The FDA says don't try this TikTok challenge of cooking chicken in NyQuil
Amazingly, people need to be told that this is a bad idea
Privacy survey shows most people read the T&Cs, would sell their personal data
Are you in the same camp?
Spotify launches audiobook business with 300,000 titles and à la carte pricing
Spotify wants to be a one stop destination for all of your listening needs
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Take-Two floods internet with copyright strikes following GTA 6 leak, blames "network intrusion"
Confirming its authenticity in the process
In context: If there's one thing that validates the legitimacy of a massive gaming leak, it's the company behind said title responding with copyright strikes that force the content to be removed. That's what Take-Two did soon after the 90+ videos and screenshots of GTA 6 started hitting the web yesterday. We've also heard that the leaker responsible, who says he is the same 18-year-old hacker that breached Uber, is looking to "negotiate a deal" with Take-Two/Rockstar.
Browser-based spell check from Google and Microsoft can lead to stolen personal data
Enhanced spell check and MS Editor lead to concerns far beyond bad spelling
Hackers are spreading malware through YouTube channels promoting game cheats
Watch out for "Link in the Description"
WTF?! Gamers looking to download cheats and cracks should beware of links in YouTube video descriptions. Hackers may have compromised the channels hosting the videos, turning them into vectors for spreading malware that can steal login credentials.
Akamai curbed a new record DDoS attack against one of its European customers
The same client was hit by another huge traffic flow in July
Flickr adds a fourth content category for virtual photography
Many AAA games now ship with a photo mode
AI-generated images are drawing bans from some art communities
AI can generate art exponentially faster than a human
Steam users warned of sophisticated browser-in-the-browser phishing attack
A lot more convincing than a phishing email
In brief: Steam users are being warned about a new attack tricking people into handing over their account credentials via a browser-in-the-browser phishing technique. Competitive and professional gamers are being targeted, as is anyone with a high-value account.
Former US ambassador warns about data tracking, says the US is making China's surveillance job easier
Big quote: The Federal Trade Commission asked for opinions about data economy and commercial surveillance, and former US ambassador Karen Kornbluh described the situation with grave and unambiguous words.
Comcast is rolling out 2Gbps Internet service in select states
Comcast is building the foundation for its 10G Internet service
White House consults experts, lays down a six-point plan to increase Big Tech accountability
The Biden Administration wants to put large tech platforms on a leash
Intel and Broadcom show off Wi-Fi 7 reaching 5Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 standards likely to be finalized in 2024
Merriam-Webster adds metaverse, sus and hundreds of other modern words and phrases to its dictionary
Laggy and pwn have been in heavy rotation for years
Twitter agreed to $7 million settlement for whistleblower before he went public with allegations
It included a non-disclosure agreement
qBittorrent is a fully featured yet lightweight BitTorrent client
qBittorrent is our preferred BitTorrent in Windows: it's free and open-source, uses little RAM and sports an anonymous mode for better privacy.
Cryptocurrency market dips below $1 trillion as Bitcoin nears its lowest price of 2022
Will Ethereum's Merge help turn things around?
Elon Musk abandoned Twitter deal because of World War 3 fears, claim company lawyers
Fake accounts weren't the issue, allegedly
Instagram hit by record $400M fine in Europe for mishandling children's data
The Meta-owned social network will appeal the decision by Irish regulators
"House of the Dragon" episode one is free to watch on YouTube
Countering Amazon's new LOTR show
Peter Eckersley, tech activist and founder of Let's Encrypt, dies at 43
The Australian computer scientist fought for privacy, net neutrality and ethics for artificial intelligence
Trillion with a T: A word on the Internet of Things
The world is awash with Things and Objects