technology

Apple Is Taking Extra Care With ‘Ambitious’ iOS 18 Update::Apple’s recent software development delay underscores the need to get ambitious 2024 updates right. Also: Initial thoughts on Apple’s latest MacBook Pros and iMac, and what an M3 Ultra chip could look like.

Omegle Was Forced to Shut Down by a Lawsuit From a Sexual Abuse Survivor::Omegle connected strangers to one another and had a long-standing problem of pairing minors with sexual predators. A legal settlement took it down.

Omegle Shut Down After 14 Years. Read Founder Leif K-Brooks’ Full Statement::Omegle has shut down after 14 years, the founder Leif K-Brooks announced in a statement on Wednesday. He explained that the costs of managing the platform and combating its misuse have become overwhelming, making it financially and emotionally...

Don’t be fooled: Net neutrality is about more than just blocking and throttling::The net neutrality debate has huge implications beyond the reductive “blocking and throttling” buzzwords that ISPs use to characterize it.

Super Waterproof Material One Step Closer as Scientists Reveal New Nanotech::“Our work is the first time that anyone has gone directly to the nanometer-level,” Sakari Lepikko, lead author of the study, said in a statement.

HBO CEO Confesses to Trolling Critics With Fake Tweets: ‘Dumb Idea’::Casey Bloys confirmed Rolling Stone’s report that he ordered staff to create fake accounts to fire back at critics during a press event.

Columbia University chemists have developed Re6Se8Cl2, a superatomic semiconductor exhibiting ballistic flow, potentially surpassing conventional semiconductors in speed and efficiency....

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used a system called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST) to help the agency scrutinize social media posts, determine if they are “derogatory” to the U.S., and then use that information as part of immigration enforcement, according to a new cache of documents reviewed by 404 Media.

That’s almost for c/notteonion…that sick man really feels like it’s Superman, while he’s at best a poor man Aquaman....

Universal Music files $75m lawsuit against Amazon-backed AI firm Anthropic for ripping off Rolling Stones, Beyonce lyrics::Major players across Hollywood are taking to the courts to address what they argue is mass copyright infringement.

Okta, a company that provides identity tools like multi-factor authentication and single sign-on to thousands of businesses, has suffered a security breach involving a compromise of its customer support unit, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

Soo, I just set up my own Piped instance and noticed that you could disable “LBRY-integration”. I did a very quick search and learned that this is some sort of decentralised content sharing thingy. I thought nothing much of it at the time, assumed it was some way to speed up streams or whatever and just went on with my day....

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