Chinese government hackers reportedly targeted US Treasury’s sanctions office during December cyberattack

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese government hackers targeted the U.S. Treasury’s highly sensitive sanctions office during a December cyberattack, according to reports. According to The Washington Post, the state-sponsored hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a government department that imposes economic and trade sanctions against countries and individuals, to potentially access information on Chinese organizations that […]
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China’s BYD closes in on Tesla as sales jump

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Techme101

Chinese firm got a boost from subsidies encouraging consumers to replace old cars with greener ones.

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Yes, Analog Phones Work Just Fine Over a VoIP Gateway

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Techme101

Discover why (and how) a VoIP gateway is one of the few truly plug-and-play devices in business communications.

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Police investigating Cybertruck fire outside Trump hotel in Vegas

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Techme101

A Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire Wednesday morning just outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas is being investigated by local law enforcement. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a post on social media site X that the fire was out and being investigated. The fire was reported around 8:40 a.m. PT, […]
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VoIP Fax Might Work, But There Are More Reliable Options

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Techme101

With so many easier alternatives for sending docs, VoIP fax is a lousy strategy. Learn why fax fails over VoIP and what you can do instead.

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Toyota’s CES 2025 press conference: How to watch

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Techme101

Five years ago, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda went to CES to share with the world his “personal field of dreams” — a plan to build a prototype city on a 175-acre site at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan, where people would live and work amongst all of Toyota’s projects, including autonomous vehicle technology, […]
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People are playing a new DOOM-themed CAPTCHA

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Techme101

CAPTCHA programs that are used to determine whether a site visitor is a person or a bot come in pretty standard formats. Think text distortion (where users type the characters they see in a box amid other squiggles); image recognition (you’re selecting, say, all the squares in a grid with a bicycle image); and checkbox […]
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What Is Patch Tuesday? Microsoft’s Monthly Update Explained

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Techme101

Patch Tuesday is Microsoft’s monthly update day for fixing vulnerabilities. Learn its purpose, benefits, and how it enhances system security.

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OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Techme101

Back in May, OpenAI said it was developing a tool to let creators specify how they want their works to be included in — or excluded from — its AI training data. But 7 months later, this feature has yet to see the light of day. Called Media Manager, the tool would “identify copyrighted text, […]
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Silicon Valley stifled the AI doom movement in 2024

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Techme101

For several years now, technologists have rung alarm bells about the potential for advanced AI systems to cause catastrophic damage to the human race. But in 2024, those warning calls were drowned out by a practical and prosperous vision of generative AI promoted by the tech industry – a vision that also benefited their wallets. […]
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