In our first of hopefully many weekly tech news reports, we look at the fallout from the recent NHS hack and leaked details about Samsung’s upcoming high-end smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra.
GADGETS – Leaked photos of new high-end Samsung smartwatch
The highly anticipated Apple Watch Ultra 2 rival from Samsung now has a name. The “Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra” is rumoured to be cheaper than the Apple equivalent and is expected to be launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event on the 10th of July in Paris.
https://www.t3.com/news/samsung-galaxy-watch-7-ultra-leaks
GAMING – New Elden Ring DLC
The first DLC for the action role-playing game Elden Ring, is being subjected to a lot of negative feedback. Titled “Shadow of the Erdtree” the new expansion has been seen as too hard by many players. Despite the criticism, the game director thinks players will be able to handle it.
https://www.theverge.com/24183692/hidetaka-miyazaki-interview-shadow-of-the-erdtree-difficulty
SCIENCE – Chimpanzees self-medicate
A new study shows that Chimpanzees deliberately seek out medicinal plants when they are sick. The four year long project not only gives an insight into how the primates behave, it could also lead to new treatments for humans.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce994dv9q4eo
SECURITY – NHS hack exposes patients
After yet another high-profile NHS hack the cybercriminals have started leaking data online. The data, which was stolen from London based Synnovis labs, reportedly contains confidential information such as patient names, dates of birth, and NHS numbers.
https://cybernews.com/news/qilin-ransomware-leaked-synnovis-data
