Elon Musk blames DDoS attack for delay in livestreamed Trump interview, but X employees say he's lying
A "99 percent" chance he was lying, apparently
Massive data breach compromises billions of personal records around the world
Hacker posts 2.7 billion records from National Public Data
What just happened? A colossal data breach has surfaced, revealing nearly 2.7 billion personal information records purportedly encompassing every individual in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This breach stands out due to the vast amount of data exposed, potentially marking it as one of the largest in history.
Browsers are finally addressing 0.0.0.0 Day vulnerability
The vulnerability has persisted for nearly two decades
A husband's quest for justice unmasks a global smishing operation
Thousands owe their financial security to his efforts
Paid services that remove you from people-finder sites aren't very effective
You're better off manually opting out
In brief: You've likely seen plenty of ads on the internet for services that remove you from people-search sites – data brokers that collect information from public records, commercial data sources, and social media platforms. Some of these companies charge a lot of money for their work, but a new study suggests they're not really worth it.
YouTube tests Twitter-style community notes to fight misinformation
Using the community to fight YouTube BS
Disney is hiking prices across all of its streaming platforms this fall
Almost a year to the day after the last Disney price hike
Hackers exploited an ISP to launch sophisticated DNS poisoning attack against customers
It happened last year, but DNS attacks continue to be a major concern
Elon Musk's X sues advertising group over alleged "boycott"
"Now, it is war"
What just happened? Elon Musk's conflict with advertisers took a shocking new turn yesterday when he announced his platform X, formerly Twitter, is suing a group of ad companies, along with individual firms, over an alleged coordinated boycott of the site. The suit claims this broke federal antitrust laws and caused X to lose revenue.
Court blocks net neutrality saying congressional authorization needed to implement regulations
The FCC voted in April to reinstate net neutrality in the US
Nvidia says scraping 80 years' worth of videos daily to train its AI models is in "the spirit of copyright law"
YouTube seems to disagree
A hot potato: Once again, it's been revealed that a company has been scraping data from the internet to train its AI models using a questionable interpretation of copyright law. On this occasion, Nvidia has been downloading videos from YouTube, Netflix, and other platforms to gather data for its commercial AI products.
Google Chrome is finally transitioning to Manifest V3, introducing new rules for ad blockers
Critics say the new platform is focused on benefitting advertisers
The big picture: Google claims that the new version of its Chrome extension platform will mean a safer and more efficient browser experience for users. While there are some features in Manifest V3 that will facilitate this, critics claim that the new controls are more helpful to advertisers. This has raised questions about Google's motivations, given that a significant portion of its revenue comes from advertising.
Google is officially a monopoly: Company loses massive DOJ antitrust trial over search engine agreements
Google paid over $21 billion in 2021 to make its search engine the default on various devices and browsers
What just happened? The US Department of Justice's nearly year-long case against Google over its dominance in the search engine market has reached a dramatic end. The case could drastically alter how numerous devices and web browsers choose their default search engines, though the full extent of the impending effects remains unclear.
What is the most commonly used password?
Despite all warnings against using poor passwords...
Microsoft's Edge desktop browser approaches 14% market share as Chrome slides
Edge was the only browser with consistent growth since March
AI companies to music labels: scraping copyrighted tracks on the internet to train algorithms is "fair use"
Udio and Suno say you can't own styles or genres
Chrome browser is getting AI features to let you compare data between tabs
In brief: Chrome is gaining three new AI features powered by Google's latest language models. There's a new Google Lens integration for visually searching any on-screen images and text, a Tab Compare feature that automatically generates product comparison overviews, and enhanced history search using natural language queries.
Reddit stands firm against AI companies scraping content for training without paying
"It's free as in speech, not free as in beer"
Microsoft removes ads from Skype to improve user experience
Haven't most people moved on to other platforms already?
Google Chrome 127 introduces application-bound encryption on Windows
Until now, Chrome has used the Data Protection API (DPAPI) to protect sensitive data on Windows. However, with Chrome 127, they are introducing app-bound encryption, similar to how the Keychain operates on macOS.
Meta agrees to pay $1.4 billion in Texas lawsuit for abusing facial recognition tech
Facepalm: Meta attempted to use Facebook as a giant surveillance service to profit from users' personal data. The company ultimately failed in the endeavor and is now facing significant financial penalties as a result, which includes a massive settlement due to the state of Texas over the next five years.
Can you manage your passwords? Survey shows many feel overwhelmed yet overconfident about it
Sharing and reusing passwords remain common practices, unfortunately