A catalytic converter theft that"s the wurst
The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile was victimized during a stop in Las Vegas this month......»»
Artists file class-action lawsuit against AI image generator companies
Suit seeks damages from Stability AI, Midjourney, and DeviantArt. Enlarge / A computer-generated gavel hovers over a laptop. (credit: Getty Images) Some artists have begun waging a legal fight against the alleged theft o.....»»
AI art generators targeted in lawsuit for intellectual property theft
A class action lawsuit alleges that the AI art generation engine Stable Diffusion was trained on billions of copyrighted materials without credit, compensation, or consent of content owners.Stable Diffusion Tim CookThe Joseph Saveri Law Firm LLP is s.....»»
Crime blotter: Stolen iPhone flies to China, Alabama Apple Store theft, iPhone searches
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a stolen iPhone heads to China, a blind reporter grabs his iPhone back, and a man hit with child porn charges after an iPhone search.Apple Store in Birmingham, AL The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, loo.....»»
Crime blotter: An Apple Store theft in Alabama and iPhone searches
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, a stolen iPhone heads to China, a blind reporter grabs his iPhone back, and a man hit with child porn charges after an iPhone search.Apple Store in Birmingham, AL The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, loo.....»»
Infineon to sell HiRel DC-DC converter business
Infineon Technologies is to sell its HiRel (high reliability) DC-DC converter business, according to a press release from the Germany-based company. The business will be purchased by Micross Components, with the deal expected to close in the first qu.....»»
Device from service team takes fight to thieves
The St. Louis dealerships charge $200 to install an anti-theft device, which aims to stop thieves from using tactics that have spread widely through social media videos, and sell it online for $99 plus shipping......»»
Stolen AirPods give up thief"s location with Find My
Police were able to apprehend four men who stole a Texas man's car and other property, after tracking the thieves via AirPods.Second-generation AirPods ProDawayne Arrington was the victim of an overnight theft, discovering at his Leon Valley, San Ant.....»»
Crime blotter: De Niro"s iPad almost stolen, Apple Store robbed twice in one week, more
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, British Parliamentarians can't stop losing Apple devices, Robert De Niro's iPad was targeted for theft, and an iPad is switched out for a piece of tile on TikTok.The 4th Street Apple Store The latest in an occasiona.....»»
Video converter HandBrake updated with support for AV1 and VP9 10-bit video encoding, more
The popular video converter utility HandBrake has been updated this week with some major improvements. This includes support for encoding videos using the AV1 and VP9 10-bit codecs, plus many other new features and optimizations. Read on as we detai.....»»
Hackers obtained LastPass customer data vaults in recent data breach
LastPass informs users that the August data breach gave hackers access to users' names, addresses, and data vaults.On November 30, LastPass notified users that it was investigating an August "security incident" leading to user data theft.Now, the Las.....»»
What is a DAC and why would you need one?
What is a DAC, or digital-to-analog converter? Here's how these common components work, and why audiophiles like to use upgraded versions for their music......»»
Find My lays out global anatomy of an iPhone theft
The chain of events that follow after an iPhone theft have been recounted by a victim that used Find My to see how the smartphone traveled world-wide as a theft ring attempts to profit from its crime.Find MySmartphone thefts are a common occurrence a.....»»
Grinch drives off with dealership"s toy donations
The theft prompted some local businesses and residents to give hundreds of dollars in cash to make up for the more than 100 missing items......»»
A Janus carbon electrocatalyst can balance intrinsic activity and electronic conductivity
Carbon-based electrocatalysts are considered as promising alternatives to the state-of-the-art precious metal catalysts. Heteroatom doping can effectively create highly active catalytic centers, but unfortunately, result in lower electronic conductiv.....»»
ValidSoft See-Say Trusted Identity Assurance combats credential theft
ValidSoft unveils See-Say Trusted Identity Assurance, a new digit-based voice authentication solution that provides trusted identity assurance – and therefore security – in enterprise remote access (ZTNA/PAM/IAM). The solution counters cr.....»»
Hertz to pay $168 million to settle over 95% of wrongful theft report claims
Some customers had sued Hertz alleging the police detained or arrested individuals in error after the company reported rental cars were stolen......»»
Crime blotter: Video goes viral of Black Friday Apple Store thefts
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, Frankie Grande's iPhone was stolen, a guilty plea in a Minneapolis theft ring, and an orchestra conductor has iPad and annotated scores stolen.The Apple Store in Palo Alto The latest in an occasional AppleInsider fe.....»»
A new LastPass hack was caused by August"s stolen data
The developers of the LastPass security app and service say that it is investigating a new security incident leading to some user data theft, just three months after the last one.LastPass is one of the most high-profile apps and services for keeping.....»»
Fungi convert polyethylene waste into pharmacologically useful metabolic products
Plastic waste is one of the most significant ecological and economic problems of our time. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has now introduced a chemical–biological method for upcycling polyethylene waste: catalytic cleavage is use.....»»
The birth pangs of the Grand Theft Auto franchise
On its 25th anniversary, an early GTA producer reveals the trials faced by its original developers......»»