Techno World

Apple this afternoon published a new support document that walks users through repairing their file sharing options on their Macs after installing the 2017-001 Security Update for macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, which was released this morning .   Shortly after the security fix was released and users began installing it, file sharing complaints began surfacing on the MacRumors forums . Affected users saw file sharing fail to authenticate across multiple Macs. From MacRumors reader joedec: Immediately after installing this patch, file sharing fails to authenticate. I see this on multiple Macs. Hoping for some collaboration. [...]   With the Finder open a file share to any Mac with the security update installed. Status shows "not connected", when you try to "connect as" your username and password fail.   According to the document , macOS High Sierra users who cannot access file sharing after installing the security update will need to complete th...

Computer updates are supposed to shore up your system's defences and make your most important files and documents impenetrable to would-be hackers and criminals. But nobody told Apple. In the company's latest version of OS High Sierra, the tech giants have accidentally included a massive security flaw that makes hacking your system hilariously simple. You see, if you've downloaded the update then anyone can log into your Mac by just typing 'root' into the username field. Apple are working on a fix, but have said in a statement: "We are working on a software update to address this issue. In the meantime, setting a root password prevents unauthorized access to your Mac. To enable the Root User and set a password, please follow the instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012 . If a Root User is already enabled, to ensure a blank password is not set, please follow the instructions from the 'Change the root password' section." ...

Elon Musk has once again warned about the dangers of unchecked artificial intelligence, this time in response to a viral video of a robot doing amazing acrobatic feats. Twitter user Alex Medina, a designer for Vox Media, posted a clip of a  Boston Dynamics humanoid robot called Atlas doing a backflip  with the short caption: "we dead." In reply, Musk wrote, "This is nothing. In a few years, that bot will move so fast you'll need a strobe light to see it. Sweet dreams." He then went on to elaborate on his comment in a follow-up tweet. "Got to regulate AI/robotics like we do food, drugs, aircraft & cars. Public risks require public oversight. Getting rid of the FAA wdn’t [sic] make flying safer. They’re there for good reason." This is just the latest warning from Musk about robots, which he considers "humanity's biggest existential threat." At a talk at the National Governors Association meeting in July, Musk said lawmakers ...

Apple hasn’t shared any exact number, but Rosenblatt Securities analyst Jun Zhang calculated that Apple may have sold as many as 6 million iPhone X units this weekend alone, StreetInsider reported . With such a big number, it’s hard to grasp Apple’s success with the iPhone X. Last quarter, Apple sold 39.3 million iPhones when you combine all iPhone models. In other words, Apple usually sells around 1.75 million iPhones during a 4-day period. So this weekend was a huge weekend for Apple, even if you don’t take into account other iPhone models. The company sold more than 17 iPhone X units every single second during four days. Rosenblatt also says that Apple currently produces 3 million units per week. But this could increase to 4 million units per week in just a few weeks. Overall, Apple may have sold 15 million iPhone X units ever since it went on sale. Zhang says that most people buy the more expensive 256GB model. Apple is currently selling twice as many 256GB units...