Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar” (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Trade Commission's Office of Technology has issued a warning to automakers that sell connected cars. Companies that offer such products "do not have the free license to monetize people’s information beyond purposes needed to provide their requested product or service," it wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Just...
MIT students stole $25M in seconds by exploiting ETH blockchain bug, DOJ says (arstechnica.com)
Brothers charged in novel crypto scheme potentially face decades in prison....
BreachForums, an online bazaar for stolen data, seized by FBI (arstechnica.com)
An earlier iteration of the site was taken down last year; now its reincarnation is gone.
RealVNC is dropping its “Home” plan and barely noting its free “Lite” option (arstechnica.com)
Some pretty dark patterns make free version of remote desktop tool hard to find.
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away (arstechnica.com)
I hate to go as cliche as "surprising absolutely no one," but really, this is not a surprise.
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away (arstechnica.com)
The study (PDF), published this month by University of Chicago and University of Michigan researchers and reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says:...
AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says (arstechnica.com)
Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say.
Downranking won’t stop Google’s deepfake porn problem, victims say (arstechnica.com)
Delisting non-consensual deepfake porn on Google is "draining," victim says.
AI in Gmail will sift through emails, provide search summaries, send emails (arstechnica.com)
Gmail will soon be able to summarize recent emails from a contact.
Air Force is “growing concerned” about the pace of Vulcan rocket launches (arstechnica.com)
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away (arstechnica.com)
"It’s easier to manage a team that’s happy.”
Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbot (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them (arstechnica.com)
I can't imagine anyone that has decent prospects would agree to go back to Tesla after getting canned with those kinds of wild swings in decision making.
Major ChatGPT-4o update allows audio-video talks with an “emotional” AI chatbot (arstechnica.com)
Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says (arstechnica.com)
NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says (arstechnica.com)
A crushing backlash to Apple’s new iPad ad (arstechnica.com)
Hey Apple, I have this great idea for a next spot where we burn a pile of books. Call me.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip (arstechnica.com)
The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant's brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....