Active - technology

Detroit man steals 800 gallons using Bluetooth to hack gas pumps at station (www.fox2detroit.com)

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I want Android to get a lot better so I'm telling people to buy an iPhone 15 (www.techradar.com)

Google and Samsung will improve if they feel the pressure

123 (infosec.pub)

Alibaba closes social science institute that Jack Ma once hoped would exist for 300 years (www.scmp.com)

Alibaba closes social science institute that Jack Ma once hoped would exist for 300 years::undefined

Cabal of 'gay furry hackers' claims over 3,000 files stolen in NATO website breach (www.pcgamer.com)

The headline itself made this worth sharing

X rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blocked (mashable.com)

Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It (www.popularmechanics.com)

Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It::We spoke to the project manager for DARPA’s POWER program, who explains how the wireless energy transfer technology will work.

China shares ambitious plans to double its space station as the ISS approaches the end of its life cycle (interestingengineering.com)

China shares ambitious plans to double its space station as the ISS approaches the end of its life cycle::undefined

Apple threatens Colombian mobile phone repairman with jail time (www.marca.com)

Apple threatens Colombian mobile phone repairman with jail time::While many people are keeping an eye on Apple’s launches and the arrival of the iPhone 15 in September, a mobile phone and technology repairer has become the centre of attenti

Apple is ordered to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit (www.reuters.com)

DIY tinkerer invents MacBook tool that breaks Apple’s repair locks (www.404media.co)

DIY tinkerer invents MacBook tool that breaks Apple’s repair locks::“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win.’”

Meta explores options to charge EU users for ad-free subscriptions (www.reuters.com)

The people going 'monk mode' to limit social media use (www.bbc.com)

The people going ‘monk mode’ to limit social media use::A growing number of individuals are using apps to block access to social media and the internet.

Plex Sued for Copyright Infringement by Press Agency (torrentfreak.com)

Title is somewhat misleading. It’s not for anything video-related. It’s for using a (probably free) photo of actress Cuca Escribano without permission.

The Age of Social Media Is Changing and Entering a Less Toxic Era (www.businessinsider.com)

BSD Security Software, Wallpapers, Icons. (lemmy.world)

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Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged by AI Chatbot (www.vice.com)

Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged by AI Chatbot::Jaswant Singh Chail was sentenced to prison for 9 years for attempting to assassinate the Queen after discussing the plan with an AI companion.

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)

At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it's working to verify the data.

Snopes Shows the Folly of X’s New Link Presentation (daringfireball.net)

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It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com)

Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.

Reddit Sees Copyright Takedowns Peak While Subreddit Bans Drop. (torrentfreak.com)

Encountering mostly promotional articles in tech RSS feed

Here’s something that appears slightly unsettling to me these days....

Badly [re-]titled ArsTechnica article warns of large multi-vector malware incursions in IoT and personal devices suspected to be Chinese in origin (arstechnica.com)

“In total the researchers confirmed eight devices with backdoors installed—seven TV boxes, the T95, T95Z, T95MAX, X88, Q9, X12PLUS, and MXQ Pro 5G, and a tablet J5-W. (Some of these have also been identified by other security researchers looking into the issue in recent months).”...

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews (www.wired.com)

23andMe User Data Stolen in Targeted Attack on Ashkenazi Jews::At least a million data points from 23andMe accounts appear to have been exposed on BreachForums. While the scale of the campaign is unknown, 23andMe says it’s working to verify the data.