AT&T’s ‘Buggy’ Copyright Infringement Portal Frustrates Accused Pirates
AT&T subscribers who are repeatedly accused of downloading pirated content risk having their accounts terminated. This can be prevented by following the instructions at AT&T's dedicated copyright alert portal. However, due to technical issues, many s.....»»
Crime blotter: Apple Store theft claims $21,000 worth of merchandise
This week on the Apple crime roundup, a dog bites a police officer's iPhone, a football player is accused of video voyeurism over iPad videos, multiple MacBook thefts in Queens, and more!The Apple Store in Pleasanton The latest in an occasional Apple.....»»
Apple defends business practices in motion to dismiss DOJ lawsuit
Apple has filed a motion to dismiss the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit, saying the case lacks a legal foundation.Apple defends business practices in motion to dismiss DOJ lawsuitThe DOJ, along with several states, has accused Apple of mono.....»»
Sam Altman accused of being shady about OpenAI’s safety efforts
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed to explain recent changes to safety efforts. Enlarge / Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during an interview at Bloomberg House on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Dav.....»»
AI search engine accused of plagiarism announces publisher revenue-sharing plan
Perplexity says WordPress.com, TIME, Der Spiegel, and Fortune have already signed up. Enlarge (credit: Moor Studio via Getty Images) On Tuesday, AI-powered search engine Perplexity unveiled a new revenue-sharing program.....»»
Meta to pay $1.4 billion settlement after Texas facial recognition complaint
Facebook’s parent accused of gathering data from photos and videos without "informed consent." Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images/Getty) Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle clai.....»»
Soccer team’s drone at center of Paris Olympics spying scandal
The Canadian women's soccer team has been accused of using a drone to spy on the training sessions of an upcoming opponent at the Paris Olympics......»»
CrowdStrike blames buggy testing software for disastrous update
A bug in the Content Validator – a software element CrowdStrike relies on for testing and validating Rapid Response Content updates for its Falcon Sensors – is (partly) why the faulty update wasn’t caught in time, the company said......»»
Apple CSAM controversy continues: Charity says company under-reporting
The Apple CSAM controversy doesn’t appear to be going away, as a British children’s charity accused the company of under-reporting incidents on its platforms. However, the report appears to be based at least in part on a failure to understand.....»»
Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike sensor configuration update
The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares has tumb.....»»
Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update
The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares has tumb.....»»
CrowdStrike fixes start at “reboot up to 15 times” and get more complex from there
Admins can also restore backups or manually delete CrowdStrike's buggy driver. Enlarge (credit: hdaniel) Airlines, payment processors, 911 call centers, TV networks, and other businesses have been scrambling this mornin.....»»
Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive
RealPage faces multiple antitrust lawsuits, promises "The Real Story" online. Enlarge RealPage says it isn’t doing anything wrong by suggesting to landlords how much rent they could charge. In a move to reclaim its ow.....»»
Splitgate 2 evolves the hit portal shooter with factions and time powers
Splitgate 2 is coming in 2025, keeping a lot of the same portal gameplay but adding factions for more diverse playstyles......»»
YouTube creators surprised to find Apple and others trained AI on their videos
Once again, EleutherAI's data frustrates professional content creators. Enlarge / YouTuber Marques Brownlee discusses iOS 18 in a new video. This specific video wasn't part of the large dataset that was used to train AI models, b.....»»
Pa. Ford dealer, Okla. body shops, Calif. vehicle broker sue CDK
Manderbach Ford in Hamburg, Penn.; DLR Auto Group in Agoura Hills., Calif.; Smith Collision Center in Ada, Okla.; and Broadway Precision Collision, also in Ada, accused CDK of negligence and unjust enrichment in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Northern D.....»»
Supplier used controversial sources for training Apple Intelligence
Apple has made a big deal out of paying for the data used to train its Apple Intelligence, but one firm it used is accused of allegedly ripping off YouTube videos.Apple Intelligence may have been trained less legally and ethically than Apple believed.....»»
Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service
Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado ) Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday, alleging that the Internet service provider.....»»
Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators
Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue. Enlarge (credit: Apu Gomes / Stringer | Getty Images News) After the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary released a report accusing the.....»»
Nick Wehry accused of cheating in Nathan"s Hot Dog Eating Contest, per report
Nick Wehry accused of cheating in Nathan"s Hot Dog Eating Contest, per report.....»»
Man accused of stealing nearly $600 worth of meat from Florida Publix
Man accused of stealing nearly $600 worth of meat from Florida Publix.....»»