News Story Dump Archive

[SquirrelMan5k]

Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers

maybe we could start a thread on what to do if your systems are affected?

[GumplyOldGit]

Google claims math breakthrough with proof-solving AI models

Chrome will now prompt some users to send passwords for suspicious files

Non-Google search engines blocked from showing recent Reddit results

Canadian soccer teams have been spying with drones for years

Crooks used 3K GitHub accounts to distribute malware

AI models face collapse if they overdose on their own output

[bedHedd]

Anyone can Access Deleted and Private Repository Data on GitHub ◆ Truffle...

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How To Access Private and Deleted Github Repositories Data

[GumplyOldGit]

Video game performers go on strike over artificial intelligence

It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age

ZeroHedge

Elon Musk’s X under pressure from regulators over data harvesting for Grok AI

Robots sacked, screenings shut down: a new movement of luddites is rising up...

Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar

Ransomware gangs are loving this dumb but deadly ESXi flaw

Minister: Malaysia is working on an internet kill switch

Google parent Alphabet's partnership with AI firm Anthropic under...

Rapid renewable energy growth leads FBI to warn hackers will hit new,...

[GoldenAngel1997]

Tesla to customers: No more wet rags on chargers, please

[GumplyOldGit]

Poor security let hackers access 40 million voters' details

Low-income homes drop Internet service after Congress kills discount program

Meta agrees to $1.4 billion settlement in Texas biometric data lawsuit over...

[Iron_Bound]

Computational random-access memory
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44335-024-00003-3

AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 launch due to a typo — mislabeled Ryzen 7...

[GumplyOldGit]

IBM, Nike, Disney, others caught in Proofpoint phish palaver

CBP needs warrant to search phones, says yet another judge

Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble

[dns2utf8]

Americans Sue to Remain Misinformed

[pembrake]

Long time listener, first time caller

‘Friend’ CEO spent most of the company’s money buying Friend.com.

[GumplyOldGit]

DigiCert revokes certificates issued in error by software

Microsoft Dynamics 365 called out for 'worker surveillance'

Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription

Mysterious family of malware hid in Google Play for years

Gen Z: Less than half of 16-24-year-olds watch traditional TV, Ofcom says

Lululemon pulls new leggings line that gives customers ‘long butt’ - Local...

Tinder parent company cuts jobs as subscriber numbers slump

[GoldenAngel1997]

Can 3D-printed homes could help solve America's housing crisis

[GumplyOldGit]

Intel reportedly planning to lay off thousands of workers

Infosys disputes claim it owes $4 billion in sales tax

Tesla that killed motorcyclist was in Full Self-Driving mode

Ride-hailing giant Uber strikes EV deal with China Tesla rival BYD

Microsoft strips ads from Skype in a move toward “user-centric design”

Amazon must recall dangerous products properly — even ones sold by third parties

Japan mandates app to ensure national ID cards aren't forged

India ponders mandatory dynamic 2FA for digital payments

Appeals court maintains pause on net neutrality rules in US

Intel to shed at least 15% of staff to drive down costs

Putin's Trader: How Russian hackers stole millions from U.S. investors

Who are the two major hackers Russia just received in a prisoner swap?

https://www.rmoutlook.com/science-news/turkey-blocks-access-to-instagram-reports-say-its-a-response-to-removal-of-posts-on-hamas-chief-9302789

Scientists propose lunar facility to ‘cryopreserve' endangered species

Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans

Senators propose “Digital replication right” for likeness, extending 70 years...

[imhigh.today]

Intel set for biggest slide in 24 years as turnaround struggle deepens

https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-shares-set-fall-most-24-years-it-struggles-with-turnaround-2024-08-02/

[GumplyOldGit]

Fortune 50 biz paid $75M ransom to prevent stolen data leak

DoJ makes move as AI antitrust storm gathers round Nvidia

https://business.inquirer.net/472678/nintendo-first-quarter-net-profit-sinks-as-switch-sales-slow

AI to invade hundreds more Taco Bell drive-thrus this year

[parmott]

Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs get two additional years of warranty...

[GumplyOldGit]

TikTok sued for 'massive' invasion of child privacy

[GoldenAngel1997]

#werenotgonnatakeit

Americans aren't spending like they used to, and it's forcing a reckoning for...

[GumplyOldGit]

Say 'ahhhh' – AI robots are now gunning for your gums

Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged

FLUX: This new AI image generator is eerily good at creating human hands

X loses top engineer and techops lead.

[Kougar]

https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-market-share-on-steam-drops-below-46/