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Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud's 5GB limit::A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service...
github.com
Ghidra training classes from NSA::undefined
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Chinese-made phones are calling the shots in Africa as they beat global giants Samsung and Apple::undefined
tierzerosecurity.co.nz
An intro to automated evasion and compilation of .NET offensive tools::Information Security Services. Offensive Security, Penetration Testing, Mobile and Application, Purple Team, Red Team
www.theverge.com
Elon Musk’s legal case against OpenAI is hilariously bad::Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company breached a contract that does not appear to exist
www.nytimes.com
A.I. Is Making the Sexual Exploitation of Girls Even Worse::Parents, schools and our laws need to catch up to technology, fast.
arstechnica.com
Researchers create AI worms that can spread from one system to another | Worms could potentially steal data and deploy malware.::Worms could potentially steal data and deploy malware.
Nvidia CEO says AI could pass human tests in five years::Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang on Friday said that artificial general intelligence could - by some definitions - arrive in as little as five years.
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Online vape seller has ‘no intention of stopping’ shipments to Australia, despite nationwide ban — ‘We have no intention of stopping just because of one twat in Canberra.’::The New Zealand-based seller issued a notice to its Australian customers that shipments will continue regardless of the government's vape reform.
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YouTube Music team laid off by Google while workers testified to Austin City Council about working conditions::Some workers learned of the YouTube Music layoffs while testifying to the Austin city council about Google's refusal to negotiate with the union.
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Windows 11 now supports USB4 at 80Gbps, also known as USB 4 2.0 | Faster USB4 devices could start appearing in 2024::undefined
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Lawyers who sunk Elon Musk's big pay package are now asking for nearly $6 billion worth of Tesla stock. Musk doesn't seem happy.::After sinking Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package, lawyers are now asking a Delaware court for about 11% of those Tesla shares for their fee.
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Many Gen Z employees say ChatGPT is giving better career advice than their bosses::Nearly half of Gen Z workers say they get better job advice from ChatGPT than their managers, according to a recent survey.
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Did Reddit year-end recaps expose Russian interference in Alberta?::Online anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and engaging with small communities are documented foreign interference tactics, but they have so far not been observed in Canada.
Canadian Surpreme Court Rules Police Now Need a Warrant to Get a Person's IP::undefined
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Google is the new IBM::Years of being one-upped on AI and cracking down on innovation turned the poster child for Silicon Valley cool into a dinosaur.
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Here lies the internet, murdered by generative AI | Corruption everywhere, even in YouTube's kids content::Corruption everywhere, even in YouTube's kids content
Phrack #71: Call For Paper::Phrack staff website.
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"A dream. It's perfect": Helium discovery in northern Minnesota may be biggest ever in North America::For a century, the U.S. Government-owned the largest helium reserve in the country, but the biggest exporters now are in Russia, Qatar and Tanzania. With this new discovery, Minnesota could be joining that list.
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Reddit keeps testing desktop UI changes ahead of its IPO::Are the developments related? We don’t know yet
arstechnica.com
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules | Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024.::Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024.
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Google cuts team of contractors who went on strike::Google previously said the team of YouTube Music contractors were not employees since they were hired by Cognizant.
www.pcgamer.com
GitHub is under automated attack by millions of cloned repositories filled with malicious code.::Thanks to a combination of sophisticated methodology and social engineering, this particular attack seems to be very difficult to stop.
Yelp says going all in on remote work boosted job applications by 43% and led to a more satisfied workforce::The company’s WFH strategy boosted job applications and worker fulfillment.
arstechnica.com
Judge mocks X for “vapid” argument in Musk’s hate speech lawsuit::Judge to X lawyer: “I’m trying to figure out in my mind how that’s possibly true."
arstechnica.com
Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day::"We'll add it to our Outlook reminders..."
arstechnica.com
HDMI Forum to AMD: No, you can’t make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver | Linux users can't hit the same resolutions and speeds as Windows—or DisplayPort.::Linux users can't hit the same resolutions and speeds as Windows—or DisplayPort.
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Some AI models get more accurate at maths if you ask them to respond as if they are a Star Trek character, ML engineers say::Researchers asking a chatbot to optimize its own prompts found it was best at solving grade-school math when acting like it was on Star Trek.
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of non-profit AI mission | TechCrunch::Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated entities, alleging the ChatGPT makers have breached their original Elon Musk sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated entities for allegedly breaching their original contractual agreements.
Musk's Neuralink brain implant company cited by FDA over animal lab issues::U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found problems with record keeping and quality controls for animal experiments at Elon Musk's Neuralink, less than a month after the startup said it was cleared to test its brain implants in humans, according to an agency report reviewed by Reuters.
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A viral photo of a guy smoking in McDonald's is completely fake — and of course made by AI::Look at the fingers. You always have to look at the fingers
arstechnica.com
GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack::GitHub keeps removing malware-laced repositories, but thousands remain.
arstechnica.com
HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors::"Never own a printer again."
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X quietly revived anti-misgendering policy that Musk dropped last year::GLAAD pushes to close loopholes allowing targeted misgendering of celebrities.
finance.yahoo.com
Despite Booming Economy And Record Profits Google, Amazon, Microsoft And More Lay Off Over 42,000 So Far In 2024::Despite a booming U.S. economy and significant advancements in the tech sector, including a robust performance by companies like Nvidia Corp. and a thriving artificial intelligence (AI) industry, tech companies have continued to lay off workers at an alarming rate in 2024. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index has shown an impressive uptick and the U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, outpacing economists’ forecasts. However, this overall economic strength masks a wave of layoffs in the tech sector
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Fridge failures: LG says angry owners can't sue, company points to cardboard box::NBC Bay Area’s Consumer team filed a report focused on faulty fridges, and then, viewers responded resoundingly about their own refrigerator problems....
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Toyota wants hydrogen to succeed so bad it’s paying people to buy the Mirai::Toyota is offering some amazing deals for its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Mirai. That is, if customers can find the hydrogen to power it.
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Biden administration is investigating security threats from Chinese vehicles::The US is opening an investigation into the potential risks to national security posed by smart car technology produced in China and “other countries of concern.”
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Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat::The president ordered an investigation into auto technology that could track U.S. drivers, part of a broader effort to stop E.V. and other smart-car imports from China.
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Meta accused of ‘massive, illegal’ data collection operation by European consumer rights groups. | CNN Business::European consumer rights groups are accusing Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, of carrying out a “massive” and “illegal” operation of collecting data from hundreds of millions of its users in the region.
