SanDisk Extreme Pro Failures Result From Design and Manufacturing Flaws, Says Data Recovery Firm::A data recovery specialist from Austria uncovers several possible hardware reasons for the Extreme Pro’s failures.
Google dragged to UK watchdog over Chrome’s upcoming IP address cloaking::Marketers tell antitrust cops privacy proxy will make it harder to protect kids online, etc etc
Free speech can’t flourish online — Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth::Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth
Popular porn sites now display unproven health warnings thanks to Texas law::Popular online adult film sites in Texas are posting health warnings about watching porn, despite the fact a law requiring them to do so was blocked in August.
Apple privately asked Amazon to block rival ads. Insider found evidence of this special treatment, while others suffer from ‘junk ads’::An internal Amazon email shows that Apple asked the e-commerce giant for special treatment that most other brands don’t get.
Apple Is Taking Extra Care With ‘Ambitious’ iOS 18 Update::Apple’s recent software development delay underscores the need to get ambitious 2024 updates right. Also: Initial thoughts on Apple’s latest MacBook Pros and iMac, and what an M3 Ultra chip could look like.
Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year::Tesla may agree to buy the truck back at the original price minus “$0.25/mile driven” and any damages and repairs.
Is Anything Still True? On the Internet, No One Knows Anymore::New tools can create fake videos and clone the voices of those closest to us. ‘This is how authoritarianism arises.’
Tensor Trust is an online game that allows players to exploit prompt injection vulnerabilities in ChatGPT against other player’s preset defense instructions of user input context and valuation, for research purposes
Tokelau, a necklace of three isolated atolls strung out across the Pacific, is so remote that it was the last place on Earth to be connected to the telephone—only in 1997....
At SpaceX, worker injuries soar — Reuters documented at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries at rocket company: crushed limbs, amputations, electrocutions, head and eye wounds, and on…::Reuters documented more than 600 workplace injuries at SpaceX. Employees say they’re paying the price for Elon Musk’s push...
SAG-AFTRA reveals terms of ‘groundbreaking’ deal::Actors union SAG-AFTRA revealed specifics of its deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in a press conference Friday.