Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The Canadian government plans to ban the Flipper Zero and similar devices after tagging them as tools thieves can use to steal cars.
TikTok is a Time Bomb (gurwinder.substack.com)
The ultimate weapon of mass distraction
Passkeys might really kill passwords (www.theverge.com)
Passkeys: how do they work? No, like, seriously. It’s clear that the industry is increasingly betting on passkeys as a replacement for passwords, a way to use the internet that is both more secure and more user-friendly. But for all that upside, it’s not always clear how we, the normal human users, are supposed to use...
India may block Proton Mail (techcrunch.com)
Sorry RDX for Reddit's EU users, you won't be able to add RDX web app (or any other PWA) to your home screen in the latest iOS update (rdx.overdevs.com)
Apple is removing PWA(progressive web apps) from EU Which means:...
To Avoid Hefty Tariffs, China’s BYD Eyes U.S. Car Market Via Mexico (www.wsj.com)
To Avoid Hefty Tariffs, China’s BYD Eyes U.S. Car Market Via Mexico::undefined
Get ready — your Google Workspace subscription is about to see an unwelcome price hike (www.techradar.com)
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelenskyy, documents show (www.stripes.com)
Kremlin runs disinformation campaign to undermine Zelenskyy, documents show::A covert Kremlin disinformation campaign targeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the aim of dividing Ukrainian society.
Journalist says he finds it ‘surreal’ to have account on X suspended after writing critique of platform (www.irishtimes.com)
Journalist says he finds it ‘surreal’ to have account on X suspended after writing critique of platform::The author’s account had over 100,000 followers and was around 14 years old, he said
Those free USB sticks in your drawer are somehow crappier than you thought (arstechnica.com)
This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting (www.wired.com)
This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting::Who knew stainless steel might not be such a good idea for the exterior of an electric SUV? The entire automotive industry, that’s who.
Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline’s chatbot (arstechnica.com)
Air Canada appears to have quietly killed its costly chatbot support.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon and tech peers sign pact to combat election-related misinformation (www.cnbc.com)
Microsoft, Google, Amazon and tech peers sign pact to combat election-related misinformation::A group of 20 leading tech companies on Friday announced a joint commitment to combat AI misinformation heading into the 2024 elections.
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will construct one of the largest solar farms in the U.S. (www.ksut.org)
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe will construct one of the largest solar farms in the U.S.::Construction on the Sun Bear Solar Farm is set to start later in 2024 and will need more than 500 laborers and electricians.
Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now (www.businessinsider.com)
Mark Zuckerberg explains why so many tech companies are doing layoffs right now::Meta’s CEO said tech execs realized doing tough layoffs didn’t end their companies — and there can be benefits to being leaner.
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran using its AI tools::State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday.
‘What Was She Supposed to Report?:’ Police Report Shows How a High School Deepfake Nightmare Unfolded (www.404media.co)
An in-depth police report obtained by 404 Media shows how a school, and then the police, investigated a wave of AI-powered “nudify” apps in a high school.
OpenAI collapses media reality with Sora AI video generator | If trusting video from anonymous sources on social media was a bad idea before, it's an even worse idea now (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI collapses media reality with Sora AI video generator | If trusting video from anonymous sources on social media was a bad idea before, it’s an even worse idea now::Hello, cultural singularity—soon, every video you see online could be completely fake.
OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model (www.theverge.com)
openai.com/sora...
Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results (www.pcworld.com)
Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results::SPEC says Intel’s Xeon processors were using a compiler that artificially inflated the results of its industrial benchmark by as much as 9%.
Justice Department Conducts Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) (www.justice.gov)
Justice Department Conducts Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU)::A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers that GRU Military Unit 26165, also known...
Bluesky and Mastodon users are having a fight that could shape the next generation of social media (techcrunch.com)
Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content (www.theverge.com)
Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content::Reddit has reportedly made a deal with an unnamed AI company to allow access to its platform’s content for the purposes of AI model training.
X allows China-based propaganda banned on other platforms — 81 campaign accounts falsely posing as Americans are still active on X, after being flagged last November (arstechnica.com)
X allows China-based propaganda banned on other platforms — 81 campaign accounts falsely posing as Americans are still active on X, after being flagged last November::X accused of overlooking propaganda flagged by Meta and criminal prosecutors.
Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here. (insideevs.com)
Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can’t make its operations work here.::The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can’t make its operations work here. All seven of its California...
