Companies Make it Too Easy for Thieves to Impersonate Police and Steal Our Data (www.eff.org)
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Meta won't remove fake Instagram profiles that are clearly catfishing (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Hackers breached Microsoft to find out what Microsoft knows about them (techcrunch.com)
Hackers breached Microsoft to find out what Microsoft knows about them::Wouldn’t you want to know what tech giants know about you? That’s exactly what Russian government hackers want, too. On Friday, Microsoft disclosed that
Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation (arstechnica.com)
Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation::Meanwhile, Senate to consider subpoenas to force pharma CEOs testify on prices.
X appears to be juicing MrBeast's views as Elon Musk tries to woo the YouTuber to the platform (mashable.com)
Musk's platform is pushing MrBeast's first video upload in users' feeds as an unlabeled ad.
RTX 4070 Super launch day sales are rumored to be a ‘disaster’ – what’s going on with Nvidia’s new GPU? (www.techradar.com)
Do PC gamers feel 12GB of VRAM is simply not enough for the money in 2024?
DPD has disabled part of its online support chatbot after it swore at a customer (www.bbc.com)
DPD has disabled part of its online support chatbot after it swore at a customer::The parcel delivery firm says the mistake was a result of a system update, which has been disabled.
Fubo CEO 'Horrified' and 'Sad' About Peacock-Exclusive NFL Games | Cord Cutters News (cordcuttersnews.com)
Fubo CEO, David Gandler, is unhappy about Comcast’s decision to exclusively stream an NFL Wild Card game on Peacock....
Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use (venturebeat.com)
Delivery Firm’s AI Chatbot Goes Rogue, Curses at Customer and Criticizes Company (time.com)
Delivery Firm’s AI Chatbot Goes Rogue, Curses at Customer and Criticizes Company::An AI customer service chatbot for delivery service DPD used profanity and criticized the company after prompting by a frustrated customer.
Apple’s no-good week was great for the company and bad for you (www.washingtonpost.com)
Apple’s no-good week was great for the company and bad for you::undefined
NASA lost contact with its Mars helicopter (www.theverge.com)
To Stop AI Killing Us All, First Regulate Deepfakes, Says Researcher Connor Leahy (time.com)
To Stop AI Killing Us All, First Regulate Deepfakes, Says Researcher Connor Leahy::AI researcher Connor Leahy says regulating deepfakes is the first step to avert AI wiping out humanity
Riot Games Now Requires Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software for League of Legends, Following Valorant's Implementation (tuta.com)
Vanguard, the controversial anti-cheat software initially attached to Valorant, is now also coming to League of Legends....
X appears to be juicing MrBeast’s views to woo the YouTuber to the platform, pushing video upload into users’ feeds as an unlabeled ad (mashable.com)
X appears to be juicing MrBeast’s views to woo the YouTuber to the platform, pushing video upload into users’ feeds as an unlabeled ad::undefined
Want a more private ChatGPT alternative that runs offline? Check out Jan (bgr.com)
Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85 (arstechnica.com)
Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles (insideevs.com)
Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles::Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”
What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation | US education | The Guardian::Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them
Tesla charging stations become ‘car graveyards’ as batteries die in subzero temperatures, abandoned cars left in the lot after cars wouldn’t charge (www.kansascity.com)
Tesla charging stations become ‘car graveyards’ as batteries die in subzero temperatures, abandoned cars left in the lot after cars wouldn’t charge::undefined
Elizabeth Holmes barred from federal health programs for 90 years (arstechnica.com)
Elizabeth Holmes barred from federal health programs for 90 years::The former Theranos CEO is barred from receiving payments from federal health program.
Platform Tilt: Tracking issues which disadvantage Firefox relative to first-party browsers on major software platforms (mozilla.github.io)
Mozilla:...
Gen Z is choosing not to drive (www.newsweek.com)
Gen Z is choosing not to drive::Less Gen Z Americans own a driver’s license than previous generations, according to consulting firm McKinsey.