Luxury label Gucci has joined a pilot program with startup Xpondr to protect high-value shipments crossing the world’s oceans. The company is testing ANTS — an integrated security platform that combines active RFID, GPS and satellite uplinks to monitor sealed cargo containers. Xpondr’s president, Link Charlot, described the trial during the Maritime Security Expo in New York,...

RealNetworks Expands Mobile Music Presence Through Strategic Vodafone Partnership In a significant move to strengthen its position in the mobile music market, RealNetworks has established a partnership with Vodafone, one of Europe's leading wireless carriers. This agreement follows just a day after Napster announced its collaboration with Motorola to power music services on ROKR handsets. The...

Hollywood's 2001 Box Office: A Mixed Success Story The film industry is poised to celebrate a significant milestone as 2001 draws to a close, with box office revenues projected to reach $8.14 billion through January 1, representing a 9% increase over the previous year. However, this success comes with qualifications that temper the achievement. While revenues are climbing, much of this...

Riot Games has offered a brief glimpse of the upcoming agent set to join Valorant during the Summer Game Fest kickoff. The teaser, lasting just seven seconds, depicts a helmet positioned before a mechanical torso, seemingly trying to pick up a signal. The snippet leaves much to the imagination, with no details about the agent's identity or their unique abilities. Speculation suggests the agent...

Netflix's Opioid Crisis Drama Netflix's Opioid Crisis Drama "Painkiller" Set for August Debut A powerful new limited series examining America's devastating opioid epidemic is coming to Netflix this summer. "Painkiller" offers viewers a fictionalized yet impactful exploration of how this national health crisis began and its far-reaching consequences. The six-episode drama features an impressive...

Corporate anxieties simmer as executives grapple with perceived vulnerabilities tied to their youngest workforce members regarding sensitive data protection. A significant portion of leadership expresses heightened concern, with approximately 47% suspecting Gen Z staff might deliberately expose confidential material seeking online validation or engaging in content creation. Heightened anxiety...

Trachtenberg to Direct Final Season Pack your bags for Hawkins, Indiana — Stranger Things is making a comeback.Director Dan Trachtenberg, known for 10 Cloverfield Lane, has signed on to helm an episode of the show’s fifth and final season.The closing chapter of the series is drawing near as production brings familiar faces and new collaborators together.Sept. 4 Need spine-tingling...

There’s an odd pattern in the world of computer break‑ins: the most spectacular intrusions often spawn articles, books, and thrillers — written by others. The people who actually pulled off the cleverest stunts tend not to feel the urge to memorialize every exploit. Those who do write tend to be either the showy amateurs or the reformed operators who found a market for confession...

The VPN sector has publicly rejected the EU proposal to require automated scanning of messages for child sexual abuse material, warning it would damage core privacy protections.\n A coalition of major VPN providers, organized under the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI), urged lawmakers to oppose any rule that would force encryption backdoors, weaken cryptographic safeguards, or demand insecure...

Upcoming Netflix Releases Writer-director Juel Taylor expanded a running gag into a full-length movie: what began as the image of an entrepreneur, a pro, and a hustler walking into a bar became the seed for a mystery-comedy-thriller. Taylor told Netflix earlier this year that the offhand joke grew into the concept behind his new film. They Cloned Tyrone pairs Oscar winner Jamie Foxx with John...