ASUS will manufacture and develop new Intel NUC mini PCs (www.engadget.com)
Anonymous puts Taiwan flag, national anthem on 2 UN websites (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
Anonymous puts Taiwan flag, national anthem on 2 UN websites::Collective hacks UN to protest Google inactive account policy, Russia’s nuclear threats against Ukraine | 2023-07-18 09:56:00
Samsung’s new 98-inch 8K TV is the projector-beating home theater upgrade I’ve been waiting for (www.techradar.com)
Like most of the other best Samsung TVs, the new 98-inch QN900C has Samsung’s Gaming Hub and Motion Xcelerator Pro. That delivers 4K at up to 120Hz, rising to 144Hz with compatible PCs. There’s also support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro as well as NVIDIA G-Sync like most of the best gaming TVs have.
Google ads push fake Google Authenticator site installing malware | The ad displays "google.com" and "https://www.google.com" as the click URL, and the advertiser's identity is verified by Google (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Google has fallen victim to its own ad platform, allowing threat actors to create fake Google Authenticator ads that push the DeerStealer information-stealing malware....
Meta Has Run Hundreds of Ads for Cocaine, Opioids and Other Drugs (www.wsj.com)
Covid-era whiz kid is back, and he brought a Friend — a wearable, always listening, $99 AI companion (www.geekwire.com)
This isn’t a joke, though it almost seems like one. It uses Llama 3.1, and supposedly the conversation data stays on the device and gets forgotten over time (through what the founder calls a rolling “context window”)....
Switzerland mandates government agencies use open-source software and disclose the source code of software developed by or for the public sector unless third-party rights or security concerns apply (www.tomshardware.com)
Switzerland has recently enacted a law requiring its government to use open-source software (OSS) and disclose the source code of any software developed by or for the public sector. According to ZDNet, this “public body, public code” approach makes government operations more transparent while increasing security and...
Llama 3.1 AI Models Have Officially Released (llama.meta.com)
Big day for people who use AI locally. According to benchmarks this is a big step forward to free, small LLMs.
Redbox’s owner files for bankruptcy after repeatedly missing payments and payroll (www.theverge.com)
informed employees of the filing late Friday […] that it had filed for a debtor-in-possession loan — a way for companies that are reorganizing after filing for bankruptcy to secure additional working capital to meet payroll. […] employees have been waiting for paychecks since June 21st […] it’s not certain that the...
Mullvad VPN: Fourth Infrastructure audit completed by Cure53 (mullvad.net)
CATL battery successfully powers electric plane with 1,800-mile civil aircraft expected (electrek.co)
California says AT&T can't shut down copper DSL network (www.lightreading.com)
T-Mobile asked to stop advertising ‘price lock’ guarantee that doesn’t lock your prices (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says | ProPublica Investigation (www.propublica.org)
Former employee says software giant dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw because it feared losing government business. Russian hackers later used the weakness to breach the National Nuclear Security Administration, among others....
Apple expected to enter AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders (apnews.com)
PandaBuy pays ransom to hacker only to get extorted again (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council (www.cnbc.com)
Twitch on Friday will end the contracts for all members of its Safety Advisory Council, a resource made up of industry experts, streamers and moderators, who consulted on trust and safety issues....