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[33]Close binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror Check out Shift, the best new browser for managing all your apps. [34]Download Shift for Free One window for everything you do on the internet. The first browser to integrate your web apps into one seamless experience. [35]× 175278081 story [36]United States [37]The Government is Getting Fed Up With Ransomware Payments Fueling Endless Cycle of Cyberattacks [38]7 Posted by msmash on Friday October 18, 2024 @12:18PM from the enough-is-enough dept. With ransomware attacks surging and 2024 on track to be one of the worst years on record, U.S. officials are seeking ways to counter the threat, in some cases, [39]urging a new approach to ransom payments. From a report: Ann Neuberger, U.S. deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, wrote in a recent Financial Times opinion piece, that insurance policies -- especially those covering ransomware payment reimbursements -- are fueling the very same criminal ecosystems they seek to mitigate. "This is a troubling practice that must end," she wrote, advocating for stricter cybersecurity requirements as a condition for coverage to discourage ransom payments. Zeroing in on cyber insurance as a key area for reform comes as the U.S. government scrambles to find ways to disrupt ransomware networks. According to the latest report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, by mid-2024 more than 2,300 incidents already had been recorded -- nearly half targeting U.S. organizations -- suggesting that 2024 could exceed the 4,506 attacks recorded globally in 2023. Yet even as policymakers scrutinize insurance practices and explore broader measures to disrupt ransomware operations, businesses are still left to grapple with the immediate question when they are under attack: Pay the ransom and potentially incentivize future attacks or refuse and risk further damage. For many organizations, deciding whether to pay a ransom is a difficult and urgent decision. "In 2024, I attended a briefing by the FBI where they continued to advise against paying a ransom," said Paul Underwood, vice president of security at IT services company Neovera. "However, after making that statement, they said that they understand that it's a business decision and that when companies make that decision, it is taking into account many more factors than just ethics and good business practices. Even the FBI understood that businesses need to do whatever it takes to get back to operations," Underwood said. apply tags__________ 175277773 story [40]The Almighty Buck [41]A Startup Once Valued at $22 Billion is Now Worth Nothing [42](techcrunch.com) [43]15 Posted by msmash on Friday October 18, 2024 @11:24AM from the spectacular-collapses dept. An anonymous reader shares a report: Byju Raveendran, the founder of the embattled edtech group Byju's, acknowledged on Thursday afternoon that he made mistakes, mistimed the market, overestimated growth potential and that his startup, once valued at $22 billion, is [44]now effectively worth "zero." Speaking to a group of journalists, Raveendran said the company's aggressive acquisition of more than two dozen startups to expand into new markets proved fatal when financing dried up in 2022. Byju's was planning to go public in early 2022 with several investment bankers giving the firm valuation as high as $50 billion, TechCrunch reported earlier. He alleged that many of his more than 100 investors had urged him to pursue aggressive expansion into as many as 40 markets. But, he added, those very investors got cold feet when global markets tumbled following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sending the venture capital market into a downward spiral. apply tags__________ 175277699 story [45]IT [46]WP Engine Asks Court To Stop Matt Mullenweg From Blocking Access To WordPress Resources [47]8 Posted by msmash on Friday October 18, 2024 @10:48AM from the tussle-continues dept. WP Engine [48]has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and its CEO Matt Mullenweg, seeking to halt their public campaign and regain access to WordPress resources. The hosting platform claims it's suffering "immediate irreparable harm," including a 14% spike in cancellation requests following Mullenweg's criticism. WP Engine alleges the dispute has created anxiety among developers and increased security risks for the WordPress community. The legal action comes after Automattic [49]accused WP Engine of trademark infringement, leading to [50]exchanged cease-and-desist orders and a lawsuit. Last week, the WordPress.org project, led by Mullenweg, [51]took control of WP Engine's Advanced Custom Fields plugin, redirecting users to a forked version. apply tags__________ 175277499 story [52]Businesses [53]India Plans Laptop Import Curbs To Boost Local Manufacturing [54](reuters.com) [55]11 Posted by msmash on Friday October 18, 2024 @10:03AM from the shape-of-things-to-come dept. India is [56]expected to limit imports of laptops, tablets and personal computers after January, Reuters reported Friday citing government sources, a move to push companies such as Apple to increase domestic manufacturing. From the report: This plan, if implemented, could disrupt an industry worth $8 billion to $10 billion and reshape the dynamics of the IT hardware market in India, which is heavily reliant on imports. A similar plan to restrict imports was [57]withdrawn last year following backlash from companies and lobbying from the United States. India has since monitored imports under a system set to expire this year and has asked firms to seek fresh approvals for imports next year. The government feels it has given the industry enough time to adapt, said the sources, who did not want to be identified as discussions are private. apply tags__________ 175275353 story [58]AI [59]Salesforce CEO Benioff Says Microsoft's Copilot Doesn't Work, Doesn't Offer 'Any Level of Accuracy' And Customers Are 'Left Cleaning Up the Mess' [60](x.com) [61]49 Posted by msmash on Friday October 18, 2024 @09:00AM from the not-mincing-words dept. Salesforce founder and chief executive Marc Benioff has doubled down on [62]his criticism of Microsoft's Copilot, the AI-powered tool that can write Word documents, create PowerPoint presentations, analyze Excel spreadsheets and even reply to emails through Outlook. In a post on X, [63]he writes: When you look at how Copilot has been delivered to customers, it's disappointing. It just doesn't work, and it doesn't deliver any level of accuracy. Gartner says it's spilling data everywhere, and customers are left cleaning up the mess. To add insult to injury, customers are then told to build their own custom LLMs. I have yet to find anyone who's had a transformational experience with Microsoft Copilot or the pursuit of training and retraining custom LLMs. Copilot is more like Clippy 2.0. apply tags__________ 175274873 story [64]Businesses [65]Stripe In Talks To Acquire Bridge For $1 Billion [66](techcrunch.com) [67]19 Posted by [68]BeauHD on Friday October 18, 2024 @06:00AM from the what-to-expect dept. An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Stripe is in talks to [69]acquire stablecoin platform Bridge for a whopping $1 billion, according to [70]Forbes (paypalled). The talks are reportedly in advanced stages, although nothing has been finalized. Bridge, co-founded by Coinbase alumni Zach Abrams and Sean Yu, has built an API that helps companies accept stablecoins. The pair raised $58 million from investors like Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital, according to PitchBook. If the deal with Stripe goes through, it would be a huge jump from Bridge's $200 million valuation, as well as being Stripe's largest acquisition to date. apply tags__________ 175274855 story [71]Bitcoin [72]Sam Altman's Worldcoin Rebrands As 'World,' Unveils Next Generation Orb [73](cointelegraph.com) [74]32 Posted by [75]BeauHD on Friday October 18, 2024 @03:00AM from the new-and-improved dept. The blockchain-based identity verification company founded by Sam Altman is [76]now called "World." It also [77]unveiled a new version of the "Orb" biometric devices the company uses to scan users' eyes. CoinTelegraph reports: World, as it's now known, also revealed a slew of other updates including a new version of its Orb biometric scanning devices, new options for identity verification and partnership integrations with popular apps including FaceTime, WhatsApp, and Zoom. [...] The new Orb, powered by Nvidia hardware, will be more efficient and "five times" more powerful than its predecessor with a smaller footprint and fewer parts. The company also said the new Orb would eventually be available in self-service kiosks in some markets. World also announced that users will soon be able to verify their identity through methods other than the firm's Orb hardware. Through a program called World ID Credentials, the company says users with NFC-enabled government issued passports will allow them to verify their identity on the World app. Another major announcement came in the form of World ID Deep Face, a service the company claims has "solved deepfakes." According to the company, its software can be implemented into just about any app where video can be uploaded or streamed to determine whether videos featuring verified persons are real or have been faked using AI. Finally, the company also announced that so far 15 million users have signed up for its World app service; among them, seven million are verified. apply tags__________ 175275337 story [78]Businesses [79]Amazon Indicates Employees Can Quit If They Don't Like Its Return-to-Office Mandate [80]115 Posted by msmash on Friday October 18, 2024 @01:00AM from the my-way-or-highway dept. AWS CEO Matt Garman has harsh words for remote workers: return to the office or quit. TechCrunch: The Amazon executive recently told employees who don't like the new five-day in-person work policy that, "[81]there are other companies around," presumably companies they can work for remotely, Reuters reported on Thursday. Amazon's top boss, Andy Jassy, told employees last month that there will be [82]a full return-to-office starting in 2025, an increase from three days for roughly the last year. apply tags__________ 175274581 story [83]Republicans [84]Trump Says Tim Cook Called Him To Complain About the EU [85](theverge.com) [86]185 Posted by [87]BeauHD on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:30PM from the shoulder-to-cry-on dept. An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook [88]called him to discuss the billions of dollars that Apple has been fined in the European Union. Trump made the statement during [89]his appearance on the PBD Podcast -- and said that he won't let the EU "take advantage" of US companies like Apple if reelected. "Two hours ago, three hours ago, he [Cook] called me," Trump said. "He said the European Union has just [90]fined us $15 billion... Then on top of that, they got fined by the European Union another $2 billion." In March, the EU fined Apple around $2 billion after finding that Apple used its dominance to restrict music streaming apps from telling customers about cheaper subscription deals outside the App Store. The EU later won its fight to make Apple pay $14.4 billion in unpaid taxes. "He [Cook] said something that was interesting," Trump said. "He said they're using that to run their enterprise, meaning Europe is their enterprise. "I said, 'That's a lot... But Tim, I got to get elected first, but I'm not going to let them take advantage of our companies -- that won't, you know, be happening.'" Trump has talked to several Big Tech executives over the past several months. "During an interview this week, Trump said he [91]spoke with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to complain about all the '[92]bad stories' the search engine shows about him," notes The Verge. "Elon Musk [93]recently spoke at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, while Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Trump over the summer '[94]a few times,' according to the former president." apply tags__________ 175274497 story [95]AI [96]Adobe's Upcoming Features Include AI Sound Generation and Image Remixing [97]7 Posted by [98]BeauHD on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:50PM from the what-to-expect dept. During its [99]MAX event yesterday, Adobe [100]teased some experimental photo and video editing tools for PhotoShop and Premiere Pro. There are a total of nine features, which include being able to rotate vector images, produce sound effects from text descriptions, and generate images in various shapes and sizes. Engadget reports: [W]e'll start with Project Perfect Blend for PS, which improves natural blending and makes shadow casting more realistic, creating more lifelike images. Project Clean Machine removes photo flashes, fireworks and objects blocking the camera's view. One feature that stands out is Project In Motion, which lets users transform custom shape animations into video by entering a prompt, while Project Know How is a content authenticator tool that can search for a video file's source online. Project Turntable lets users rotate 2D vector art in 3D, thereby allowing the 2D vector art to face a direction of their choice. The generative AI model fills in any blanks to create presentable 3D vector art. Another standout tool is Project Super Sonic, which generates sound effects via prompts or clicking on objects in a video. The latter method can create sounds without typing prompts into the generative AI model. Project Super Sonic seems helpful for people looking to design the sounds they want. Adobe is also working on Microsoft Copilot integration in Project Scenic. This tool creates 3D scene layouts using Copilot prompts, and the camera and objects in the layout can be tweaked. Project Remix A Lot leverages generative AI to create images in various shapes and sizes, all fully editable. In other words, users can "remix" creations into shapes they like, including unusual ones. Finally, we have Project Hi-Fi. With this tool, it's possible to transform sketches and concepts into high-quality images. These images can easily be dragged into PhotoShop for editing. apply tags__________ 175274423 story [101]AI [102]Google's NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts [103](wired.com) [104]5 Posted by [105]BeauHD on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:10PM from the transformative-updates dept. Google's NotebookLM app has been [106]updated to let you [107]generate custom podcasts from almost any source material. The AI software is also dropping the "experimental" tag. Wired reports: To make an AI podcast using [108]NotebookLM, open up the Google Labs website and start a New Notebook. Then, add any source documents you would like to be used for the audio output. These can be anything from files on your computer to YouTube links. Next, when you click on the Notebook guide, you'll now see the option to generate a deep dive as well as the option to customize it first. Choose Customize and add your prompt for how you'd like the AI podcast to come out. The software suggests that you consider what sections of the sources you'd like highlighted, larger topics you want further explored, or different intended audiences who you want the message to reach. One tip [Raiza Martin, who leads the NotebookLM team inside of Google Labs] shares for trying out the new feature is to generate the Audio Overview without changes, and while you're listening to this first iteration, write down any burning questions you have or topics you wish it expanded on. Afterwards, use these notes as a launching pad to create your prompts for NotebookLM and regenerate that AI podcast with your interests in mind. [...] Yes, Google's NotebookLM might flatten the specifics of a big document or get some details mixed up, but being able to generate more personalized podcasts from disparate sources truly does feel like a transformation -- and luckily nothing like turning into a giant bug. You can view some examples of AI-generated podcasts [109]here. apply tags__________ 175274251 story [110]Security [111]Fake Google Meet Conference Errors Push Infostealing Malware [112](bleepingcomputer.com) [113]6 Posted by [114]BeauHD on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:30PM from the PSA dept. An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: A new ClickFix campaign is luring users to fraudulent Google Meet conference pages showing fake connectivity errors that [115]deliver info-stealing malware for Windows and macOS operating systems. ClickFix is a social-engineering tactic that emerged in May, first reported by cybersecurity company Proofpoint, from a threat actor (TA571) that used messages impersonating errors for Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, and OneDrive. The errors prompted the victim to copy to clipboard a piece of PowerShell code that would fix the issues by running it in Windows Command Prompt. Victims would thus infect systems with various malware such as DarkGate, Matanbuchus, NetSupport, Amadey Loader, XMRig, a clipboard hijacker, and Lumma Stealer. In July, [116]McAfee reported that the ClickFix campaigns were becoming mode frequent, especially in the United States and Japan. A new report from Sekoia, a SaaS cybersecurity provider, notes that ClickFix campaigns have evolved significantly and now use a Google Meet lure, phishing emails targeting transport and logistics firms, fake Facebook pages, and deceptive GitHub issues. According to the French cybersecurity company, some of the more recent campaigns are conducted by two threat groups, the Slavic Nation Empire (SNE) and Scamquerteo, considered to be sub-teams of the cryptocurrency scam gangs Marko Polo and CryptoLove. apply tags__________ 175274505 story [117]Google [118]Google Shifts Gemini App Team To DeepMind [119](reuters.com) [120]4 Posted by [121]BeauHD on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:12PM from the musical-chairs dept. In [122]a memo from CEO Sundar Pichai, Google said it is [123]moving the team behind the Gemini app to its AI research lab DeepMind. The shift "will improve feedback loops, enable fast deployment of our new models in the Gemini app," said Pichai. Reuters reports: Gemini is Google's most advanced AI technology, developed by DeepMind. The Gemini app is the direct consumer interface to the latest Gemini models. The Gemini app team, led by Sissie Hsiao, will join Google DeepMind under the leadership of its CEO Demis Hassabis. Google also announced that Prabhakar Raghavan, who has led the company's products including search, ads and commerce will become chief technologist and work closely with Pichai. Raghavan's role as lead of the Knowledge and Information team will be taken up by Nick Fox, who has closely worked with Google on its AI product roadmap. apply tags__________ 175274059 story [124]Businesses [125]Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic [126]41 Posted by [127]BeauHD on Thursday October 17, 2024 @06:50PM from the behind-the-scenes dept. 404 Media journalist and Slashdot contributor [128]samleecole shares a report: After an exodus of employees at Automattic who disagreed with CEO Matt Mullenweg's recently [129]divisive legal battle with WP Engine, he's [130]upped the ante with another buyout offer -- and a threat that employees speaking to the press should "exit gracefully, or be fired tomorrow with no severance." Earlier this month, Mullenweg posed an "Alignment Offer" to all of his employees: Stand with him through a messy legal drama that's still unfolding, or leave. "It became clear a good chunk of my Automattic colleagues disagreed with me and our actions," he wrote on his personal blog on Oct. 3, referring to the ongoing dispute between himself and website hosting platform WP Engine, which Mullenweg called a "[131]cancer to WordPress" and accusing WP Engine of "strip-mining the WordPress ecosystem. In the last month, he and WP Engine have volleyed cease and desist letters, and WP Engine is now suing Automattic, accusing Mullenweg of extortion and abuse of power. "I'm certain that Matt hasn't eliminated all dissenters, because I'm still there, but I expect that within the next six to twelve months, everyone who didn't leave but wasn't 'aligned' will have found a new job and left on their own terms," a current employee told 404 Media. "My personal morale has never been lower at this job, and I know that I'm not alone." Mullenweg himself, in internal screenshots viewed by 404 Media, acknowledged that his first "Alignment Offer" did not make everyone who disagreed with him leave the company. On Wednesday Mullenweg posted another ultimatum in Automattic's Slack: a new offer that would include nine months of compensation (up from the previous offer of six months). "We have technical means to identify the leaker as well, that I obviously can't disclose," he continued. "So this is their opportunity to exit gracefully, or be fired tomorrow with no severance and probably a big legal case for violating confidentiality agreement." apply tags__________ 175273891 story [132]News [133]Hacker Arrested For the Fake SEC Tweet That Caused a Bitcoin Price Spike [134](theverge.com) [135]10 Posted by msmash on Thursday October 17, 2024 @06:10PM from the ticket-closed dept. The FBI has [136]arrested an Alabama man who is accused of hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account in January. From a report: The indictment alleges that 25-year-old Eric Council Jr. worked with co-conspirators to take control of the account and post a fake message from SEC Chair Gary Gensler about Bitcoin ETFs that caused the price of Bitcoin to jump by more than $1,000 momentarily. To carry out this scheme, Council is accused of creating a fake ID using the information belonging to the person in control of the SEC's X account. He then allegedly tricked AT&T into providing a SIM card with the victim's phone number and install it into a new iPhone he purchased. Finally, Council was able to gain control of the SEC's account using recovery authentication codes sent to the number, and later return the iPhone to the Apple Store where he'd bought it. apply tags__________ [137]« Newer [138]Older » Slashdot Top Deals Slashdot Top Deals [139]Slashdot Deals Slashdot Poll Which desktop OS do you prefer? (*) Linux ( ) Mac ( ) Windows (BUTTON) vote now [140]Read the 100 comments | 19266 votes Looks like someone has already voted from this IP. If you would like to vote please login and try again. 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