Meta is connecting Threads more deeply with the fediverse (www.theverge.com)
Backdoor slipped into multiple WordPress plugins in ongoing supply-chain attack (arstechnica.com)
EVs Could Last Nearly Forever—If Car Companies Let Them (www.theatlantic.com)
ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses (www.404media.co)
EU finds Microsoft violated antirust laws by bundling Teams (www.engadget.com)
Here’s how much Google says it’d cost to fulfill Epic’s biggest demands (www.theverge.com)
Automated cooling tower detection through deep learning for Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigations: a model development and validation study (www.thelancet.com)
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Volkswagen and Rivian agree to $5 billion partnership (www.engadget.com)
Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks in US over windshield wiper, exterior trim issues (www.reuters.com)
Tesla said on Tuesday it was recalling most Cybertrucks in the United States over issues with their windshield wipers and exterior trim.
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Taking a closer look at AI’s supposed energy apocalypse (arstechnica.com)
What everyone gets wrong about the 2015 Ashley Madison scandal (www.newscientist.com)
Found via the author’s Mastodon Post...
boost security across multi-site chain stores (www.hikvision.com)
The security industry is poised for significant advancements in 2024, driven by cutting-edge technologies. Staying informed about these trends will help businesses adopt the best practices and solutions. Embrace these innovations to enhance security measures, operational efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Read more...
HP bricks ProBook laptops with bad BIOS delivered via automatic updates — many users face black screen after Windows pushes new firmware (www.tomshardware.com)
On May 26, a user on HP’s support forums reported that a forced, automatic BIOS update had bricked their HP ProBook 455 G7 into an unusable state. Subsequently, other users have joined the thread to sound off about experiencing the same issue....
Chinese hackers deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in global espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (thehackernews.com)
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California says AT&T can't shut down copper DSL network (www.lightreading.com)
Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine (www.wired.com)
A WIRED analysis and one carried out by developer Robb Knight suggest that Perplexity is able to achieve this partly through apparently ignoring a widely accepted web standard known as the Robots Exclusion Protocol to surreptitiously scrape areas of websites that operators do not want accessed by bots, despite claiming that it...
‘Blue screen of death’ at the ballpark: How the Mariners tapped a tech nerve in viral rally video (www.geekwire.com)
Apple Hits a Major Roadblock as EU Targets App Store (www.wired.com)
US Record Labels Sue AI Music Generators Suno and Udio for Copyright Infringement (www.wired.com)
The music industry has officially declared war on Suno and Udio, two of the most prominent AI music generators. A group of music labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Group has filed lawsuits in US federal court on Monday morning alleging copyright infringement on a “massive scale.”...
Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears (www.theverge.com)
Visions of a Post-Apocalyptic Internet: The Future of Democratized Information (infosec.pub)
My thoughts on the #futureoftheinternet, #digitalfreedom, #freedomofinformation, and #accessibility–with some #FOSS and #anarchy thrown in, of course....
Red Tape Is Making Hospital Ransomware Attacks Worse (www.wired.com)
Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free (www.nbcnews.com)
Julian Assange is free....
Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide — instructions redacted earlier this week (www.tomshardware.com)
Microsoft has been pushing hard for its users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft Account. The newest Windows 11 installer removed the easy bypass to the requirement that you make an account or login with your existing account. If you didn’t install Windows 11 without a Microsoft Account and now want to stop sending the...
