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Figma pulls AI design tool for seemingly plagiarizing Apple's Weather app

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Web and app design toolmaker Figma has temporarily pulled its generative AI "Make Design" feature because it seems to think Apple's Weather app is the be-all and end-all of mobile forecasting.…

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Tech luminaries warn United Nations its Digital Compact risks doing more harm than good

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Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf and more from orgs like IETF, W3C, IANA worry if techies are ignored the web could end up centralized

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Uncle Sam using manual processes to oversee restrictions on Huawei, other Chinese tech companies

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Outdated tech at Bureau of Industry and Security leaves licensing open to human error

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VMware license changes mean bare metal can make a comeback through 'devirtualization', says Gartner

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Hype Cycle for datacenter techs also includes augmented reality, new types of memory, nuke power

05

Microsoft Stores all close their doors in China

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Slump in Surface sales suspected as one reason for move online

02

So much for green Google ... Emissions up 48% since 2019

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AI datacenters blamed for the increase, even as Chocolate Factory bets on AI to fix it

01

War on Texas law requiring ID to savor smut online heads to Supreme Court

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A Texas law requiring adults to show their ID to access online pornography will be heard by the US Supreme Court, setting up a potential domino effect that could undo - or reinforce - similar laws in 18 other states.…

Tuesday, Jul 2

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EFF wants FTC to treat lying chatbots as 'unfair and deceptive' in eyes of the law

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And hit AI operators 'with all the fines', says Cory Doctorow

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US Army: We want to absorb private-sector AI 'as fast as y'all are building them'

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The US Army is keen to integrate commercial private-sector AI algorithms into its operations and it's hoping industry can also figure out how to address the inevitable security concerns that will come from the move.…

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UN telecom watchdog wags finger at Russia for satellite interference

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European neighbors say interference comes from Moscow and Kaliningrad, Kremlin claims it didn't find anything

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Switzerland to end 2024 with an analog FM broadcast-killing bang

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Time to upgrade that receiver if you're one of the few Swiss that still don't have one able to receive DAB+ signals

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No rest for the wiry as Cisco Nexus switches flip out over latest zero-day

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Command injection bug being abused by suspected Chinese spies – patch up

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Despite OS shields up, half of America opts for third-party antivirus – just in case

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Wisdom of the oldies or just a traditional fear of malware?

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FreeDOS and FreeBSD prove old code never dies, just gets nifty updates

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Anniversary time and both are going strong into their 30s

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Affirm fears customer info pilfered during ransomware raid at Evolve Bank

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Number of partners acknowledging data theft continues to rise

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Nintendo sues alleged Switch pirate pair for serious coin

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And if court finds for gaming giant? It's-a me! Bankruptcy!

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Salesforce investors reject plan to add extra $20M to Benioff's total pay

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Board to take non-binding vote at mega SaaS haus into consideration

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Google Translate now fluent in 110 additional languages from Abkhaz to Zulu

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Google is adding more languages to Google Translate – lots more. This time around, 110 of them, including Manx.…

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How tech went from free love to pay-per-day

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FOSS, AI, blockchain, and the cycle of empty nonsense

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MIT's bionic leg upgrade leaves amputees walking like the wind

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Researchers expect treatment to be available clinically in around 5 years

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'Almost every Apple device' vulnerable to CocoaPods supply chain attack

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Dependency manager used in millions of apps leaves a bitter taste

09

Trouble in space as Boeing's not going, and China's back from the Moon

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Vultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat

08

Baddies hijack Korean ERP vendor's update systems to spew malware

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Notorious 'Andariel' crew takes a bite of HotCroissant backdoor for fresh attack

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China working on standard for brain-computer interfaces

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This is more than a thought bubble: Beijing aspires to dominate international standards

05

Like Uber, but for rainy days: Japan eases its ridesharing restrictions

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Nation turns once again to technology to help with declining population

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YouTube confirms it'll pull AI fakes in 48 hours if a complaint's upheld

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YouTube has enacted privacy guidelines that allow people to request the removal of AI-generated videos that mimic them.…

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Brace for new complications in big tech takedowns after Supreme Court upended regulatory rules

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Matters like antitrust cases against AI players, Adobe's subscription mess, and net neutrality could be decided by judges, not experts

Monday, Jul 1

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France poised to bring 'charges against Nvidia'

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Euro nation's monopoly gendarmes cheesed off with GPU giant's dominance

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Supreme Court orders rethink on Texas, Florida laws banning web moderation

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Sites and apps aren't given a say? That doesn't seem very free speech

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Lambda on the hunt for 'another $800M' to fuel its GPU cloud

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In the AI gold rush, if you can't be the one selling the GPUs then the next best thing could be to rent them. This week, we learned that Lambda is seeking $800 million in funding to do just that.…