Baidu starts mass producing 2nd generation Kunlun AI chips

On Wednesday, Chinese tech giant Baidu said, it has started mass-producing its second-generation Kunlun artificial intelligence (AI) chips, as it races to become a major player in the chip industry with Beijing’s backing. In a statement Baidu said, the second-generation Kunlun AI chips, using 7 nm process technology, produced computational speeds of two-to-three times faster…

Vulnerability in BlackBerry’s QNX RTOS impacts cars and medical equipment

In a statement U.S. drugs regulator and a federal agency said, a cybersecurity vulnerability in a software designed by BlackBerry Ltd could put medical equipment and cars at heightened risks and expose highly sensitive systems to attackers. This warning comes in the wake of BlackBerry disclosing that its QNX Real Time Operating System (QNX RTOS) has…

Aerospace startup Boom Supersonic aims to start supersonic trans-Atlantic commercial air travel by 2029

In a statement, Aerospace startup Boom Supersonic said, it hopes to resurrect supersonic commercial air travel across the Atlantic, which was last seen when British Airways and Air France flew the SST Concorde in the 1970s. Boom Supersonic is aiming to fly 65 passengers from New York to London in little more than three-and-one-half hours,…

Taiban takeover of Afghanistan poses challenges for social media giants

With the Taliban, a terrorist group, taking over control of Afghanistan, large US tech companies face social media content challenges after the terrorist group created large content for media dissemination. On Monday, Facebook confirmed that it continues to designate the Taliban as a terrorist organization and has banned content supporting it on its platforms. Taliban…

Personal data of 100M+ T-Mobile users up for sale on darknet in new data breach

In a statement T-Mobile said, it is investigating a claim made on an online forum which states that personal data of more than 100 million users have been hacked. “We are aware of claims made in an underground forum and have been actively investigating their validity. We do not have any additional information to share at…