Plex Asks GitHub to Take Down ‘Reshare’ Repository Over Piracy Fears
Plex is a multi-functional streaming platform that allows users to watch, organize, and curate their favorite media entertainment. Sharing Plex libraries is also an option; one that comes with piracy concerns. In an effort to "avoid the growth of pir.....»»
UAW asks U.S. board for new unionization vote at Mercedes" Alabama plant
The UAW has asked the U.S. board for a new unionization vote at Mercedes' Alabama plant......»»
Top 5 stories of the week: Ford asks dealers to pause EV investments; U.S. vehicle age reaches new heights
A quick look at the top automotive stories of the week as determined by reader interest......»»
GitHub fixes maximum severity Enterprise Server auth bypass bug (CVE-2024-4985)
A critical, 10-out-of-10 vulnerability (CVE-2024-4985) allowing unrestricted access to vulnerable GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) instances has been fixed by Microsoft-owned GitHub. Fortunately, there is a catch that may narrow down the pool of poten.....»»
Caring for dogs with special needs
Special-needs dogs exist on a spectrum that may include those with physical impairments—such as missing, deformed, or paralyzed limbs; blindness; or deafness—with behavioral issues such as separation anxiety or situational fears, or with medical.....»»
PlexTrac Plex AI helps offensive security teams write reports
PlexTrac announced Plex AI, the company’s AI-powered offensive security report writing tool, real-time team collaboration to enable simultaneous report editing by multiple team members, and a scheduler to help offensive security teams keep assessme.....»»
Vietnam again asks iPhone maker Foxconn to reduce electricity use
Manufacturers including iPhone maker Foxconn have been asked by Vietnamese officials to voluntarily cut their power usage by 30%.Vietnam at nightVietnam's government made a similar request of Foxconn and others in June 2023, at a point when drought i.....»»
Tinashe"s "Nasty" goes viral just in time for summer
Tinashe's "Nasty" went viral spurring memes from "they matched each other's freaks" to discourse about freak matching. On their recent single "Nasty," Tinashe sagely asks, "Is somebody gonna match my freak?" And now this wise question has becom.....»»
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 may fix my biggest issue with the Z Fold 5
My time with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 assuaged a lot of my fears, but it also highlighted some odd issues. Thankfully, it seems the Z Fold 6 will fix them......»»
U.S. Trade Representative Flags Vietnam as a Leading Source of Online Piracy
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual Special 301 Report, calling out countries that fall short on anti-piracy enforcement and other forms of intellectual property protection. Countries such as Argentina and Chi.....»»
Anti-Piracy Veteran Tim Kuik Retires After Leading BREIN for a Quarter Century
BREIN CEO Tim Kuik has retired, shutting down an impressive career that pre-dates the world wide web. Kuik started working at a home video distributor in the 1980s and became director anti-piracy at the Motion Picture Association a decade later. He.....»»
Operation Anime Phase 2: New Anti-Piracy Crackdown Executed in Brazil
Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security has announced a second phase of Operation Anime, an initiative to disrupt piracy of Japanese anime and Korean webtoon content. This second wave follows the first which took place close to a year ago. I.....»»
Court Keeps DMCA Subpoena Shortcut Closed, Restricts Piracy Settlements
Earlier this year, a Hawaiian District Court blocked movie companies' efforts to unmask alleged BitTorrent pirates using a DMCA subpoena 'shortcut'. The filmmakers asked the court to reconsider its position but without success; the 'DMCA shortcut' wi.....»»
Rightsholders Want U.S. “Know Your Customer” Proposal to Include Domain Name Services
The U.S. Department of Commerce has proposed new customer verification requirements for Infrastructure as a Service providers. The goal of the 'Know Your Customer' regime is to prevent fraud and abuse, including piracy. In response to this plan, pro.....»»
Pirate Site Blocking Agency Reveals How and Why Pirates Circumvent Blocking
As the Motion Picture Association's site-blocking drive lands back on home turf, countries that have already implemented their own site-blocking programs are evaluating their effectiveness. A new survey carried out by French anti-piracy agency Arcom.....»»
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective… Pirates?
In an effort to tackle online piracy, Lithuania has been issuing €140 fines to online pirates, catching several dozen people in the first few months. These early targets were mostly movie pirates on private trackers. However, a recent announcement.....»»
Pirate Site Owners Must Surrender, Informants Get Five-Figure Reward
After re-writing the rules of anti-piracy enforcement, the P.CoK team at Kakao Entertainment have now torn up the rulebook, set it on fire, and thrown both its remains and conventional thinking out of a window. For a limited time only, pirate site ow.....»»
No letup yet for flood-battered southern Brazil
The rains may have abated, but floodwaters continued their assault on southern Brazil Monday, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out......»»
As business districts evolve post-pandemic, repurposing old or empty spaces should be on the drawing board
The COVID-19 pandemic and the hybrid work patterns it fostered have changed the way we think about office space, and central business districts in general. While fears of urban center "ghost towns" may have been premature, many cities around the worl.....»»
How technology is revolutionizing insect research
Recent fears of major declines among insects have sent researchers scrambling for data on how they are actually doing......»»
Apple blows away Wall Street earnings estimates, even with weak China iPhone sales
Apple has released its financial results for the Q2 2024 quarter, with earnings beating predictions despite China iPhone fears.Apple beat earnings estimatesFollowing after the improved Q1 2024 results, Apple has issued its Q2 results. Typically the s.....»»