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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 17:10 EDT

AMD Claims Its Top-Tier Ryzen AI Chip Is Faster Than Apple's M3 Pro

AMD has introduced its latest Ryzen AI chips, built on the new Zen 5 architecture, in an ambitious attempt to compete with Apple's dominant MacBook processors. During a recent two-day event in Los Angeles, the company made bold claims about outperforming Apple's M3 and M3 Pro chips in various tasks including multitasking, image processing, and gaming, though these assertions remain unverified due to limited demonstrations and benchmarks provided at the... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 16:30 EDT

OpenAI Dropped From First Ever AI Programming Copyright Lawsuit

OpenAI escaped a copyright lawsuit from a group of open-source programmers after they voluntarily dismissed their case against the company in federal court. From a report: The programmers, who allege the generative AI programming tool Copilot was trained on their code without proper attribution, filed their notice of voluntary dismissal Thursday, but will still have their case against GitHub and parent company Microsoft, which collaborated with OpenAI in developing the... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 15:50 EDT

The White House Has a Plan To Slash Plastic Use in the US

Calling plastic pollution one of the world's most pressing environmental problems, the Biden administration on Friday said that the federal government, the biggest buyer of consumer goods in the world, would phase out purchases of single-use plastics. From a report: The administration also said it planned tougher regulations on plastic manufacturing, which releases planet-warming greenhouse gases and other dangerous pollutants. The efforts, which the White House called the first comprehensive... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 15:15 EDT

FTC Attacks Microsoft's Post-Merger Game Pass Price Increases

The FTC says the across-the-board price increases that Microsoft recently announced for its Xbox Game Pass subscription service tiers represent "exactly the sort of consumer harm from the merger the FTC has alleged" when it sought to block Microsoft's merger with Activision. From a report: In a letter to the court posted as part of an ongoing appeal by the FTC in the case, the federal regulator alleges Microsoft's moves... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 14:01 EDT

Oracle Reaches $115 Million Consumer Privacy Settlement

Oracle agreed to pay $115 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the database software and cloud computing company of invading people's privacy by collecting their personal information and selling it to third parties. Reuters: The plaintiffs, who otherwise have no connection to Oracle, said the company violated federal and state privacy laws and California's constitution by creating unauthorized "digital dossiers" for hundreds of millions of people. They said the dossiers... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 13:21 EDT

Sanctioned Russia Emerges Unscathed in Global IT Outage

Russian officials boasted on Friday that Moscow was spared the impact of the global IT systems outage because of its increased self-sufficiency after years of Western sanctions, though some experts said Russian systems could still be vulnerable. From a report: Microsoft and other IT firms have suspended sales of new products in Russia and have been scaling down their operations in line with sanctions imposed over Russia's war in Ukraine,... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 12:40 EDT

It's Not Just CrowdStrike - the Cyber Sector is Vulnerable

An anonymous reader shares a report, which expands on the ongoing global outage: The incident will exacerbate concerns about concentration risk in the cyber security industry. Just 15 companies worldwide account for 62 per cent of the market in cyber security products and services, according to SecurityScorecard. In modern endpoint security, the business of securing PCs, laptops and other devices, the problem is worse: three companies, with Microsoft and CrowdStrike... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 12:00 EDT

The Rise and Fall of Software Developer Jobs

The demand for software developers has declined sharply from the peak seen in 2021 and 2022, according to independent analysis by job portal Indeed and research firm ADP, reflecting a broader slowdown in high-paying white-collar job opportunities across tech, marketing, and finance sectors. Nick Bunker, an economist at Indeed, identified these positions as the labor market's current weak point. The shift follows a period of intense recruitment during the pandemic,... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot 2 place · 07/19/2024 11:22 EDT

To Fix CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death Simply Reboot 15 Straight Times, Microsoft Says

Microsoft has a suggested solution for individual customers affected by what may turn out to be the largest IT outage that has ever happened: Just reboot it a lot. From a report: Customers can delete a specific file called C00000291*.sys, which is seemingly tied to the bug, Microsoft said in a status update published Friday. But in some cases, people can't even get to a spot where they can delete... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 10:44 EDT

Google Cracks Down on Low-Quality Android Apps

Google has revised its Play Store policies, aiming to eliminate subpar and potentially harmful Android apps. The updated Spam and Minimum Functionality policy, set to take effect on August 31, 2024, targets apps that crash frequently, lack substantial content, or provide minimal utility to users, the company said. This policy shift follows Google's ongoing efforts to enhance Play Store security, with the company having blocked over 2 million policy-violating apps... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 09:35 EDT

Global IT Outage Linked To CrowdStrike Update Disrupts Businesses

A widespread IT outage, caused by a defective software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, is affecting businesses worldwide, causing significant disruptions across various sectors. The issue has primarily impacted computers running Windows, resulting in system crashes and "blue screen of death" errors. The travel industry appears to be among the hardest hit, with airlines and airports in multiple countries reporting problems with check-in and ticketing systems, leading to flight delays.... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 06:00 EDT

Little-Known Tool Is Giving Instant Access To Vast Amounts of Homebuyer Data

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record: When Florida real estate professional Susan Hicks discovered the app Forewarn over a year ago, she was shocked to learn that for a service costing about $20 a month she could instantly retrieve detailed data on prospective clients with only their phone number. "For anybody who's had exposure to this, usually the first time they see it, it blows their mind,"... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 05:45 EDT

Microsoft Says Fix To the Global Outage Forthcoming

Microsoft said in a statement Friday that it was aware of the global outage that was affecting Windows devices, and attributed the problem to a third-party software. The company said it anticipates a fix to the issue -- impacting companies across various sectors, from airlines, banks, food chains and brokerage houses, to news organizations, and railway networks -- is "forthcoming." Read more of this story at Slashdot. Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 03:12 EDT

Microsoft Outage Hits Users Worldwide, Leading To Canceled Flights

Microsoft grappled with a major service outage, leaving users across the world unable to access its cloud computing platforms and causing airlines to cancel flights. From a report: Thousands of users across the world reported problems with Microsoft 365 apps and services to Downdetector.com, a website that tracks service disruptions. "We're investigating an issue impacting users' ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services," Microsoft 365 Status said on... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 03:00 EDT

NASA's Curiosity Rover Discovers Yellow Sulfur Crystals In Martian Rock

NASA reports in an article for Phys.Org: Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on the Red Planet: yellow sulfur crystals. Since October 2023, the rover has been exploring a region of Mars rich with sulfates, a kind of salt that contains sulfur and forms as water evaporates. But where past detections have... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/18/2024 23:30 EDT

It May Soon Be Legal To Jailbreak AI To Expose How It Works

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: A group of researchers, academics, and hackers are trying to make it easier to break AI companies' terms of service to conduct "good faith research" that exposes biases, inaccuracies, and training data without fear of being sued. The U.S. government is currently considering an exemption to U.S. copyright law that would allow people to break technical protection measures and digital rights... Read more ›

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msmash @ Slashdot · 07/18/2024 22:20 EDT

FBI Used New Cellebrite Software To Crack Trump Shooter's Phone

The FBI was given access to unreleased technology to access the phone of the man identified as the shooter of former President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported late Thursday, citing people familiar with the investigation. From the report: As the FBI struggled to gain access on Sunday morning to the phone, they appealed directly to Cellebrite, a digital intelligence company founded in Israel that supplies technology to several US federal agencies,... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/18/2024 20:33 EDT

Founder of Fandango Dies After Plunge From Manhattan Hotel

J. Michael Cline, the co-founder of Fandango, died from suicide this week after falling from the twentieth floor of a Manhattan hotel. The New York Times reports: Mr. Cline, who was 64, co-founded Fandango in 2000 and left the company in 2011, according to his LinkedIn profile. The company -- familiar to many from its splashy logo, an orange "F" in the shape of a ticket stub -- was later... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/18/2024 19:20 EDT

"Extraordinarily Disappointed" Users Reckon With the Google-fication of Fitbit

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Ars Technica, written by Scharon Harding: Since the acquisition closed in 2021, the Google-fication of Fitbit has largely meant a reduction in features and a focus from Google on getting people onto the Fitbit app. Long-time users have flocked to Fitbit -- sometimes upon Fitbit's request -- to share hundreds of complaints about recent changes. However, Google has been mostly unresponsive to... Read more ›

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/18/2024 18:40 EDT

'The DOJ's Assault On Apple Will Harm Consumers'

Longtime Slashdot reader SonicSpike shares an op-ed from Reason, written by Sen. Rand Paul: In America, we do not punish businesses for their success. We certainly do not punish businesses because their competitors are struggling to keep pace. Sadly, that is exactly what the Department of Justice (DOJ) is attempting to do in its recent lawsuit against Apple. In March, the DOJ, joined by 15 states and the District of... Read more ›

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