ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses ( www.404media.co )
A company that verifies the identities of TikTok, Uber, and X users, sometimes by processing photographs of their faces and pictures of their drivers’ licenses, exposed a set of administrative credentials online for more than a year potentially allowing hackers to access that sensitive data, according to screenshots and data...
'ChamelGang & Friends': China-linked Cyberespionage Groups Attacking Critical Infrastructure Globally with Ransomware ( www.sentinelone.com )
Threat actors in the cyberespionage ecosystem are engaging in an increasingly disturbing trend of using ransomware as a final stage in their operations for the purposes of financial gain, disruption, distraction, misattribution, or removal of evidence....
Cleantech has an enshittification problem ( pluralistic.net )
Chinese hackers deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in global espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa ( thehackernews.com )
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Stanford Internet Observatory rejects media reports it is shutting down, but acknowledges funding challenges ( cyber.fsi.stanford.edu )
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This is What Prime Air Drone Delivery Looks Like - Core77 ( www.core77.com )
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Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission ( www.neowin.net )
NHS England confirm patient data stolen in cyber attack - BBC News ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Has Facebook Stopped Trying? ( www.404media.co )
In spring, 2018, Mark Zuckerberg invited more than a dozen professors and academics to a series of dinners at his home to discuss how Facebook could better keep its platforms safe from election disinformation, violent content, child sexual abuse material, and hate speech. Alongside these secret meetings, Facebook was regularly...
European Commission sends preliminary findings to Apple and opens additional non-compliance investigation against Apple under the Digital Markets Act ( ec.europa.eu )
Listen to the AI-Generated Ripoff Songs That Got Udio and Suno Sued ( www.404media.co )
China's state subsidies in green technologies significantly higher than those in EU and OECD countries, distorting competition, researchers say ( www.intereconomics.eu )
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China-backed hackers stepping up attacks on Taiwan, cybersecurity firm says ( www.aljazeera.com )
Hacking group RedJuliett compromised two dozen organisations in Taiwan and elsewhere, report says....
[Gamers Nexus] HW News - USA Sues Adobe & Bans DeepCool, AMD Targeted by Cybercrime, ASUS MicroSD Statement ( www.youtube.com )
Tech Firms Prey on Poor Under Guise of Expanding Access to Financial Services ( truthout.org )
STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus ( www.wired.com )
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Finally a useful feature (no) ( jlai.lu )
Are you embracing AI? ( viewber.co.uk )
There’s something of a misunderstanding in the UK property industry that agents are luddites, clinging to fax machines and Rolodexes, but quite the opposite is true. Sales and letting agents like nothing more than finding new efficiencies – whether through careful outsourcing, digital signatures or virtual tours, begging the...
Electric Aviation is already better than you think - Volts with David Roberts ( www.volts.wtf )
Electric vehicles that can take off and land vertically, but then fly like a plane, are already being sold and used by hospitals and shipping companies. These vehicles have 5 batteries that give it a range of over 350 miles using current battery technology, though the batteries are intended to be swapped over the life of the...
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI settles privacy suit in the U.S. by giving plaintiffs a share of the company’s potential value, rather than a traditional payout, over lack of liqudity ( apnews.com )
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI reached a settlement Friday in an Illinois lawsuit alleging its massive photographic collection of faces violated the subjects’ privacy rights, a deal that attorneys estimate could be worth more than $50 million....
“We Can Still Contact Technical Support in the West”: Russian weapons are being manufactured on foreign machinery — but why are they still running? ( istories.media )
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[NightHawkInLight] DIY Supermaterial Could Save You From Heatstroke: Salt based PCMs ( www.youtube.com )
Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine ( www.wired.com )
Experts aren’t unanimous about whether the AI-powered search startup’s practices could expose it to legal claims ranging from infringement to defamation—but some say plaintiffs would have strong cases.
TikTok confirms it offered US government a 'kill switch' ( www.bbc.com )
TikTok says it offered the US government the power to shut the platform down in an attempt to address lawmakers' data protection and national security concerns....