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• Microsoft's Take On Kernel Access and Safe Deployment After CrowdStrike Incident

  12-10-2024 23:34 via it.slashdot.org
  
  wiredmikey writes: As the dust settles following the massive Windows BSOD tech outages caused by CrowdStrike in July 2024, the question is now, how do we prevent this happening again? While there was no current way Microsoft could have prevented this incident, the OS firm is obviously keen to prevent anything similar happening in the future. SecurityWeek talked to David Weston, VP enterprise and OS security at Microsoft, to discuss Windows kernel access and safe deployment practices (or SDP).
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• Who's Winning America's 'Tech War' With China?

  12-10-2024 22:34 via hardware.slashdot.org
  
  In mid-2021 Ameria's National Security Advisor set up a new directorate focused on "advanced chips, quantum computing, and other cutting-edge tech," reports Wired. And the next year as Congress was working on boosting America's semiconductor sector, he was "closing in on a plan to cripple China's... In October 2022, the Commerce Department forged ahead with its new export controls."So what happened next?In a phone call with President Biden this past spring, Xi Jinping warned that if the US conti
  
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• The Radio-Obsessed Civilian Shaping Ukraine's Drone Defense

  12-10-2024 21:34 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  Former Ukranian officer Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov created a Signal channel where military communications specialists could talk with civilian radio experts, reports MIT's Technology Review. But radio communications are crucial for drones, so...About once a month, he drives hundreds of kilometers east in a homemade mobile intelligence center: a black VW van in which stacks of radio hardware connect to an array of antennas on the roof that stand like porcupine quills when in use. Two small device
  
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• AI Disclaimers in Political Ads Backfire on Candidates, Study Finds

  12-10-2024 20:34 via politics.slashdot.org
  
  Many U.S. states now require candidates to disclose when political ads used generative AI, reports the Washington Post.Unfortunately, researchers at New York University's Center on Technology Policy "found that people rated candidates 'less trustworthy and less appealing' when their ads featured AI disclaimers..."In the study, researchers asked more than 1,000 participants to watch political ads by fictional candidates — some containing AI disclaimers, some not — and then rate how tr
  
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• Halcyon Announces Anti-Ransomware Protection for Enterprise Linux Environments

  12-10-2024 19:34 via it.slashdot.org
  
  Formed in 2021 by cybersecurity professionals (and backed by high-powered VCs including Dell Technologies Capital), Halcyon sells an enterprise-grade anti-ransomware platform.
  And this month they announced they're offering protection against ransomware attacks targeting Linux systems, according to Linux magazine:According to Cynet, Linux ransomware attacks increased by 75 percent in 2023 and are expected to continue to climb as more bad actors target Linux deployments... "While Windows is the fa
  
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• Amazon Expands Same-Day Prescription Delivery to Nearly Half the US Next Year

  12-10-2024 18:34 via slashdot.org
  
  Amazon is "embedding pharmacies in same-day delivery facilities often clustered around major metro areas," reports CNBC.This will enable "a coming expansion of its same-day prescription delivery service," according to Engadget, "with 20 more cities and affiliated metro areas entering the program next year. This expansion will open up the feature to nearly half of US residents."
  "In most cases, that means a customer can order medication by 4 p.m. and receive it at home by 10 p.m.," Amazon said in
  
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• 'Running Clang in the Browser Using WebAssembly'

  12-10-2024 17:34 via developers.slashdot.org
  
  This week (MIT-licensed) WebAssembly runtime Wasmer announced "a major milestone in making any software run with WebAssembly."
  The announcement's headline? Running Clang in the browser using WebAssembly...Thanks to the newest release of Wasmer (4.4) and the Wasmer JS SDK (0.8.0) you can now run [compiler front-end] clang anywhere Wasmer runs! This allows compiling C programs from virtually anywhere. Including Javascript and your preferred browser! (we tested Chrome, Safari and Firefox and everyt
  
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• Boeing Plans to Cut 17,000 Jobs - 10% of Its Workforce

  12-10-2024 16:34 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  "Boeing said Friday it will cull 10 percent of its workforce — roughly 17,000 jobs," reports the Washington Post, "as the aviation giant grapples with mounting losses and manufacturing disruptions amid a machinists strike that has dragged into a fifth week."Executives, managers and production employees will be affected by the cuts, chief executive Kelly Ortberg informed employees Friday in a memo. Boeing will also delay the launch of its 777X plane until 2026 due to ongoing challenges, Ort
  
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• PC Shipments Stuck in Neutral Despite AI Buzz

  12-10-2024 14:00 via hardware.slashdot.org
  
  The PC market is not showing many signs of a rebound, despite the hype around AI PCs, with market watchers split over whether unit shipments are up or down slightly. From a report: Those magical AI PC boxes were supposed to fire up buyer enthusiasm and spur the somewhat listless market for desktop and laptop systems into significant growth territory, but that doesn't appear to be happening. According to the latest figures from Gartner, global PC shipments totaled 62.9 million units during Q3 of
  
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• Imgur Is No Longer Classifying Memes With Adult Humor As Mature

  12-10-2024 12:00 via entertainment.slashdot.org
  
  Imgur announced changes to its content moderation policies, no longer classifying memes with adult humor as mature. Going forward, only memes with sexualized or lewd content will receive the mature tag. The Verge reports: Imgur is making the changes after it collected feedback about its content moderation over the course of this year, including that its policies, "especially surrounding mature content, feel inconsistently applied, too subjective, or just rather confusing as a whole," according t
  
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• NASA Confirms Plans To Develop Lunar Time Standard

  12-10-2024 09:00 via science.slashdot.org
  
  NASA confirmed that it's working with international partners and standards organizations to create a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) for future lunar exploration. This time standard will account for relativity and be scalable for other celestial bodies, supporting long-term missions like Artemis and commercial space activities. From the report: The lunar time will be determined by a weighted average of atomic clocks at the Moon, similar to how scientists calculate Earth's globally recognized Coordi
  
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• The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun

  12-10-2024 07:00 via science.slashdot.org
  
  Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are leading efforts to curb the sale of compounded GLP-1 medications. Lilly has issued hundreds of cease-and-desist letters to entities selling compounded tirzepatide, following the end of its FDA-declared shortage. Novo Nordisk, whose semaglutide drugs remain in shortage, is taking a different approach. The company published a peer-reviewed study in Pharmaceutical Research, highlighting quality concerns in compounded semaglutide samples, including lower-than-claimed s
  
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• Physicists Generated Sound Waves That Travel In One Direction Only

  12-10-2024 05:30 via science.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: Imagine three people huddled in a circle so when one speaks, only one other hears. Scientists have created a device that works like that, ensuring sound waves ripple in one direction only. The device, developed by scientists at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, is made up of a disk-shaped cavity with three equally-spaced ports that can each send or receive sound. In an inactive state, sound transmitted from p
  
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• Bluesky Is Now Courting Threads Users

  12-10-2024 02:10 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  Bluesky, the decentralized social network cofounded by Jack Dorsey, created a Threads account to court users frustrated by Meta's moderation issues. Thurrott reports: This week, the Bluesky team also used Threads to share some tips on how to get started on Bluesky, how to get more engagement, and more. The company also emphasized its decentralized structure and more extensive customization options, with the app recently introducing a new theme font, adjustable font sizing, and the ability to pin
  
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• Appeal Court Affirms Verdict Against ISP Grande For Failing To Terminate Pirates

  12-10-2024 01:30 via yro.slashdot.org
  
  The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a copyright infringement verdict against Internet provider Grande, which failed to take action against allegedly pirating subscribers. The jury's $47 million damages award in favor of the major music label plaintiffs is vacated. According to the Court (PDF), individual tracks that are part of an album, should not be counted as separate works. TorrentFreak reports: After hearing both sides, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the jury verdic
  
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• Casio Confirms Customer Data Stolen In Ransomware Attack

  12-10-2024 00:50 via yro.slashdot.org
  
  Casio confirmed it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, resulting in the theft of personal and confidential data from employees, job candidates, business partners, and some customers. Although customer payment data was not compromised, Casio warns the impact may broaden as the investigation continues. BleepingComputer reports: The attack was disclosed Monday when Casio warned that it was facing system disruption and service outages due to unauthorized access to its networks during th
  
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• TikTok Execs Know About App's Effect On Teens, Lawsuit Documents Allege

  12-10-2024 00:10 via tech.slashdot.org
  
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR : For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers. This is despite its own research validating many child safety concerns. The confidential material was part of a more than two-year investigation into TikTok by 14 attorneys general that led to state officials suing the company on Tuesday. The lawsuit alleges that TikTok was designed with the ex
  
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