All Santander staff and '30 million' customers in Spain, Chile and Uruguay hacked (www.bbc.com)
Google's "Manifest V2" Chrome extension phaseout next month is expected to impact the original uBlock Origin extension, which still uses the V2 framework and has 37 million users (www.theregister.com)
The new MV3 architecture reflects Google’s avowed desire to make browser extensions more performant, private, and secure. But the internet giant’s attempt to do so has been bitterly contested by makers of privacy-protecting and content-blocking extensions, who have argued that the Chocolate Factory’s new software...
"Maybe This is Too Cool" - After years of layoffs and pay/resource freezes, Amazon execs treat themselves to a private Foo Fighters concert worth millions (radarblog.substack.com)
Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI (arstechnica.com)
Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process (arstechnica.com)
Robotic 'Third Thumb' Makes Tasks Possible With One Hand; Can Be A Game Changer For The Disabled (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
This controllable prosthetic, the Third Thumb, attaches to the right hand, granting wearers the ability to perform a slew of one-handed tasks such as grasping objects, opening bottles, sorting cards, and even peeling a banana.
EU approves Italian aid for $5.4 bln STMicro energy chip plant (www.reuters.com)
CATANIA, Italy May 31 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday approved Italian state aid for chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STMPA.PA), to build a 5 billion euro ($5.4 billion) plant in Catania, Sicily, to make specialist microchips that boost energy efficiency in electric cars....
TikTok preparing a US copy of the app’s core algorithm, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Japanese Man Arrested for GenAI Ransomware as AI Jailbreak Concerns Grow (thecyberexpress.com)
Key misinformation “superspreaders” on Twitter: Older women (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI says it stopped multiple covert influence operations that abused its AI models (www.engadget.com)
Russia Says It's Assembled a Lithography Machine, Will Make 350nm Chips Soon (www.extremetech.com)
Washing machine chime scandal shows how absurd YouTube copyright abuse can get (arstechnica.com)
iOS 18 (and AI) will give Siri much more control over your apps (www.theverge.com)
Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts (www.engadget.com)
Someone Drove A BYD PHEV 1,497 Miles Without Stopping For Fuel (insideevs.com)
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Microsoft's newest tactic to convert Windows 10 users is giving them a big comparison list (www.xda-developers.com)
Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process (arstechnica.com)
Ozempic Defined a TikTok Era. Now the App Wants It Gone (www.rollingstone.com)
New York governor to launch bill banning smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
Framework boosts its 13-inch laptop with new CPUs, lower prices, and better screens (arstechnica.com)
Key misinformation “superspreaders” on Twitter: Older women (arstechnica.com)
Google lets you edit sent Messages in latest Android feature drop (www.theverge.com)
Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council (www.cnbc.com)
Twitch on Friday will end the contracts for all members of its Safety Advisory Council, a resource made up of industry experts, streamers and moderators, who consulted on trust and safety issues....
US Slows Plans To Retire Coal-Fired Plants as Power Demand From AI Surges (news.slashdot.org)
