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Pro-Palistian Hacktivists Claim Responsibility for Taking Down the Internet Archive, piss off pro Palestinians globally

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[…] A pro-Palestenian hacktivist group called SN_BLACKMETA has taken responsibility for the hack on X and Telegram. “They are under attack because the archive belongs to the USA, and as we all know, this horrendous and hypocritical government supports the genocide that is being carried out by the terrorist state of ‘Israel,’” the group said Read more about Pro-Palistian Hacktivists Claim Responsibility for Taking Down the Internet Archive, piss off pro Palestinians globally[…]

Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users

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Internet Archive’s “The Wayback Machine” has suffered a data breach after a threat actor compromised the website and stole a user authentication database containing 31 million unique records. News of the breach began circulating Wednesday afternoon after visitors to archive.org began seeing a JavaScript alert created by the hacker, stating that the Internet Archive was breached. Read more about Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users[…]

Scientists discover a secret to regulating our body clock, offering new approach to end jet lag, sleep quality

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Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered the secret to regulating our internal clock. They identified that this regulator sits right at the tail end of Casein Kinase 1 delta (CK1δ), a protein which acts as a pace setter for our internal biological clock or the natural 24-hour Read more about Scientists discover a secret to regulating our body clock, offering new approach to end jet lag, sleep quality[…]

Supreme Court Snubs Martin Shkreli’s Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid $64 Million Fine over hiking unique life saving drug price from $13.50 to $750 a pill

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Martin Shkreli has been fighting a $64.6 million fine he acquired in 2022 for blocking affordable alternatives to Daraprim, a lifesaving antiparasitic drug. Shockingly, it turns out nobody on the Supreme Court cares to hear about it. No justices dissented on Monday when the court said it declined to hear an appeal by representatives of Read more about Supreme Court Snubs Martin Shkreli’s Last-Ditch Bid to Avoid $64 Million Fine over hiking unique life saving drug price from $13.50 to $750 a pill[…]

Epic judge orders Google to let rivals set up app stores

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A US court has ordered Google to refrain from a wide variety of business practices the web giant uses to bolster its Play Store, as a consequence of its December 2023 antitrust defeat against Epic Games. In that case, Epic argued that Google’s Play Store rules and contractual agreements with developers and partners violated the Read more about Epic judge orders Google to let rivals set up app stores[…]

23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all that genetic DNA data?

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[…] The one-and-done nature of Wiles’ experience is indicative of a core business problem with the once high-flying biotech company that is now teetering on the brink of collapse. Wiles and many of 23andMe’s 15 million other customers never returned. They paid once for a saliva kit, then moved on. Shares of 23andMe are now Read more about 23andMe is on the brink. What happens to all that genetic DNA data?[…]

Google’s AI enshittifies search summaries with ads

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Google is rolling out ads in AI Overviews, which means you’ll now start seeing products in some of the search engine’s AI-generated summaries. Let’s say you’re searching for ways to get a grass stain out of your pants. If you ask Google, its AI-generated response will offer some tips, along with suggestions for products to Read more about Google’s AI enshittifies search summaries with ads[…]

License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of Cars – and political affiliation, planned parenthood and more

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At 8:22 am on December 4 last year, a car traveling down a small residential road in Alabama used its license-plate-reading cameras to take photos of vehicles it passed. One image, which does not contain a vehicle or a license plate, shows a bright red “Trump” campaign sign placed in front of someone’s garage. In Read more about License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of Cars – and political affiliation, planned parenthood and more[…]

Insecure Robot Vacuums From Chinese Company Deebot Collect Photos and Audio to Train Their AI

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Ecovacs robot vacuums, which have been found to suffer from critical cybersecurity flaws, are collecting photos, videos and voice recordings — taken inside customers’ houses — to train the company’s AI models. The Chinese home robotics company, which sells a range of popular Deebot models in Australia, said its users are “willingly participating” in a Read more about Insecure Robot Vacuums From Chinese Company Deebot Collect Photos and Audio to Train Their AI[…]

Microsoft bricks Windows MR / VR In Windows 11 24H2

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Microsoft has removed Windows Mixed Reality from Windows 11. With Windows 11 24H2, the latest major version of Microsoft’s PC operating system, you can no longer use a Windows MR headset in any way – not even on Steam. This includes all the Windows MR headsets from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung, including Read more about Microsoft bricks Windows MR / VR In Windows 11 24H2[…]

Dutch oppose Hungary’s approach to EU child sexual abuse regulation – or total surveillance of every smart device

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The Netherlands’ government and opposition are both against the latest version of the controversial EU regulation aimed at detecting online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to an official position and an open letter published on Tuesday (1 October). The regulation, aimed at detecting online CSAM, has been criticised for potentially allowing the scanning of private messages Read more about Dutch oppose Hungary’s approach to EU child sexual abuse regulation – or total surveillance of every smart device[…]

Mazda’s $10 Subscription For Remote Start Sparks Backlash After Killing Open Source Option

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Mazda recently surprised customers by requiring them to sign up for a subscription in order to keep certain services. Now, notable right-to-repair advocate Louis Rossmann is calling out the brand. He points to several moves by Mazda as reasons for his anger toward them. However, it turns out that customers might still have a workaround. Read more about Mazda’s $10 Subscription For Remote Start Sparks Backlash After Killing Open Source Option[…]

Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges

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It’s a well-known secret that inkjet ink is being kept at artificially high prices, which is why many opt to forego ‘genuine’ manufacturer cartridges and get third-party ones instead. Many of these third-party ones are so-called re-manufactured ones, where a third-party refills an empty OEM cartridge. This is increasingly being done due to digital rights Read more about Man-in-the-Middle PCB Unlocks HP Ink Cartridges[…]

Juicy licensing deals with AI companies show that publishers don’t really care about creators

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One of the many interesting aspects of the current enthusiasm for generative AI is the way that it has electrified the formerly rather sleepy world of copyright. Where before publishers thought they had successfully locked down more or less everything digital with copyright, they now find themselves confronted with deep-pocketed companies – both established ones Read more about Juicy licensing deals with AI companies show that publishers don’t really care about creators[…]

VR Headset With Custom Face Fitting also shows you how to design custom fitted wearables

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The Bigscreen Beyond is a small and lightweight VR headset that in part achieves its small size and weight by requiring custom fitting based on a facial scan. [Val’s Virtuals] managed to improve fitment even more by redesigning a facial interface and using a 3D scan of one’s own head to fine-tune the result even Read more about VR Headset With Custom Face Fitting also shows you how to design custom fitted wearables[…]

The Untrustworthy Evidence in Dishonesty Research

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František Bartoš University of Amsterdam DOI: https://doi.org/10.15626/MP.2023.3987 Replicable and reliable research is essential for cumulative science and its applications in practice. This article examines the quality of research on dishonesty using a sample of 286 hand-coded test statistics from 99 articles. Z-curve analysis indicates a low expected replication rate, a high proportion of missing studies, Read more about The Untrustworthy Evidence in Dishonesty Research[…]

Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars. Again.

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[…] Today, a group of independent security researchers revealed that they’d found a flaw in a web portal operated by the carmaker Kia that let the researchers reassign control of the Internet-connected features of most modern Kia vehicles—dozens of models representing millions of cars on the road—from the smartphone of a car’s owner to the Read more about Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars. Again.[…]

LG Has Started Showing Screensaver Ads on Their Smart TVs | Lifehacker

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Like them or not, ads run the world. They’re the reason so much content out there is free of charge—or, at least, less expensive. But while it’s one thing to watch an ad before jumping into a YouTube video, or to see ads surrounding an article, it’s another thing entirely to be forced to see Read more about LG Has Started Showing Screensaver Ads on Their Smart TVs | Lifehacker[…]

LG Wants to Show You Ads Even When You’re Not Watching TV

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The outlet reveals (via Android Authority) that the ads start playing before the screensaver hits the screen and are usually sponsored messages from LG or its partners. The review highlighted one specific ad for the LG Channels app: LG’s free live TV service with ads. FlatpanelsHD adds that according to LG’s ad division, users will Read more about LG Wants to Show You Ads Even When You’re Not Watching TV[…]

‘Writing’ with atoms could transform materials fabrication for quantum devices

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[…]A research team at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created a novel advanced microscopy tool to “write” with atoms, placing those atoms exactly where they are needed to give a material new properties. “By working at the atomic scale, we also work at the scale where quantum properties naturally emerge and Read more about ‘Writing’ with atoms could transform materials fabrication for quantum devices[…]

Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing

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With the perennial tensions between proprietary and open source software (OSS) unlikely to end anytime soon, a $3 billion startup is throwing its weight behind a new licensing paradigm — one that’s designed to bridge the open and proprietary worlds, replete with new definition, terminology, and governance model. Developer software company Sentry recently introduced a Read more about Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing[…]

New Dutch government declares asylum emergency – even though there isn’t – to bypass parliament. This is how authoritarianism begins.

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The new programme of the Dutch cabinet under Prime Minister Dick Schoof reflects the tough migration stance promised during the election campaign, outlining a comprehensive plan to radically reform the country’s asylum system and push for an opt-out from EU migration policies.  The Schoof cabinet’s plans for the upcoming term were unveiled today (13 September). Read more about New Dutch government declares asylum emergency – even though there isn’t – to bypass parliament. This is how authoritarianism begins.[…]

Five new massive satellites outshine most evening stars and will get bigger

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A Texas telecommunications startup launched its first five massive “BlueBird” communications satellites into orbit on September 12. Each device is nearly 700-feet-wide when fully deployed, and like BlueWalker 3—AST SpaceMobile’s 2022 prototype, also in orbit—every BlueBird will soon shine brighter than most stars and planets in the night sky. But despite the concerns of critics Read more about Five new massive satellites outshine most evening stars and will get bigger[…]

Cats have brain activity recorded with the help of crocheted hats

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Scientists have recorded electrical activity in the brains of awake cats for the first time, thanks to specially crocheted wool caps that hold the electrodes in place. The technique gives researchers a way to assess chronic pain in cats and could lead to novel treatments, says Aude Castel at the University of Montreal in Canada. Read more about Cats have brain activity recorded with the help of crocheted hats[…]

Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files

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Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint server. Fortinet is one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world, selling secure networking products like firewalls, routers, and VPN devices. The company also offers SIEM, network management, and Read more about Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files[…]