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China-linked hackers suspected of exploiting zero-day flaw in software used by ISPs
Attacks have been ongoing since June
Victim uses Apple AirTags to locate suspected mail thieves
Tracking tech leads to swift justice
Ikea launches eBay-style platform for customers to resell their used furniture
A global rollout could begin next year
Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content
The platform also demoted a story about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy
All of these famous tech companies started in a garage, except...
From Disney to Harley Davidson, many well-known brands were started in a garage, and such is the case for many major tech companies as well.
Researchers were able to run a key quantum internet element for half a month
A quantum internet can be built using existing telecom tech, a new study shows
British mobile network EE advises against giving smartphones to children under 11
At what age should kids be given smartphones?
Telegram CEO, Pavel Durov arrested at French airport following investigation into platform
The warrant is connected to the platform's alleged contributions to criminal activity including drug trafficking, pedocriminal offenses, and fraud
Deadlock: Valve finally admits it's making a new game after thousands have played and streamed it
Something to look forward to: Valve's upcoming multiplayer shooter has been an open secret for months. The developer remained weirdly secretive about the project as players leaked mountains of information and footage from it. Valve is now ready to admit that the game exists but hasn't given it the fanfare expected of a newly announced game.
Former bank CEO sentenced to 24 years after being scammed into collapsing a bank
Some $47 million may never be recovered
Hacker faces 81-month prison sentence for faking his death to avoid child support payments
Deadbeat dad was also selling compromised data on the dark web and filling out bank forms using other people's identities
Elon Musk stopped paying millions in server hardware bills after Twitter acquisition, new lawsuit claims
X has breached a business agreement that lasted several years
Pakistani government brought local internet down with its new censorship firewall
Trade organization P@SHA is warning authorities over a strangled IT industry
Disney backpedals in effort to dismiss wrongful death case citing streaming service agreement
The insensitive legal move sparked too much negative PR
Authors sue Anthropic for allegedly using pirated copyrighted work to train Claude
"Anthropic's model seeks to profit from strip-mining the human expression"
How do you pronounce "GIF"?
Jif with a soft G (like the word gin), Gif with a hard G (like "gift") or ...?
Elon Musk could sell billions in Tesla stock to plug X's financial holes
Musk's stake in Tesla is one of the few sources for raising emergency funds for X
Streaming spending hits record high as Max dominates US downloads and revenue
Netflix and Disney+ are lagging behind Max
In brief: There's been a backlash against streaming apps in recent years as the likes of Netflix and Disney+ raise prices and clamp down on password sharing. However, a new report shows that the negativity isn't impacting the apps' popularity or income: more than half of every dollar spent in the entertainment app category each quarter now goes to streaming.
X shuts down Brazil operations amid censorship dispute with top judge
Brazilians can still access X though
Diablo can be played on any web browser, again
Holy Satan: First released by Blizzard North in 1997, Diablo kicked off a video game series that continues to be popular today. Activision Blizzard released Diablo IV in 2023, but dedicated fans of the saga can now play the original game on almost any internet-connected device.
Elon Musk's Grok AI unleashes the wild west of image generation
Editor's take: It didn't take long for users to generate controversial images using Grok, sparking a debate about how these AI-generated pictures might influence public perception of politicians or celebrities. With the potential of misinformation impacting elections, it is fair to wonder about the responsibilities of developers and platforms in ensuring the integrity of information shared on their networks. Moreover, this initial wave of images could wind up being a cautionary tale if they are used to shape future regulations or guidelines for AI content creation tools.
16 AI "undressing" websites sued for creating deepfaked nude images
The sites were visited 200 million times during the first six months of 2024
Ransomware threats are on the rise, with LockBit 3.0 leading global attacks
That's despite the group's takedown earlier this year
Proton now offers a free VPN extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and other browsers
The VPN service has a goal of "defeating censorship"