Critical TootRoot bug lets attackers hijack Mastodon servers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Tesla now offers a $43,990 rear-wheel drive Model Y in the US (www.engadget.com)
It's the most affordable Model Y option....
Nothing's budget-friendly brand CMF debuts a $69 smartwatch and $49 earbuds (www.engadget.com)
The products will initially be available in the UK and India....
Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
The SynthID watermark from Google DeepMind can detect AI-generated images - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Google has developed a tool called SynthID that can watermark AI-generated images in a way that is imperceptible to humans but detectable by AI. The watermark is embedded in pixel values without noticeably changing the image. SynthID is being launched for use with Google Cloud’s image generator to verify original photos. While...
The first digital nomad (tim.kicker.dev)
Senators Warren & Graham Want To Create New Online Speech Police Commission (www.techdirt.com)
The proposed Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act by Senators Warren and Graham seeks to create a new federal commission to regulate large tech platforms. However, the bill contains many problematic provisions that threaten free speech and internet freedom. It would require platforms to reveal content moderation policies,...
Why Chatbots Fail to Replace Human Interaction (lucas-mcgregor.medium.com)
Large language models like ChatGPT are reviving interest in chatbots and virtual assistants. However, chatbots have failed to gain traction in the past during the rise of both websites and apps. The key issue is that users prefer to interact with their personal virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, rather than individual...
Google reminds us that Google Chat can be used with friends and family (9to5google.com)
tl;dr: after pushing rcs so hard for years, killing hangouts well after forgetting about it, & hiding it from gmail, google now wants you to use its (and google allo's) successor, google chat.
Google Camera Port Hub: Get the best GCam APK for Samsung, Xiaomi, Redmi, and other phones! (www.xda-developers.com)
Google Camera and its post-processing algorithms undoubtedly changed the game in terms of what we expect from smartphone cameras, elevating the Google Pixels to some of the best Android phones you can buy for the camera. That’s the exact reason why Google Camera ports are so highly requested for non-Google devices. With the...
No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon (arstechnica.com)
This Is A Very Serious Situation... (By SomeOrdinaryGamers) ~ NFT Party fail, eyes and skin burned (odysee.com)
Hello guys and gals, it's me Mutahar again! This time we take a look at a situation where one of the biggest brands in the world of NFTs, Bored Apes Yacht Club hosted an event in Hong Kong that left it's attendees potentially blind for the rest of their lives....
China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact (apnews.com)
Google loses bid to keep Texas' ad tech lawsuit in New York - Reuters (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from !google
PREDATOR IN THE WIRES: Ahmed Eltantawy Targeted with Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions - The Citizen Lab (citizenlab.ca)
[Corp Blog] How attackers use inbox rules to evade detection after email account compromise (blog.barracuda.com)
Summary...
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....
Mysterium TKL - finished build (postimg.cc)
Not sure where to put this in here or DIY. But, finished my TKL build and wanted to show off. I mean I didn’t just finish it, but pretty recent. Took a bit longer than I expected and a bit tedious for a perfectionist, but over all not too bad. It works!...
Writing WordPress blog posts with WordStar and Ulysses (dev.to)
Apple has reportedly started the production of its next-generation iPhone 15 in Tamil Nadu, India, reports Bloomberg. (www.iphoneincanada.ca)
The Foxconn factory located in Sriperumbudur is gearing up to roll out the latest iPhone 15 models....
Forcing your computer to rat you out (pluralistic.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2757988...
AI could lead to better comoression algorithms! (arstechnica.com)
This would lead to some very large cost savings if AI could compress video/audio even better than current compression algorithms. Data borders unite!
How to regulate AI? Bioethicist David Magnus on medicine's critical moment (scopeblog.stanford.edu)
A blueprint for writing introductions in technical tutorials (jamesg.blog)
Introduce the main concept being discussed in an article, with relevant background....