An LLM for biotech: French startup Bioptimus raises $35m seed (sifted.eu)
‘FBI pwned me’: Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests — 200 crypto wallets frozen, 11000 domains seized, 14000 rouge accounts closed (www.reuters.com)
‘FBI pwned me’: Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests — 200 crypto wallets frozen, 11000 domains seized, 14000 rouge accounts closed::An international law enforcement operation led by Britain’s National Crime Agency and the FBI has arrested and indicted members of the Lockbit...
Vietnam to collect biometrics - even DNA - for new ID cards (www.theregister.com)
As if face, fingerprints, and iris scan weren’t enough for Identification. Now the Vietnamese government wants its citizens DNA too.
How Google is killing independent sites like ours - HouseFresh (housefresh.com)
Frozen embryos are “children,” according to Alabama’s Supreme Court (arstechnica.com)
Frozen embryos are “children,” according to Alabama’s Supreme Court::IVF often produces more embryos than are needed or used.
White House to weaken climate-fighting fuel efficiency targets for 2030 (arstechnica.com)
White House to weaken climate-fighting fuel efficiency targets for 2030::The plan faced opposition from OEMs, car dealers, and the United Auto Workers.
Adobe launches AI assistant that can search and summarize PDFs (www.cnbc.com)
Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private (www.wired.com)
Signal: Introducing usernames and phone number privacy (signal.org)
TLDR version as per Signal’s Mastodon:...
Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric (securityaffairs.com)
Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice | The company said the popular remedy could cause "small particles of rice to damage your iPhone." (gizmodo.com)
Apple Officially Warns Users to Stop Putting Wet iPhones in Rice | The company said the popular remedy could cause “small particles of rice to damage your iPhone.”::The company said the popular remedy could cause “small particles of rice to damage your iPhone.”
'You're an amazing father, Elon': Musk accused of running burner on X again—and nuking account who outed him (www.dailydot.com)
GMG’s Graphene Aluminium-Ion Battery Update: Minimal Temperature Rise Identified While Fast Charging (graphenemg.com)
Very interesting company. They started with a way to produce graphene at scale, then went looking for something to do with it. Their first idea was to use it as a cement additive. They have since used it as friction reducer in engine oil, and are selling it in Australia, Canada, and soon the US, as a radiator coating to improve...
Film Companies Seek ‘Torrenting History’ Related to Redditor (torrentfreak.com)
Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business (www.cnbc.com)
Walmart to buy TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion in move to grow its ad business::Walmart touted the ability to grow its ad business through a Vizio TV platform that allows users to watch free ad-supported content.
X suspends account of Navalny's wife (news.sky.com)
X suspends account of Navalny’s wife::The widow of Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, has had her X account restored after it was briefly suspended for unknown reasons. Meanwhile, his brother has been put on Russia’s wanted list. Listen to a Daily podcast special on the Russian opposition after Navalny’s death as you scroll.
Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
This tiny, tamper-proof ID tag can authenticate almost anything (news.mit.edu)
TL;DR MIT researchers have developed an antitampering ID tag that is tiny, cheap, and secure. It is several times smaller and significantly cheaper than the traditional radio frequency tags that are used to verify product authenticity. The tags use glue containing microscopic metal particles. This glue forms unique patterns that...
ChatGPT's Growth Is Flatlining: Where Does It Go From Here? (www.thewrap.com)
Firefox 123 is out with broken site reporting tool (www.ghacks.net)
Telegram releases Peer-to-Peer Login Program (telegram.org)
Stellantis CEO says Chinese EVs are ‘possibly the biggest risk’ facing his carmaker and Tesla (finance.yahoo.com)
Stellantis CEO says Chinese EVs are ‘possibly the biggest risk’ facing his carmaker and Tesla::The owner of the Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler brands aims to take on Chinese EVs while avoiding a “race to the bottom.”
Meizu Exits Phone Market To Fully Invest In AI Tech - Lowyat.NET (www.lowyat.net)
How Google is killing independent sites like ours (housefresh.com)
How Google is killing independent sites like ours::And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.