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A massive data leak from a Chinese cybersecurity firm has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Beijing-linked hackers. Analysts say the leak is a treasure-trove of intel into the day-to-day operations of China’s hacking programme, which the FBI says is the biggest of any country.

OpenAI Completes Deal That Values the Company at $80 Billion::The A.I. start-up’s valuation tripled in less than 10 months.

So as a summary of the procedure from what I saw…you go in the tube, they spin a big ass magnet around you, the molecular resonance is captured into an image… somehow they figure out some areas or volumes are more active than others, then they sonicate those volumes. As they sonicate your memories away, they show you images...

Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU - The Verge::Apple will no longer support web apps in the European Union in iOS 17.4. The company says building the feature would be “impractical” on top of the other changes it’s been asked to make.

Apple released a new open-source programming language, described as: Configuration that is Programmable, Scalable, and Safe....

On July 25, 2023, the states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa, along with intervenors American Water Works Association and National Rural Water Association, petitioned the Eighth Circuit to review the EPA’s new rule. This rule requires states to review and report cybersecurity threats to their public water systems (PWS)....

Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first ‘Full Self-Driving’ fatality::undefined

FCC gets tough: Telcos must now tell you when your personal info is stolen | Yep, cell carriers didn’t have to do this before::Yep, cell carriers didn’t have to do this before

Biden administration announces $5 billion commitment for research and development of computer chips::It will advance President Biden’s goals of driving R&D in the U.S.

Apple is back to lobbying against right-to-repair bills::While it may have supported a weaker right-to-repair bill in California, Apple is now lobbying against a stronger bill out of Oregon.

Chinese hackers infiltrated plane, train and water systems for five years, US says::A group known as Volt Typhoon, geared toward sabotage, quietly burrowed into the networks of critical US infrastructure

Cable TV companies tell FCC: Early termination fees are good, actually | Cable firms say they’ll raise monthly price if early termination fees are banned.::Cable firms say they’ll raise monthly price if early termination fees are banned.

After almost a year as an invite-only app, Bluesky is now open to the public. Funded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Bluesky is one of the more promising micro-blogging platforms that could provide an alternative to Elon Musk’s X....

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Tesla agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle California hazardous waste lawsuit::Tesla has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by 25 California counties earlier this week accusing the electric vehicle maker of mishandling hazardous waste at its facilities across the state.

The EPA is proposing that ‘forever chemicals’ be considered hazardous substances::undefined

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Reddit Advised to Target at Least $5 Billion Valuation in IPO::Reddit Inc. is weighing feedback from early meetings with potential investors in its initial public offering that it should consider a valuation of at least $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, even as it is estimated below that figure in the...

Google’s new video generation AI model Lumiere uses a new diffusion model called Space-Time-U-Net, or STUNet, that figures out where things are in a video (space) and how they simultaneously move and change (time). Ars Technica reports this method lets Lumiere create the video in one process instead of putting smaller still...