Crooks Bypassed Google's Email Verification To Create Workspace Accounts, Access 3rd-Party Services
9:25pm By BeauHDBrian Krebs writes via KrebsOnSecurity: Google says it recently fixed an authentication weakness that allowed crooks to circumvent the email verification required to create a Google Workspace account, and leverage that to impersonate a domain holder at…Courts Close the Loophole Letting the Feds Search Your Phone At the Border
8:45pm By BeauHDOn Wednesday, Judge Nina Morrison ruled that cellphone searches at the border are "nonroutine" and require probable cause and a warrant, likening them to more invasive searches due to their heavy privacy impact. As reported by Reason, this decision closes the…Nvidia's Open-Source Linux Kernel Driver Performing At Parity To Proprietary Driver
8:02pm By BeauHDNvidia's new R555 Linux driver series has significantly improved their open-source GPU kernel driver modules, achieving near parity with their proprietary drivers. Phoronix's Michael Larabel reports: The NVIDIA open-source kernel driver modules shipped by…How a Cheap Barcode Scanner Helped Fix CrowdStrike'd Windows PCs In a Flash
7:20pm By BeauHDAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: Not long after Windows PCs and servers at the Australian limb of audit and tax advisory Grant Thornton started BSODing last Friday, senior systems engineer Rob Woltz remembered a small but important fact:…RFK Jr. Says He'd Direct the Government to Buy $615 Billion in Bitcoin or 4 Million Bitcoins
7:03pm By Slashdot StaffUS presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced during his keynote Friday at the Bitcoin Conference that he would direct the US government to buy Bitcoin until the size of its Bitcoin reserves matched its gold reserves. At current prices, that…White House Announces New AI Actions As Apple Signs On To Voluntary Commitments
6:40pm By BeauHDThe White House announced that Apple has "signed onto the voluntary commitments" in line with the administration's previous AI executive order. "In addition, federal agencies reported that they completed all of the 270-day actions in the Executive Order on…Data From Deleted GitHub Repos May Not Actually Be Deleted, Researchers Claim
6:00pm By BeauHDThomas Claburn reports via The Register: Researchers at Truffle Security have found, or arguably rediscovered, that data from deleted GitHub repositories (public or private) and from deleted copies (forks) of repositories isn't necessarily deleted. Joe Leon, a…Automakers Sold Driver Data For Pennies, Senators Say
5:20pm By BeauHDAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: If you drive a car made by General Motors and it has an internet connection, your car's movements and exact location are being collected and shared anonymously with a data broker. This practice,…ISPs Seeking Government Handouts Try To Avoid Offering Low-Cost Broadband
4:41pm By msmashInternet service providers are pushing back against the Biden administration's requirement for low-cost options even as they are attempting to secure funds from a $42.45 billion government broadband initiative. The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment…2U, Once a Giant in Online Education, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
4:01pm By msmashOnline education company 2U filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is being taken private in a deal that will wipe out more than half of its $945 million debt [non-paywalled link]. From a report: 2U was a pioneer in the online education space, joining…Pixel 9 AI Will Add You To Group Photos Even When You're Not There
3:25pm By msmashGoogle's upcoming Pixel 9 smartphones are set to introduce new AI-powered features, including "Add Me," a tool that will allow users to insert themselves into group photos after those pictures have been taken, according to leaked promotional video obtained by…FTC's Khan Backs Open AI Models in Bid to Avoid Monopolies
2:45pm By msmashOpen AI models that allow developers to customize them with few restrictions are more likely to promote competition, FTC Chair Lina Khan said, weighing in on a key debate within the industry. From a report: "There's tremendous potential for open-weight models…Russia To Slow YouTube Speeds
2:06pm By msmashRussia admitted that it's deliberately slowing YouTube's loading speeds and said it plans to throttle the download speeds on the Google platform by up to 70% by the end of next week. Russia is taking this stand in response to Google's refusal to comply with…No Fix For Intel's Crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs - Any Damage is Permanent
1:30pm By msmashAn anonymous reader shares a report: On Monday, it initially seemed like the beginning of the end for Intel's desktop CPU instability woes -- the company confirmed a patch is coming in mid-August that should address the "root cause" of exposure to elevated…Marvel's Kevin Feige Defends Sequels as an 'Absolute Pillar of the Industry'
12:48pm By msmashMarvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who has overseen the Marvel Cinematic Universe's unprecedented success, has expressed his longstanding appreciation for sequels and world-building in cinema at a time when Disney's top executive has admitted that the…
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