Francois Murphy / Reuters: Austrian police say a hacker, arrested in November, tried to sell the name, gender, address, and DOB of “presumably every citizen” in Austria, or 9.1M people — A Dutch hacker arrested in November obtained and offered for sale the full name, address and date of birth …
Read MoreSeason: A Letter to the Future. | Image: Scavengers Studio There’s no shortage of games — or any stories, for that matter — about the end of the world. But I can’t think of many that are as calm and soothing as biking around the end times in Season: A Letter to the Future. Instead
Read MoreThis month came the announcement of some new camera modules from Raspberry Pi. All eyes were on version 3 of their standard camera module, but they also sneaked out a new version of their high quality camera with an M12 lens mount. The version 3 module is definitely worth a look, so I jumped on
Read MoreOver the past few years, a bunch of tools have been released that use AI to edit video calls in real time so that the caller is making eye contact with the camera. FaceTime can do it. Microsoft Teams can do it. And Nvidia Broadcast can do it, too. (Provided, in each case, you have
Read MoreA new Kensington locking kit is designed to make sure that your Mac Studio stays exactly where you left it.
Read MoreApple has begun selling the iPhone 13 lineup as refurbished handsets in some European countries, but the discounts aren’t great.
Read More(Credit: David Cardinal/Cardinal Photo)“Dark lightning” sounds like something out of a fantasy novel, but it’s very real. These invisible bolts of energy are the most powerful type of lightning on Earth. Recent research on dark lightning suggests that if it hits a plane, air travelers could receive an unhealthy dose of gamma radiation. Scientists have
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Corning confirmed that Samsung’s next flagship will be the first phone to sport the latest generation of Gorilla Glass. The new version of Gorilla Glass improves drop performance and scratch resistance. It’s likely the glass will be used to protect both sides of the device like the S22. Looks
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison told staff their goal is to go public or let employees sell shares in private markets in the next year — Fintech startup hires Goldman, JPMorgan to advise on direct listing or private-market transaction involving employees’ shares
Read MoreModern gaming console controllers aren’t without their annoyances — Joy-Con drift, anyone? The problems might stem from design deficiencies, but we suspect that user enthusiasm and the mechanical stress it can introduce might play a significant role as well. Either way, [Marius Heier] decided to take a look at what would be required to build
Read MoreCarly Page / TechCrunch: The FBI, DOJ, Secret Service, and European agencies seize ransomware gang Hive’s website and decryption keys; FBI had access to Hive’s network since July 2022 — The infrastructure behind Hive, one of the most prolific ransomware operations, has been seized by law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe.
Read MoreThe crypto money-laundering market is tighter than at any time in the past decade, and the few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency.
Read MoreThe Block: A 116-page bankruptcy document details FTX’s extensive list of creditors, including AWS, Apple, Meta, Binance, the WSJ, and the Prime Minister of the Bahamas — – FTX owes money to a wide range of individuals, businesses, and entities, including major digital asset firms, banks, star athletes, and governments.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Tubi is the popular free ad-supported movie and TV streaming service that’s owned by Fox. The service has an almost absurd amount of films and TV series to stream on demand, again for the price of nothing at all. However, what are the best movies on Tubi? Furthermore, what
Read MoreAerospace startup Rocket Lab had hoped to launch its first rocket in the US last year, but the Dec 18 event was canceled due to weather. The company’s second attempt late on Jan. 24 went off without a hitch. The Electron rocket blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Herndon, Virginia, delivering three satellites
Read MoreNew York Times: Under increasing pressure in the US, ByteDance and TikTok shift their strategy for dealing with officials by going on the offense and speaking out publicly — Keeping its head down has not paid off for the company, which now faces regulatory pressure on many fronts. So it is starting to speak out.
Read MoreLawfare: A briefing by TikTok details Project Texas, its plan to remain operational in the US, including by moving data to a US subsidiary and using Oracle Cloud — Since 2019, TikTok has been negotiating with the U.S. government to address concerns about potential national security risks posed by the platform.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: NSO Group CEO Yaron Shohat, appointed in August 2022, acknowledges clients sometimes misused Pegasus, but defends giving the tools to police and intel agencies — Yaron Shohat acknowledges mistakes but defends the technology as vital — WASHINGTON—Embattled Israeli technology firm NSO Group acknowledged …
Read MoreThis week, we talk about why search engine companies, lawmakers, and parents are all concerned about TikTok eating our brains.
Read MoreA new report claims Apple may have extended censorship tool sit uses in China to Hong Kong.
Read MoreCamomile Shumba / CoinDesk: Filing: crypto exchange Mango Markets sues alleged exploiter Avraham Eisenberg for $47M in damages, saying he returned only $67M of the roughly $114M he netted — Mango Markets wants its money back after losing $114 million in October. — Decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets sued …
Read MoreNatasha Singer / New York Times: The University of Texas at Austin plans to launch a large-scale, low-cost online MSc program in AI, the first of its kind among elite computing schools — Amid a boom in new tools like ChatGPT, the Austin campus plans to train thousands of students in sought-after skills in artificial
Read MoreMichelle Celarier / New York Magazine: Documents: besides FTX, US bank Silvergate has been used by 12+ crypto companies that were fined, closed, bankrupt, or under investigation, including Binance — The good news about the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency empire is that its failure did not send shock waves through …
Read MoreAI can be a tool to create meaningful connections and learning experiences for children—and may help foster more equitable outcomes.
Read MoreThe AI chatbot has stoked fears of an educational apocalypse. Some teachers see it as the reboot education sorely needs.
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