Month: March 2023
A new Python info-stealing malware is using Unicode to stay undetected
Cybersecurity researchers from Phylum have found a new form of malware in a PyPI package that was using Unicode to hide. Unicode is a global encoding standard used for different languages and scripts, covering more than 100,000 characters, whose goal is to simplify and streamline how characters are viewed in…
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Levi’s will ‘supplement’ human models with AI-generated fakes
Levi’s is partnering with an AI company on computer-generated fashion models to “supplement human models.” The company frames the move as part of a “digital transformation journey” of diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability. Although that sounds noble on the surface, Levi’s is essentially hiring a robot to generate the appearance…
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You might want to get your Mondo posters while you still can
It wasn’t a good sign when Funko announced earlier this month its plans to straight up destroy somewhere between $30 and $36 million worth of its collectible vinyl figurines due to dwindling demand that’s tanked their value. But Funko’s recent decision to lay off about half of the staffers at…
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Ford teases new ‘Millennium Falcon’-like electric truck, codenamed ‘Project T3’
Ford provided an update Friday on the construction of its massive new EV manufacturing complex in western Tennessee, where it says it will build its next electric truck, codenamed “Project T3.” The so-called BlueOval City campus won’t come online until 2025, but when it does, Ford has said it will…
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Twitter Blue subscribers may be able to hide their blue checks
Twitter may be working on a feature that lets you hide the blue checkmark you got by paying for its Blue subscription. A screen found by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi shows that the company is working on a control panel for verification settings, with one of the options being “Show…
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18 Best Spring Sales: Google Pixel Phones, Samsung Galaxy S23, and More
Save on Google Pixel and Samsung smartphones or camera bags and video games. Source
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