Bethesda Game Studios workers have unionized (www.theverge.com)
Windows 11 is nagging users to try OneDrive to "fully backup" your PC (www.windowslatest.com)
Windows 11 and Windows 10 were recently updated with “Windows Backup”, which has now become a system app. While the feature initially appeared as “optional” or something that could be easily dismissed, Microsoft is slowly getting aggressive with its new OneDrive backup campaign on Windows 11....
Bangladesh’s internet blackout immobilizes its booming tech industry. (restofworld.org)
OpenAI’s latest model will block the ‘ignore all previous instructions’ loophole (www.theverge.com)
Leaked Cellebrite Tool Docs Reveal List of Phones That Can Be Unlocked (cybersecuritynews.com)
According to the documents, Cellebrite could not unlock any iPhones running iOS 17.4 or newer as of April 2024, labeling them as “In Research.” For iOS versions 17.1 to 17.3.1, the company could unlock the iPhone XR and iPhone 11 series using their “Supersonic BF” (brute force) capability. However, iPhone 12 and newer...
NASA's Curiosity Rover Uncovers Trove of Yellow Crystals on Mars (gizmodo.com)
European Union court says TikTok owner can’t avoid bloc’s law cracking down on digital giants (apnews.com)
Netflix officially removes Basic - the cheapest ad-free tier (m.gsmarena.com)
Netflix execs needs a new jet.
Google’s shortened links will stop working next year (www.theverge.com)
#killedbygoogle...
CrowdStrike downtime apparently caused by update that replaced a file with 42kb of zeroes (twiiit.com) Spanish
…according to a Twitter post by the Chief Informational Security Officer of Grand Canyon Education....
Microsoft Says Bye-Bye DEI, Joins Growing List Of Corporations Dismantling Diversity Teams (atlantadailyworld.com)
cross-posted from: yall.theatl.social/post/3229309...
An angry admin shares the CrowdStrike outage experience (www.theregister.com)
IT administrators are struggling to deal with the ongoing fallout from the faulty CrowdStrike update. One spoke to The Register to share what it is like at the coalface....
Former telephone giant Nokia sees double-digit fall in sales amid challenging 5G environment (fortune.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18186772
CrowdStrike Update Causes Global Microsoft Outage Affecting Banks, Airlines And More (www.forbes.com)
A global Microsoft Windows outage, caused by a CrowdStrike software update, has disrupted airlines, banking services, and 911 lines, leading to grounded flights and long queues....
Mark Zuckerberg says Trump’s fist pump was ‘one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen in my life’ (www.theverge.com)
Businesses are harvesting our biometric data. We need new protections (thenextweb.com)
These days, our biometric data is valuable to businesses for security purposes, to enhance customer experience or to improve their own efficiency....
Windows PCs crashing worldwide due to CrowdStrike issue (mashable.com)
Microsoft resolves cloud outage that caused some US airlines to ground flights (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Elon Musk's X pushes Trump tags on all US users (www.salon.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18147280...
Major IT outage affecting banks, airlines, media outlets across the world (www.abc.net.au)
All our servers and company laptops went down at pretty much the same time. Laptops have been bootlooping to blue screen of death. It’s all very exciting, personally, as someone not responsible for fixing it....
Google is finally shutting down its link shortener after killing it off years ago (www.androidpolice.com)
Meta Reportedly Unhappy With How Much Money Its VR Division Burns (gizmodo.com)
Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Everywhere. This Company Thinks It Has the Secret to Making Them High-End (www.wired.com)
Google slashes Indian maps API prices – after rival's launch (www.theregister.com)
Dark mode’s bright future: How dark mode will transform Wikipedia’s accessibility (diff.wikimedia.org)
