IoT devices

Artificial intelligence offers significant potential in agriculture, including improving crop yield by 26%, reducing water use by 41%, and cutting chemical usage by 33%. However, effective AI implementation requires clean, accurate data, which is often lacking due to fragmented sensor data, inconsistent historical records, and complex farm-specific variables like soil variation. Without a solid data foundation, AI risks generating misleading outputs that could harm productivity and resource management.

Dutch police dismantled a botnet comprising at least 17 million infected devices, seizing servers in the Netherlands after a tip from the NCSC-NL. The botnet, used for phishing, DDoS attacks, and fraud, targeted poorly secured consumer devices like routers and IoT hardware. Authorities also highlighted rising threats from residential proxy networks used for malicious purposes.

A joint advisory from 10 countries warns that China-linked threat actors are exploiting compromised routers and IoT devices globally to create proxy networks for cyberattacks, data theft, and operational disruptions. The attackers use these devices to launch further intrusions and steal sensitive information.

Anker has developed the Thus processor, the world's first neural-net compute-in-memory AI audio chip, designed to enable local AI in audio devices, mobile accessories, and IoT products. The chip is smaller and more power-efficient than traditional solutions, making it suitable for compact devices.

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered the Masjesu Botnet, a DDoS-for-hire service advertised on Telegram since 2023. It targets global IoT devices, including routers and gateways, across multiple architectures.