Author: InfoForTech
I've started playing around with YouTube's "create video thumbnail", which hopefully will give me back a bit of time in my day (it used to be a manual job in Photoshop) and be a bit more interesting. And on that note, the imagery it's chosen this week is spot on: that Lockwood ES2100 electric strike looks like the perfect solution for my first fully installed Ubiquiti Access door lock. Having the door position sensor built in really simplifies things, and hopefully Ubiquiti will later add support to their hubs for the latch position and strike lock status. Once I'm back…
While there are plenty of ways to limit notifications on our digital devices and avoid distraction overload, there’s nothing inherently wrong with these alerts. They just need to be well managed and kept in their place.Keeping notifications useful and timely can help you get more done in the day, not less, and Windows 11 comes with built-in tools for setting up custom notifications that run on a schedule you specify.You can use these scheduled notifications however you want. Maybe you need reminders to take breaks, or you want to make sure you devote specific blocks of time to certain projects,…
IFA Berlin has often been a place to see cutting-edge tech, cool concepts, and interesting prototypes (or should we say weird?). While there certainly have been some of those this year, like iRobot’s Roomba Duo, various humanoid demos, and a flying car concept, 2026 has felt more muted than last year. We’re still seeing the same demos of things like the Saros Rover and the Dreame Cyber X concept. Instead, what I’ve seen is companies really trying to drill down on perfecting the products and product lines that work for them. Here are the trends I saw at IFA Berlin…
Swati KhandelwalSep 06, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security Attackers are exploiting MikroTik routers with their Secure Shell (SSH) remote-access service, which is reachable from the internet, to gain full administrative control without authentication, according to CERT Polska’s attack warning, published on September 5. Successful attacks date to at least September 2. The Hacker News’s September 6 review of the warning found no victim count or attacker identity. MikroTik’s security update lists fixed RouterOS releases. CERT says the fixes prevent the observed attacks and recommends immediate installation, followed by a check for unauthorized configuration changes. According to the vendor’s default firewall explanation, home MikroTik devices…
Travis Kalanick, the disgraced founder of Uber Technologies Co. Ltd., is reportedly trying to become a key figure in the ride-hailing market again by developing robotaxi technology at his new startup Atoms. A report in the Financial Times today provided more insight into the ambitions of Atoms, an industrial automation and robotics startup founded by Kalanick in March that went on to raise $1.7 billion in funding in June. Despite the massive size of that round, the startup has been guarded over what it intends to do with it. But the Financial Times revealed that Atoms is preparing to go…
More than half of employers in Singapore do not plan to increase headcount and intend to freeze or moderate wages in 2027 despite a slight improvement in their business outlook for the year, according to a survey by the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF). The survey was conducted between Jun and Aug 2026. It gathered responses from over 300 companies employing close to 160,000 workers across 20 industries, representing a diverse mix of small, medium-sized and large enterprises. The proportion of employers expecting uncertain business prospects in 2027 fell to 63% from 72% in 2026, and slightly more companies expect…
As covered in the Daily Tech Insider newsletter this week, AI grew more powerful, more embedded, and harder to contain. Frontier models crossed new capability thresholds, workplaces and government agencies widened deployment, and cybercriminals found fresh ways to exploit automated tools. Meanwhile, lawsuits, leadership changes, rising hardware costs, and a disappearing labor platform showed how quickly the industry’s ground is shifting. Top news Frontier AI models push capability and safety boundaries OpenAI unveiled GPT-6 Astra, its most powerful model to date, promising major advances in software engineering, research, and desk work. Astra is also the first model OpenAI has designated…
Though I’ve been working from home for the past 15 years, both freelance and full-time, this often means needing to be available 24/7, so I typically carry my laptop everywhere I go—including sports practices, day trips, and vacations.I have used many laptop backpacks in this time, and the dividing line between a work backpack that’s comfortable and fits seamlessly into your daily routine and one that’s aggravating at every turn is a fine one. If you’ve got limited closet space, it also helps if the backpack can pull double duty and be used for travel and/or hiking. The backpacks below…
An artist’s conception shows one of Cowboy Space’s data centers in Earth orbit. (Cowboy Space via LinkedIn) California-based Cowboy Space is leasing a 291,035-square-foot industrial facility in Kent, Wash., to support the production of hardware for its planned constellation of AI data center satellites, according to the company that arranged the lease. “According to Newmark Research, the transaction is the largest industrial lease in the Puget Sound region year-to-date,” Newmark, the real estate broker for the deal, said in a news release. Newmark represented CenterPoint Properties, Cowboy’s new landlord. The facility at 7650 S. 228th St. previously served as a…
As companies entrust more responsibility to artificial intelligence, managing governance and regulatory reporting becomes even more essential. Workiva Inc.’s platform provides AI-powered collaboration tools for streamlining financial reporting, governance and sustainability management. The company emphasizes data security and privacy while helping customers automate time-consuming tasks. “Workiva sits at an important intersection of enterprise data, business context, controls and accountability,” said Krista Case, principal analyst and practice lead of cybersecurity and cyber resilience at theCUBE Research. “As AI moves from recommending actions to taking them, enterprises will need trusted context and clear guardrails around what AI is allowed to do. That…