Here’s how a German Microsoft software engineer’s ‘curiosity and craftsmanship’ saved the world’s internet from the ‘most widespread and effective backdoor ever planted in any software product’

What you need to know Last week, a German Microsoft engineer uncovered a cyber attack that would have potentially allowed threat actors to access data from millions of unsuspecting users. The software engineer started investigating the issue after noticing sluggish processing power while using SSH to access computers remotely during routine checks.  Cybersecurity firms call […]

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NASA Engineers Are Racing to Fix Voyager 1

Voyager 1 is still alive out there, barreling into the cosmos more than 15 billion miles away. However, a computer problem has kept the mission’s loyal support team in Southern California from knowing much more about the status of one of NASA’s longest-lived spacecraft. The computer glitch cropped up on November 14, and it affected […]

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Apple Engineers Allegedly Able to Use Vision Pro With Two Mac Displays

Apple’s new Vision Pro headset can serve as an external display for a Mac, letting you view and control your computer’s screen in a visionOS window. The feature can currently be used with only a single Mac display, but analyst Ben Thompson today suggested that Apple has internally tested the ability to use multiple displays. […]

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Apple Now Seeking Generative AI Engineers for AR/VR Applications

Apple is calling on experts with backgrounds in generative AI to work with the company’s “most advanced technologies,” including augmented and virtual reality, according to new job listings posted by the company. One new listing posted on Apple’s jobs website, highlighted by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, seeks a software engineer in Cupertino to work on machine […]

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Former Apple Engineer’s Mimestream Gmail Client for Mac Gets Official Launch, Free Beta Access to End Tomorrow

Mimestream, the Gmail client for macOS founded by former Apple Mail engineer Neil Jhaveri, this week ended more than two years of beta development with the official release of Mimestream 1.0. As a native app written in Swift and designed with AppKit and SwiftUI for a clean, stock appearance, Mimestream’s UI will be familiar to […]

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Almost 10,000 Microsoft engineers already use dev boxes, and the cloud PCs will roll out to developers this July

What you need to know Microsoft Dev Box will become generally available in July 2023. Dev Box is a cloud computing environment for developers that is built on the same tech as Windows 365. Several new Dev Box features are available in preview starting today, including 16 and 32 Core SKUs and the ability to […]

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How many engineers does it take to prove Samsung’s moon photos are real?

Concerning the titular question, the answer is: One. Samsung already explained how its moon shots captured by the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s telephoto camera work, but one engineer took it upon himself to explain things in even greater detail. The short story is that the company doesn’t just overlay existing moon photos on top of yours […]

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Apple Engineers Reportedly Working on ChatGPT-Like AI Despite Siri Design Flaws

Apple is testing generative AI concepts that could one day be destined for Siri, despite fundamental issues with the way the virtual assistant is built, the New York Times reports. Employees were apparently briefed on Apple’s large language model and other AI tools at the company’s annual AI summit last month. Apple engineers, including members […]

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Samsung to hire 1,000 engineers for its R&D centers in India

Samsung India is planning to strengthen its workforce by hiring around 1,000 engineers for its R&D institutes. The company wants to recruit engineers across different areas of expertise. These new employees will work at Samsung R&D Institutes in Bangalore, Noida, and Delhi, as well as Samsung Semiconductor Research in Bengaluru next year. The company revealed […]

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Apple Has Relied More on China-Based Engineers During Pandemic

Apple engineers in China have taken on greater responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as travel restrictions and lockdowns have prevented Apple from sending as many U.S. engineers to the country as it normally would, according to The Wall Street Journal. While key matters like product design are still handled at Apple’s headquarters in California, the […]

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Android Phone With Fully Functioning Lightning Port Becomes Engineer’s Latest Project

Following a trend of enthusiasts successfully switching the iPhone’s Lightning port for a USB-C port, engineer Ken Pillonel has added a functional Lightning port to a Samsung Galaxy A51. [embedded content] Pillonel was the first to gain notoriety for modifying an iPhone X to add a functional USB-C port, which went on to sell for […]

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Apple Again Rewarding Some Engineers With Up to $200K in Stock Bonuses

Apple is again providing stock bonuses to some engineers in order to encourage them to stay with the company, reports Bloomberg. Select hardware and software engineers are receiving bonuses of up to $200k, a rare offering from Apple. Back in December, Apple provided up to $180,000 in bonuses to select engineers in silicon design, hardware, […]

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