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Western Digital and Hewlett Packard facing lawsuits, Dropbox ends unlimited storage, Microsoft uses the word “python” a lot, and IoT devices continue to be a security nightmare Links NPR listens to ATN (maybe)https://www.npr.org/2023/08/26/1195695051/driverless-cars-san-francisco-waymo-cruisehttps://techcrunch.com/2023/08/18/cruise-told-by-regulators-to-immediately-reduce-robotaxi-fleet-50-followi...

News Flash: CAPTCHAs are worthless! Plus, Food AI wants to kill us all. Microservices security is more scary and complicated than we imagined. And copyrights are eroding our culture Links Bots can solve CAPTCHAS faster than humanshttps://www.theregister.com/2023/08/15/so_much_for_captcha_then/ NZ supermarket chain Pak ‘n’ Save AI meal planner suggests poison recipeshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99...

Tesla jailbreak, a new type of keylogger, and new circuts to make your devices even LESS resistant to water Links Water-soluble circuit boardshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99625-water-soluble-circuit-boards-promise-drastic-reduction-e.htmlTesla jailbrokenhttps://www.tomshardware.com/news/tesla-mcu-amd-asp-flaw-jailbreakAcoustic keyloggerhttps://gizmodo.com/ai-acoustic-cyberattack-deep-learning-hac...

Google presents an existential threat to the open web. Plus, gaming news! Links Ubisoft updatehttps://www.techspot.com/news/99529-ubisoft-now-claims-wont-delete-inactive-accounts-purchased.html Web Environment Integrityhttps://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/issues/28https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environment-integrity-spec/ Modern Warfare II matchmaking ser...

New EU battery regulations, Ubisoft does another bad thing, NFTs aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on, and a Native Ad for porn! Links EU requires all phones to have replacable batterieshttps://www.androidauthority.com/phones-with-replaceable-batteries-2027-3345155/ Ubisoft deletes accounts, digital libraries, if you haven’t logged in recentlyhttps://www.techspot.com/news/99507-ubisoft-delete...

A vehicular episode! Airseas re-invents sailing ships for climate change. Modern cars are expensive to repair. Tesla finally has a truck. San Francisco becomes the battle ground for humans vs robot cars. And Microsoft passes a regulatory hurdle Links Tech startup Airseas re-invents the sailhttps://www.techspot.com/news/99278-french-startup-claims-state-art-sail-cut-shipping.html Rivain R1T fenderb...

AI injected into everything; hilarity ensues! Also, patched vulnerabilities in FortiGate firewalls and Mastodon servers. Plus, a rumor that suprises no-one Links OpenAI enables, disables Browse-With-Bing featurehttps://www.techspot.com/news/99297-openai-yanks-bing-integration-chatgpt-after-users-exploit.htmlMDN Web adds AI hallucinations to online docshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99285-mozilla-ai...

Reddit implosion update, gfycat to close, breach at USPTO, and AI comes to e-bikes Links Urtopia e-bikes, now with ChatGPThttps://gizmodo.com/urtopia-e-bike-chatgpt-ai-hype-1850582746Mojaing to drop r/minecraft as official channelhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/14kj3z7/so_long_and_thanks_for_all_the_feedback/Gfycat to shut down on Sept 1https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/02/gfycat-com-shut...

Sony wields the FTC against Microsoft in injunction hearing, Tecnam scraps plans for EV airplane, and Edge helpfully leaks your privacy Links: Sony v. MSFT battle while FTC watcheshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99184-here-biggest-revelations-microsoft-vs-ftc-hearing.htmlTecnam scraps plans for commercial EV airplanehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/06/15/pioneering-electric-plane-shelved-ba...

Apple trademarks images of fruit, SMS can track you (duh), ChatGPT really wants to be helpful, even when its handlers won’t let it, and the EU Parliament sticks its fingers in the battery market Links Apple is trying to trademark all images of appleshttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-vs-apples-trademark-battleChatGPT tricked into giving out Win11 activation keyshttps://www.techspot.com/news/991...

MOVEit enterprise hack, Microsoft dumps original Xbox One, Google dumps Domains, Skript kiddies taste their own medicine, and Redd-idiocy 3: The Return to Reddit Links MOVEit hack catches dozens of big orgs with their pants downhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-moveit-transfer-zero-day-mass-exploited-in-data-theft-attacks/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moveit-trans...

Reddit holds fast to the sinking ship, Headlines, headlines, headlines, FTC sues to stop Microsoft+Activision deal, some unsubstantiated rumors, and Minecraft mods can offer danger for your PC Podcast shout-outs: bandrewsays.com, lotuseffect.show, podcastindex.org, ai.cooking Links More reddit bullcraphttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755640/reddit-api-changes-apps-apollo-shut-down-ama-spez-stev...

Windows 11 becomes 1998-compliant, HP bricks thousands of printers, Android app updated into malware, Tesla thumbs nose at 35% of the world, Amazon ends a popular feature, Microsoft euthanizes Cortana, Chrome declares victory against http, and reddit destroys its own app ecosystem. Links Windows 11 to support .RAR nativelyhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/28-years-later-windows-finally-supports-ra...

Asus breaks the internet, hacking fingerprint sensors for fun and profit, yet another reason to fear IoT, and where to charge your Ford EV on the road Links BrutePrint attackhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/hackers-can-brute-force-fingerprint-authentication-of-android-devices/Wemo SmartPlug buffer overflow vulnhttps://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-b...

Toyota data breach affects millions of cars, Windows 11 installs stuff you don’t want, Public Service Announcements from Apple & Google, and the electrified road idea that just won’t go away Links Toyota breach leaks 10 years of car location datahttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toyota-car-location-data-of-2-million-customers-exposed-for-ten-years/Sweden threatens to build electric ro...

Apple store union finds its voice, Facebook continues using its business model, Windows gets more ads, and Pixies hack Google phones Links FTC proposal to bar Facebook from monetizing kidshttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-proposes-blanket-prohibition-preventing-facebook-monetizing-youth-dataApple Store union issues its first demandshttps://9to5mac.com/2023/05/03/union...

Samsung has a bad quarter, Activision-Blizzard purchase hits a snag, Windows 10 receives its last update, Netflix experiences the totally-expected results of their crackdown, and the NFL’s True Fans get a scare Links Samsung Q1 profits down 95%https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/samsung/ar-AA1aoTIihttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/samsung/ar-AA1at9e3East TX jury verdict against Samsu...

Chromebook e-waste, another iphone hack, and three Silicon Valley companies with failing business models Links Lockdown-chromebooks are becoming an e-waste problemhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691840/us-pirg-education-fund-report-investigation-chromebook-churnNetflix crackdown on password sharing comes to UShttps://mashable.com/article/netflix-password-sharing-crackdowniphone hack can get y...

Robot cops in NYC, Cell towers on the moon, Sideloading IOS apps, and a most unlikely conspiracy theory comes true Links NYC robot cophttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/nypd-robocops-hulking-400-lb-robots-will-start-patrolling-new-york-city/Rumor: ios 17 to allow sideloadinghttps://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/17/app-sideloading-support-coming-ios-17/Another conspiracy theory proven truehttps://...

Western Digital cloud outage, Microsoft bans emulators, and your Tesla is spying on you Links The economy vs Applehttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/apple-joins-amazon-google-and-microsoft-in-tech-industry-layoffs/Western Digital vs the Cloudhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/western-digital/ar-AA19Goo3https://www.theregister.com/2023/04/03/western_digital_confirms_security_incident/https:/...

Audiobook ads, a massive corporate supply chain attack, Pwn2Own 2023 (as promised), and digital libraries: not even once Links: Valve to block support for Win7, Win8 machineshttps://www.techspot.com/news/98099-valve-ending-steam-support-windows-7-8-81.htmlpwn2own 2023https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/windows-11-tesla-ubuntu-and-macos-hacked-at-pwn2own-2023/https://www.zerodayinitiativ...

Why you shouldn’t trust random USB drives, Google vulnerabilities, Microsoft vulnerabilities, Netgear vulnerabilities, and the true ending of Moore’s Law Links Gordon Moore outlived his lawhttps://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1611/gordon-moore-intel-co-founder-dies-at-94Pinduoduo app found to exploit Android vulnerabilityhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/andr...

AI and TikTok, TikTok and AI. Also, Right to Repair, Tesla security, and HP printers are still an ink scam Links Anthropic releases Claude AIhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/anthropic-introduces-claude-a-more-steerable-ai-competitor-to-chatgpt/AI-powered Clippyhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642833/microsoft-365-ai-copilot-word-outlook-teamsBaidu demos ErnieBothttps://ww...

Data Centers on an AI-generated moon, Apple rules USB with an iron fist, Silicon Valley banking woes, and how IoT keeps a Massachusetts high school fully enlightened Links Silicon Valley Bank failurehttps://apnews.com/article/svb-fed-bonds-rates-banks-inflation-a24b28b3caeede91c76cd120aa9b7966Data centers on moonhttps://gizmodo.com/startup-moves-closer-building-data-centers-moon-1850192177Fake Sam...

TikTok banned by more governments, Privacy in metaverse may be impossible, AI news, AI news, and too much AI news Links: Privacy in metaverse worse than in real worldhttps://venturebeat.com/virtual/new-research-suggests-that-privacy-in-the-metaverse-might-be-impossible/EU Commission bans TikTok on gov’t deviceshttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64743991Canada bans TikTok on gov’t deviceshttps://w...