Man behind LinkedIn scraping said he grabbed 700M profiles ‘for fun’
Last month we reported a LinkedIn scraping that exposed the data of 700 million users – some 92% of all those on the service. The data included location, phone numbers, and inferred salaries. The man behind it has now been identified, and says tha.....»»
Poison dart frogs: Personality determines reproductive strategies, research suggests
Unlike their relatives, individuals of the poison frog Allobates femoralis are not poisonous but are captivating due to their different behavioral profiles: They successfully reproduce with different strategies depending on whether they are bold, agg.....»»
Nick Saban"s Dream Motor Group buys Mercedes-Benz stores in $700M deal
Dream Motor Group is looking to buy more dealerships in the South, CEO Joe Agresti said......»»
Lucid job post hints at addition of Apple and Amazon Music to its EVs – more media apps to follow?
A recent job opportunity on LinkedIn posted by Lucid Motors less than 24 hours ago hints at an incoming new media app infotainment for its EV drivers. According to Lucid’s new role of senior product manager, media partner management, one of the key.....»»
Microsoft profiles new threat group with unusual but effective practices
Octo Tempest employs tactics that many of its targets aren't prepared for. Enlarge / This is not what a hacker looks like. Except on hacker cosplay night. (credit: Getty Images | Bill Hinton) Microsoft has been tracking.....»»
Android 14’s user-profile data bug seems indistinguishable from ransomware
Users with multiple profiles are getting locked out of local storage and losing data. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Android 14 has a nasty storage bug that seems to be affecting users of the "multiple profiles" feature. The bu.....»»
Instagram sorry for adding "terrorist" to some Palestinian user bios
It says it fixed a problem "that briefly caused inappropriate translations" in some Instagram profiles......»»
Universal Music sues AI start-up Anthropic for scraping song lyrics
Chatbot not only offers up lyrics but incorporates them into replies to prompts. Enlarge / Universal Music artist Billie Eilish performing at Glastonbury last year. (credit: Getty Images) Universal Music has filed a copy.....»»
MI5 claims Chinese spies are using LinkedIn to steal Western secrets
China reportedly attempting to steal data from Western companies, Five Eyes alliance claims......»»
LinkedIn is cutting more than 650 jobs
LinkedIn is laying off 668 people across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams as part of a broader restructuring, the social media platform announced Monday......»»
LinkedIn: Microsoft says 668 more jobs to go
The company, which is owned my Microsoft, is cutting about 3% of its workforce......»»
Osiris-Rex: NASA reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid
On September 24 this year, a NASA capsule parachuted down to Earth carrying a precious cache of material grabbed from an asteroid. The space agency has now revealed images and a preliminary analysis of the space rocks it found after lifting the lid o.....»»
Detection and extraction of similar features in disease-related gene groups
Multiomics analysis that integrates different layers of profiles altogether is challenging, since the number of variables in profile substantially differ from each other. For instance, gene expression profile and genomic DNA methylation profile are o.....»»
Google Fixes 75 Issues in Stable Android 14 Release
Android 14 has arrived on still-supported Pixel phones and devices. You have likely already grabbed the update, because you own a Pixel device and updates are a big part of ownership. We’ve laid out all of the new features in a separate post, b.....»»
Multiple personal profiles are coming to Facebook
Meta has announced that Facebook users will now be able to create multiple personal profiles. The post Multiple personal profiles are coming to Facebook appeared first on Phandroid. Facebook allows users to create one profile for themselve.....»»
Unity exec tells Ars he’s on a mission to earn back developer trust
Interview: "It was not our intent to nickel-and-dime it, but it came across that way." Enlarge (credit: Unity) Unity executive Marc Whitten tells Ars the company has learned a lot over the last week. (credit: LinkedIn)If.....»»
Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from ready-to-eat foods in China
The objective of a new study published in the journal Zoonoses was to determine the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, virulence profiles, and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) obtained from ready-to-e.....»»
Watch Samsung’s Z Flip 5 face an extreme durability test
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 5 foldable phone has been challenged in a tough durability test that included scratching, scraping, burning, and bending......»»
LinkedIn and X will work without passwords in the future
Passwords are steadily becoming a thing of the past thanks to new passkeys. Plenty of apps and services have made passwords optional already, and more are on the way. more….....»»
Apple security chief must face bribery charges over firearms permits
Apple's chief security officer Thomas Moyer is again facing criminal charges over allegedly bribing officials for gun licences, after an appeals court overturned an earlier ruling.Thomas Moyer (Source: LinkedIn)In 2020, Moyer was accused of offering.....»»
BA.2.86 shows just how risky slacking off on COVID monitoring is
The variant has grabbed attention, but with such limited data, the risk is unclear. Enlarge / Transmission electron micrograph of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle isolated from a patient sample and cultivated in cell culture. (credit.....»»