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27 Sep

Intel reportedly rebuffed an offer from ARM to buy its product unit

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Intel's fortunes have declined so rapidly over the past year that chip designer ARM made a "high level inquiry" about buying its crown jewel product unit, Bloomberg reported. However, Intel said the division wasn't for sale and turned down the offer, according to an unnamed insider.There are two main units inside Intel, the product group that sells PC, server and…

27 Sep

Meta fined $102 million for storing passwords in plain text

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has slapped Meta with a $101.5 million (€91 million) fine after wrapping up an investigation into a security breach in 2019, wherein the company mistakenly stored users' passwords in plain text. Meta's original announcement only talked about how it found some user passwords stored in plain text on its servers in January that year.…

27 Sep

The Morning After: A $6 million fine for robocalls from fake Biden

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially issued its full recommended fine against political consultant Steve Kramer. This is after he initiated a series of robocalls to New Hampshire residents with pre-recorded audio of President Biden’s voice, using deepfake AI technology. The fake Biden told voters not to vote in the upcoming primary, saying “Your vote makes a difference in…

27 Sep

It’s the last day to get three months of Disney+ Basic for only $6

John RoutledgeLatest News

With the rights to content from big studios and franchises like Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, Disney+ is a streaming service that everyone knows and loves — so much so that it nabbed a spot as one of the best streaming services in our guide. Whether you look forward to sitting down on your couch ready to…

26 Sep

X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier

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X suspended journalist Ken Klippenstein’s account earlier this afternoon. X’s Safety account says they issued the temporary suspension “for violating our rules on posting unredacted private personal information, specifically Sen. [J.D.] Vance’s physical address and the majority of his social security number.”Several news outlets that received the vetting dossier of the Republican vice presidential candidate leaked by hackers chose not…

26 Sep

Zillow is adding climate risk data to all US for-sale listings

John RoutledgeLatest News

As extreme weather events become ever more common, climate risks are playing a role in many people's long-term decision-making. And few things are more long-term than buying real estate. In response, Zillow has announced a new partnership to bring climate risk information to its for-sale listings.Property listing pages in the US will include data about flood, wildfire, wind, heat and…

26 Sep

New California law will force companies to admit you don’t own digital content

John RoutledgeLatest News

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2426, a new law that requires digital marketplaces to make clearer to customers when they are only purchasing a license to access media. The law will not apply to cases of permanent offline downloads, only to the all-too-common situation of buying digital copies of video games, music, movies, TV shows or ebooks from…

26 Sep

Apple’s silicone MagSafe iPhone 16 cases are 14 percent off in this early Prime Day deal

John RoutledgeLatest News

The iPhone 16 is currently available and, well, these handsets are expensive. Investing in a case is never a bad idea and Apple makes some solid offerings. The company’s silicone MagSafe iPhone 16 cases are on sale via Amazon for $42, which is a discount of 14 percent.The sale includes eight colorways, so as to better match the hue of…

26 Sep

The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series finally arrives on Xbox

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Square Enix’s terrific Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series has finally made its way to Xbox. The 1980s and ’90s classics, which arrived on PC and mobile starting in 2021 and Switch and PS4 last year, are now available on Xbox Series X/S.The Xbox Store sells the six-game series in a $75 bundle ($60 for a limited time). Alternatively, you can…

26 Sep

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and Galaxy Tab S10+ are tablets built for AI

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Samsung is once again expanding its tablet lineup, and this time, the company is doing so with AI at the forefront. Today, Samsung revealed the Galaxy Tab S10 series, two models that it says are "built with AI enhancements available right out of the box." The 14.6-inch Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S10+ both pack anti-reflective Dynamic…