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Owners of the FreeStyle Libre 3, one of Abbott Laboratories’ flagship glucose monitors, received an email this week warning them to “disable automatic system updates on your iPhone” because the new operating system’s StandBy Mode and Assistive Access Mode “may impact your ability to receive time-sensitive notifications...

FBI, Federal Judge Agree Fighting Botnets Means Allowing The FBI To Remotely Install Software On People’s Computers::The ends aren’t always supposed to justify the means. And a federal agency that already raised the hackles of defense lawyers around the nation during a CSAM investigation probably shouldn’t be in this much...

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider...

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Tesla was dealing with 2,000 cases a week amid a surge in driving-range complaints from frustrated customers, report says /::Elon Musk’s EV company aimed to shut down customer complaints about driving range, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Inside an OnlyFans empire: Sex, influence and the new American Dream::undefined

CEOs of crashed tech upstart Bitwise accused of swindling $100M from investors - Duo paid themselves $600K salaries as the cupboard was emptying::Duo paid themselves $600K salaries as the cupboard was emptying

In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way::As the prosecution has made its case against Sam Bankman-Fried, a simultaneous drama of ruined lives is playing out. Everyone who was close to Bankman-Fried is also exposed.

cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2379225 (!google)

China gives Ehang the first industry approval for fully autonomous passenger-carrying air taxis::Ehang shares have nearly doubled in price this year, before trading was temporarily halted Monday pending a significant announcement.

Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It::We spoke to the project manager for DARPA’s POWER program, who explains how the wireless energy transfer technology will work.

Judge “in a pickle” after Google demands DOJ stop sharing public trial exhibits::Google continues fight to block public access to key facts in monopoly trial.

Sony’s new PS5 update includes Dolby Atmos and the ability to mute the startup beep | You can now silence the PS5 beep sound and use a second controller to assist friends or family in games.::Sony is releasing a big new PS5 update. It includes Dolby Atmos support, the ability to mute the boot up beep, and you can use a second...

That seems like either I’m 100% satisfied with my iPhone 13 Pro Max, and I have reached my peak cell phone feature set, or the iPhone 15 just is not very enticing of a purchase, especially considering the considerable cost.

The cofounder of Google’s AI division DeepMind says everybody will have their own AI-powered ‘chief of staff’ over the next five years::Mustafa Suleyman said AI will “intimately know your personal information” and be able to serve you 24-7.

Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus. Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.

A New US Plant Will Use Captured CO2 to Make Millions of Gallons of Jet Fuel::Replacing half of a plane’s regular fuel with CO2-derived fuel can result in 90 percent fewer lifecycle emissions.