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Saturday August 31, 2024. 12:30 PM
Plus: China-linked hackers infiltrate US internet providers, authorities crack down on a major piracy operation, and a ransomware gang claims attacks during the Paris Olympics.
The Google Play Store is now rolling out support for downloading up to three Android app updates simultaneously, addressing a long-standing limitation where apps could only be downloaded one at a time. 9to5Google reports: We're seeing simultaneous app update downloads...
TL;DR: Save, share, and organize all your files with a 1TB FolderFort lifetime cloud storage subscription on sale for $69.99 (reg. $251). Once you fill that 15GB of free space on Google Drive, upgrading is expensive, but the low-storage warnings on your phone, laptop, and...
TL;DR: Study the fundamentals of Word, Excel, and more in the Microsoft Essential Training Bundle, now $30. Microsoft apps are common, but that doesn’t mean everyone immediately knows how to use them. However, jobs still tend to expect you to be an expert, but you...
Scientists have finally detected and measured the ambipolar field, a weak electric field surrounding Earth that was first theorized over 60 years ago. 'Any planet with an atmosphere should have an ambipolar field,' says astronomer Glyn Collinson of NASA's Goddard Space...
The oceans have produced a rare coincidence of the Pacific and Atlantic Niñas, which will lessen the severity of the hurricane season—though 2024 still remains a highly active year.
Climate change is threatening Earth’s biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to “back up” life-forms?
Researchers say that implementing Actions omit privacy details and expose info Many of the GPT apps in OpenAI's GPT Store collect data and facilitate online tracking in violation of OpenAI policies, researchers claim.…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: The Biden administration has finalized a plan to expand solar on 31 million acres of federal lands in 11 western states. The proposed updated Western Solar Plan is a roadmap for Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) governance...
TechCrunch's Sarah Perez reports: Apple is standing by its decision to terminate the Apple Developer Account of Appstun, a mobile app company created by one of Apple's own Worldwide Developer Conference 2021 student winners. According to an announcement published on...
The ransomware gang recruits high-profile affiliates from LockBit and ALPHV As RansomHub continues to scoop up top talent from the fallen LockBit and ALPHV operations while accruing a smorgasbord of victims, security and law enforcement agencies in the US feel it's time to...
Denise Prudhomme, a 60-year-old Wells Fargo employee, was found dead at her desk four days after clocking in. Apparently, nobody noticed her body because of the secluded location of her cubicle and the fact that many employees were working remotely. VICE reports: Prudhomme...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica, written by Dan Goodin: A judge in Ohio has issued a temporary restraining order against a security researcher who presented evidence that a recent ransomware attack on the city of Columbus scooped up reams of sensitive...
The platform 'has provided sufficient allegations to survive dismissal,' judge says Elon Musk's X Corp and Media Matters for America are headed to trial next year following a judge's refusal to toss the billionaire's lawsuit. …
Longtime Slashdot reader mmell writes: Regular Slashdot users will certainly be aware of the saga unfolding between the country of Brazil and X. Reuters has already reported that what I have to relay here will come as no surprise to Elon Musk, but reporting on CNN confirms...
The Pidgin messaging app removed the ScreenShareOTR plugin from its third-party plugin list after it was found to be used to install keyloggers, information stealers, and malware targeting corporate networks. BleepingComputer reports: The plugin was promoted as a...
Friday August 30, 2024. 11:25 PM
When Amazon releases its revamped AI Alexa update in October, it'll be powered by Anthropic's Claude AI models due to performance issues with its in-house AI. Reuters reports: Amazon plans to charge $5 to $10 a month for its new 'Remarkable' version of Alexa as it will use...
Relax, it's just a drill. This time at least US Army Special Forces, aka the Green Berets, have been demonstrating their ability to use offensive cyber-security tools in the recent Swift Response 24 military exercises in May, the military has now confirmed.…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Thousands of Tennesseans were illegally denied Medicaid and other benefits due to programming and data errors in an algorithmic system the state uses to determine eligibility for low-income residents and people with...
An ignominious, uncrewed end to Boeing's misfire Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft is set to return to Earth just over a week from now with managers setting a date of no earlier than September 6 for undocking from the International Space Station (ISS) and September 7 to ...
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