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Speech platform 3I VOX learned to understand kazakh and uzbek languages
3iTech developed speech models for speech recognition in Kazakh and Uzbek languages and opened access to their testing. New languages will enhance the 3i Vox platform as an ecosystem of voice services for developers, integrators, and enterprise IT departments that use voice technology. [CNews]
More than 100 thousand ZyXel firewalls and VPN gateways contained backdoor
More than one hundred thousand firewalls, VPN gateways and access point controllers from Zyxel contained a hard-coded administrative backdoor account, which, if necessary, could open root access to cybercriminals to devices through the SSH interface or the administrator's web panel. According to the RK Computer Incident Response Service, a dangerous account was discovered by specialists of Eye Control, based in the Netherlands. [Profit]
Experts chose the most beautiful games of 2020
Despite all the problems, 2020 was rich in exciting and beautiful games. [hi-tech.mail.ru]
Selfies of users with documents are highly valued in darknet
Kaspersky Lab analyzed ten English and Russian-language international shadow forums and found out what time users' data on the black market are estimated today. It turned out that their cost is quite high. Especially in demand are selfies with documents such as passports or driver's licenses (up to $40-60 per document), medical cards (up to $30 per full patient card), information from a credit card (up to $20), PayPal accounts (up to $500), as well as accounts in entertainment or streaming services such as, for example, Netflix, Twitch or Pornhh.
Apple prepares 32-core processor. It is faster than any Intel one
The company has already begun the transition to in-house processors in junior computers, solutions for top models will soon appear. [hi-tech.mail.ru]
PAVEL DUROV CRITICIZED THE NEW IPHONE 12 PRO
The new gadget, according to Durov, looks like a bulky version of iPhone 5, released back in 2012. [hi-tech.mail.ru]
Vacuum train hyperloop for the first time rolled passengers
Hyperloop is a concept of ultra-fast transport, the tunnels of which are located above the ground on supports. It is planned that the new vehicle will be twice as fast as the aircraft. [hi-tech.mail.ru]
What Snapdragon 875 is capable of. First tests
The first test results of the new Qualcomm processor for flagship smartphones of 2021 appeared on the Internet. [hi-tech.mail.ru]
The most popular applications and games in the world
What was downloaded and what people played after the global quarantine. [hi-tech.mail.ru]
Windows XP source is on the Internet. Why this is dangerous
The source code of the once popular Windows XP operating system, which has not been officially supported by Microsoft for several years, was posted on the Internet. [hi-tech.mail.ru]
