FBI dismantled the infrastructure of Qakbot malware after it infected over 700,000 computers
The multinational operation which took place in the U.S., France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, represents one of the largest disruptions of a botnet infrastructure used by cybercriminals to commit ransomware and financial fraud. The FBI said it had redirected Qakbot internet traffic to their servers that effectively uininstalled the corresponding malware from victim computers.
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Google will charge businesses $30 per user per month for AI in Gmail, Drive, Slides, Docs, and more
The Duet AI assistant can create text and images, summarize documents and take meeting notes. Duet AI can also help create a plan for a project in Google Sheets. Google is seeing this AI system as a competitor to ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.
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LG and Samsung announced that their home appliances will work with each other’s apps
The companies are members of the Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA) which comprises a total of fifteen brands. HCA has developed a new specification called Interface Specification 1.0 that allows interoperability between smart home appliances through a common app.
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Apple confirmed the September 12 launch event for the iPhone 15
The iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max will be unveiled on September 12. In the event the company will also launch the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2.
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Huawei Mate 60 Pro
Huawei Mate 60 Pro has a 6.82-inch OLED screen, 12 GB RAM and three storage options: 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB. It comes with a 5,000 mAh battery.
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Samsung Galaxy S24+
The phone will have a 6.65-inch AMOLED display, Exynos 2400 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and a 4755 mAh battery.
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