China’s trying to slim down, which will fatten the smartwatch market Sales are already surging thanks to Beijing's subsidies and Trump's tariffs China recently launched an initiative to reduce the incidence of obesity in the country, a move analyst firm IDC thinks will fatten the market for smartwatches and smart wristbands.… #theregister #IT
China’s attempt to lose weight will fatten smartwatch sales
: Sales are already surging thanks to Beijing's subsidies and Trump's tariffs
Lenovo shows what a Chromebook packing a MediaTek Kompanio Ultra can do Nothing startling, even with Google’s AI extras Lenovo has released the first Chromebook Plus packing MediaTek’s Kompanio Ultra, the system-on-chip that includes a 50 TOPS neural processing unit, and at first glance it looks speedy and includes some AI features but is otherwise mundane.… #theregister #IT
Lenovo debuts first Chromebook packing Kompanio Ultra SoC
: Nothing startling, even with Google’s AI extras
'Psylo' browser tries to obscure digital fingerprints by giving very tab its own IP address Gotta keep 'em separated so the marketers and snoops can't come out and play Psylo, which bills itself as a new kind of private web browser, debuted last Tuesday in Apple's App Store, one day ahead of a report warning about the widespread use of browser fingerprinting for ad tracking and targ… #theregister #IT
Psylo browser takes aim at digital fingerprinting
: Gotta keep 'em separated so the marketers and snoops can't come out and play
Omnissa brings VDI-style app packaging to physical PCs VMware spin-out is making friends and choosing some enemies Omnissa, the independent company that acquired VMware’s former end-user compute portfolio, has tweaked its App Volumes product that packages and deploys desktop apps for use on virtual PCs so it works on physical machines too.… #theregister #IT
Omnissa brings VDI-style app packaging to physical PCs
: VMware spin-out is making friends and choosing some enemies
Typhoon-like gang slinging TLS certificate 'signed' by the Los Angeles Police Department Chinese crew built 1,000+ device network that runs on home devices then targets critical infrastructure A stealthy, ongoing campaign to gain long-term access to networks bears all the markings of intrusions conducted by China’s ‘Typhoon’ crews and has infected at least 1,000 devices, primaril… #theregister #IT
Typhoon-like gang slinging TLS certificate
: Chinese crew built 1,000+ device network that runs on home devices then targets critical infrastructure
America and Britain gear up with Project Flytrap to bring anti-drone kit to the battlefield Prepping to fight the next war, not the last one video  The US Army, alongside British and other NATO partners, is testing the latest counter-drone kit at a training area in Germany. Early feedback is promising, even if most of the hardware isn't American-made.… #theregister #IT
US, UK gears up with Project Flytrap with anti-drone tech
video: Prepping to fight the next war, not the last one
Huawei’s latest notebook shows China is still generations behind in chipmaking Kirin X90 SoC made on two-year-old 7nm N+2 process Despite concerted efforts by the Chinese to bolster domestic semiconductor production in defiance of US trade policy, new evidence uncovered by Canadian research outlet TechInsights suggests SMIC, the Middle Kingdom's top chip manufacturer,… #theregister #IT
Huawei
: Kirin X90 SoC made on two-year-old 7nm N+2 process
Iran cyberattacks against US biz more likely following air strikes Plus 'low-level' hacktivist attempts The US Department of Homeland Security has warned American businesses to guard their networks against Iranian government-sponsored cyberattacks along with "low-level" digital intrusions by pro-Iran hacktivists.… #theregister #IT
Iran cyberattacks against US more likely after air strikes
: Plus 'low-level' hacktivist attempts
Empire State to site 1 GW nuke as AI bit barns guzzle power It's the first US major nuclear plant build in over 15 years New York State is set to build America's first major new nuclear plant in more than 15 years, amid growing energy demands, particularly from power-hungry AI datacenters.… #theregister #IT
NY State to site 1 GW nuke as AI bit barns guzzle power
: It would be the first major US nuclear plant built in over 15 years
Second attack on McLaren Health Care in a year affects 743k people Criminals targeted the hospital and physician network’s Detroit cancer clinic this time McLaren Health Care is in the process of writing to 743,131 individuals now that it fully understands the impact of its July 2024 cyberattack.… #theregister #IT
Cyberattack on McLaren Health Care affects 743k
: Criminals targeted the hospital and physician network’s Detroit cancer clinic this time