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Bonking Boris Johnson told Number 10 bugged by Pegasus
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Don’t be silly, they would never get a horse in there

Boris Johnson has been told his office has been targeted with "multiple" suspected infections using Pegasus -- after he had a cup of tea, Boris was relieved to discover that Pegasus was a software virus and he could not have caught it at a Downing Street party. 

NSO could default on debts
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Tuesday, 14 December 2021 12:02

NSO could default on debts


Wants to flog off its Pegasus unit

NSO Group, the scandal-plagued spyware company that's in danger of defaulting on its debts, is exploring options that include shutting its controversial Pegasus unit and selling the entire company.

Indian Supremes order Pegasus investigation
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Thursday, 28 October 2021 11:35

Indian Supremes order Pegasus investigation


Did government use it to spy on journalists and political opponents?

India's supreme court has ordered an independent inquiry into whether the government used the surveillance software Pegasus to spy illegally on journalists, activists and political opponents.

Volvo Group picks Nvidia for its self-driving industry AI vehicles
Published in AI


Big deal for Nvidia

The Volvo Group has announced it will be using Nvidia's Drive end-to-end autonomous driving platform for training, testing, and deployment of self-driving vehicles, aiming at public transport, freight transport, refuse and recycling collection, construction, mining, forestry, and other industries.

Government snoopers deploy malware
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Wednesday, 19 September 2018 11:53

Government snoopers deploy malware


Spotted in 45 countries

Security researchers have found evidence that a piece of malware peddled as "lawful intercept" software to government agencies has been deployed against victims located in 45 countries.

Nvidia announces Automotive SoC Orin
Published in News
Saturday, 31 March 2018 20:07

Nvidia announces Automotive SoC Orin


Gives little to none details

Nvidia’s CEO, the man  known for his  two hour plus keynotes that tend to become even longer, has announced the company's next generation automotive chip codenamed Orin. Nvidia gave few details about the chip but did mention it is expected to perform similarly to Pegasus.

Nvidia Pegasus to sample in Q3 2018
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Saturday, 31 March 2018 19:56

Nvidia Pegasus to sample in Q3 2018


Professor Xavier sampling now

The automotive industry is very slow to adopt technology and traditionally the life cycle of a car is six years. Every third year the car gets a facelift improvement but generally every six years you can expect a totally new platform. With that in mind, Nvidia Drive Xavier and Pegasus won’t go into production before 2019.