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Tech Florida bill would make bloggers who write about governor register with state Thousands scammed by AI voices mimicking loved ones in emergencies Stealthy UEFI malware bypassing Secure Boot enabled by unpatchable Windows flaw How a single engineer brought down Twitter Elon Musk publicly trolled a Twitter employee who wanted to know if they still had their job: 'What work have you been doing?'...

Tech Twitter has reportedly laid off product manager Esther Crawford | Engadget Twitter Payments chief is out as layoffs cut 10% of Twitter staff, report says Texas Republican wants ISPs to block a wide range of abortion websites Conservative News Corp. empire says hackers were inside its network for 2 years | Ars Technica LastPass says employee’s home computer was hacked and corporate vault taken...

Tech Cloudflare wants to help you set up your own Mastodon server in ‘minutes’ - The Verge Reddit was hacked in a phishing attack targeting its employees Fatality: 'Mortal Kombat' Ransomware Targets Windows Systems in US Hyundai and Kia forced to update software on millions of vehicles because of viral TikTok challenge - The Verge Health info for 1 million patients stolen using critical GoAnywhere...

Tech Until further notice, think twice before using Google to download software Google announces ChatGPT rival Bard, with wider availability in ‘coming weeks’ - The Verge Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing is open for everyone to try starting today - The Verge Google Pixel 4 & 4 XL get final update w/ February security patch Bloatware pushes the Galaxy S23 Android OS to an incredible 60GB Legacy Spr...

Tech 35,000 PayPal accounts breached, and users could've prevented it | PCWorld NVIDIA Broadcast will maintain eye contact even if you're looking away from the camera AI art tools Stable Diffusion and Midjourney targeted with copyright lawsuit - The Verge Apple Collecting Feedback From Dispatchers Receiving False 911 Calls From Skiers Samsung expands self-repair program to include S22 and Galaxy B...

Tech ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware | Ars Technica CNET has used an AI to write financial explainers nearly 75 times since November More than 200 million Twitter users’ email addresses leaked by hackers - The Verge TikTok’s 2FA feature was briefly vulnerable to brute force attacks The FCC wants carriers to notify you sooner when there's a data breach FAA outage that...

Tech Twitter sued for not paying San Francisco office rent First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen) | Ars Technica LockBit ransomware gang apologizes for SickKids hospital attack and offers free decryptor Black man wrongfully jailed for a week after face recognition error, report says Windows 7 and Windows 8 will stop getting critical security updates in one...

Tech Twitter Blue signups disappear a day after fakes and mayhem - The Verge Musk trolls senator demanding answers on Twitter fake-account scandal | Ars Technica As more brands pull out of Twitter, SpaceX buys big Twitter ad package | Ars Technica Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue will relaunch on November 29th - The Verge Elon Musk demands Twitter employees commit to ‘extremely hardcore’ cultur...

Tech Twitter is now an Elon Musk company - The Verge Elon Musk reportedly ordered company-wide layoffs at Twitter - The Verge Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has already emboldened the trolls | Engadget Elon Musk wastes no time changing Twitter Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification Twitter has removed 1,500 accounts following coordinated trolling campaign | Engadget Twi...

Tech Apple store workers go on strike in Australia | Engadget Apple Announces 10th-Generation iPad With Complete Redesign, 10.9-Inch Display, USB-C, and More - MacRumors New iPad Only Supports First-Gen Apple Pencil, Requires Adapter to Charge - MacRumors Nvidia 'unlaunches' the unwanted RTX 4080 12GB | PC Gamer 8 RTX 4090s could crack most of your passwords in just 48 minutes | PC Gamer How a Mic...

Tech The iPhone 14 keeps calling 911 on rollercoasters Lufthansa says it is not banning AirTags from its flights despite tweets claiming otherwise Cyberattack delays patient care at major US hospital chain - The Verge Facebook security warning for 1M users: Scam apps stole login credentials Google starts rolling out passkey support for Android and Chrome Account handles are coming to all YouTube u...

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Tech Meta axes internal team responsible for asking 'are we the baddies?' | PC Gamer Twitter shareholders approve $44 billion Elon Musk buyout - The Verge New attack can unlock and start a Tesla Model Y in seconds, say researchers Matternet’s delivery drone design has been approved by the FAA - The Verge Sony announces development of its first over-the-counter hearing aid for the US The free YouTu...

Gaming Xperia Stream launched: A full-featured cooling system Ubisoft CEO defends company against criticism of reforms, but campaigners demand deeper change | PC Gamer Netflix preps three Ubisoft mobile games for 2023, including Assassin’s Creed The head of Halo is leaving Xbox after 15 years in charge Halo developer 343 reportedly loses engine lead Production on Season 2 of Paramount's Halo adapt...

Tech New Google Play system update tells you when a data breach may have compromised your accounts Samsung says a data breach revealed some customers’ names, birthdays, and more Hackers caused a massive traffic jam in Moscow using a ride-hailing app iPhones overtake Android phones in the US for the first time ever Tim Cook on RCS for iPhone: ‘I don’t hear our users asking that we put a lot of ener...

Tech Twitter Launches 'Twitter Circle' for Sharing Tweets With a Smaller Number of People Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it - The Verge  The US government got caught using sock puppets to spread propaganda on social media - The Verge  Police secretly use smartphone location data culled from Waze, Starbucks, and other popular apps Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl...

Tech MacBook Pro workers being paid significant bonuses after riot back in May Android 12 is running on over an eighth of all devices - 9to5Google Google wants to remind you that using 2FA doesn't have to be a... drag Gmail gets approval to move forward with plan to ruin its spam filter The FCC rejects Starlink's $885M internet proposal because its speeds are too slow | PC Gamer Apple’s $30M emplo...

Tech TikTok Trend Debunked: No, Apple Is Not Giving Away Free AirPods - MacRumors Linus Torvalds uses an Arm-powered M2 MacBook Air to release latest Linux kernel | Ars Technica Twitter test lets you mix and match photos, videos, and GIFs in a single tweet Twitter account hijacks made possible by security error in over 3,200 mobile apps Google Pixel 6a fingerprint sensor problems persist after lau...

Tech A multi-billion crypto lender just filed for bankruptcy The James Webb Telescope's hard drive can't store Warzone, but it will withstand the horrifying effects of cosmic radiation | PC Gamer FCC chair proposes new US broadband standard of 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up | Ars Technica YouTube reduces Content ID appeal process from 30 to 7 days Latest Windows 11 security patch is causing problems, aga...

Tech Elon Musk Wants to Terminate $44 Billion Twitter Acquisition Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Force $44 Billion Merger - MacRumors Twitter’s new ‘Unmention’ feature lets you actually exclude yourself from the narrative TikTok Announces Launch of Hashtag Content Filters and New Safety Tools Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg find common ground on one tech initiative Apple Ends Partnership With Former Desig...

Tech Government developer leaves database credentials on an old blog post potentially causing the largest data hack in history | PC Gamer President Biden to award Steve Jobs with posthumous Medal of Freedom Apple Announces New Lockdown Mode on iOS 16 With 'Extreme' Level of Security - MacRumors Digital Markets Act passes, could force Apple to allow competing app stores, and more EU tells big compa...

Tech Discord introduces new moderation tools, including automod | GamesIndustry.biz SpaceX fires at least five employees who criticised 'free speech absolutist' Elon Musk | PC Gamer Apple Store in Maryland Makes History by Voting to Unionize - MacRumors Biden expresses pride for first Apple Store to form union, says ‘everybody is better off’ MacBook Repair Parts Facing Delays, Apple Letting Custom...

Tech AirTag stalking cop charged and relieved of duty after ex-girlfriend heard anti-stalking alerts Grand Central Apple Store union efforts receive backing from Communications Workers of America Victim advocate calls on Apple to rethink how its iMessage edit feature works Mark Zuckerberg's Photoshopped MacBook is alternate reality straight out of the metaverse Google to pay $118 million over gend...

Tech iOS 16 Introduces Ability to Edit or Unsend iMessages iOS 16 Brings New Lock Screen Personalization Features, Including Widgets iOS 16 adds landscape Face ID unlock ability for select iPhone models iOS 16 Introduces Safety Check to Help Users in Abusive Relationships Security Fixes Won't Require Full iOS Update in iOS 16, Will Be Installed Automatically - MacRumors iOS 16 Lets You Use Third-P...

Tech Twitter pays $150M fine for using two-factor login details to target ads | Ars Technica Twitter shutting down TweetDeck for Mac on July 1, here are alternatives to the web This lady is helping put cryptocurrency scams where they belong: in the bin Crypto-hackers are holding the Costa Rican healthcare system to ransom for $5B in bitcoin Verizon downplays database hacked and held for ransom, se...