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Mar 15, 2022
‘Dirty Pipe’ Linux Flaw Affects a Wide Range of QNAP NAS Devices
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: computing
Mar 15, 2022
New Linux Bug in Netfilter Firewall Module Lets Attackers Gain Root Access
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: computing, security
A newly disclosed security flaw in the Linux kernel could be leveraged by a local adversary to gain elevated privileges on vulnerable systems to execute arbitrary code, escape containers, or induce a kernel panic.
Tracked as CVE-2022–25636 (CVSS score: 7.8), the vulnerability impacts Linux kernel versions 5.4 through 5.6.10 and is a result of a heap out-of-bounds write in the netfilter subcomponent in the kernel. The issue was discovered by Nick Gregory, a senior threat researcher at Sophos.
Mar 15, 2022
Gaming Company Ubisoft Confirms It was Hacked, Resets Staff Passwords
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: cybercrime/malcode
French video game company Ubisoft on Friday confirmed it was a victim of a “cyber security incident,” causing temporary disruptions to its games, systems, and services.
The Montreuil-headquartered firm said that an investigation into the breach was underway and that it has initiated a company-wide password reset as a precautionary measure.
“Also, we can confirm that all our games and services are functioning normally and that at this time there is no evidence any player personal information was accessed or exposed as a by-product of this incident,” the company said in a statement.
Mar 15, 2022
Motorcycle maker Kawasaki created a rideable electric goat — take a look
Posted by Heather Blevins in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Videos from the world’s largest robot trade show in Tokyo last week show Kawasaki’s four-legged robot, Bex, in action.
Mar 14, 2022
Researchers Reveal Robots’ Self-Assessment Methods
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: robotics/AI
In today’s world, autonomous machines play a major role in our lives, yet it is still difficult to establish trust between humans and machines. Aside from concerns about unexpected disruptions, robots do not yet communicate exactly the way humans do. Researchers have revealed that independent computer systems are able to increase trust in robots, increase collaboration, and streamline task execution.
Humans tend to rely more on robots that provide self-assessment while performing their tasks, according to the study. Communication is essential for establishing trust in a human working environment. Humans and autonomous machines may have a gap of understanding, which can result in a robot performing an action incorrectly, and even misuse or exploitation of the robot’s capabilities.
In a study conducted by researchers from Draper and the University of Colorado Boulder in the USA, researchers examined how autonomous robots using probability models are capable of calculating and expressing self-assessment skills, forming a kind of machine-self-confidence. The models were developed to predict their behavior and provide a perspective on their mission before the event occurs.
Mar 14, 2022
New window system allows for long-term studies of brain activity
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: biotech/medical, engineering, neuroscience
Bilal Haider is studying how multiple areas of the brain work together for visual perception. This could help researchers understand if neural activity “traffic jams” underlie all kinds of visual impairments: from running a red light when visual attention is elsewhere, to shedding light on the autism-affected brain.
To do this kind of work, researchers need a reliable “map” of all the visual brain areas with specific coordinates for each unique brain. Drawing the map requires monitoring and recording data from an active, working brain, which usually means creating a window in the skull to watch blood flow activity.
Haider’s team has developed a better approach—a new kind of window that’s more stable and allows for longer-term studies. The assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University explains how in a paper published in February in Scientific Reports.
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Mar 14, 2022
Officials Confirm Several Geomagnetic Storms Are Hitting Earth This Week
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: futurism
The Sun is continuing its rowdy behavior, with flares and coronal mass ejections almost every day since mid-January. That means the inevitable has happened: some of those eruptions have blasted in the general direction of Earth, which means we’re in for some solar storms.
The Space Weather Prediction Center of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the British Met Office have both issued advisories for mild and moderate geomagnetic storms over the next couple of days.
That doesn’t mean we have anything to worry about; in fact, we’ve already been hit by mild and moderate geomagnetic storms over the last couple of days, clocking in at G1 and G2 on the five-level solar storm scale.
Mar 14, 2022
NASA announces Artemis lunar rocket is ready for critical test on Thursday
Posted by Atanas Atanasov in category: space travel
The SLS rocket is set to launch this summer.
NASA will roll out its SLS rocket to prepare for a wet dress rehearsal ahead of the Artemis mission.