Monthly Archives: May 2024

Tech giants form AI group to counter Nvidia with new interconnect standard

reader comments 8 On Thursday, several major tech companies, including Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, AMD, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cisco, and Broadcom, announced the formation of the Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) Promoter Group to develop a new interconnect standard for AI accelerator chips in data centers. The group aims to create an alternative to Nvidia’s proprietary… Read More »

Law enforcement operation takes aim at an often-overlooked cybercrime linchpin

Getty Images reader comments 13 An international cast of law enforcement agencies has struck a blow at a cybercrime linchpin that’s as obscure as it is instrumental in the mass-infection of devices: so-called droppers, the sneaky software that’s used to install ransomware, spyware, and all manner of other malware. Europol said Wednesday it made four… Read More »

New York Giants sign defensive back in free agency

The New York Giants signed defensive back Elijah Riley in free agency, the team announced Thursday. An undrafted free agent safety in 2020, Riley spent two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (2020-2021), one season with the New York Jets (2021) and two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2022-2023). Riley, 25, measures in at 6-foot-0 and… Read More »

Mystery malware destroys 600,000 routers from a single ISP during 72-hour span

Getty Images reader comments 100 One day last October, subscribers to an ISP known as Windstream began flooding message boards with reports their routers had suddenly stopped working and remained unresponsive to reboots and all other attempts to revive them. “The routers now just sit there with a steady red light on the front,” one… Read More »