We believe PDD is a Dying Fraudulent Company and its Shopping App TEMU is Cleverly Hidden Spyware that Poses an Urgent Security Threat to U.S. National Interests (grizzlyreports.com)
Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule (www.latimes.com)
Grindr loses nearly half its staff to strict return-to-work rule::Grindr has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize.
Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off (www.techspot.com)
Google is gradually introducing a new method for delivering targeted ads in Chrome that aims to bypass the controversy surrounding cookies by using browsing history instead. This...
EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power - The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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Apple patches “clickless” 0-day image processing vulnerability in iOS, macOS (arstechnica.com)
"BLASTPASS" bug can install malware without user interaction.
Adept Releases Persimmon-8B, Most Powerful Open Source AI Model Under 10B Parameters. (www.maginative.com)
Microsoft to defend customers on AI copyright challenges | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
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BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them (www.thedrive.com)
BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.
Google is enabling Chrome real-time phishing protection for everyone (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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BLASTPASS: NSO Group iPhone Zero-Click, Zero-Day Exploit Captured in the Wild (citizenlab.ca)
We refer to the exploit chain as BLASTPASS. The exploit chain was capable of compromising iPhones running the latest version of iOS (16.6) without any interaction from the victim.
More than $35 million has been stolen from over 150 victims since December — ‘nearly every victim’ was a LastPass user (www.theverge.com)
More than $35 million has been stolen from over 150 victims since December — ‘nearly every victim’ was a LastPass user::Security experts believe some of the LastPass password vaults stolen during a security breach last year have now been cracked open following a string of cryptocurrency heists
Senate confirms Biden FCC nominee, finally giving Democrats a 3-2 majority (arstechnica.com)
Anna Gomez confirmation means "FCC can act swiftly to restore net neutrality."
Texas grid paid firm to stop mining crypto during heatwave (gizmodo.com)
FAA clears UPS delivery drones to fly beyond visual line of sight (www.theverge.com)
Drones to fly without spotters on the ground monitoring route and skies for other aircraft
Your car wants to know about your sex life (www.politico.eu)
Industry hoovered up data through sensors and technology built into newer car models that calculate people’s weight, filmed the car inside and outside with cameras, listened to conversations through microphones and tracked users via connected apps on smartphones.
How tech is helping put past Latin American dictatorships in blockchains (www.axios.com)
Nonprofit groups are using blockchain and other technologies to digitize, safely preserve and make accessible key documents about past Latin American dictatorships, including their human rights abuses and information about their victims.
Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm's Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered (www.ign.com)
Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm’s Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered::A new report details how a PR firm paid off critics to post positive reviews of 2018 drama Ophelia on Rotten Tomatoes, prompting scrutiny over the reviews aggregator.
I Used a Game Boy Camera for FaceTime Video Calls and It Was Glorious (www.macstories.net)
Google security group discovers North Korean campaign targeting security researchers (blog.google)
Similar to the previous campaign TAG reported on, North Korean threat actors used social media sites like X (formerly Twitter) to build rapport with their targets. In one case, they carried on a months-long conversation, attempting to collaborate with a security researcher on topics of mutual interest. After initial contact via...
According to Elon Musk’s own math, the company formerly known as Twitter has lost 90% of its value and could be worth just $4 billion (finance.yahoo.com)
Grindr’s Return-to-Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech (www.wired.com)
Grindr’s Return-to-Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech::Two weeks after staff at queer dating app Grindr unionized, bosses ordered employees back to the office. Nearly half the app’s workers refused and have been laid off.
EU spares Apple from mandatory RCS, for now (www.androidpolice.com)
Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history (www.theregister.com)
Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history::YMMV, based on where you are
US broadband grant rules shut out small ISPs and municipalities, advocates say (arstechnica.com)
The biggest Internet service providers will dominate a $42.45 billion broadband grant program unless the Biden administration changes a rule requiring grant recipients to obtain a letter of credit from a bank, according to a joint statement from consumer advocacy groups, local government officials, and advocates for small ISPs....