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Sony, Ubisoft scandals prompt Calif. ban on deceptive sales of digital goods
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Sony, Ubisoft scandals prompt Calif. ban on deceptive sales of digital goods

Enlarge (credit: Carol Yepes | Moment) California recently became the first state to ban deceptive sales of so-called "disappearing media." On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426 into law, protecting consumers of digital goods like books, movies, and video games from being duped into purchasing content without realizing access was only granted through a…

NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules
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NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal body that sets technology standards for governmental agencies, standards organizations, and private companies, has proposed barring some of the most vexing and nonsensical password requirements. Chief among them: mandatory resets, required or restricted use of certain characters, and the use of…

Most Amazon workers considering job hunting due to 5-day in-office policy: Poll
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Most Amazon workers considering job hunting due to 5-day in-office policy: Poll

Amazon corporate office building in Sunnyvale, California. (credit: Getty Images) An overwhelming majority of Amazon employees are “dissatisfied” with Amazon killing remote work and requiring them to be in the office five days a week next year. That's according to a survey of 2,585 employees by Blind, an online community where verified employees can discuss…

Spread of deadly EEE virus explodes 5-fold in New York; one death reported
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Spread of deadly EEE virus explodes 5-fold in New York; one death reported

Enlarge / An entomologist for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness in a swampland area on August 25, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky collecting various mosquito species, and testing the samples for mosquito-borne diseases, such as EEE. (credit: Getty |) New York is facing an unusual boom in mosquitoes toting the deadly eastern…

Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed after poor Star Wars Outlaws reception
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed after poor Star Wars Outlaws reception

Enlarge / The dual protagonists of Assassin's Creed Shadows. (credit: Ubisoft) Assassin's Creed Shadows, the long-anticipated next major release in the popular historical, open-world game franchise, has been moved back from its previously announced November 15, 2024 release date. The new date is February 14, 2025, according to an open letter posted to X by…

Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity
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Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) When security researcher Johann Rehberger recently reported a vulnerability in ChatGPT that allowed attackers to store false information and malicious instructions in a user’s long-term memory settings, OpenAI summarily closed the inquiry, labeling the flaw a safety issue, not, technically speaking, a security concern. So Rehberger did what all good researchers…

Caroline Ellison gets 2 years for covering up Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
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Caroline Ellison gets 2 years for covering up Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud

Enlarge / Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, was sentenced Tuesday for helping Sam Bankman-Fried cover up FTX's fraudulent misuse of customer funds. (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Caroline Ellison was sentenced Tuesday to 24 months for her role in covering up Sam Bankman-Fried's rampant fraud at FTX—which caused billions…

Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator
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Terminator’s Cameron joins AI company behind controversial image generator

Enlarge / Filmmaker James Cameron. (credit: James Cameron / Stability AI) On Tuesday, Stability AI announced that renowned filmmaker James Cameron—of Terminator and Skynet fame—has joined its board of directors. Stability is best known for its pioneering but highly controversial Stable Diffusion series of AI image-synthesis models, first launched in 2022, which can generate images…