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• 15.5-Inch MacBook Air Expected To Launch In Spring 2023

  15-12-2022 23:40 via hardware.slashdot.org
  Apple is developing a 15.5-inch MacBook Air that could launch in the spring of 2023, according to display analyst Ross Young. MacRumors reports: In a tweet shared with super followers, Young said that production on panels designed for the MacBook Air will start in the first quarter of 2023. A 15.5-inch MacBook Air will be sized between the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, and it will be the largest MacBook Air to date. The current model measures in at 13.6 inches. While Young now says that the
  
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• Dell Concept Laptop Has Pop-Out Components, Disassembles Screwdriver-Free

  15-12-2022 23:02 via hardware.slashdot.org
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Dell continues tinkering with what it hopes to be a repairable laptop like the Framework Laptop. Last year, it showed off Concept Luna, a clamshell designed to easily disassemble for easy repairs, upgrades, and harvested components. This year, Dell showed the press an updated Concept Luna that could support more power while being even simpler to dismantle. The vendor is also exploring how to automate the process, from disassembly to parts di
  
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• TikTok Pushes Potentially Harmful Content To Users as Often as Every 39 Seconds, Study Says

  15-12-2022 22:20 via tech.slashdot.org
  TikTok recommends self-harm and eating disorder content to some users within minutes of joining the platform, according to a new report published Wednesday by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). CBS News: The new study had researchers set up TikTok accounts posing as 13-year-old users interested in content about body image and mental health. It found that within as few as 2.6 minutes after joining the app, TikTok's algorithm recommended suicidal content. The report showed that eating
  
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• Amazon To Publish Next Tomb Raider Game

  15-12-2022 21:40 via games.slashdot.org
  After taking control of the Tomb Raider franchise earlier this year, today Crystal Dynamics announced Amazon Games will publish the next game in the series. From a report: The new Tomb Raider is currently untitled, but Amazon confirmed it will be a multiplatform release and a "single-player, narrative-driven adventure." We should expect gameplay familiar to the franchise (exploration, puzzles, creative enemy encounters), which Tomb Raider fans will be happy to hear.
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• Prosecutors Charge 6 People for Allegedly Waging Massive DDoS Attacks

  15-12-2022 21:01 via it.slashdot.org
  Federal prosecutors have charged six people for allegedly operating websites that launched millions of powerful distributed denial-of-service attacks on a wide array of victims on behalf of millions of paying customers. From a report: The sites promoted themselves as booter or stressor services designed to test the bandwidth and performance of customers' networks. Prosecutors said in court papers that the services were used to direct massive amounts of junk traffic at third-party websites and In
  
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• New York Financial Regulator Issues Cryptocurrency Guidance for Banks

  15-12-2022 20:21 via news.slashdot.org
  The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) on Thursday issued digital asset guidance to state-regulated banks laying out what information financial institutions must submit before getting approval to engage in virtual currency-related activities. From a reportL: The guidance, one of the clearest paths forward yet for banks to offer cryptocurrency services, instructs banks to submit a business plan with details of the proposed activity, detail how such a service would impact the
  
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• CISA Releases Forty-One Industrial Control Systems Advisories

  15-12-2022 19:44 via us-cert.cisa.gov
  Original release date: December 15, 2022
  CISA has released forty-one (41) Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on 15 December 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS.CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations:ICSA-22-349-01 Prosys OPC UA SimulationICSA-22-349-02 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch DevicesICSA-22-349-03 Siemens
  
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• Uber Eats Launches Robot Delivery Service in Miami

  15-12-2022 19:40 via hardware.slashdot.org
  The next time you order a meal from Uber Eats, it may be delivered by a robot -- at least if you live in Miami. From a report: Starting on Thursday, some Miami residents can order their Uber Eats takeout to be delivered via autonomous, sidewalk-trotting robots thanks to a new partnership between the ride-hailing company and robotics firm Cartken. With the new service, customers will be alerted when their food is on the way and then be instructed to meet the remotely-supervised robot on the sidew
  
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• GPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian Cities

  15-12-2022 19:00 via tech.slashdot.org
  Jamming and spoofing attacks can cripple GPS connections entirely or make something appear in the wrong location, causing disruption and safety issues. Just ask Russia. From a report: New data analysis reveals that multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week. The signal interference follows Ukraine launching long-range drone attacks deep into Russian territory, and it may act as a way to potentially stop drones that rely upon GPS for navigati
  
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• Senate Passes Legislation To Ban TikTok From US Government Devices

  15-12-2022 18:20 via news.slashdot.org
  The Senate has passed legislation to ban TikTok from US government devices, in a move designed to limit perceived information-security risks stemming from the social media app. From a report: The vote by unanimous consent approved the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, a bill authored by Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. The move marks lawmakers' latest step against the short-form video app that has become popular with over a billion users worldwide. US officials fear that TikTok's user da
  
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• India Doesn't Plan To Limit Play Time for Online Game Usage

  15-12-2022 17:48 via games.slashdot.org
  India currently doesn't plan to put restrictions on how much time individuals, including youngsters, spend playing games online, taking a different approach from the neighboring nation China that rocked the local gaming market after enforcing strict new measures last year. From a report: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India's minister of state for electronics and information technology, told the lower house of the country's parliament in a written response that no such proposal is currently under the con
  
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• Meta, Microsoft, AWS and TomTom Launch Overture Maps Foundation To Develop Interoperable Open Map Data

  15-12-2022 17:00 via tech.slashdot.org
  The Linux Foundation has partnered with some of the world's biggest technology companies to develop interoperable and open map data, in what is a clear move to counter Google's dominance in the mapping realm. From a report: The Overture Maps Foundation, as the new effort is called, is officially hosted by the Linux Foundation, but the program is driven by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Facebook's parent company Meta, Microsoft, and Dutch mapping company TomTom. The ultimate mission of the Overture M
  
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• Bezos and Gates Back Synchron in Drive for Brain Implant Breakthrough

  15-12-2022 16:20 via tech.slashdot.org
  Bloomberg: Last March, brain-computing interface expert Tom Oxley sat down to dinner with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to talk about Oxley's nascent company, Synchron. That meal in Ojai, Calif., ended with something better than dessert: Bezos told Oxley that he wanted to invest in the business. Synchron said Thursday it completed a $75 million funding round, part of it from Bezos Expeditions. The financing was led by ARCH Venture Partners, and includes a check from Gates Frontier, the venture inves
  
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• Drupal Releases Security Updates to Address Vulnerabilities in H5P and File (Field) Paths

  15-12-2022 16:02 via us-cert.cisa.gov
  Original release date: December 15, 2022
  Drupal has released security updates to address vulnerabilities affecting H5P and the File (Field) Paths modules for Drupal 7.x. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to access sensitive information and remotely execute code.CISA encourages users and administrators to review Drupal’s security advisories SA-CONTRIB-2022-064 and SA-CONTRIB-2022-065 and apply the necessary update. This product is provided subject to this Notificatio
  
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• CISA Consolidates Twitter Accounts

  15-12-2022 15:34 via us-cert.cisa.gov
  Original release date: December 15, 2022
  CISA has consolidated its social media presence on Twitter. Three accounts — @ICSCERT, @Cyber, and @CISAInfraSec — are no longer active. Additionally, the @USCERT_gov Twitter account is now renamed @CISACyber. The following current active Twitter accounts will include posts on content previously covered on the now-inactive accounts.@CISACyber will cover updates relevant to the industrial control systems community along with the latest vulnerab
  
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• US Blacklists More Chinese Tech Companies

  15-12-2022 15:25 via news.slashdot.org
  The US government is blacklisting Yangtze Memory Technologies, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Group and dozens of other Chinese tech companies, ratcheting up a trade conflict between the world's two largest economies. From a report: The Department of Commerce is placing the companies on the so-called entity list, meaning that anyone seeking to supply them with US technology will require a license from Washington -- something that will likely be difficult to get. Bloomberg News previously r
  
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• Microsoft Bans Mining Cryptocurrency on Its Online Services

  15-12-2022 15:00 via tech.slashdot.org
  Microsoft has quietly banned cryptocurrency mining from its online services, and says it did so to protect all customers of its clouds. From a report: The Windows and Azure titan slipped the prohibition into an update of its Universal License Terms for Online Services that came into effect on December 1. That document covers any "Microsoft-hosted service to which Customer subscribes under a Microsoft volume licensing agreement," and on The Register's reading, mostly concerns itself with Azure.
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• Rules On Liquids and Laptops To Be Eased At UK Airports From June 2024

  15-12-2022 14:00 via news.slashdot.org
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Rules around taking liquids and laptops through airport security will be eased from June 2024, the government has said. The announcement of the biggest relaxation of aviation security regulations in decades confirms reports last month that the change would come in the year after next. Passengers at most major UK airports will be able to carry liquids in containers holding up to two liters, a huge increase from the current limit of 100ml. Tra
  
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• US Senators Introduce Digital Assets Anti-Money Laundering Bill

  15-12-2022 11:00 via yro.slashdot.org
  U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are introducing a bill to crack down on money laundering and financing of terrorists and rogue nations via cryptocurrency. CoinDesk reports: If it becomes law, the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act (PDF) will bring know-your-customer (KYC) rules to crypto participants such as wallet providers and miners and prohibit financial institutions from transacting with digital asset mixers, which are tools designed to obscure the
  
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• NASA To Conduct First Global Water Survey From Space

  15-12-2022 08:00 via science.slashdot.org
  A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time. Reuters reports: Dubbed SWOT, short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography, the advanced radar satellite is designed to give scientists an unprecedented view of the life-giving fluid covering 70% of the planet, shedding new light on the mechanics and consequences of
  
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• Genome Sequencing Trial To Test Benefits of Identifying Genetic Diseases At Birth

  15-12-2022 04:30 via science.slashdot.org
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Genomics England is to test whether sequencing babies' genomes at birth could help speed up the diagnosis of about 200 rare genetic diseases, and ensure faster access to treatment. The study, which will sequence the genomes of 100,000 babies over the next two years, will explore the cost-effectiveness of the approach, as well as how willing new parents are to accept it. Although researchers will only search babies' genomes for genetic condit
  
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• US Is Seizing 48 Websites In Sting of Cyberattack-For-Hire Services

  15-12-2022 03:02 via news.slashdot.org
  The US seized dozens of internet domains and charged six people in a sting intended to bring down a network of cyberattack-for-hire services, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. Bloomberg reports: In all, the US obtained a court order to seize 48 websites, and six people were criminally charged in relation to the takedowns, according to federal prosecutors. The FBI was in the process of seizing the websites, officials said Wednesday. The websites were used to launch, or attempt to
  
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• Apple Satellite Plans May Extend Beyond Emergencies, Suggests New Patent

  15-12-2022 02:25 via yro.slashdot.org
  A new patent granted to Apple suggests the company could use satellite communications for more than just getting help in an emergency. 9to5Mac reports: Emergency SOS via Satellite was one of the headline features of September's Apple event -- so much so that the Far Out event name referenced it. The service launched in the US and Canada last month, and was yesterday extended to the UK, France, Germany, and Ireland. More countries will follow. A patent granted on the same day the service expanded
  
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• US Authorities Charge 8 Social Media Influencers In Securities Fraud Scheme

  15-12-2022 01:45 via yro.slashdot.org
  U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday said they have charged eight individuals in a securities fraud scheme, alleging they reaped about $114 million from by using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stocks. Reuters reports: The eight men allegedly purported to be successful traders on the social media platforms and then engaged in a so-called "pump and dump" scheme by hyping particular stocks to their followers with the intent to dump them once prices had risen, according to prosecutors in the Southern Di
  
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• 'ChatGPT Wrote a Terrible Gizmodo Article'

  15-12-2022 01:02 via slashdot.org
  "Write a Gizmodo article in which you explain large language models. Make sure to give specific examples. Keep the tone light and casual." That was the prompt Gizmodo gave OpenAI's ChatGPT, which has been taking the internet by storm since it launched on Nov. 30. "We figured it would spin up a replica of our blogging style with no problem at all," reports Gizmodo. "However, that didn't happen. Instead, what we thought would be a swift and efficient process turned out to be a lengthy, laborious,
  
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• Jack Dorsey Says He Will Give $1 Million Per Year To Signal App

  15-12-2022 00:20 via tech.slashdot.org
  Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said in a blog post on Tuesday that he will give a grant of $1 million per year to encrypted messaging app Signal, the first in a series of grants he plans to make to support "open internet development." Reuters reports: Social media should not be "owned by a single company or group of companies," and needs to be "resilient to corporate and government influence," Dorsey wrote in a post on Revue, a newsletter service owned by Twitter. [Editor's note: The post has be
  
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