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• Apple Will Update iPhone 12 in France After Regulators Said It Emitted Too Much Radiation

  15-09-2023 23:20 via apple.slashdot.org
  
  Apple has agreed to install updates for the iPhone 12 in France after French regulators ordered the company to stop selling the model because it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that exceed European Union standards. From a report: The company, which just unveiled its newest generation of iPhones, insists the 12 model is safe and the phones have been certified in countries around the world since its introduction in 2020. It says the problem raised by the French government agency that manage
  
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• Lina Khan Got Stuck in the Fallout of the MGM Hack at Las Vegas

  15-09-2023 22:40 via it.slashdot.org
  
  Among the hotel patrons snarled in the fallout of MGM Resorts' cyberattack was -- unfortunately for the company -- one very high-profile figure: Lina Khan, the chair of the US Federal Trade Commission. Bloomberg News: On Tuesday night, she was among the 45 people waiting to check in at the MGM Grand along the Las Vegas strip as staff worked to manually fulfill everyone's reservation, according to people familiar with the matter. When Khan and her staff got to the front of the line, an employee a
  
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• Plex Will Block Media Servers at Abuse Prevalent Hosting Company

  15-09-2023 22:00 via yro.slashdot.org
  
  Plex informed some users this week that it will no longer allow users to run servers at a hosting provider where lots of TOS violations occur. TorrentFreak: In an email to customers who run Plex servers at the large German hosting company Hetzner, Plex said that access will be blocked next month. It's not clear if Hetzner is the only hosting company this applies to, but several customers confirmed that they received the same email. Plex's notice doesn't mention Hetzner by name, nor is piracy cit
  
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• Iranian Hackers Target Satellite and Defense Firms, Microsoft Says

  15-09-2023 21:20 via it.slashdot.org
  
  Iranian hackers have hacked dozens of companies in the defense, satellite and pharmaceutical sectors this year using a fairly unsophisticated, blunt hacking technique, Microsoft warned in a new report. From a report: Many of these companies are based in the U.S., and the breaches come amid heavy U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian oil and petrochemical sales. Microsoft said Thursday that Iranian hacking group Peach Sandstorm -- which other firms also refer to as APT33, Elfin or Refined Kitten -- ha
  
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• How Google Authenticator Made One Company's Network Breach Much, Much Worse

  15-09-2023 20:40 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  A security company is calling out a feature in Google's authenticator app that it says made a recent internal network breach much worse. ArsTechnica: Retool, which helps customers secure their software development platforms, made the criticism on Wednesday in a post disclosing a compromise of its customer support system. The breach gave the attackers responsible access to the accounts of 27 customers, all in the cryptocurrency industry. The attack started when a Retool employee clicked a link in
  
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• Three in Four Americans Believe AI Will Reduce Jobs - Gallup Poll

  15-09-2023 20:00 via slashdot.org
  
  Gallup blog: Most Americans think artificial intelligence (AI) will negatively affect the U.S. job market, with 75% saying it will decrease the total number of jobs over the next 10 years. About one in five (19%) believe AI will not affect the number of jobs, while 6% say it will result in an increase in jobs. U.S. adults with less than a bachelor's degree are more likely than those with a bachelor's degree or higher to say AI will decrease the number of jobs (80% vs. 68%, respectively). Younger
  
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• Developers Respond To Unity's New Pricing Scheme

  15-09-2023 19:21 via games.slashdot.org
  
  Unity announced a new pricing model this week, charging developers per game install beyond certain thresholds. This move has faced severe backlash from developers, criticizing Unity's communication, clarity, trust issues, and perceived exploitation of indie teams. The Verge adds: Many developers and even publishers took to social media to register their anger and to call on Unity to reverse its decision. [...] "This decision puts studios in a position where we might not be able to justify using
  
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• HBO's Max Cancels the Most Shows Among Streaming Services, Study Shows

  15-09-2023 18:41 via entertainment.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader shares a report: The Streaming Era began with a promise of nurturing shows without fear of ratings pressure and quick cancellations. Of course, that was a lark. Soon enough, the streamers began slashing shows as quickly and brutally as any Nielsen-obsessed broadcaster, and they were all flooded with same complaint: "The streamers just cancel everything! Nothing gets more than a season anymore!" How true is that really? After all, the streamers are looking for hit shows, just
  
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• Oil Companies Granted Licences To Store Carbon Under the North Sea

  15-09-2023 18:01 via news.slashdot.org
  
  Oil companies have been granted licences by the UK government that it hopes will enable them to store up to 10% of the UK's carbon emissions in old oil and gasfields beneath the seabed. From a report: The government awarded more than 20 North Sea licences covering an area the size of Yorkshire to 14 companies that plan to store carbon dioxide trapped from heavy industry in depleted oil and gasfields. The companies include the oil supermajor Shell, Italy's state-owned oil company ENI, and Harbour
  
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• TikTok Fined $370 Million Over Handling of Children's Data in Europe

  15-09-2023 17:23 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for breaching privacy laws regarding the processing of children's personal data in the European Union, its lead regulator in the bloc said on Friday. From a report: The Chinese-owned short-video platform, which has grown rapidly among teenagers around the world in recent years, breached a number of EU privacy laws between July 31, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) said in a statement. It is the first time
  
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• Google Won't Repair Cracked Pixel Watch Screens

  15-09-2023 16:40 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  If you crack the screen on the Pixel Watch, getting it officially repaired by Google isn't on the cards. From a report: Several Pixel Watch owners have vented their frustrations about the inability to replace cracked screens, both on Reddit and in Google support forums. The Verge has also reviewed an official Google support chat from a reader who broke their Pixel Watch display after dropping the wearable. In it, a support representative states that Google "doesn't have any repair centers or ser
  
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• Microsoft Publishes Garbled AI Article Calling Tragically Deceased NBA Player 'Useless'

  15-09-2023 16:00 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader shares a report: Former NBA player Brandon Hunter passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 42 this week, a tragedy that rattled fans of his 2000s career with the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic. But in an unhinged twist on what was otherwise a somber news story, Microsoft's MSN news portal published a garbled, seemingly AI-generated article that derided Hunter as "useless" in its headline. "Brandon Hunter useless at 42," read the article, which was quickly called out on
  
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• Meta's Horizon Worlds Avatars Finally Have Legs

  15-09-2023 15:00 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from UploadVR: Meta Avatars in Horizon Worlds now have virtual legs. If you launch Horizon Worlds and look in the mirror in the menu space, you'll see your avatar's full body, and you'll see it for other people too when you enter a world. The company's virtual avatars had previously faced widespread ridicule for their upper-body-only appearance. If you look down however you still won't see your own legs. This legs update only applies to third person avatars --
  
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• Fortinet Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

  15-09-2023 14:00 via cisa.gov
  Fortinet has released security updates to address vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-29183 and CVE-2023-34984) affecting FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiWeb. A cyber threat actor can exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
  CISA encourages users and administrators to review Fortinet security advisories (FG-IR-23-106 and FG-IR-23-068) and apply the necessary updates.
  
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• CISA Releases Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program: Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Reference Architecture

  15-09-2023 14:00 via cisa.gov
  Today, CISA released the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program: Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Reference Architecture to help federal civilian departments and agencies integrate their identity and access management (IDAM) capabilities into their ICAM architectures. Prior to this release, there was no singular, authoritative, and recognized reference for architecting an ICAM capability across an enterprise. 
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• SpaceX No Longer Taking Losses To Produce Starlink Satellite Antennas

  15-09-2023 12:00 via slashdot.org
  
  Elon Musk's SpaceX is no longer absorbing the cost of the Starlink antennas it sells with its satellite internet service, a company executive said Wednesday, a key step to the company improving its profitability. CNBC reports: "We were subsidizing terminals, but we've been iterating on our terminal production so much that we're no longer subsidizing terminals, which is a good place to be," Jonathan Hofeller, SpaceX vice president of Starlink and commercial sales, said during a panel at the World
  
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• NASA Names Chief of UFO Research; Panel Sees No Alien Evidence

  15-09-2023 09:00 via science.slashdot.org
  
  NASA on Thursday said it has named a new director of research into what the government calls "unidentified anomalous phenomenon," or UAP, while the U.S. space agency's chief said an expert panel that urged deeper fact-finding on the matter found no evidence of an extraterrestrial origin for these objects. You can read the study team's full report here (PDF). Reuters reports: Administrator Bill Nelson made the announcement about the new research chief -- without disclosing the person's identity -
  
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• WhatsApp Explores Ads in Chat App as Meta Seeks Revenue Boost

  15-09-2023 06:08 via slashdot.org
  
  WhatsApp is exploring a new feature that would display adverts in the app for the first time, a move that has caused internal controversy, as parent company Meta seeks to monetise the world's most popular messaging service. From a report: Teams at Meta have been discussing whether to show ads in lists of conversations with contacts on the WhatsApp chat screen, but no final decisions have been made, according to three people familiar with the matter. However, the concept has been debated at a hig
  
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• For the First Time, Research Reveals Crows Use Statistical Logic

  15-09-2023 05:30 via science.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: [R]esearchers from the University of Tubingen found for the first time that crows can perform statistical reasoning. These results can help scientists better understand the evolution of intelligence (and may give us a better appreciation of what's going on in our backyard). [...] Dr. Melissa Johnston, a Humboldt Fellow at the University of Tubingen, certainly appreciated the specialness of these creatures, as she and her colleagues have been
  
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• Google Expands Its iFixit Partnership By Offering Parts For Pixel Tablet Repairs

  15-09-2023 03:00 via hardware.slashdot.org
  
  Google and iFixit are expanding their partnership by offering several original parts for the Pixel tablet that Google had released in June. Google first partnered with iFixit in early 2022 to sell official replacement parts for its Pixel phones. Engadget reports: One of the most expensive components now available for sale is the tablet's rear case, which costs $200 and comes with three microphones, antennas, a power button with fingerprint unlock and volume controls. If your tablet's battery get
  
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• Amazon Unleashes Gen AI For Product Descriptions, Curbs It For Kindle

  15-09-2023 01:50 via slashdot.org
  
  Amazon.com has introduced a generative AI service that it claims will "dramatically improve the listing creation and management experience for sellers." The company says the AI "will simplify how Amazon sellers create more thorough and captivating product descriptions" and "enrich existing listings, helping customers more confidently make purchase decisions." The Register reports: Using an unspecified large language model, Amazon will allow sellers to enter "a brief description of the product in
  
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• Hackers Steal $53 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency From CoinEx

  15-09-2023 01:10 via slashdot.org
  
  Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEX announced that someone hacked its hot wallets and stole large amounts of digital assets that were used to support the platform's operations. BleepingComputer reports: The incident occurred on September 12 and preliminary results of the investigation show that the unauthorized transactions involved Ethereum ($ETH), Tron ($TRON), and Polygon ($MATIC) cryptocurrency. CoinEx has not provided any info about the financial impact incurred, as the investigation has
  
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• Tesla Reinvents Carmaking With Quiet Breakthrough

  15-09-2023 00:30 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Tesla has combined a series of innovations to make a technological breakthrough that could transform the way it makes electric vehicles and help Elon Musk achieve his aim of halving production costs, five people familiar with the move said. The company pioneered the use of huge presses with 6,000 to 9,000 tons of clamping pressure to mold the front and rear structures of its Model Y in a "gigacasting" process that slashed production costs and lef
  
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