Today’s tech hits – updates, breaches, and defense contracts
A quick look at new software tweaks, major cyber breaches, and fresh US defense component deals, plus a startup funding round.
The TechMap Live reporter · · 2 min read · from 10 reports
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Here’s what’s happening in tech today. NVIDIA has just added a GPU‑based frame‑interpolation feature to FFmpeg, using Vulkan to double video frame rates. Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview broke mouse cursors – they can vanish, change size, or lose your custom settings. Google rolled out a subtle daily‑use update for Android Auto, while Instagram started pulling down AI‑generated influencer accounts. WatchGuard patched three critical flaws in its Fireware OS, and mBank in Poland saw a big login and app outage. On the security front, Aesto Health’s cloud was breached, exposing data of roughly nine and a half million users, and Boston Scientific’s new pacemakers lost remote monitoring after a cyberattack. In defense news, the US signed seven‑year component deals with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics for Patriot and THAAD missile systems. Finally, Israeli AI startup DataAgent secured ten million dollars to build a Kubernetes fault‑repair platform. That’s the roundup.
Software updates and glitches
NVIDIA added GPU‑accelerated frame interpolation to FFmpeg using the Vulkan API, which doubles video frame rates. Microsoft released a Windows 11 preview update that made mouse cursors disappear, change size, or lose personalization. Google’s Android Auto rolled out a daily‑use feature update for everyday users. Instagram began removing or restricting AI‑generated influencer accounts on its platform.
WatchGuard issued patches that fix three critical remote code execution flaws in its Fireware OS. In Warsaw, Polish bank mBank suffered a widespread outage that blocked customer logins and the mobile app.
Cybersecurity incidents hit health and devices
Hackers breached Aesto Health’s AWS infrastructure, stealing personal and health data from about 9.5 million users. The breach was reported as critical.
Boston Scientific faced a cyberattack that stopped remote monitoring of its newest implantable cardiac devices, disrupting data transmission from the pacemakers.
Defense contracts and AI funding
The United States signed seven‑year component contracts with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics to supply parts for PAC‑3 MSE missiles used in Patriot and THAAD air‑defense systems.
Israeli startup DataAgent raised ten million dollars in pre‑seed funding to build an AI platform that repairs faults inside customer Kubernetes clusters.
Questions people ask
Why did the Windows 11 preview update cause mouse cursor problems?
The KB5120998 preview introduced changes that made the cursor disappear, change size, or reset personalization settings, leading to the reported issues.
How many users were impacted by the Aesto Health data breach?
About 9.5 million users had personal and health information stolen from Aesto Health’s AWS infrastructure.
What does NVIDIA’s GPU‑accelerated frame interpolation do for FFmpeg?
It uses the Vulkan API to insert extra frames into video streams, effectively doubling the frame rate and smoothing motion.
The events in this briefing
Every event summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any figure here can be checked against its source.
- mBank experiences major login and app outage · Spider's Web
- US signs 7-year component contracts with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics for Patriot and THAAD rockets · Mezha
- Android Auto Introduces Daily-Use Feature Update · Antyweb
- Aesto Health Data Breach Affects 9.5 Million Users · SecurityWeek
- DataAgent raises $10M pre‑seed funding for AI‑driven Kubernetes fault‑repair platform · SiliconANGLE
- WatchGuard releases patches for three critical Fireware OS vulnerabilities · SecurityWeek
- Boston Scientific confirms cyberattack disrupting remote monitoring of new pacemakers · Numerama
- NVIDIA adds GPU frame interpolation to FFmpeg via Vulkan · cnBeta
- Microsoft releases Windows 11 preview update KB5120998 causing mouse cursor issues · Technopat
- Instagram Acts on AI-Generated Influencer Profiles · Webtekno
This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 event reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no figures beyond those in the events listed above.
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