Collaborate Disseminate
Google is introducing “Restore Credentials,” a feature that simplifies transferring app credentials when switching Android devices to keep you logged into your apps. The Verge reports: While some apps already did this, Google is making it easier for de… Continue reading Android’s ‘Restore Credentials’ Feature Will Automatically Log You In To Your Apps On a New Phone
Mikael Thalen reports: An online course founded by far-right influencer Andrew Tate was breached by hackers, revealing the email addresses of roughly 325,000 users. The self-described online university, known as The Real World, offers users “advanced t… Continue reading Hackers breach Andrew Tate’s online university—obtain chat logs and leak data on 800,000 users
According to Business Insider (paywalled), Microsoft’s Copilot tool inadvertently let customers access sensitive information, such as CEO emails and HR documents. Now, Microsoft is working to fix the situation, deploying new tools and a guide to addres… Continue reading Microsoft Copilot Customers Discover It Can Let Them Read HR Documents, CEO Emails
According to Bloomberg (paywalled), Apple is developing a new version of Siri powered by large language models (LLMs). TechCrunch reports: The new assistant reportedly will fully replace the Siri interface that users rely on today, and Apple is plannin… Continue reading Apple Is Reportedly Building a More Conversational Siri Powered By LLMs
Threads users have a lot to celebrate this week. Continue reading Threads will show you more from accounts you follow now – like Bluesky already does
If you use ChatGPT for writing, you’ll be happy to hear this. Continue reading OpenAI updates GPT-4o, reclaiming its crown for best AI model
An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provid… Continue reading Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach
If you’re into CNC machining, mechanical tinkering, or just love a good engineering rabbit hole, you’re in for a treat. Substack’s [lcamtuf] has written a quick yet insightful 15-minute introduction …read more Continue reading Gear Up: A 15-Minute Intro on Involute Gears
The Trade Desk, one of the largest publicly traded advertising technology companies in the world, is building a connected television operating system. Axios reports: Existing OS providers, like Roku, Amazon’s Fire TV and Google’s Android TV, have a con… Continue reading The Trade Desk Is Building a CTV OS Called Ventura
Longtime Slashdot reader Zarhan writes: On Sunday and Monday, two undersea cables in Baltic sea were cut. There is talk of a hybrid operation by Russia against Europe, and a Chinese ship has been detained by Danish Navy. However, the interesting part i… Continue reading Does the Internet Route Around Damage?