targets

Four sportswear brands are teaming up to help recycling technology get to market more quickly as the clothing industry comes under pressure to reduce waste. French startup Carbios SA said Wednesday it signed a two-year agreement with Patagonia Inc., Puma SE, On Holding AG and Salomon SAS to hasten the commercialization of its biorecycling technology, which uses enzymes to break down polyester for reuse in new products. The... Four sportswear brands are teaming up to help recycling technology get to…

The HP FX900 Pro is the big brother of the HP FX900 we recently reviewed but comes sporting a more powerful controller with DRAM. This drive is aimed at competing with the big boys — it’s a high-end PCIe 4.0 drive with top-tier performance. This places it directly against some of the best SSDs on the market, like the WD Black SN850, Samsung 980 PRO, Crucial P5 Plus, manifold Phison E18 drives like the Rocket 4 Plus, and even the stellar SK hynix Platinum P41. However, the FX900 Pro's warranty and cooling are nothing to…

Despite the economic downturn and perilous position many startups find themselves in, some industries are seeing continued momentum in terms of inwards investments — one of those is climate tech. In 2021 alone, some $40 billion was invested across more than 600 deals, a trend that is seemingly continuing into 2022 with significant capital plowed into startups combatting the climate crisis. In tandem, we’ve seen a slew of new funds emerge dedicated to the cause, positioning fledgling climate-focused companies well to…

NASA has set an aggressive launch target for its following the of the SLS rocket that will carry the flight to space. In an interview with , Jim Free, associate administrator with the agency’s Explorations Systems Development program, said this week NASA is working toward an August 23rd to September 6th launch window for Aretmis 1. "That's the one we're targeting," Free told the outlet. "We'd be foolish not to target that right now. We made incredible progress last week." For those keeping track, NASA recently the…

Microsoft says it has spotted "notable updates" to malware targeting Linux servers to install cryptominer malware. Microsoft has called out recent work from the so-called "8220 gang" group, which has recently been spotted exploiting the critical bug affecting Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center, tracked as CVE-2022-26134. "The group has actively updated its techniques and payloads over the last year. The most recent campaign targets i686 and x86_64 Linux systems and uses RCE exploits for CVE-2022-26134…

The Nigerian government has said that electricity companies that fail to deliver assigned volumes will face penalties under newly agreed contracts. The step will be taken as part of measures to boost power supply in the country, and explains the government’s recent assurance that supply will improve from July, power minister Abubakar Aliyu said Wednesday. Mr Aliyu told journalists in Abuja that powere operators, including generating firms or GENCOs, the Transmission Company of Nigeria and…

Cyberattackers are targeting rare earth mining companies in a new campaign designed to keep China in a dominant market position.On June 28, Mandiant published new research into Dragonbridge, a misinformation program focused on disrupting rare earth facilities. The rare earths market is driven by demand for consumer products, including smartphones and PCs, due to their role in the development of electronics, circuit boards, and batteries. The aerospace and military tech industries also rely on rare earth supplies.  China…

Centralized decentralized finance, which represents a kind of middle-way towards crypto adoption, has gotten a big boost today with the news that Unizen has landed a $200 million “funding commitment” from the alternative investment firm Global Emerging Markets. Unizen is a leading powerhouse in the world of CeDeFi, which aims to bring the compliance of traditional finance to the flexibility provided by decentralized finance. The main goal of CeDeFi is to make the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain more…

Google has warned of an enterprise-grade spyware strain targeting Android and iOS mobile device users. According to Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers Benoit Sevens and Clement Lecigne, as well as Project Zero, a distinct government and enterprise-grade iOS and Android spyware variant is now in active circulation.Victims have been located in Italy and Kazakhstan. The spyware, dubbed Hermit, is modular surveillanceware. After analyzing 16 out of 25 known modules, Lookout cybersecurity researchers said the…

Cancer Antibodies Inc. presented the results of a research study of their new platform which facilitates rapidly finding: multiple cancer-specific sites simultaneously. The method is based on the fact that if you introduce a human cell into a non-human vertebrate, the animal’s immune system will recognize the human cells as foreign and make antibodies against them. If antibodies are found that bind only to cancer cells, they can be used to create targeted therapies that do not harm normal cells. If the cancer cells…