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...
One approach to this is lightweight construction: the thinner the ceilings of a multi-storey building, for example, the more space is left for extra floors.
Mac malware that steals passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data has been spotted circulating through Google ads, making it at least the second time in as many months the widely used ad platform has been abused to infect web surfers....
South Korea spotted another 350 North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten....
A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections....
Microsoft broke the European Union's antitrust regulations by "tying" collaboration tool Teams to its dominant online Office productivity suite, according to preliminary findings from an investigation begun in July 2023....
Personally, I’m a fan of static sites. But, being a web developer myself, setting up a simple form isn’t a big deal.
If dynamic content is required and you’re not a developer, you are at a crossroads. You can host your own Wordpress and get hacked eventually, or pay a cloud service like squarespace or wix, etc. but you’re at the mercy of price increases and a la carte features.
To be fair to Wordpress, they’ve come a long way. The core product isn’t horrible. However, they have no way to control 3rd party code, and that’s where all the malicious stuff comes from.
Microsoft has been pushing hard for its users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft Account. The newest Windows 11 installer removed the easy bypass to the requirement that you make an account or login with your existing account. If you didn't install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account and now want to stop sending the...
The world's top two AI startups are ignoring requests by media publishers to stop scraping their web content for free model training data, Business Insider has learned....
If you put it online, you gave it away. If someone reads it and then uses that information to answer questions for someone else without giving credit to the author, that’s called a conversation. As long as no copyrights are being abused, there is no problem and this is just corporations upset with what they think is piracy, pandering to people who are still on the fence about AI.
I’ll buy one. Even if it’s kinda crappy, I’d love to have an “around town” EV instead of having to commit to an expensive EV when I’m not ready to buy a new expensive car yet.
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...
We analyzed 54,177 collection pages on OpenSea and found that 76% of the top pages are spam ( guerrillabuzz.com )
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Bill Gates says not to worry about AI's energy draw ( www.theregister.com )
Modern construction using long-forgotten techniques ( ethz.ch )
Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads | Full-service Poseidon info stealer pushed by "advertiser identity verified by Google." ( arstechnica.com )
Mac malware that steals passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data has been spotted circulating through Google ads, making it at least the second time in as many months the widely used ad platform has been abused to infect web surfers....
South Korean military says 350 waste balloons detected from North Korea overnight as tensions flare ( www.cnn.com )
South Korea spotted another 350 North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten....
Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level rise ( www.theguardian.com )
A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections....
EU accuses Microsoft of antitrust violations for bundling Teams with O365 ( www.theregister.com )
Microsoft broke the European Union's antitrust regulations by "tying" collaboration tool Teams to its dominant online Office productivity suite, according to preliminary findings from an investigation begun in July 2023....
Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack ( arstechnica.com )
Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it ( www.npr.org )
1,300 'most vulnerable' Hajj pilgrims died from heat wave in Saudi Arabia ( www.upi.com )
Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide — instructions redacted earlier this week ( www.tomshardware.com )
Microsoft has been pushing hard for its users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft Account. The newest Windows 11 installer removed the easy bypass to the requirement that you make an account or login with your existing account. If you didn't install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account and now want to stop sending the...
Eight-year-old pekingese Wild Thang wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest ( www.theguardian.com )
The World’s Ugliest Dog annual contest may not render the most flattering title to its victor, but don’t tell that to Wild Thang....
OpenAI and Anthropic are ignoring an established rule that prevents bots scraping online content ( archive.ph )
The world's top two AI startups are ignoring requests by media publishers to stop scraping their web content for free model training data, Business Insider has learned....
$200-ish laptop with a 386 and 8MB of RAM is a modern take on the Windows 3.1 era ( arstechnica.com )
BYD says Mexico plant will create 10,000 jobs ( www.straitstimes.com )
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