Content: Follow Up, Security, AI, New Tech, Other Tech News & Goodbye Tech
Welcome to todays ‘What’s New’ in tech. A roundup of key subjects you should probably know about listed below for your ease of access. If you think we’ve missed a story please email us on queries@ringingtreeit.co.uk and we’ll endeavour to add it.
Sometimes the News releases updates to stories we’ve shared.
This section will appear when we spot them so you can keep appraised.
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“Disney tried to force the case into arbitration by citing the agreement on the widower’s Disney Plus trial account.“
“A lawsuit claiming Google’s Chrome sync collected user information without consent has been revived.“
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“Needless to say, it backfired in a big way“
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“Sordid search history ‘evidence’ in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud“
“French police reckon financial system targeted during Summer Games“
“Hoped to dodge child support payments, now faces 81 months inside – and a bigger bill than ever“
“Plus: Three-year-old ProxyOracle flaw added to CISA’s exploited bugs list“
“Unless you’re cool with an unauthorized criminal enjoying admin privileges to comb through your code“
“Echoes human rights groups’ concerns that it could suppress free speech and more“
“Rap sheet spells out major no-nos after disgruntled staff blow whistle“
“The ride-sharing provider insists it broke no rules during the three-year legal gap“
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“Phew! Consumer-grade tracking devices are good for more than finding your keys and stalking“
“Prompt injection, ASCII smuggling, and other swashbuckling attacks on the horizon“
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“Authorities probing unwanted intrusion; hard questions ahead“
“If you haven’t deployed August’s patches, get busy before others do“
“esse Kipf from Kentucky, in the US, was sentenced to 81 months for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft.“
“The AI ethics nonprofit Humane Intelligence and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology are launching a series of contests to get more people probing for problems in generative AI systems.“
“Insists it’s not cutting jobs and pays harder-to-automate people more with AI savings“
“Whack yakety-yak app chaps rapped for security crack“
“Securiti’s Jack Berkowitz polled 20-plus CDOs, and half have hit pause“
“Frances Haugen says navigating the digital world requires a North Star“
“Isn’t the education system in enough trouble already?“
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“We asked [popular AI chatbot] ChatGPT to create a recipe“
“The Samsung Odyssey 3D will arrive later this year in 27- and 37-inch size options.“
“A trailer-less Tesla Semi crashed and burned on the California side of I-80 near Nevada, closing the highway for most of the day.“
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“Nobody was injured in the incident, and the spaceport’s launch pad has been saved“
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“New method costs about 40 per cent less than current dominant method of lithium extraction and is cleaner, researchers claim“
“Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney-backed Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment collaborates with Vietnamese police to shut down Fmovies and affiliated sites“
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“The social media network closed its office in the country earlier this month“
“Chocolate Factory claims rival is trying to revive cases it’s already lost“
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“Google revises Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program with higher payouts for bug hunters“
“Forget wrist acrobatics, we need smarter wake word detection and on-device voice recognition“
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“The new law allows employees to ignore communications after hours if they choose to, without fear of being punished by their bosses.“
“The app is not a member of either the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) or the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) – both of which work with most online platforms to find, report and remove such material.“
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“As users wail, Microsoft tweaks its text to drop the word ‘deprecated’“
