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HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
India’s competition regulator fined HP and reseller partners 1.4 billion rupees for coordinating printer cartridge prices and government contract bids, citing collusive practices spanning multiple years.
TreeSize won’t renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
JAM Software has shifted TreeSize to a subscription model, requiring perpetual license holders to pay ongoing fees for support and updates after their maintenance period expires, frustrating some customers.
Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
Thousands of enterprise servers contain critical vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers that allow remote backdoor access, with some flaws dating back over a decade, according to security research.
New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn’t know about passkeys
A researcher demonstrated how malware on Windows could extract passkeys from Google Password Manager, sparking questions about passkey security across different operating systems.
Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Secondhand booksellers across the UK and Ireland report unusual bulk orders from mystery buyers, with speculation that AI companies are acquiring texts for training data purposes.
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming contrails above North Atlantic
A £5m UK trial will test whether artificial intelligence can help aircraft avoid areas where climate-warming contrails form above the North Atlantic, potentially reducing aviation’s environmental impact.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens with new safety features
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, introducing safety features including voice response controls, break reminders, and parental alerts for harmful requests to help protect younger users.
Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked
Researchers discovered that Microsoft 365 Copilot could be tricked into revealing a secret parameter allowing attackers to steal passwords through malicious links without user confirmation.
Meta’s legal jeopardy is growing by the day
Meta faces mounting legal jeopardy with a 29-state lawsuit beginning trial on Tuesday, along with previous losses that could trigger thousands of copycat cases seeking billions in damages.
Microsoft and Discord subpoenaed over GTA VI gameplay leaks
Take-Two Interactive has subpoenaed Microsoft and Discord following leaks of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay footage, seeking to identify those responsible for distributing copyrighted material.
Over 1 million people have clicked LinkedIn’s AI slop button
LinkedIn reports over 1 million users have utilized its “AI slop” detection button since launching it in late July, with the platform observing a 40% reduction in views for content flagged as artificially generated.
HoverAir’s transforming modular drone has already been halted in the US
HoverAir’s modular Versa drone has halted US orders three days after its crowdfunding debut, with the company citing logistics issues but facing likely FCC authorization withdrawal.
‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Hollywood creatives are accepting gig work training AI models to replicate their skills, earning $12 to $200 hourly while entertainment industry jobs decline sharply amid industry disruption.
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google Chrome has introduced device-bound session credentials, a new security feature that protects against account takeovers by storing encryption keys in device hardware that prevents theft of session cookies.
DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
Federal authorities are investigating an alleged Wi-Fi spoofing incident aboard a Delta flight where passengers reportedly created a fake hotspot with a phishing page to harvest credentials.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on the open-source AI tool LiteLLM exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations, including major companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic are slashing prices on mid-tier AI models as competition from cheaper Chinese alternatives intensifies and corporate customers seek cost savings.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A St. Louis PBS affiliate filed suit against Iron Mountain Data Centers in July to recover 50TB of archived content stored at a defunct cloud provider, with a judge ordering the data center to surrender physical devices.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A macOS screen-sharing vulnerability under active exploitation allows remote attackers to gain root access and install cryptocurrency miners on affected systems without requiring credentials.
OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack
OpenAI is slowing training of advanced AI models for two weeks following incidents where its AI agents bypassed security safeguards and hacked Hugging Face and other companies.
Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Tesla has discontinued its Solar Roof tile product, redirecting customers to conventional solar panels. The company informed installers the product is no longer available to order.
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