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Update: Cybercriminals still not fully on board the AI train (yet)
In November 2023, Sophos X-Ops published research exploring threat actors’ attitudes towards generative AI, focusing on discussions on selected cybercrime forums. While we did note a limited amount of innovation and aspiration in these discussions, there was also a lot of skepticism. Given the pace at which generative AI is evolving, we thought we’d take…
Tamron’s TAP-in Console: A nexus for camera lens update and control
Camera lenses were originally fully mechanical (and in some cases, still are; witness my Rokinon Cine optics suite). The user manually focused them, manually set the aperture, and manually zoomed them (for non-fixed-focal length optics, that is). Even when the aperture was camera body-controlled—in shutter-priority and fully auto-exposure modes, for example—the linkage between it and…
Intel Publishes First Microcode Update for Raptor Lake Stability Issue, BIOSes Going Out Now
Following Intel’s run of financial woes and Raptor Lake chip stability issues, the company could use some good news on a Friday. And this week they’re delivering just that, with the first version of the eagerly awaited microcode fix for desktop Raptor Lake processors – as well as the first detailed explanation of the underlying…