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Esper Bionics, a New York-based startup that develops human enhancement devices, was recently given a Red Dot Award: Best of the Best 2022 for setting new standards in the design industry. The company makes an AI-powered prosthesis that is highly dexterous, remarkably light, and has an unmistakable elegance. It’s part of a lineage of technology products that emphasize form to enhance underlying function – a welcome departure from a medical device sector whose dominant design is best described as antiseptic....

Also: Raspberry Pi: Where to find the latest model and its alternatives A name that’s been coming up a lot lately is the Radxa Rock 5 Model B. Could this be a replacement for the Raspberry Pi? Maybe. Rock 5 Model B tech specs SoC: Rockchip RK3588Processor: Arm DynamIQ (Quad Cortex – A76 @ 2.2/2.4GHz, Quad Cortex – A55 @ 1.8GHz)GPU: Arm Mali G610MC4 GPUMemory: 8GB 64bit LPDDR4 RAMPower requirements: USB Type‑C PD Version 2....

And, of course, as soon as I got it, I activated the cellular plan. It only costs me a few dollars a month, so surely it’ll be worth it. But is it? Did you know Apple gives you the tools to discover the answer to this both on your Apple Watch and on your iPhone? To find out how much of your data you’re using via that cellular service on your Apple Watch, you can either tap your way over to Settings > Cellular on your Apple Watch, or open the Watch app on your iPhone and tap on Cellular....

One such product is the Nitecore VCL10 car charger. I’ve had this for a few years, and I’ve overlooked it because it lives in my car, and I always forget to bring it indoors. Also: The best wireless car chargers “Not another car charger!” I hear you say. After all, I do like my car chargers. But this is a car charger that I keep in my car less for charging – although it’s a decent enough charger – but more because it’s a great safety tool to have when I’m out and about....

The $229 Meazor from Hozo Design promises to be even smarter than a laser measurer, with additional features like a rolling measure built into one end, a tripod hole on the back and a built-in stand, plus the ability to calculate floorplans, work out angles and area measurements and sync measurements to an app on your phone. In practice, we found it frustrating to use. Before you start you need to charge up the device, install the app (Android or iOS) on your phone and connect the Meazor over Bluetooth....

The malware, called Bumblebee, has been analysed by cybersecurity researchers at Symantec, who’ve linked it to ransomware operations including Conti, Mountlocker and Quantum. “Bumblebee’s links to a number of high-profile ransomware operations suggest that it is now at the epicenter of the cyber-crime ecosystem,” said Vishal Kamble, principal threat analysis engineer on Symantec’s Threat Hunter team. A recent attack involving Quantum sheds some light on how Bumblebee is being used by cyber criminals to deliver ransomware....

Phishing attacks have been a cybersecurity issue for a long time, with criminals sending out waves of emails in an attempt to dupe victims into clicking on malicious links, downloading malware or handing over their passwords via fake login portals. They range from basic, generic attacks claiming that the victim has won a prize and they just need to click a link to retrieve it, to more targeted campaigns that send corporate emails designed to look legitimate for the intended target....

Last year, Toll found itself victim to ransomware on two occasions. See also: Ransomware: These are the two most common ways hackers get inside your network Appearing before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) as part of its review of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 last month, Toll global head of information security Berin Lautenbach said his organisation had help from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), which included having software installed on its systems....

When tab overload strikes, the usual cure is to declare tab bankruptcy and just start over, which means scrolling through your browser’s history to pick up where you left off or searching frantically to find that factoid you need for the report that’s due before the end of the day. Also: Best VPN service in 2021: Safe and fast doesn’t come for free Plenty of browser extensions promise to help you manage too-many-tabs syndrome, but most just offer an alternative view of all your open tabs: lists or thumbnails, for example, instead of tiny favicons....

Construction of the new facility, to be located in the Ishikawa Prefecture, will take place in two phases. It will begin in spring 2023 and is expected to be completed by spring the following year, the company said. Once production starts, Toshiba believes its power semiconductor production capacity will become 2.5 times that of fiscal 2021. The company added the new fab will feature a “quake absorbing” structure, dual power supply lines, along with artificial intelligence and automated wafer transportation systems....

And USB-C charging is incredibly forgiving. You can charge – albeit a lot slower – laptops using chargers that push out far less power than the maximum. Also: Best travel gadgets, according to tech and travel experts But nothing beats high-speed charging – as long as you have enough power. Satechi’s new 200W USB-C GaN Charger is a charger that’s up to the job, no matter what the device. Laptops, smartphones, tablets, earbuds, and power banks, this will charge them all....

As TriggerMesh co-founder Sebastien Goasguen put it, with TriggerMesh, developers can modernize “their applications by taking advantage of cloud services wherever they are and from whoever the provider is.” It does this by taking advantage of FaaS offerings that auto-scale and provide a finer billing mechanism. If that sounds to you a lot like AWS Lambda, congratulations, you’re right. But while Lambda is tied to AWS, TriggerMesh’s field is wide open to any cloud supporting Kubernetes....

Students looking for free online college courses may be surprised to discover options from Ivy League institutions. More and more universities are offering free college courses online, often in the form of massive open online courses (MOOCs). These classes cover a wide array of subjects in the arts, social sciences, STEM, and other fields. While they typically don’t count towards a degree, MOOCs can provide learners with valuable, career-relevant knowledge....

Chainalysis found that the Central, Northern and Western regions of Europe (CNWE) have the biggest cryptocurrency economy in the world, receiving over $1 trillion worth of cryptocurrency over the last year. The region accounted for about 25% of all global activity related to cryptocurrency and was spurred on by the widespread corporate interest in the DeFi market. CNWE managed to take the top spot in this year’s ranking, according to Chainalysis, after coming in second last year behind Eastern Asia....

In a statement, both the the Ukrainian Security Service and Ukrainian Cyber Police said the group made at least $1 million through their attacks on the companies. US and UK law enforcement officials worked with Ukrainian officials on the operation. Officials said the leader of the group was a 36-year-old who worked with his wife and three other people out of Kyiv. The five are facing a variety of charges in Ukraine related to money laundering, hacking, and selling malware....

(A screenshot from United’s launch video) About United Airlines, that is. I woke up on Tuesday to hear the airline is buying a lot of Boeing planes. Up to 200 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 100 more 737 Max flying machines too. The mere notion that more and more planes will feel new, if not entirely plush, gave me shivers. Anything that makes the actual experience of airline travel better has to be a good thing....

In fact, the market for construction robots is exploding, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14%, according to a new outlook by Straights Research, and set to more than triple in size by 2030. We’ve been highlighting some of the technologies making their way to the job site, including drone deployments, robots chalking grid lines prior to builds, rebar robots, scaffolding erecting robots, and robotic K9s. The new data suggests a convergence of demand driven in part by safety concerns and rising labor costs and in part by population trends....

The FAA is the US government agency which oversees many aspects of America’s aviation, including air traffic management. The issue affected the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which provides pilots with real-time information about changes and potential hazards on flight routes. Also: Flighty is a must-have iOS app for air travel “The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now....

Unfortunately for anyone who wanted one, it’s been perpetually back-ordered since then. Customers could reserve a spot in line to buy one, but that typically meant waiting several months before Valve could finally fulfill the order. The Steam Deck provides an ultraportable way to play many PC games via either its built-in 7-inch (1,280x800) display, or on an external display if connected to its official Steam Deck Docking Station or another compatible adapter....

Because of the length of wallet addresses, most systems copy a wallet address and allow you to paste it in during transactions simply. With Twizt, cybercriminals have been able to substitute the intended wallet address with the threat actor’s wallet address. Researchers with Check Point said they have seen 969 transactions intercepted, noting that Twizt “can operate without active command and control servers, enabling it to evade security mechanisms,” meaning each computer that it infects can widen the botnet....