Monthly Archives: April 2024

Microsoft Teams gains Spatial Annotations functionality, makes MR collabs easy

Microsoft is launching Spatial Annotations, a new feature for mixed reality (MR) collaboration, on the Teams mobile app. This feature, currently in a public preview for iOS devices, lets frontline workers collaborate remotely with colleagues using 3D annotations on physical objects. This comes after Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Mixed Reality is dead. Previously, these […]

Hackers Exploit OpenMetadata Flaws to Mine Crypto on Kubernetes

Threat actors are actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain unauthorized access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptocurrency mining activity. That’s according to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, which said the flaws have been weaponized since the start of April 2024. OpenMetadata is an open-source platform that operates as a

Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

A new Google malvertising campaign is leveraging a cluster of domains mimicking a legitimate IP scanner software to deliver a previously unknown backdoor dubbed MadMxShell. “The threat actor registered multiple look-alike domains using a typosquatting technique and leveraged Google Ads to push these domains to the top of search engine results targeting specific search keywords, thereby

Wayve’s new autonomous AI LINGO-2 can interact with passengers and take orders

Wayve has unveiled LINGO-2, a new vision-language-action model (VLAM) designed for use on public roads. LINGO-2 integrates visual perception, language processing, and real-time decision-making capabilities to navigate its surroundings. LINGO-2 acts as the brain of a self-driving car. It uses cameras to perceive its surroundings (vision) and then employs language processing to understand the scene. […]

Microsoft’s new VASA-1 makes realistic talking faces from images and speech

Microsoft researchers have developed a new VASA system that can create lifelike talking faces from a single image and an audio clip. VASA-1, the first model built with this framework, can produce facial expressions, precisely synchronized lip movements, and natural head motions. This has the potential to create more engaging and realistic experiences in various […]

Microsoft unveils new Copilot capabilities for frontline workers in Dynamic 365

Microsoft announced new Dynamics 365 Field Service features that can improve efficiency and customer experience. The update uses AI capabilities through Microsoft Copilot. “The introduction of Copilot in Dynamics 365 Field Service, with its powerful summarization capabilities, is a game-changer. Not only does it benefit our leaders, but it also streamlines internal communications, aids finance, […]

More Windows PCs previously blocked are now able to upgrade to Windows 11. Apple has fallen to number two in terms of iPhone market share. Salesforce makes news with a possible acquisition of Informatica. And a new AI wearable device gets savage reviews. All this and more on the “winners and losers” edition of Hashtag […]