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A new vulnerability was found on M1 Mac and newer models that allow hackers to extract encryption keys. This issue is unpatchable, which means every Mac user could be compromised, but it doesn’t mean you should freak out.As first reported by Ars Technica, an academic research paper highlights this unpatchable vulnerability that can extract encryption keys from M1 Mac and newer models. The researcher named this vulnerability GoFetch, a “microarchitectural side-channel attack that can extract secret keys from…

AI roundup: While multiple sectors have been integrating AI into their products, a new study highlights that generative AI has the potential to revamp the healthcare sector in India. It is predicted to improve efficiency in how doctors provide treatment. In other news, the UN General Assembly encourages the safe use of AI which will also benefit sustainable development. Know about more such AI news today.  UN backs the safe development and use of AI UN General Assembly today adopted a resolution backed by India to…

It’ll likely take years before the U.S. government’s massive antitrust lawsuit against Apple is resolved—but the iPhone maker’s troubles with European regulators offer a glimpse of what changes American customers may see down the line.The U.S. lawsuit seeks to stop Apple from undermining technologies that compete with its own apps in areas such as streaming, messaging, and digital payments. The Department of Justice also wants to prevent the tech giant from building language into its contracts with developers, accessory…

Samsung just launched two mid-range devices that not only look better than any of their predecessors, but they’re also much better phones. Of course, 2024 budget Android phones will be better than the models Samsung released last year. But the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 are truly attention-worthy. So much so that the Galaxy A55 isn’t even available in the US, as it’ll likely disrupt the momentum of the Galaxy S24 series.To further prove that point, early Galaxy A55 users have just discovered that the Galaxy A55…

The ongoing funding winter and concerns over profitability have not deterred homegrown unicorns from onboarding top talent. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.Also in this letter:■ ETtech Deals Digest ■ IT stocks tumble on Accenture guidance cut■ Reddit stock price soars post market debutProgramming note: There won’t be an edition of ETtech Top 5 and Morning Dispatch newsletters on March 25 on the occasion of Holi. Happy Holi to all our readers. Do stay tuned for all the news and updates on ETtech.com.Top unicorns…

Back in January, a lot of people were infuriated by the very idea of a posthumous, AI-generated George Carlin special—at least until it turned out to be written by a human. Jeff Ganim was not one of those people. “I want to see an AI Jerry Seinfeld cracking jokes in a hundred years about the towels in a hotel on the moon,” the AI prompt engineer says. Ganim’s recent creation, PFFT, named after one of the sounds people’s lips allegedly make when they find something funny, uses an AI model to dispense The Onion-style…

This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission.A report Monday by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, citing unnamed sources, stated that Apple is in talks with Alphabet’s Google to bring the latter’s artificial intelligence mega-program, Gemini, to the iPhone. Gurman’s report raised but did not answer an interesting question, Who pays whom?Gemini is a recently-released program from Google that can do things similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but also a whole lot more, such as finding a…

Donald Trump’s return to the stock market could be right around the corner.All eyes are on a vote scheduled for Friday by shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company that is looking to merge with the former president’s media business. The deal’s approval would open the door for Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is the social networking site Truth Social, to soon begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market in Digital World’s place.If the merger is greenlit, which…

Earlier this week, a report suggested Apple is working on two AirPods 4 models, with a release date expected for September. These new models would replace the existing second and third generations, as Cupertino aims at low-cost and mid-tier wireless earbuds.According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, and corroborated by analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu in other reports, Apple is working on an updated AirPods 4 with a similar design to the third generation while working on mid-tier earbuds with non-removable ear tips,…

The smart home security market is now filled with tons of different brands, and many of them offer great products. When it comes to wire-free home security cameras, Arlo is still one of the most popular brands in the business after all these years. The company makes what are considered to be some of the best wireless security cameras and video doorbells on the market right now. Despite how popular they are though, there are a few problems with Arlo cameras — including one big one: They’re so, so expensive. If…