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Apple trademarks images of fruit, SMS can track you (duh), ChatGPT really wants to be helpful, even when its handlers won’t let it, and the EU Parliament sticks its fingers in the battery market Links Apple is trying to trademark all images of appleshttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-vs-apples-trademark-battleChatGPT tricked into giving out Win11 activation keyshttps://www.techspot.com/news/99126-chatgpt-can-tricked-supplying-windows-11-keys-but.html“Freaky Leaky SMS” vuln uses […]

MOVEit enterprise hack, Microsoft dumps original Xbox One, Google dumps Domains, Skript kiddies taste their own medicine, and Redd-idiocy 3: The Return to Reddit Links MOVEit hack catches dozens of big orgs with their pants downhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-moveit-transfer-zero-day-mass-exploited-in-data-theft-attacks/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moveit-transfer-customers-warned-of-new-flaw-as-poc-info-surfaces/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-oregon-louisiana-state-ids-stolen-in-moveit-breach/Dammit, reddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/14b5q1f/how_to_request_an_abandoned_community_or_a_mod/https://www.reddit.com/r/help/comments/135tly1/helpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access/jim40zg/https://www.techradar.com/opinion/the-reddit-blackout-has-left-google-barren-and-full-of-holesGet in on Google Search settlement windfall!https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-claim-your-share-of-googles-23-million-search-privacy-settlementMSFT drops development for original Xbox Onehttps://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-stops-development-of-games-for-older-xbox-oneGoogle Domains getting the axehttps://www.pcmag.com/news/google-is-getting-rid-of-another-servicePushing malware to […]

Reddit holds fast to the sinking ship, Headlines, headlines, headlines, FTC sues to stop Microsoft+Activision deal, some unsubstantiated rumors, and Minecraft mods can offer danger for your PC Podcast shout-outs: bandrewsays.com, lotuseffect.show, podcastindex.org, ai.cooking Links More reddit bullcraphttps://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755640/reddit-api-changes-apps-apollo-shut-down-ama-spez-steve-huffmanBlue mic brand being phased outhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/blue-owned-the-consumer-podcast-mic-market-now-the-brand-is-being-phased-out/Barracuda email appliances hackedhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/barracuda-rip-out-replace-hardware-exploited-by-hackers/Ios 17 does … something… with podcastshttps://techcrunch.com/2023/06/07/ios-17-will-connect-your-content-subscriptions-from-apps-to-apple-podcasts-for-exclusive-benefits/GM to use Tesla […]

Windows 11 becomes 1998-compliant, HP bricks thousands of printers, Android app updated into malware, Tesla thumbs nose at 35% of the world, Amazon ends a popular feature, Microsoft euthanizes Cortana, Chrome declares victory against http, and reddit destroys its own app ecosystem. Links Windows 11 to support .RAR nativelyhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/05/23/28-years-later-windows-finally-supports-rar-files/HP released an automatic firmware update, bricks […]

Asus breaks the internet, hacking fingerprint sensors for fun and profit, yet another reason to fear IoT, and where to charge your Ford EV on the road Links BrutePrint attackhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/hackers-can-brute-force-fingerprint-authentication-of-android-devices/Wemo SmartPlug buffer overflow vulnhttps://sternumiot.com/iot-blog/mini-smart-plug-v2-vulnerability-buffer-overflow/Ford EVs to adopt Tesla charging standardhttps://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44016347/ford-tesla-ev-charging-opinion/ASUS pushes bad config file to millions of routers; breaks internet for two dayshttps://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1050466https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2023/05/what-happened-with-asus-routers-this-morning/https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

Toyota data breach affects millions of cars, Windows 11 installs stuff you don’t want, Public Service Announcements from Apple & Google, and the electrified road idea that just won’t go away Links Toyota breach leaks 10 years of car location datahttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/toyota-car-location-data-of-2-million-customers-exposed-for-ten-years/Sweden threatens to build electric roadshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/sweden/ar-AA1bjFB4Apple urges users to patch iOS due to three zero-day […]

Apple store union finds its voice, Facebook continues using its business model, Windows gets more ads, and Pixies hack Google phones Links FTC proposal to bar Facebook from monetizing kidshttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-proposes-blanket-prohibition-preventing-facebook-monetizing-youth-dataApple Store union issues its first demandshttps://9to5mac.com/2023/05/03/unionized-apple-store-tips-from-customers/Pixies song causes google alarm to failhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/pixies-disabling-alarms-google-phones/Win11 gets control panel adshttps://gizmodo.com/microsoft-ads-badging-office-365-onedrive-windows-11-1850414970https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-could-cram-more-ads-into-windows-11-this-time-in-the-settings-app

Samsung has a bad quarter, Activision-Blizzard purchase hits a snag, Windows 10 receives its last update, Netflix experiences the totally-expected results of their crackdown, and the NFL’s True Fans get a scare Links Samsung Q1 profits down 95%https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/samsung/ar-AA1aoTIihttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/samsung/ar-AA1at9e3East TX jury verdict against Samsung for $303 millionhttps://www.reuters.com/legal/samsung-hit-with-303-mln-jury-verdict-computer-memory-patent-lawsuit-2023-04-21/Microsoft will not be updating Windows 10 anymorehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-22h2-is-the-final-version-of-windows-10/Netflix loses a […]

Chromebook e-waste, another iphone hack, and three Silicon Valley companies with failing business models Links Lockdown-chromebooks are becoming an e-waste problemhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23691840/us-pirg-education-fund-report-investigation-chromebook-churnNetflix crackdown on password sharing comes to UShttps://mashable.com/article/netflix-password-sharing-crackdowniphone hack can get you locked out of all Apple serviceshttps://www.techspot.com/news/98386-little-known-iphone-setting-allows-thieves-take-over.htmlReddit to charge for access to user-generated contenthttps://techcrunch.com/2023/04/18/reddit-will-begin-charging-for-access-to-its-api/StackOverflow to charge for access to user-generated contenthttps://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-will-charge-ai-giants-for-training-data/

Robot cops in NYC, Cell towers on the moon, Sideloading IOS apps, and a most unlikely conspiracy theory comes true Links NYC robot cophttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/nypd-robocops-hulking-400-lb-robots-will-start-patrolling-new-york-city/Rumor: ios 17 to allow sideloadinghttps://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/17/app-sideloading-support-coming-ios-17/Another conspiracy theory proven truehttps://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/dead-birds-get-new-life-new-mexico-researchers-develop-taxidermy-bird-drones-2023-04-13/Cellular network on the moonhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/28/nokia-set-to-launch-4g-internet-on-the-moon-later-this-year.html