Cellebrite asks cops to keep its phone hacking tech ‘hush hush’ | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Cellebrite asks cops to keep its phone hacking tech ‘hush hush’ | TechCrunch::For years, cops and other government authorities all over the world have been using phone hacking technology provided by Cellebrite to unlock phones and In a leaked video, a Cellebrite employee urges law enforcement customers to keep their use of...
Japan Decides That Copyright Doesn't Apply to AI Training (technomancers.ai)
Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri (9to5mac.com)
Microsoft shuts down Cortana, Apple should do the same with Siri::Cortana is Microsoft’s virtual assistant, which was introduced in 2014 back when Windows Phone was still a thing. Similar to…
Apple has a memory problem and we're all paying for it (www.macworld.com)
Apple has a memory problem and we’re all paying for it::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
Neo-Nazis and the Far-Right Are Trying to Hijack Pro-Palestine Protests (www.vice.com)
Neo-Nazis are showing up at protests in an attempt to push anti-Jewish conspiracy theories and tropes into the mainstream.
For the Motherland! (slrpnk.net)
ZRAM is insane (www.kernel.org)
I got a cheap netbook style laptop for traveling some weeks ago (HP Stream 11" with 4 GB of RAM and a N4120). Didn’t expect much more from this hardware than opening a few browser tabs and doing some retro gaming via Steam....
Fairphone 5 Released (shop.fairphone.com)
With 5 years of OS support and 8 years of security update....
When a Coke Plant Closed in Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular ER Visits Plunged (insideclimatenews.org)
A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.
This $70 device can spoof an Apple device and trick you into sharing your password (techcrunch.com)
Attendees at Def Con, one of the world’s largest hacking conferences, are used to weird shenanigans, such as a seemingly innocuous wall of computer screens that display people’s passwords sniffed over the conference Wi-Fi network. But at this year’s event, even conference veterans were confused and concerned when their...
Uvalde shooter's cousin arrested in San Antonio for threatening to shoot a school (www.npr.org)
Intel Gets Hogwarts Legacy Running On Linux Driver By Pretending Not To Be Intel Graphics (www.phoronix.com)
Singapore hangs third person for drug offences in little over a week (www.aljazeera.com)
"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software (www.fsf.org)
‘Your heart races a bit’: US weather man threatened with death for mentioning climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year (9to5mac.com)
In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users....
Japan's top court says trans sterilisation requirement unconstitutional - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Meta is promoting Threads posts on Facebook and there’s no way to opt out (www.engadget.com)
Meta is starting to ramp up its growth-hacking tactics for Threads in a bid to boost engagement on the Twitter competitor.
US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea (apnews.com)
The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty, after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in the South China Sea....
CBC mainly remains off X, citing low traffic six months after scaling back presence (www.sasktoday.ca)
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‘Horrific’: 189 bodies found and removed from Colorado ‘green’ funeral home (www.theguardian.com)
Authorities find more bodies after initial report of 115 two weeks ago, when owners were evicted and police investigated foul odor...
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown (www.reuters.com)
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown::Netflix’s crackdown on password-sharing likely boosted subscribers by about 6 million in the third quarter and the streaming pioneer is expected to set the stage for price increases when it reports earnings on Wednesday.
X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation (www.theguardian.com)
X’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict has come under scrutiny after a “deluge” of fake posts and Elon Musk’s recommendation of war coverage from accounts that have made false claims or antisemitic comments....
Biden makes a historic trip to Michigan to walk the picket line to show solidarity with striking UAW -- and counter Trump (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden is set to join members of the United Auto Workers union Tuesday in Wayne County, Michigan, walking the picket line on the eve of a visit from former President Donald Trump....