New high speed DRUM technology puts $100,000 cameras at risk (interestingengineering.com)
How to regulate AI? Bioethicist David Magnus on medicine's critical moment (scopeblog.stanford.edu)
After Snowflake acquisition, former Neeva CEO says ‘window is shutting’ for AI search disruption (venturebeat.com)
Sridhar Ramaswamy, former CEO of the privacy-focused search engine Neeva, believes the window for AI systems to truly disrupt Google’s dominance in consumer search is closing following Snowflake’s acquisition of Neeva. At Snowflake, Ramaswamy sees more potential in using AI for enterprise applications and knowledge...
Google extends Chromebook lifespan to ten years (www.zdnet.com)
Starting next year, Google will provide Chromebook security patches and software upgrades for up to a decade. This will effectively guarantee that no existing Chromebook will expire within the next two years....
Google won’t repair cracked Pixel Watch screens (www.theverge.com)
Twitter is Still Throttling Competitors’ Links—Check for Yourself. (themarkup.org)
Apple and Google Are Introducing New Ways to Defeat Cell Site Simulators, But Is it Enough? (www.eff.org)
‘One of the Most Hated People in the World’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s 250 Pages of Justifications (www.nytimes.com)
NYT gift article expires in 30 days....
An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Enshittification - Cory Doctorow (DEF CON 31) (piped.video)
France orders Apple to halt iPhone 12 sales due to high radiation levels (www.france24.com)
French regulators on Tuesday ordered Apple to halt sales of the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation, and to fix existing handsets....
California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone (www.theverge.com)
The bill outlines three years for products costing $50 to $99.99 and seven years for products priced at $100 or more. The bill will cover electronics and appliances made and sold after July 1st, 2021.
Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates (blog.google)
"Where can I keep all this time that I'm saving?" Thank to Silicon valley, mankind is finally free of drudgery to focus on what's important in life. (www.staygrounded.online)
Update: Unity office death threat was made by a Unity employee (www.polygon.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/5340114...
Android App Pin Security Issue Allowing Unauthorized Payments via Google Wallet (github.com)
There is a possible way for a general purpose NFC reader to read the full card number and expiry details when the device is in locked screen mode due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation....
Fake Cisco Webex Google Ads abuse tracking templates to push malware (www.malwarebytes.com)
A new malvertising campaign is targeting corporate users who are downloading the popular web conferencing software Webex. Threat actors have bought an advert that has been online for almost a week and that impersonates Cisco’s brand and is displayed first when performing a Google search. The malware being used in this campaign...
AI Lie: Machines Don’t Learn Like Humans (And Don’t Have the Right To) (www.tomshardware.com)
Avram Piltch is the editor in chief of Tom’s Hardware, and he’s written a thoroughly researched article breaking down the promises and failures of LLM AIs.
Apple now finally sells USB-C EarPods (www.theverge.com)
Apple’s new USB-C EarPods are compatible with a bunch of your Apple devices....
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will have built-in Thread radio. (www.androidauthority.com)
The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will have built-in Thread radio, so they can directly communicate with smart home devices. Old iPhones could probably be used as a smart home hub....
Everything announced at today's Apple event: iPhone 15, USB-C, Apple Watch Series 9 and more (www.engadget.com)
Say USB-C five times fast....
The War Thunder forum has once again been used to share restricted plane documentation - this time about the F-117 Nighthawk (www.techradar.com)
cross-posted from: literature.cafe/post/1220527...
Google antitrust trial: Tech giant denies abusing power to gain monopoly - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from !google
A.I. usage fuels spike in Microsoft’s water consumption (fortune.com)
cross-posted from !microsoft
ALPHV Ransomware Group Hacked MGM By Making A 10 Minute Phone Call (twitter.com)
https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1701758864390050145