Technology
- Help me find a USB adaptor for a PS/2 type plug. Searching online just gets me Playstations!
I'm losing my mind. This old graphics tablet connects to the PS/2 port on an old PC for power. There's a separate serial cable for the actual data connection. I want to supply it power without needing to connect it to a PS/2 port, so an adapter for USB would be ideal.
I know others have achieved this but I can't find the details. Can anyone help? The search results are full of Playstations because it misinterprets the "PS/2" part.
- Lawsuit against TikTok ban set to begin in Washington.www.voanews.com Lawsuit against TikTok ban set to begin in Washington
Social media platform, many of its users are challenging law forcing its parent company to sell TikTok or face shutdown in US
- Is AI Going to Replace Software Engineers?www.proofnews.org Is AI Going to Replace Software Engineers?
Probably not anytime soon, says software developer Carl Brown.
- Rivers of Phish: Sophisticated Phishing Targets Russia’s Perceived Enemies Around the Globe.citizenlab.ca Rivers of Phish: Sophisticated Phishing Targets Russia’s Perceived Enemies Around the Globe - The Citizen Lab
A sophisticated spear phishing campaign has been targeting Western and Russian civil society. In collaboration with Access Now, and with the participation of numerous civil society organizations, we uncover this operation and link it to COLDRIVER, a group attributed by multiple governments to the Ru...
- China is attempting to mirror the entire GitHub over to their own servers, users reportinfosec.exchange Still (@still@infosec.exchange)
Attached: 3 images tldr: GitCode or China is attempting to mirror/clone the entire GitHub over to their own servers and there's nothing you can do about it, even if your license somehow disagrees with it. Apparently China now has their own GitHub/public Git repository hosting service called GitCod...
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/176941
> cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/176888 > > > GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud. > > > > It is being reported that many users' repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without explicit authorization. > > > > There is also a thread on Ycombinator (archived link)
- At Microsoft, years of security debt come crashing downwww.cybersecuritydive.com At Microsoft, years of security debt come crashing down
Critics say negligence, misguided investments and hubris have left the enterprise giant on its back foot.
- Catholic Group Defrocks AI Priest After It Gave Strange Answersfuturism.com Catholic Group Defrocks AI Priest After It Gave Strange Answers
A Catholic group has defrocked an AI-generated priest chatbot after it stirred controversy among the faithful.
You heard it! We can baptize babies in Gatorade!
- Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the roadfortune.com Exclusive: Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the road
Mercedes is the first automaker to sell level 3 autonomous cars to U.S. consumers, after announcing plans to do so last year.
- Cybertruck Deliveries Halted Due To Car Being A Big Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Workdefector.com Cybertruck Deliveries Halted Due To Car Being A Big Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Work | Defector
Tesla, a future case study for securities law classes across America, had to stop delivering Cybertrucks this past weekend. No, not because the hundred-thousand–dollar medium-duty pickup, which is only any of those things in the loosest interpretive sense, tends to brick when it gets rained on; nor ...
Tesla, a future case study for securities law classes across America, had to stop delivering Cybertrucks this past weekend. No, not because the hundred-thousand–dollar medium-duty pickup, which is only any of those things in the loosest interpretive sense, tends to brick when it gets rained on; nor because its stainless steel panels get all rusty and nasty-looking after weeks exposed to the rare, harsh condition of "being outside." Perhaps you think it has something to do with the shorter-than-advertised driving range and longer-than-advertised charging time, but no: Rather, the cause of this snag is that the trucks struggle with the basics of stopping and going, by which I mean that the accelerator pedal cover slides off and gets stuck under a panel and locks the accelerator pressed down and keeps the Cybertruck stuck at maximum velocity.
Other Tesla models have had issues with speeding up and slowing down at the wrong times. The company was sued in 2017 by drivers whose cars drove themselves unexpectedly through garages and into walls; a German paper reported last year on over 2,400 complaints about sudden braking problems; and a safety researcher published a white paper showing how voltage spikes could lead Teslas to speed up without warning. You are supposed to like this because it means you are on the cutting edge, helping Elon Musk in his quest to save humanity.
Suckers who ordered Cybertrucks a few months or years ago and expected deliveries this weekend did not get their cars, nor a precise explanation for why they did not get their cars, but instead were simply told, "Hi, we have just been informed of an unexpected delay regarding the preparation of your vehicle. We need to cancel your delivery appointment for tomorrow and we will reach out again when we’re able to get you back on the schedule." Maybe someone with a hot glue gun will get on this one.
- Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problemarstechnica.com Why the US government’s overreliance on Microsoft is a big problem
Microsoft continues to get a free pass after series of cybersecurity failures.
- Apple defends selling MacBook Air with only 8GB of RAMbgr.com Apple defends selling MacBook Air with only 8GB of RAM
Apple executives recently defended that its entry-level MacBook Air and iMac machines ship with just 8GB of memory
- Paintball-blasting home security camera redefines 'enter at own risk'newatlas.com Paintball-blasting home security camera redefines 'enter at own risk'
The humble security cam is now ready and willing to choose violence.
A big-thinking Slovenian startup has created a curious smart security camera that doesn't just spy on your visitors, but will actively open fire on potential intruders with paintball pellets – or even tear gas rounds – with "ultra high precision." What could possibly go wrong?
- Microsoft starts stuffing ads in the Windows 11 Start menuwww.neowin.net Microsoft starts stuffing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu
Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu. Notably, the Start menu shows ads in the form of app recommendations and comes hot off the heels of the latest insider build update.
- Billion dollar developer lawsuit to proceed, despite Apple objection9to5mac.com Billion dollar developer lawsuit to proceed, despite Apple objection
A UK court has ruled that a near billion dollar developer lawsuit against Apple will be allowed to proceed, after...
The £785M ($979M) antitrust lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 1,500 British developers, and alleges that Apple’s monopolistic control of the market for iPhone apps allowed the company to charge ‘abusive’ levels of commission on app sales …
- The EU's new default browser rules work; here's what it means for the USwww.androidpolice.com The EU's new default browser rules work; here's what it means for the US
One month after DMA implementation, more users are leaving popular web browsers for smaller apps
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Smaller web browsers are thriving in the EU thanks to the DMA's choice screens.
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Some lesser-known browsers have seen as much as a 250% increase since the DMA was implemented in March.
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The US has yet to implement similar policies, but users in that market could still benefit from ripple effects caused by the EU's DMA.
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- Top Amazon exec says it's a 'myth' robots steal jobswww.cnbc.com Top Amazon exec says it's a 'myth' robots steal jobs
Stefano La Rovere, director of global robotics at Amazon, said that, rather than replacing jobs, robotics and other technologies are enhancing people's roles.
- We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer ownerswww.theregister.com We never agreed to only buy HP ink, say printer owners
Complainants smack back after hardware giant moves to dismiss lawsuit
- A Windows 11 'free' upgrade pushes users to buy a new PCwww.pcworld.com A Windows 11 'free' upgrade pushes users to buy a new PC
Microsoft is launching ads within Windows 10 to get users to upgrade to Windows 11. The problem? The PC can't run it, meaning that they would have to buy a whole new PC.
- Millions of customers' data found on dark web in latest AT&T data breach
AT&T announced on Saturday it is investigating a data breach involving the personal information of more than 70 million current and former customers leaked on the dark web.
According to information about the breach on the company's website, 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders have been impacted. An AT&T press release said the breach occurred about two weeks ago, and that the incident has not yet had a "material impact" on its operations.
AT&T said the information included in the compromised data set varies from person to person. It could include social security numbers, full names, email and mailing addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth, as well as AT&T account numbers and passcodes.
The company has so far not identified the source of the leak, at least publicly.
- The rise and fall of robots.txtwww.theverge.com The rise and fall of robots.txt
As unscrupulous AI companies crawl for more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.
- How many of you are mobile only?
Outside of my Switch and Kindle my phone is all I have. It's a $1300 super device and I find it does more than enough. A magic reactangle with the answers to all life's problems. The ultimate minimalist device.
Any of you mobile only? What has your experience been?
- Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys
A newly discovered vulnerability baked into Apple’s M-series of chips allows attackers to extract secret keys from Macs when they perform widely used cryptographic operations, academic researchers have revealed in a paper published Thursday.
The flaw—a side channel allowing end-to-end key extractions when Apple chips run implementations of widely used cryptographic protocols—can’t be patched directly because it stems from the microarchitectural design of the silicon itself. Instead, it can only be mitigated by building defenses into third-party cryptographic software that could drastically degrade M-series performance when executing cryptographic operations, particularly on the earlier M1 and M2 generations. The vulnerability can be exploited when the targeted cryptographic operation and the malicious application with normal user system privileges run on the same CPU cluster.
- New DEEP#GOSU Malware Campaign Targets Windows Users with Advanced Tacticsthehackernews.com New DEEP#GOSU Malware Campaign Targets Windows Users with Advanced Tactics
New cyberattack campaign, DEEP#GOSU, uses PowerShell & VBScript to target Windows systems.
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/10035107 >> New cyberattack campaign, DEEP#GOSU, uses PowerShell & VBScript to target Windows systems.
- [Broken clocks are still right twice a day] Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for Making Money Over Benefitting Humanitywww.rollingstone.com Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for Making Money Over Benefitting Humanity
Elon Musk sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, saying they've gone back on an agreement to build AI tech that betters humanity and doesn't make a profit.
Huh, though the #ElonMusk clock is broken, this is one of the times of the day it’s still correct: >Elon Musk accused Sam Altman and OpenAI of pursuing profit over bettering humanity in a new breach of contract lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court yesterday, Feb. 29. > >Musk helped Altman found OpenAI as a non-profit in 2015 (Musk left the board of directors in 2018 and no longer has a stake). Central to the lawsuit is OpenAI’s “founding agreement,” which, per the lawsuit, stated the lab would build artificial general intelligence (AGI) “for the benefit of humanity,” not to “maximize shareholder profits,” and that the technology would be “open-source” and not kept “secret for propriety commercial reasons.” > >Musk’s new lawsuit alleges that OpenAI has reversed course on this agreement, particularly through its $13 billion partnership with Microsoft. It further calls out the secrecy shrouding the tech behind OpenAI’s flagship Chat GPT-4 language model and major changes to the company’s board following Altman’s tumultuous hiring and re-firing last year. > >“These events of 2023 constitute flagrant breaches of the Founding Agreement, which Defendants have essentially turned on its head,” the suit reads. “To this day, OpenAI, Inc.’s website continues profess that its charter is to ensure that AGI ‘benefits all of humanity.’ In reality, however, OpenAI, Inc. has been transformed into a closed-source de facto subsidiary of the largest technology company in the world: Microsoft.” > >. . .
- To Stop AI Killing Us All, First Regulate Deepfakes, Says Researcher Connor Leahytime.com Researcher: To Stop AI Killing Us, First Regulate Deepfakes
AI researcher Connor Leahy says regulating deepfakes is the first step to avert AI wiping out humanity
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10961870
> To Stop AI Killing Us All, First Regulate Deepfakes, Says Researcher Connor Leahy::AI researcher Connor Leahy says regulating deepfakes is the first step to avert AI wiping out humanity
- Substack's Nazi problem isn't about speech — it's about moneywww.businessinsider.com Substack's Nazi problem isn't about speech — it's about money
The refusal to remove or demonetize extremist blogs means Substack is likely making money from them. It should stop.
- Substack's founder says it will not remove white supremacist and Nazi blogs from the platform.
- Some of these blogs have paying subscribers, which means Substack likely profits.
- The heart of the issue is not the free speech; it's the money.
https://archive.ph/5UZb7
- Substack Has a Nazi Problemwww.theatlantic.com Substack Has a Nazi Problem
The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.
> The newsletter-hosting site Substack advertises itself as the last, best hope for civility on the internet—and aspires to a bigger role in politics in 2024. But just beneath the surface, the platform has become a home and propagator of white supremacy and anti-Semitism. Substack has not only been hosting writers who post overtly Nazi rhetoric on the platform; it profits from many of them.
- Montana’s Unprecedented TikTok Ban is Unconstitutionalwww.eff.org Victory! Montana’s Unprecedented TikTok Ban is Unconstitutional
A federal court on Thursday blocked Montana’s effort to ban TikTok from the state, ruling that the law violated users’ First Amendment rights to speak and to access information online, and the company’s First Amendment rights to select and curate users’ content. Montana passed a law in May that...
>A federal court on Thursday blocked Montana’s effort to ban TikTok from the state, ruling that the law violated users’ First Amendment rights to speak and to access information online, and the company’s First Amendment rights to select and curate users’ content.
>“Ultimately, if Montana’s interest in consumer protection and protecting minors is to be carried out through legislation, the method sought to achieve those ends here was not narrowly tailored,” the court wrote.
> The court’s decision this week joins a growing list of cases in which judges have halted state laws that unconstitutionally burden internet users’ First Amendment rights in the name of consumer privacy or child protection.
- The FCC is Expected to Propose the Return of Net Neutrality Protections Oct 19thwww.eff.org The FCC is Expected to Propose the Return of Net Neutrality Protections Oct 19th - Let’s Hope They Get it Right!
Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services. It is a principle that must be upheld to protect the open internet. The idea that ISPs could...
Network neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks fairly, without discrimination in favor of particular apps, sites or services
The FCC will meet on October 19th to vote on proposing Title II reclassification that would support accompanying net neutrality protections
- Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chromearstechnica.com Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome
Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers.
- Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's 'against anti-Semitism of any kind'www.nbcnews.com Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's 'against anti-Semitism of any kind'
The tech mogul said Monday he was considering legal action after blaming pressure from the Anti-Defamation League for lost advertisers.
- Reddit plagued with 1-star App Store reviews over API debacle as users search for 0-star button9to5mac.com Reddit plagued with 1-star App Store reviews over API debacle as users search for 0-star button
Despite site-stopping protests by mods and users, Reddit leadership chose to brute force its way through any reasonable way of...
Despite site-stopping protests by mods and users, Reddit leadership chose to brute force its way through any reasonable way of continuing third-party app support. Instead, the company hopes its luxury-priced API will be its secret shortcut to an overvalued IPO. As a result, Reddit’s official iOS app is being torpedo’d in the App Store.
The final days of Apollo may be upon us, but the ramifications of Reddit’s disdain for its users are here to stay. Look no further than App Store reviews to see the results. As TechCrunch reports, data from Sensor Tower shows how Reddit is sealing its fate as a 1-star reviewed app.
>The data shared with TechCrunch shows that nearly 91% of Reddit’s U.S. iOS reviews carried a 1-star rating during the initial phase of the protest between June 12–14, compared to about 53% in the previous two months until May.
>There has been some ratings improvement lately as the 1-star reviews of the Reddit U.S. iOS app dropped to about 86% between June 15–26, Sensor Tower’s data shows.
That’s presumably because the App Store doesn’t offer 0-star ratings. It’s also telling that Reddit leadership thought nuking third-party apps made sense when its own app saw more than half of its reviews rank it as low as possible.
Reddit app reviews in the App Store have also become a place for users to voice their frustration with the self-sabotaging company.
>The data shared by Sensor Tower also indicates the top three most mentioned terms in all of the Reddit U.S. iOS reviews included keywords “apollo”, “third party” and “3rd party,” suggesting users were bombing review ratings in light of the new API move.
Either users are pissed or they’re hosting a lot of birthday parties for the god of truth.
At any rate, there’s been virtually no good news on the Reddit front since the awesome Apollo client was forced to announce its end date. The best Reddit app is closing up shop on June 30 to avoid owing tens of millions of dollars to Reddit before ever seeing its own revenue.
- Ford CEO says Tesla's Cybertruck is only for 'Silicon Valley people' and he's not threatened by it: 'I make trucks for real people who do real work'businessinsider.com Ford CEO says Tesla's Cybertruck is only for 'Silicon Valley people' and he's not threatened by it: 'I make trucks for real people who do real work'
Jim Farley described Tesla's futuristic pickup truck as "a cool high-end product parked in front of a hotel."
SS: Tesla isn't a brand or aesthetic for the everyman, and Ford thinks it can do much better brining electric vehicles to the mainstream American market
- Amateur Radio's Field Day is this weekend
Field Day is, more or less, amateur radio's yearly open house. Clubs around the country will be setting up in parks to demonstrate their ability to make contacts in "less than ideal" conditions (which basically means "outside, without mains power").
If you're at all curious about radio communication, you should find your nearest site and drop in.
- If you're overwriting your comments on Reddit:
If you're using a script to do so, make sure it's handling API limits specifically for "edit" calls. I realized after I tried overwriting mine that it was quietly skipping a bunch of comments, presumably because there is (allegedly) a 1 edit call per 5 second rate limit. Since adding a 5 second delay between each re-write, it seems to be working for me.
I ran into this issue with u/j0be's Power Delete Suite, I ended up writing my own script to do the job.