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Sony’s PlayStation Portal gives a confusing first impression (www.theverge.com)

Apple expected to post fourth consecutive quarterly sales decline Thursday (www.cnbc.com)

Apple expected to post fourth consecutive quarterly sales decline Thursday::Analysts haven’t missed Apple’s lack of growth this year and want to see the company thriving again.

Google promises a rescue patch for Android 14’s “ransomware” bug (arstechnica.com)

Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water (news.mit.edu)

MIT engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids salt-clogging issues of other designs....

Huawei anti-porn filter may be active non-Chinese devices. [UPDATED]

UPDATE: Crisis Averted....

Cisco buying cybersecurity company Splunk for $28B (www.splunk.com)

Cisco on Thursday announced an agreement to buy cybersecurity and observability company Splunk for about $28 billion....

EU regulator slaps TikTok with $368m fine for violating privacy laws (www.aljazeera.com)

Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware (devblogs.microsoft.com)

Lidl recalls Paw Patrol snacks after website on packaging displayed porn (techcrunch.com)

Lidl recalls Paw Patrol snacks after website on packaging displayed porn::Superstore giant Lidl recalled Paw Patrol snacks after a website listed on the packaging displayed explicit content unsuitable for children.

Many workers are faking knowledge of AI to make sure they aren't left behind (www.techradar.com)

Many workers are faking knowledge of AI to make sure they aren’t left behind::There’s a need for more AI training, report finds

Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc (arstechnica.com)

STS (Secure Time Seeding) uses server time from SSL handshakes, which is fine when talking to other Microsoft servers, but other implementations put random data in that field to prevent fingerprinting.

Judge dismisses major arguments in Google antitrust case (www.theverge.com)

The government’s antitrust case against Google just got significantly smaller. In a filing on Friday, a US district court judge dismissed several of the claims that the Department of Justice and a coalition of states brought against the company, including allegations that Google Search harms competing services.

MIT scientists propose power storage using cement blocks (www.datacenterdynamics.com)

Plan to commercialize supercapacitors in the next few years

Ransomware attacks have doubled thanks to AI (www.techradar.com)

Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)

Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices::undefined

Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more (arstechnica.com)

Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more::iLeakage is practical and requires minimal resources. A patch isn’t (yet) available.

How a Maneuver in Puerto Rico Led to a $29 Billion Tax Bill for Microsoft (www.propublica.org)

Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged by AI Chatbot (www.vice.com)

Man Jailed In UK’s First Treason Conviction In 40 Years Was Encouraged by AI Chatbot::Jaswant Singh Chail was sentenced to prison for 9 years for attempting to assassinate the Queen after discussing the plan with an AI companion.

Ecosia adds Microsoft Clarity and optional Google search results and advertising (www.ecosia.org)

Ecosia adds “contractually forced” Microsoft Clarity tracking (learn.microsoft.com/en-us/…/about-clarity | privacy faq : learn.microsoft.com/en-us/clarity/faq#privacy), which will record the behaviour of users on the website. Recording clics, size, and more....

The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S. (www.msn.com)

The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S.::Financier Jeff Yass made a big bet on the app, and he’s a top donor to lawmakers who support it.

Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money (www.theguardian.com)

This may be the only time you will ever see the phrase “Swedish gangster rap,” so enjoy it.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail (www.reuters.com)

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail::Sam Bankman-Fried is heading to jail after a U.S judge on Friday revoked his bail, finding probable cause that the indicted founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange tampered with witnesses at least twice.

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