AI-powered network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories targeting the US election, investigation finds ( www.bbc.com )
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/405394...
An ID verification service that works with TikTok and X left its credentials wide open for a year ( www.engadget.com )
An ID verification company that works on behalf of TikTok, X and Uber, among others, has left a set of administrative credentials exposed for more than a year, as reported by 404 Media....
Microsoft's Weather app now shows more ads ( www.ghacks.net )
It's raining ads in Windows 11. The Microsoft Weather app in the operating system now displays more ads....
EVs still have major quality problems, and it’s mostly about the software ( www.theverge.com )
What's Happened Since Time Dropped Its Paywall 1 Year Ago ( www.adweek.com )
Time removed its paywall in June 2023, resulting in a rise in advertising revenue but a loss of digital subscribers, with traffic remaining relatively flat....
South Korean telecom company attacks torrent users with malware ( www.tomshardware.com )
T-Mobile In Trouble After It Decides To Build Cell Tower That Is 'Not Safe' For Residents ( wccftech.com )
Apple finally adds support for RCS in latest iOS 18 beta | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are ( gizmodo.com )
Uncovering Every Lie in MKBHD's Softball Interview; a scathing critique of 'brand safe' influencers ( www.youtube.com )
Louis Rossman discuses many design flaws made by Apple over the years throughout their entire catalog....
Lindroid is an Android app that lets you run Linux in a container, with support for hardware-acceleration - Liliputing ( liliputing.com )
Very interesting news. I haven't tried it out personally; But if it works, I imagine that'd be huge.
Redbox’s owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll ( www.theverge.com )
informed employees of the filing late Friday [...] that it had filed for a debtor-in-possession loan — a way for companies that are reorganizing after filing for bankruptcy to secure additional working capital to meet payroll. [...] employees have been waiting for paychecks since June 21st [...] it’s not certain that the...
Framework Laptop 16, six months later ( www.theverge.com )
Microsoft reveals even more emails to customers were accessed by Russia-based hackers ( www.neowin.net )
Earlier this year, Microsoft revealed that a Russia-based cybercriminal group labeled as Midnight Blizzard got access to the email accounts of its top executives in late 2023. Today, the company has confirmed that it is informing more of its customers that emails sent to those executives were seen by that hacker group....
Is social media fuelling political polarisation? ( theconversation.com )
Once upon a time, newly minted graduates dreamt of creating online social media that would bring people closer together....
A group of R1 jailbreakers found a massive security flaw in Rabbit’s code ( www.theverge.com )
A Russian Propaganda Network Is Promoting an AI-Manipulated Biden Video ( www.wired.com )
Chinese space firm unintentionally launches its new rocket ( arstechnica.com )
The rocket was undergoing a static fire test of the stage, in which a vehicle is clamped to a test stand while its engines are ignited, when the booster broke free. According to a statement from the company, the rocket was not sufficiently clamped down and blasted off from the test stand "due to a structural failure."...
TeamViewer links corporate cyberattack to Russian state hackers ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws ( www.eff.org )
We’ve said it before: online age verification is incompatible with privacy. Companies responsible for storing or processing sensitive documents like drivers’ licenses are likely to encounter data breaches, potentially exposing not only personal data like users’ government-issued ID, but also information about the sites...
Q: “Are we doomed?” A: “We would be, if not for the amazing developments in renewable energy.” ( powering-the-planet.ghost.io )
I wasn't aware just how good the news is on the green energy front until reading this. We still have a tough road in the short/medium term, but we are more or less irreversibly headed in the right direction.
ChatGPT outperforms undergrads in intro-level courses, falls short later ( arstechnica.com )
Researchers create 30 fake student accounts to submit model-generated responses to real exams. Professors grade the 200 or 1500 word responses from the AI undergrads and gave them better grades than real students 84% of the time. 6% of the bot respondents did get caught, though... for being too good. Meanwhile, AI detection...
Bill Gates says not to worry about AI's energy draw ( www.theregister.com )
We Need to Talk About the State of Calendar Software on Desktop ( nadim.computer )
While China has warned the West against 'decoupling', the country’s censorship system is designed for the purpose of isolation, report says ( globalvoices.org )
When the US House of Representatives passed the legislation that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok, a popular video app, to an American company or face being banned in the US, citing national security concerns, the Chinese government criticized the move as “an act of bullying.” Yet, ironically, TikTok is also unavailable...
