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28  mars     07h00
A Faster Spinning Earth May Cause Timekeepers To Subtract a Second From World Clocks
BeauHD    According to a new study published in the journal Nature, timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks around because the planet is rotating faster than it used to. The Associated Press reports: This is an unprecedented situation and a big deal, said study lead...
    03h30
Oregon Governor Signs Nation’s First Right-To-Repair Bill That Bans Parts Pairing
BeauHD    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Oregon Governor Tina Kotek today signed the state’s Right to Repair Act, which will push manufacturers to provide more repair options for their products than any other state so far. The law, like those passed in New York, California, and...
    01h25
Why the US Could Be On the Cusp of a Productivity Boom
BeauHD    Neil Irwin reports via Axios: The dearth of productivity growth over the last couple of decades has held back incomes in the U.S. and other rich countries, according to a report out Wednesday from the McKinsey Global Institute, the research arm of the global consultancy. Productivity growth has...
    00h02
Amazon Fined In Poland For Dark Pattern Design Tricks
BeauHD    Poland has fined Amazon close to million for misleading consumers about the conclusion of sales contracts on its online marketplace. The sanction also calls out the e commerce giant for deceptive design elements which may inject a false sense of urgency into the purchasing process and mislead...
27  mars     23h20
Phil Spencer Wants Epic Games Store and Others On Xbox Consoles
BeauHD    Chris Plante reports via Polygon: Phil Spencer doesn’t just want Xbox games on other consoles. He wants other video game retailers on Xbox, too. In an interview with Microsoft’s CEO of Gaming during the annual Game Developers Conference, Spencer told Polygon about the ways he’d like to break down...
    22h40
Recent ’MFA Bombing’ Attacks Targeting Apple Users
BeauHD    An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: Several Apple customers recently reported being targeted in elaborate phishing attacks that involve what appears to be a bug in Apple’s password reset feature. In this scenario, a target’s Apple devices are forced to display dozens of system...
    22h02
TikTok Is Under Investigation By the FTC Over Data Practices
BeauHD    TikTok is being investigated by the FTC over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, reports the Associated Press. From the report: In its investigation, the FTC has been looking into whether TikTok violated a portion of federal...
    21h20
Texan Bitcoiners Start Mining In Argentina Using Flared Excess Gas
BeauHD    Two Texas based bitcoin miners have turned to the foothills of the Andes mountains in Argentina to mine bitcoin using flared natural gas. CNBC reports: Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh, both graduates of Texas A amp;M University, have been mining bitcoin on the oil fields of East Texas since ....
    20h40
Operation 404’ Results In First Prison Sentence For Pirate IPTV Operator
BeauHD    An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: Brazilian anti piracy campaign ’Operation ’ has taken down many pirate sites and services over the past five years, but criminal prosecutions have been scarce. This week, anti piracy group ALIANZA announced a historic victory: The operator...
    20h01
US Offers 10 Million Bounty For Info on ’Blackcat’ Hackers Who Hit UnitedHealth
msmash    The U.S. State Department has offered up to million for information on the Blackcat ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit and snarled insurance payments across America. From a report: The ALPHV Blackcat ransomware as a service group compromised computer networks of...
    19h22
SWIFT Planning Launch of New Central Bank Digital Currency Platform in 12-24 Months
msmash    Global bank messaging network SWIFT is planning a new platform in the next one to two years to connect the wave of central bank digital currencies now in development to the existing finance system, it has told Reuters. From the report: The move, which would be one of the most significant yet for...
    18h40
Heat and Drought Are Sucking US Hydropower Dry
msmash    The amount of hydropower generated in the Western US last year was the lowest it’s been in more than two decades and isn’t looking much better. From a report: Hydropower generation in the region fell by percent during the water year compared to the year prior, according to...
    18h01
Amazon Spends 2.75 Billion on AI Startup Anthropic in Its Largest Venture Investment Yet
msmash    Amazon is making its largest outside investment in its three decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the AI race. From a report: The tech giant said it will spend another . billion backing Anthropic, a San Francisco based startup that’s widely viewed as a frontrunner in generative...
    17h22
UK Court Denies Bid To Extradite Assange To the US
msmash    A British court has ruled that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty, giving the WikiLeaks founder a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site’s publication of classified American...
    17h22
Americans’ Use of ChatGPT Is Ticking Up
msmash    Pew Research: It’s been more than a year since ChatGPT’s public debut set the tech world abuzz. And Americans’ use of the chatbot is ticking up: of U.S. adults say they have ever used it, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in February, up from in July . The February...