What’s the deal with Sensor Tower? (daringfireball.net)
Android 14 Features | Android Authority (www.androidauthority.com)
Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data (techcrunch.com)
Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data::A June data breach wiped out the spyware maker’s servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones.
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared For 100,000 Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700,000 (archive.ph)
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared For 100,000 Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700,000::undefined
Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows (www.businessinsider.com)
Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows::Americans like NASA, but don’t support their funding going towards moon missions, according to new polls.
Printers
Throughout my life i have set up a multitude of different printers. None of them have been a pleasant experience. Why is this, and is there a printer that is actually good?...
Norway Took On Meta’s Surveillance Ads and Won (www.wired.com)
Norway Took On Meta’s Surveillance Ads and Won::Meta has long fought Europe’s demands that it get people’s consent before using their data for targeted ads. Then a Norwegian regulator threatened fines of $100,000 per day.
Musk offers to pay legal bills of people ‘unfairly treated’ for posting on platform (www.theguardian.com)
Any ex-Tesla employees willing to take up an offer? 😜
Nokia first to announce manufacturing of broadband network electronics products for BEAD program in U.S. (www.nokia.com)
New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy::A team of researchers from British universities has trained a deep learning model that can steal data from keyboard keystrokes recorded using a microphone with an accuracy of 95%.
Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand (cleantechnica.com)
Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand::Offshore Wind Resources Could Meet 25% Of US Demand
Firefox Money: Investigating the bizarre finances of Mozilla (lunduke.locals.com)
Im one of those die hard firefox users and have been using it for over a decade....
Dishbrains, everyone! 'Australian military is funding a computer chip merged with human brain cells' (www.freethink.com)
New Encryption Protocol to avoid surveillance capitalism from famous hacker group (gizmodo.com)
Veilid is “an open-source, peer-to-peer, mobile-first networked application framework, with a flagship secure messaging application named VeilidChat.” Application frameworks of this sort are flexible software packages that can be iterated on and changed by infusing new code into them. Developers who want to create new...
Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for “grossly irresponsible” security::Azure looks like a house of cards collapsing under the weight of exploits and vulnerabilities.
SpaceX's Private Control Of Satellite Internet Concerns Military Leaders (www.space.com)
SpaceX’s Private Control Of Satellite Internet Concerns Military Leaders::Military leaders around the world have expressed concerns over the dominance of SpaceX founder Elon Musk when it comes to satellite-based internet services.
One of Gaming’s Biggest YouTubers Wants to Replace Himself With AI (www.wired.com)
Tesla Hackers Find ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak to Unlock Paid Features for Free (www.thedrive.com)
Tesla Hackers Find ‘Unpatchable’ Jailbreak to Unlock Paid Features for Free::A group of security researchers claim to have found an “unpatchable” jailbreak for some Tesla vehicles, potentially unlocking in-car purchases
US court rules Reddit doesn’t need to identify users who pirate movies (www.standard.co.uk)
US court rules Reddit doesn’t need to identify users who pirate movies::In future, we could see more cases where Hollywood goes after individual internet service providers and websites to detect online pirates
“AI” Hurts Consumers and Workers -- and Isn’t Intelligent (techpolicy.press)
Researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender call on businesses not to succumb to this artificial “intelligence” hype.
[Tech Ethics] They Didn’t Ask to Go Viral. Posting on Social Media Without Consent Is Immoral (web.archive.org)
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Two US Navy sailors charged with giving Chinese spies secret military info (www.theregister.com)
Two US Navy sailors charged with giving Chinese spies secret military info::‘Quite obviously f**king espionage,’ one suspect allegedly blabbed
“Absurd”: Google, Amazon rebuked over unsupported Chromebooks still for sale (arstechnica.com)
No security or feature updates, but selling as “new.” I guess they need to switch to Linux if able…
Frackers can use dangerous chemicals without disclosure due to “Halliburton loophole” (arstechnica.com)
Frackers can use dangerous chemicals without disclosure due to “Halliburton loophole”::Facking industry exempt from disclosure of 28 chemicals regulated by federal law.
A Tribute to Bram Moolenaar, The Maestro Behind Vim Code Editor (stackdiary.com)
Bram Moolenaar, the creator of the widely respected Vim code editor, has passed away at the age of 62. The family announced his passing in a heartfelt Google Groups message on August 5, revealing a sudden progression of a medical condition that had afflicted him.
