Issue #272 - Techlife News (2024)

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IN THIS ISSUEITALY ARRESTS SIBLINGS ACCUSED OF HUGE VIP HACKING CAMPAIGNPolice have arrested a brother-and-sister team suspected of conducting an ambitious, years-long campaign of hacking that targeted thousands of accounts belonging to some of the leading political and business figures in Italy.The motive of the sprawling campaign, which carried Masonic overtones, remains a mystery. But those in the crosshairs included Matteo Renzi when he was Italian premier, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi and much of the cream of Italy’s elite.“In the eight months we have been investigating, we haven’t registered any evidence of extortion activity, or attempts to (use hacked data) to obtain influence,” Roberto Di Legami, who directs the Italian national police division that specializes in combatting internet and other communications network crimes, told in a telephone interview Tuesday.Police said that it was an assist from the FBI…5 min

IN THIS ISSUEAPPLE PROVED A PHONE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD IN JUST 10 YEARSFew people realized it at the time, but the world shifted fundamentally a decade ago when Steve Jobs pulled the first iPhone from Apple’s bag of technological tricks.“Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything,” Jobs declared as he paced across a San Francisco stage.It obviously wasn’t an empty boast. We all know now that Jobs’“magical product” has reshaped culture, shaken up industries, put computers in billions of pockets and made it possible to do just about anything with a few taps on a screen. Besides its then 3.5-inch touch screen, the first iPhone featured a browser for on-the-go web surfing and built-in apps to check email and get directions.GOING MOBILEApple has sold more than 1 billion iPhones since its debut, spawning millions of mobile…4 min

IN THIS ISSUENORWAY STARTS TUNNING OUT ANALOG RADIO IN FAVOR OF DIGITALNorway began shutting down analog radio technology Wednesday as the Scandinavian country becomes the first in the world to phase out the FM signal for national and some regional broadcasting.The FM signal was switched off in the Arctic Nordland district in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting, or DAB.The switchover was performed by radio listener Bertih Pauline Olderskog who moved a lever to drum rolls and a countdown from the audience at a public library in Bodoe, northern Norway. Olderskog said she had been listening to FM radio for more than 70 years.Graham Dixon, head of the European Broadcasting Union’s radio unit who took part in the event that was webcasted, said the switchover shows that “media can be renewed for the contemporary world.”The head of the public Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEWAYMO SELF-DRIVING MINIVAN WILL START TEST DRIVES THIS MONTHWaymo, Google’s self-driving car division, will start testing its new fleet of minivans on public roads in California and Arizona later this month.The minivans, built in collaboration with Fiat Chrysler, are Chrysler Pacifica hybrids outfitted with Waymo’s own suite of sensors and radar. Waymo and FCA announced their partnership in May.In a speech at the Detroit auto show, CEO John Krafcik revealed that Waymo built the sensors, radar and software for the new minivans itself.Krafcik said the company felt the system would work better if it was developed specifically for self-driving instead of using off-the-shelf parts.“A single integrated system means that all the different parts of a self-driving car work together seamlessly,” Krafcik said.Waymo also was able to significantly lower the cost of the system, Krafcik said. The rooftop lidar…2 min

IN THIS ISSUESAMSUNG’S PROFIT JUMPS 50 PERCENT DESPITE GALAXY FIASCOSamsung Electronics Co. said last week that its profits in the last quarter of 2016 surged 50 percent to the highest level in more than three years, despite the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.Analysts had expected Samsung’s profits to surge thanks to its mainstay semiconductor business, but the result surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts. The semiconductor division cashed in on strong demand and a tight supply for microchips during the September-December period, likely contributing to more than half of its quarterly earnings.In its earnings preview, Samsung said it posted 9.2 trillion won ($7.8 billion) in operating profit, up from 6.1 trillion won a year earlier. It was the biggest quarterly income since the third quarter of 2013.Analysts polled by FactSet expected a figure of 8 trillion won.Sales fell 1 percent…2 min

Issue #272 - Techlife News (2024)

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