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Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple's macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” bypassed by “any malware that's somewhat sophisticated” (Lily Hay Newman/Wired) 13-08-2023

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple’s macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” bypassed by “any malware that’s somewhat sophisticated”  —  The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. Lees verder op Tech Meme

How hackers at a novel DEF CON public contest are trying to expose flaws and biases in eight generative AI models produced by Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg) 13-08-2023

Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: How hackers at a novel DEF CON public contest are trying to expose flaws and biases in eight generative AI models produced by Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others  —  – At DEF CON conference, hacker gets model to say 9 + 10 = 21  — AI has chance to transform everything from finance to hiring Lees verder op Tech Meme

Inside the Black Hat network operations center, staffed by volunteers who built the network on the week of the event from scratch using their own equipment (Iain Thomson/The Register) 13-08-2023

Iain Thomson / The Register: Inside the Black Hat network operations center, staffed by volunteers who built the network on the week of the event from scratch using their own equipment  —  NOC, NOC … Who’s there?  —  BLACK HAT Every summer, pandemics permitting, a group of volunteers gather in a Las Vegas hotel … Lees verder op Tech Meme

How Sweden's Psychological Defense Agency, a part of the Ministry of Defense, is combating online disinformation from foreign adversaries, especially Russia (Steven Lee Myers/New York Times) 13-08-2023

Steven Lee Myers / New York Times: How Sweden’s Psychological Defense Agency, a part of the Ministry of Defense, is combating online disinformation from foreign adversaries, especially Russia  —  The country has empowered a government agency to openly combat online disinformation coming from foreign adversaries, and especially the Kremlin. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at bundles from smaller streaming services, telcos' potential role in bundling, and big streaming services' opposition to sharing the same user interface (Josef Adalian/Vulture) 13-08-2023

Josef Adalian / Vulture: A look at bundles from smaller streaming services, telcos’ potential role in bundling, and big streaming services’ opposition to sharing the same user interface  —  This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture’s newsletter about the streaming industry.  Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today! Lees verder op Tech Meme

Analysis: a basket of the top US streaming services will cost $87 per month this fall, vs. $73 a year ago; the average US cable TV package costs $83 per month (Financial Times) 13-08-2023

Financial Times: Analysis: a basket of the top US streaming services will cost $87 per month this fall, vs. $73 a year ago; the average US cable TV package costs $83 per month  —  Top studios turn screws on customers with price rises that rival expensive cable TV bundles  —  The era of cheap streaming is ending … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple's macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” easy to bypass by “any malware that is somewhat sophisticated” (Lily Hay Newman/Wired) 13-08-2023

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Researcher Patrick Wardle says Apple’s macOS Background Task Management tool is “trivially” easy to bypass by “any malware that is somewhat sophisticated”  —  The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. Lees verder op Tech Meme

How hackers at DEF CON are trying to expose flaws and biases in AI models produced by Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others through a public contest (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg) 13-08-2023

Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: How hackers at DEF CON are trying to expose flaws and biases in AI models produced by Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others through a public contest  —  – At DEF CON conference, hacker gets model to say 9 + 10 = 21  — AI has chance to transform everything from finance to hiring Lees verder op Tech Meme

Some iPhone 14 Pro users complain that the “maximum capacity” of their phone's batteries has already dropped to around 90% after less than a year (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) 12-08-2023

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Some iPhone 14 Pro users complain that the “maximum capacity” of their phone’s batteries has already dropped to around 90% after less than a year  —  iPhone 14 Pro users are growing increasingly concerned about the state of their iPhone’s battery health. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Stanford's bootcamp to educate Congress on deepfakes, how AI can potentially reshape education and health care, and the use of AI in national security (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post) 12-08-2023

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: A look at Stanford’s bootcamp to educate Congress on deepfakes, how AI can potentially reshape education and health care, and the use of AI in national security  —  The elite Silicon Valley university coaches Hill staffers on the benefits of artificial intelligence Lees verder op Tech Meme