Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now Revealed at CES 2023, Nvidia’s robotics simulation toolkit can simulate human behavior in industrial environments like warehouses and manufacturing facilities. The goal is to help collaborative robots (cobots) or autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) understand and identify common behaviors and potential obstacles in the real world. The use of industrial and commercial robots is growing rapidly and according to Nvidia, the improvements to the robotics platform will accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous robots....

“After a thorough analysis of these claims, we have concluded that a small percentage of customers – approximately 2.5% – have potentially been impacted and whose data may have been viewed or acted upon. We have identified those customers and are contacting them directly,” Okta CSO David Bradbury said. “If you are an Okta customer and were impacted, we have already reached out directly by email.” Earlier this month in its fourth-quarter results, the company said it had 15,000 customers, of which 2....

The launch of three dozen OneWeb internet satellites from Russia-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad came to a halt earlier this month after the Russian space agency demanded for the company to guarantee it would not use its satellites for military purposes. Roscosmos also said it refused to launch the satellites until the UK government sold its share in OneWeb. UK government purchased OneWeb as part of a $500 million bailout deal in 2020....

The telco said subscriptions to Netflix, Fetch, Paramount+, and BritBox would be coming soon. “The pitch is simple – in an increasingly complex and growing universe of digital content subscriptions, our customers tell us that they find it hard to keep track of exactly what subscriptions they have, are active, and how much they pay for them,” Optus TV vice president of content and product development Clive Dickens said. “With SubHub, we have turned the table on complexity with a single platform allowing customers to bundle their multiple new and existing subscriptions, enjoy them as they need them and pause them when they don’t, with just a few clicks....

Owl Labs, whose flagship product is the Meeting Owl Pro, a $999 360-degree camera/mic/speaker array, has announced a companion in the shape of the $599 Whiteboard Owl. This dedicated camera enhances the Meeting Owl Pro’s functionality by focusing on a physical whiteboard in the meeting room and incorporating it into the video conference as required. ZDNet caught up with Owl Labs’ CEO Frank Weishaupt and co-founder/CTO Mark Schnittman to find out more, starting with how Owl Labs – a private company that has so far raised $22m in two funding rounds – is currently progressing....

Unfortunately, not all cloud storage solutions are made equal. If you want your files to be mega-secure, yet still easy to use, share, and backup, then you need pCloud Premium Plus Cloud Storage. First and foremost, your files will be protected by the highest levels of security with a 256-bit TLS/SSL connection. But security alone isn’t enough if it’s too much of a hassle to use regularly, that’s why pCloud Premium Plus Cloud Storage provides unrivaled transfer speeds....

Also: Best sports watch in 2021 Polar obviously captures an enormous amount of data from its users and over the past year it found a decline in sporting experiences, which is expected given COVID-19 lockdowns. However, those that did get out to explore new spaces showed improved sleep quality and lower heart rate readings compared to those who stuck with familiar routes. Polar’s latest products are designed to encourage users to seek out new places and explore the world around them....

In a strange turn of events, the hackers who stole the digital assets on Tuesday returned the bulk of it to the DeFi platform Poly Network, which provides interoperability services across blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. On Thursday, Poly Network said in a tweet that “all the remaining user assets on Etherum (except for the frozen USDT) had been transferred” to the Poly Network and to an account controlled by someone apparently called “Mr....

Cybercriminals could have sold cryptocurrency at will due to a validation flaw without actually owning any assets, stemming from an issue with the new Advanced Trading feature, security engineer Tree of Alpha (Alpha) said. Alpha had been tracking the issue since Feb. 11, 2022, and thanks to the emergency response by security engineers the vulnerability was addressed in a matter of hours. Coinbase awarded a record $250,000 to Alpha for the bug bounty....

The so-called edge market for AI has been a huge area of late, with startups receiving tens of millions in venture capital to come up with chips and software. The edge effort has led to special development tools for machine-learning forms of AI, such as the TinyML initiative from Google. Those two paths represent two philosophies: Either make edge devices more powerful, or slim down AI programs to use fewer calculations....

Ruthless Ransomware Gang The Swiss-based Prodaft Threat Intelligence (PTI) team started analyzing Conti ransomware, which is affiliated with Ryuk, Hermes, and Wizard Spider, in September 2021, when the gang kept making headlines following attacks on high-profile organizations and particularly for their high ransom demands. “Conti has shown itself to be a particularly ruthless group, indiscriminately targeting hospitals, emergency service providers, and police dispatchers”, said the PTI team in their report. “Conti also earned a reputation for not delivering decryption keys even after victims pay....

New versions for the Python 3.10, 3.9 and preview 3.11 series are out today and arrived in spite of numerous hold ups, including a “more complex than expected” code signing certificate renewal. Version 3.10.x is the latest feature release series of Python 3, while 3.9.x is the legacy series and Python 3.11.x is the future. “The releases you’re looking at were all cursed in some way. What a way to start 2022!...

This discovery represents a new approach to ransomware attacks. Typically, ransomware tools encrypt the files on a victim’s device until they pay a ransom. However, as cybersecurity companies release more sophisticated tools that can unfurl the grip of ransomware encryption, it seems cybercriminals are taking a different approach. Evidence of this new functionality in ransomware malware may also indicate that business relationships between ransomware operators and affiliates are changing. “If one threat actor has its way, encrypting data may be on the way out....

The apps were built for people with alternative lifestyles and particular tastes, such as ‘Cougars,’ queer dating, fetishes, and group sex. At least one app was dedicated to people with STIs, such as herpes. Aside from exposing potentially millions of users of the apps to danger, the breach also exposed the various apps’ entire AWS infrastructure through unsecured admin credentials and passwords. Data Breach Summary Overview of Apps Affected The misconfigured AWS account contained data belonging to a wide selection of niche and fetish dating apps....

Following the protests that broke out in December 2017, the Iranian government cracked down on internet usage and blocked popular social media sites like Twitter and Telegram. In response, many Iranians began to use to VPNs in order to bypass these restrictions and access censored sites and apps. On January 6, while monitoring cyberspace activity in Iran, ClearSky identified complaints from citizens about suspicious text messages that encouraged them to download a VPN in order to easily connect to Telegram....

Based on our research, BabyChakra was storing over 5 million files from its customers entirely out in the open, exposing 100,000s of families across India to fraud, theft, and much worse. This data breach represents a massive lapse in security by the company. By not protecting its customers’ data, BabyChakra endangered their financial and personal well-being, making them vulnerable to a host of dangers online and in real life....

Being able to connect to the internet with ease via free Wifi has become an essential factor for the modern traveler, freelancer, and digital nomads when deciding their next destination. Whether you’re in one of these groups, or just constantly running out of mobile data, not having access to the internet when you want or need it, is beyond frustrating. Get ready to wave goodbye to those frustrations for good....

Walk-Through Metal Detectors Increase Security Walk-through metal detectors use magnetic fields to detect metal when someone or something passes through them. They are commonly used at sporting events and concerts, and in government buildings, schools, and airports. The latest models not only sound an alarm, but can also pinpoint in which “zone” the metal object is located. The manufacturer of the devices in question, Garrett, is the industry leader in metal detectors....

Scammers Take Advantage of Crisis The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s latest Targeting Scams report provides insight into scam activity in 2020, a year in which Australia battled an intense bushfire crisis, followed by floods and, along with the rest of the world, an unprecedented and disruptive pandemic . Unfortunately, scammers are quick to take advantage of crises, often targeting the most vulnerable. In 2020 alone, Australians lost more than $176 million to Covid-19 scams....

The affected users were members of a Sephora rewards program prior to 2019. We compiled an analysis of the breach, a timeline, and screenshots of the database Sephora leaked. What Data Was Exposed? The data exposed in this breach includes: Card numbers that seem to correspond with Sephora Beauty Inside Account numbers Full names Email addresses Phone numbers Sephora rewards points Our team took the screenshot above, which is a small snippet of the exposed data....