recently introduced Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its new CEO. The company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, is tasked with coordinating the development of the Firefox web browser and other internet applications. In his introductory message, Enzor-DeMeo said several things that raised concerns about...

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Starlink drops support for first-generation routers, offers free hardware upgrades

19 December 2025 at 17:47

SpaceX is reportedly sending emails to select customers, informing them that it will discontinue software updates for the Starlink Gen 1 router as part of ongoing upgrades to network security, performance, and reliability. To make the transition seamless, the company is offering a free upgrade to the $40 Starlink Router Mini.

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NOAA's new AI weather system promises faster forecasts with less computing power

19 December 2025 at 17:19

The models were built and deployed by NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center in coordination with the National Weather Service. A spokesperson for the service, Erica Grow Cei, told CBS News the machine learning technology is not intended to replace existing numerical models that run on complex physical equations. Instead, it supplements...

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Instacart says it doesn't manipulate prices using AI, but the FTC isn't convinced

19 December 2025 at 15:56

According to sources cited by Reuters, the FTC has sent Instacart owner Maplebear a civil investigative demand related to its AI-driven pricing tool, Eversight. The probe was reportedly initiated following a Consumer Reports study that found the grocery delivery platform showed different prices to different shoppers for the same products.

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These popular browser extensions protecting your AI chats were actually copying them

19 December 2025 at 15:15

Koi's investigation identified eight such extensions available on the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons page, collectively surpassing eight million installations. Seven of them carried Featured badges – official endorsements suggesting the software had passed the platforms' quality or safety review standards. Most promised privacy protections through free services...

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Scientists discover an amphibian gut bacterium 100% effective in destroying cancer cells in rats

19 December 2025 at 02:07

Japanese researchers have identified a naturally occurring bacterium that shows promise as a treatment for a specific type of cancer. In a study published in the journal Gut Microbes, a team led by Professor Eijiro Miyako at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology reported that Ewingella americana, isolated...

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China may have reverse-engineered an EUV machine, a big step toward chip self-sufficiency

18 December 2025 at 19:42

People familiar with the project told Reuters that the machine was completed in early 2025 and occupies nearly an entire factory floor. The team behind the effort reportedly includes several former engineers from the Dutch semiconductor company ASML, who reverse-engineered elements of the firm's extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) systems.

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LG FlexConnect modular soundbar system promises true wireless Dolby Atmos

18 December 2025 at 18:31

LG says its Sound Suite home audio system is all about flexibility and simplicity. Traditional Dolby Atmos setups often require a tangle of cables, multiple speakers, and careful placement to achieve immersive overhead and surround sound. Dolby Atmos FlexConnect aims to simplify that by letting compatible speakers automatically adapt to...

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Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "slop"

17 December 2025 at 22:36

"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year, and the company is quick to clarify that human editors did all the selecting. According to Encyclopedia Britannica's subsidiary, capturing the elusive, low-quality content flooding screens in recent years in a single four-letter word once again demonstrates the English language's ability to...

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