Published on: 2025-04-20 03:05:23
ASUS is warning about an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized execution of functions on the device. The vulnerability, tracked under CVE-2025-2492 and rated critical (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), is remotely exploitable via a specially crafted request and requires no authentication, making it particularly dangerous. "An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in certain ASUS router firmware series," r
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-22 19:49:09
Food retail giant Ahold Delhaize confirms that data was stolen from its U.S. business systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. "Based on our investigation to date, certain files were taken from some of our internal U.S. business systems," a spokesperson confirmed to BleepingComputer. "Since the incident was detected, our teams have been working diligently to determine what information may have been affected." Ahold Delhaize is a multinational retail and wholesale company that operates near
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-24 19:39:23
Getty Recently, I wrote about the various uses of the USB ports that come standard on the back or side of any smart TV. In this article, I'm focusing on one particular important use: installing firmware updates using a USB device. Updates are essential because they ensure your TV has the latest software, features, and security patches. Most smart TVs are designed to automatically check for and install updates over Wi-Fi -- as long as they're connected to the internet and the automatic update f
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 02:10:00
Our sleep experts have been testing mattresses, bedding and accessories for years (a few have been testing for up to eight years). At this point, we've tested over 300 mattresses from dozens of brands, from bigwigs like Purple and Tempur-Pedic to more niche companies like Sonu and Airweave. Our team is comprised of bed testers with varying body weights and types, heights, genders and sleep preferences, which helps us provide an overarching assessment of each mattress from a multitude of viewpoi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-03 09:30:00
In Brief Symphonic Capital announced today in a blog post that it raised $13.5 million for its inaugural fund to invest in early-stage companies. Sydney Thomas launched the firm in 2022 after leaving Charles Hudson’s Precursor Ventures, where she was the first hire. Thomas said her fund will focus on founders outside of the Bay who are building in healthcare and financial services. Check sizes will be around $250,000. In the blog post, the firm wrote that “everyone should have access to relia
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-03 19:30:00
In Brief Symphonic Capital announced today in a blog post that it raised $13.5 million for its inaugural fund to invest in early-stage companies. Sydney Thomas launched the firm in 2022 after leaving Charles Hudson’s Percursor Ventures, where she was the first hire. Thomas said her fund will focus on founders outside of the Bay who are building in health care and financial services. Check sizes will be around $250,000. In the blog post, the firm wrote that “everyone should have access to reli
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-04 03:01:54
Ahead of the market rally on Wednesday, Evercore ISI analyst Adam Frisch initiated coverage of Affirm with an Outperform rating and a $50 price target when shares were trading at around $37. Affirm closed Wednesday at $44. Affirm led the rebound on Wednesday. The buy now, pay later firm closed Wednesday up nearly 22%, clawing back steep losses from earlier in the week. Shares plunged after the initial tariff news rattled growth stocks and sparked fears of a consumer spending slowdown. But the r
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-04 18:47:45
60 Pages Posted: 21 Nov 2024 Date Written: July 23, 2024 Abstract We study the tax payment and innovation consequences of limiting the tax deductibility of research and development ("R&D") expenditures. Beginning in 2022, U.S. companies are required to capitalize and amortize R&D rather than immediately deduct these expenditures. We utilize variation in U.S. firms' fiscal year ends to test the effects of the R&D tax change in a difference-indifferences framework. We first document that affect
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-04 23:27:00
Editor's take: Modern PC peripherals are jam-packed with features and customization options, so they usually require bloated software tools to express their full potential. Corsair, one of the worst offenders in the bulky software business, is now offering an alternative – at least when it comes to updating a device's firmware. Corsair recently introduced a web-based utility for installing newer firmware versions for PC peripherals. The Firmware Update Utility allows users to "effortlessly" upd
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-05 02:40:23
“It’s not that bad” they told me “It’ll be fun” they told me THIS WAS TORTURE AND I HATED ALMOST EVERY SECOND OF IT So I corebooted my Thinkpad T420. Why? Okay firstly what is coreboot? Coreboot is an aftermarket open source BIOS/Firmware replacement for computers. Its main features are faster booting, sometimes being able to do things that your stock BIOS doesn’t let you do, and making you feel better about yourself if you’re some obnoxious FOSS obsessed stallman loving fanatic. Most of wh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-11 08:00:00
Thirteen years ago, when Chris Farmer founded early-stage venture firm SignalFire with data analysis at the core of its investment strategy, many were skeptical about the approach — conventional wisdom dictated that nascent companies didn’t have enough data to make investment algorithms effective. “This was a very radical idea, and everyone thought I was crazy,” Farmer (pictured above, on the right, alongside CTO and partner Ilya Kirnos) told TechCrunch. A lot has changed since SignalFire rais
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-09 07:15:03
This is a very small blog post about my first reverse engineering project, in which I don't really reverse engineer anything yet, but I am just getting started! A family member asked me to add additional book data to the LeapStart he bought for his son, this is the starting point here. Overview of the device # The device is known as LeapFrog LeapStart in english and as VTech MagiBook in French (I'm from France so that's the version I have). The device is a reading aid for children. It is com
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-12 11:31:41
Affirm shares have plunged nearly 30% in the past two trading days and are on track to close out their second-worst week on record, following President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement on Wednesday. Widespread tariffs could represent a particular problem for Affirm, because the provider of buy now, pay later loans is reliant on consumer spending, and economists expect prices to rise on all sorts of goods. The news got worse on Friday when Affirm rival Klarna delayed its long-anticipa
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-14 11:49:25
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. The global market rout on Thursday, sparked by President Donald Trump's announcement of widespread tariffs, had an outsized effect on fintech companies and credit card issuers that are closely tied to consumer spending and credit. Affirm , which offers buy now, pay later purchasing options, plunged 19%, while stock trading app Robinhood slid 10% and payments company PayPal fell 8%. American Express and Capital One each tumbled 10%, and
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-14 11:20:24
Ballistic Ventures, the VC firm co-founded by Ted Schlein (known for his years at Kleiner Perkins), is raising $100 million for a new fund, TechCrunch has learned through a regulatory filing. This week, the San Francisco-based VC firm filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise the new fund, just over a year after closing its second fund, sized at $360 million. Founded in late 2021, Ballistic targets cybersecurity startups. In an earlier interview, Schlein (pictured above,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-14 23:54:24
Vance confident TikTok will be sold in US as deadline looms The list of would-be buyers for TikTok in the US - both rumoured and confirmed - has grown longer as the deadline for deciding its future looms. The social media giant faces being shut down in the US unless it sells to an American company by 5 April. The runners and riders range from US tech giants to the British entrepreneur dubbed "the king of homemade porn". However, TikTok and its Chinese owner, ByteDance have still not confirme
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 07:29:15
As we reported this morning, Apple has released a firmware update for the USB-C AirPods Max that enables lossless audio. However, due to a bug in iOS 18.4, the headphones were unable to download the update. Now the company has re-released the firmware that brings the new feature to AirPods Max. Apple’s support webpage for AirPods firmware now lists a new build “7E101” available for USB-C AirPods Max. The build released on Tuesday along with iOS 18.4 was 7E99. For some unknown reason, the AirPo
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 11:00:00
If you've recently used Affirm to make a buy now, pay later purchase, or plan to in the future, that activity could now appear on your credit report. The BNPL service announced it will provide information on all payment activities for its installment loan products issued on or after April 1, to the credit bureau Experian. Credit reporting agencies receive a record of your transactions, debt and payment history from credit card issuers, banks and commercial lenders to determine your creditworthi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 11:30:00
is a senior reviewer who has worked at The Verge since its founding in 2011. His coverage areas include audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Last week, Apple announced that lossless audio and ultra low latency would be coming to the AirPods Max with USB-C. It was a pleasant surprise for owners of Apple’s over-ear headphones, which have fallen behind the AirPods Pro in recent years when it comes to offering new features. The company briefly hi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 19:45:54
is a senior reviewer who has worked at The Verge since its founding in 2011. His coverage areas include audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Last week, Apple announced that lossless audio and ultra low latency would be coming to the AirPods Max with USB-C. It was a pleasant surprise for owners of Apple’s over-ear headphones, which have fallen behind the AirPods Pro in recent years when it comes to offering new features. Unfortunately, the com
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-18 02:18:32
Following the release of iOS 18.4 on Tuesday, Apple also released a firmware update for AirPods Max that enables lossless audio via USB-C. However, it seems that users have been unable to install the update due to an iOS bug. As noted by Aaron Peris, the firmware with build number 7E99 for the USB-C AirPods Max released yesterday is still available on Apple’s servers. However, due to a bug in iOS 18.4, the firmware is never downloaded to the AirPods. A support webpage on Apple’s website now lis
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-18 12:18:32
Following the release of iOS 18.4 on Tuesday, Apple also released a firmware update for AirPods Max that enables lossless audio via USB-C. However, hours after making the update available, the company pulled it down. As noted by Aaron Peris, the firmware with build number 7E99 for the USB-C AirPods Max released yesterday is no longer available. A support webpage on Apple’s website now lists the new AirPods Max firmware as “coming soon.” Apple had previously announced that it would release an u
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 00:03:04
“Why are you solving this problem from first principles? You should’ve used ChatGPT to help you.” A consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the “Big 3s” in the sector, recounted their manager’s reaction when they turned in a preliminary report on a certain topic a few months ago. “The funniest part is that I had used ChatGPT to solve the problem. I just hadn’t told my manager,” they said, not wanting to be named as they weren’t authorised to speak with the media. Welcome to managem
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 03:00:00
In Brief The venture capital firm is reportedly in talks to invest in TikTok as part of a bid led by Oracle and other American investors looking to buy out TikTok from ByteDance, according to the Financial Times. TikTok is once again slated to be banned in the U.S. on April 5 unless its Chinese-based owner sells its U.S. branch to a non-Chinese owner. The Oracle deal is said to be one of the frontrunners, according to the FT. Andreessen Horowitz has a long history of investing in social media
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-20 03:03:44
Apple’s AirPods Max revision last fall was underwhelming. It only brought a few changes: new colors, USB-C, and Personalized Spatial Audio. But now thanks to iOS 18.4, this new AirPods Max model just gained three additional features. Latest AirPods Max firmware adds three new features I love my AirPods Pro 2, and a big part of why is that Apple has consistently updated them with powerful new features. AirPods Max historically haven’t received the same attention. But that’s starting to change
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-20 19:26:05
In Brief Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its third fund with $300 million in capital commitments. The Washington, D.C.-based firm previously raised a $225 million second fund and a $75 million capital pool for later-stage companies in 2022. While many emerging managers are struggling to raise fresh funds, Construct’s capital haul underscores institutional
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-21 19:20:17
Today alongside iOS 18.4 and its various other software updates, Apple has shipped brand new firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4. Here’s what you should know. New AirPods firmware coincides with iOS 18.4’s release Apple has new firmware available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 users. Shipped shortly after iOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, and the company’s other software updates, it’s possible this new firmware ties in to certain features of Apple’s latest software updates. The new AirPods firmwar
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 07:17:22
In Brief President Donald Trump has said that a deal with TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the app will be finalized before the April 5 deadline, Reuters reports. “We have a lot of potential buyers,” Trump told reporters. “There’s tremendous interest in TikTok. He added, “I’d like to see TikTok remain alive.” Trump extended the deadline for the TikTok ban to April 5 back in January after signing an executive order on his first day in office. Reuters reported on Friday that private e
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 19:00:00
When Intel Capital announced its plans to spin out from semiconductor giant Intel in January, it came as a bit of a shock considering the firm has been operating as Intel’s venture investment arm since 1991. In many ways this decision marks the end of an era for what’s considered by some to be the first corporate venture capital firm of all time. The firm was founded nearly 35 years ago and has backed notable enterprise tech companies including: DocuSign, MongoDB and Hugging Face, among nearly
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-24 11:07:55
In this article UBI-FR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Artwork for Ubisoft's upcoming "Assassin's Creed Shadows" game. John Keeble | Getty Images Ubisoft shares reversed course on Friday in a volatile trading day for the firm, following news that it's carving out some of its best-selling game franchises. The French video game publisher on Thursday revealed plans to form a new gaming subsidiary, with Chinese technology giant Tencent investing 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) i
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