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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations agency that defines international operational standards for civil aviation, confirmed it was investigating the cybersecurity incident. In a statement issued on Monday, ICAO said it is “actively investigating reports of possible information security incidents allegedly linked to threat actors known to have targeted international organizations.” . This follows a January 5 post on a popular hacking forum in which an individual claimed to have accessed 42,000 ICAO documents containing personal information. A sample of the allegedly stolen data posted on the forum, seen by TechCrunch, included names, dates of birth, home…
Kombucha, a fermented tea that has been around for thousands of years and was once considered a niche health drink, is currently experiencing a surge in popularity as more consumers seek out gut-friendly drinks. However, this carbonated drink isn't necessarily cheap, and home-brewing can be tedious, very complicated, and time-consuming. Additionally, the necessary supplies take up a considerable amount of space, making homebrewing impractical for many people. At CES 2025, San Francisco-based hardware startup Kombu announced a home kombucha brewer that aims to combine all the essential steps of the DIY brewing process while reducing the challenges of typical setup.…
Kombucha, a fermented tea that has been around for thousands of years and was once considered a niche health drink, is currently experiencing a surge in popularity as more consumers seek out gut-friendly drinks. However, this carbonated drink isn't necessarily cheap, and home-brewing can be tedious, very complicated, and time-consuming. Additionally, the necessary supplies take up a considerable amount of space, making homebrewing impractical for many people. At CES 2025, San Francisco-based hardware startup Kombu announced a home kombucha brewer that aims to combine all the essential steps of the DIY brewing process while reducing the challenges of typical setup.…
Self-driving vehicle technology startup May Mobility unveiled the next vehicle in its portfolio at CES 2025: an electric self-driving minibus built in partnership with European electric bus manufacturer Tecnobus. Ann Arbor-based May Mobility provides on-demand, fixed-route self-driving shuttles on campus and within planned communities. Currently, the company's fleet consists of 40 Toyota Sienna minivans that have been modified with May's software and hardware self-driving stack and can seat up to eight passengers. May said the Technobus fleet will join the company's Siena fleet in late 2026 and will be able to carry up to 30 passengers, including those in wheelchairs.…
Dutch semiconductor giant NXP announced on Tuesday that it plans to acquire TTTech Auto, an Austrian company specializing in safety software for self-driving cars, in an all-cash deal valued at $625 million. TTTech Auto was spun out from TTTech Group in 2018 with approximately $78 million in backing from AUDI, Samsung, GE Ventures and others. The company raised another $285 million in 2022, with Aptiv leading the Series C round. TTTech Auto is collaborating with the automotive industry to further expand into the realm of software-defined vehicles, including semi- and fully automated. The company's flagship product, MotionWise, is a middleware…
Microsoft will invest $3 billion to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud Azure service capabilities in India, and plans to upskill an additional 10 million employees in the country with AI, the software giant's top official said. The company's chief executive officer (CEO) made the announcement on Tuesday. “The investments in infrastructure and skills that we are announcing today reaffirm our commitment to making India AI-first and will enable people and organizations across the country to engage broadly,” Satya Nadella said at an event in Bangalore. It will help ensure that they receive the benefits.” “India is rapidly becoming a…
Apple announced Monday that it will release an update to better indicate that notification summaries are generated by artificial intelligence. “A software update in the coming weeks will make it even clearer when the text you see is a summary provided by Apple Intelligence. If you see a summary of an unexpected notification, please report a concern. “We encourage our users to do so,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement. Apple's notification summaries are helpful, but they can also be quite inaccurate. Summaries can be interesting, but they are also often mildly confusing. Last month, the BBC complained that…
Apple announced Monday that it will release an update to better indicate that notification summaries are generated by artificial intelligence. “A software update in the coming weeks will make it even clearer when the text you see is a summary provided by Apple Intelligence. If you see a summary of an unexpected notification, please report a concern. “We encourage our users to do so,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement. Apple's notification summaries are helpful, but they can also be quite inaccurate. Summaries can be interesting, but they are also often mildly confusing. Last month, the BBC complained that…
At CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nvidia announced Project Digits, a “personal AI supercomputer” that provides access to the company's Grace Blackwell hardware platform in a compact form factor. “[Project Digits] The entire Nvidia AI stack is running, and all Nvidia software runs on top of this,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on stage during a press conference Monday. “It's a cloud computing platform that sits on your desk, or even your workstation if you want to.” Designed for AI researchers, data scientists, and students, Project Digits is powered by Nvidia's new GB10 Grace Blackwell superchip, delivering up to petaflops…
Robotics has been a fundamental part of Nvidia's stratospheric growth in recent years. When the chipmaker announced the GR00T last March, it was hailed as a turning point in humanoid robotics. Most of the big players in this category have been available since launch, including 1X Technologies, Agility Robotics, Apptronik, Boston Dynamics, Figure AI, Fourier Intelligence, Sanctuary AI, and Unitree Robotics. At CES on Monday, CEO Jensen Huang announced another important aspect of the GR00T: the Blueprint. The new modality is based on imitative learning, a fundamental aspect of teaching robots new skills. This is doubly important in the humanoid…