Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says (abcnews.go.com)
Google is shutting down its Jamboard whiteboarding app (www.theverge.com)
Apple may be quiet on AI, but it’s also the biggest buyer of AI companies (qz.com)
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Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
Social media channels in China are filled with anti-black racist content, rights activists say (www.hrw.org)
How to Short-Circuit the Outrage Machine (slate.com)
Any citizen of the social internet knows the feeling: that irritable contentiousness, that desire to get into it that seems almost impossible to resist, even though you know you’ve already squandered too many hours and too much emotional energy on pointless internet disputes. If you use Twitter, you may have noticed that at...
Google’s new security pilot program will ban employee Internet access (arstechnica.com)
Threads is struggling to retain users — but it could still catch up to X (www.theverge.com)
Researchers discover attempt to infect leading Egyptian opposition politician with Predator spyware (apnews.com)
Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach (krebsonsecurity.com)
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led...
In a historic about-face, Apple publicly supports right-to-repair bill (grist.org)
[Corp Blog] AnonAddy has rebranded as addy.io (addy.io)
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archive.today: On the trail of the mysterious guerrilla archivist of the Internet (gyrovague.com)
The LK-99 “superconductor” went viral — here’s what the experts think (www.theverge.com)
LK-99 has been touted as a potential room-temperature superconductor that could revolutionize fields like energy and transportation. However, many experts are skeptical as the initial research papers have not been peer-reviewed and contain inconsistencies and imprecisions. Early attempts to replicate LK-99 have had mixed...
Reddit Sees Copyright Takedowns Peak While Subreddit Bans Drop. (torrentfreak.com)
5th Circuit finds Biden White House, CDC violated First Amendment (wapo.st)
The Court upheld many restrictions on the White House and Surgeon General’s office’s contacts with tech companies, finding that they ‘coerced’ platforms’ content decisions...
An announcement regarding Kris Nóva [RIP] (nivenly.org)
It is with immense sadness that we must share with you the news of the loss of our friend, our leader, and our mentor, Kris Nóva....
‘Into brain and the heart’: how China is using apps to woo Taiwan’s teenagers (www.theguardian.com)
China has made clear that it wants to take control of Taiwan, by force if necessary; and the two share a common language. That makes Chinese apps, music and drama particularly attractive and accessible to the Taiwanese and Taiwanese users a particularly important audience for Beijing. “The similarities in language make the...
I Gazed Into Worldcoin’s Orb and Saw a Boring Dystopia Staring Back (gizmodo.com)
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The internet is littered with fake reviews. Amazon, Glassdoor and others are trying to fight back (apnews.com)
FTC Blames Microsoft for Devastating Xbox Court Document Leak - IGN (www.ign.com)
“Microsoft was responsible for the error.”
Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store (www.malwarebytes.com)
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[Corp Blog] Ultimate guide to the 19 best secure, encrypted, and private email services (adguard.com)
In an article discussing secure email services, the need for data protection online is emphasized due to personal details in emails being vulnerable to hackers. Encrypted secure email is recommended for its ability to turn emails into code readable only with a special key, ensuring data privacy and trust-building. The article...
Amazon punished its own sellers to limit Walmart's reach, FTC says (www.reuters.com)
