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HP bricks ProBook laptops with bad BIOS delivered via automatic updates — many users face black screen after Windows pushes new firmware (www.tomshardware.com)
On May 26, a user on HP’s support forums reported that a forced, automatic BIOS update had bricked their HP ProBook 455 G7 into an unusable state. Subsequently, other users have joined the thread to sound off about experiencing the same issue....
Ukraine says hackers abuse SyncThing tool to steal data (www-bleepingcomputer-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
A PR disaster: Microsoft has lost trust with its users, and Windows Recall is the straw that broke the camel's back (www.windowscentral.com)
It’s a nightmare scenario for Microsoft. The headlining feature of its new Copilot+ PC initiative, which is supposed to drive millions of PC sales over the next couple of years, is under significant fire for being what many say is a major breach of privacy and security on Windows. That feature in question is Windows Recall, a...
Clarence Thomas admits billionaire paid for private club membership and luxury Bali trips (www.rawstory.com)
Jan. 6 rioter caught in a woman’s Bumble dating app sting sentenced to prison (www.nbcnews.com)
FBI raids Atlanta corporate landlord in probe of rental market price fixing (www.ajc.com)
Other sources:...
FBI Raids Corporate Landlord in Major Rent Price-Fixing Probe: What It Means for You (upriseri.com)
Poll: More than 60% of middle class say they’re ‘struggling financially’ and are not expecting things to turn around for the rest of their lives (www.thehill.com)
Wireguard self hosting - Some tricks I don't see mentioned in too many tutorials
I just finished setting up my Wireguard VPN “server”. In this post I want to spread some information, I could’ve found useful but which didn’t come up in most of the Wireguard tutorials....
New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances (apnews.com)
Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances, fear that the measure could hinder the public’s ability to film officers — a tool that has increasingly been used to hold police accountable....
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (www.reuters.com)
Trump dealt double-whammy of losses: Hush-money judge remains on case, trial stays in Manhattan (lawandcrime.com)
“Out of control”: Legal experts call for recusal, reform over Stop the Steal symbol at Alito home (www.salon.com)
Legal experts say its time for the Supreme Court’s ethics code to grow some teeth...
Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says (www.cbsnews.com)
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices (www.wshu.org)
Need this nationwide. I hate having fees added on to the price of what I’m ordering.
Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling (www.pcgamer.com)
FCC Imposes Nearly $200 Million in Fines on US Wireless Carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) for Illegal Location Data Sharing (neuters.de)
The carriers sold “real-time location information to data aggregators, allowing this highly sensitive data to wind up in the hands of bail-bond companies, bounty hunters, and other shady actors,” FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement....
Windows 11 will reportedly display a watermark if your PC does not support AI requirements. (www.tomshardware.com)
Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted cops with metal whip has sentencing go haywire (lawandcrime.com)
Tesla Seeks to Revive Musk’s $47 Billion Pay Deal After Judge Says No (www.nytimes.com)
Arizona Republicans again block effort to repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban (www.theguardian.com)
After decrying state supreme court ruling on ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, lawmakers ensure its potential to take effect...
it's a sad day, the first time i competely fucked my computer
i tried to get kde plasma on my fedora, when i booted it up there was just a black screen. i couldn’t type any commands either, it was toast...
Why do we have to do the health insurance company's job for them?
Just so tired of almost every time a doctor submits stuff to insurance, we have to be the ones to make multiple phone calls to both the doctor’s office and insurance to iron everything out, figure out what the issue is (it’s always a different issue), and basically be the go-between for the office and insurance. What am I...
Trump Official Jeffrey Clark Broke Ethics Rules, DC Bar Says (news.bloomberglaw.com)
In the sanctions portion of the proceeding, disciplinary counsel Hamilton Fox III pointed to the seriousness of aggravating factors in Clark’s violations....
Judge Cannon rejects a bid by Trump to dismiss criminal charges in classified documents case | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
From Cannon’s “ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT TRUMP’S MOTION TO DISMISS SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT BASED ON PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS ACT”...
Windows just fucked up my bootloader...
I thought I was safe from this if I installed windows on a completely separate harddrive… I clearly overestimated Microsoft’s ability to make on operating system that does not act like literal malware. Oh well! I guess I’m 100% linux now.
State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market (apnews.com)
State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it would not issue new home policies in the state...
Ikea releases a pair of affordable USB-C chargers (www.theverge.com)
40-year-old homeowner says economy doesn’t add up: ‘I’m making the most money I’ve ever made, and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck’ (fortune.com)
“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.
Google’s self-designed office swallows Wi-Fi “like the Bermuda Triangle” (arstechnica.com)