Month: April 2023
These alcohol counseling companies leaked patient data to advertisers for years
Online alcohol recovery services Monument and Tempest admitted to sharing private patient information with advertisers for years, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In a disclosure filed with the California Attorney General, Monument (which acquired Temple in 2022) says the tracking tools used on both services “may have shared” names, birthdates,…
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We can build immortal celebrities from ChatGPT and their existing back catalogs
Our reverence towards stars and celebrities was not borne of the 19th century’s cinematic revolution, but rather has been a resilient aspect of our culture for millennia. Ancient tales of immortal gods rising again and again after fatal injury, the veneration and deification of social and political leaders, Madame Tussauds’…
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Uber has internal data stolen in yet another cyberattack
A recent supply chain attack has resulted in sensitive data belonging to Uber drivers being stolen once again. The Register picked up on a breach notification sent to affected drivers by the law firm Genova Burns which said that in late January 2023 it “became aware” of suspicious activity in…
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3CX supply chain attack is now also hitting crypto companies
The hackers behind the recent large-scale supply chain attacks on VoIP provider 3CX are now specifically targeting cryptocurrency companies in an attempt to empty their wallets, researchers have warned. By distributing a trojanized version of the VoIP solution, the attackers managed to infiltrate dozens of companies and place various stage-two…
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The Apple Watch SE and Beats Fit Pro have dropped to their best prices to date
Apple’s second-gen wearable supports most watchOS 9 features — including medication reminders and Apple’s handy low-power mode — as well as newer Apple Watch features like Crash Detection, Apple Pay, and heart-rate monitoring. What you don’t get are an always-on display and some of the more advanced sensors that can…
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Say hi to Barbie in the new Barbie movie trailer
Following a brief teaser that aped 2001: A Space Odyssey and gave very little away, we now have a second clip that seems to show what Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie is actually about. According to the YouTube description, Barbie herself may be going through a “full-on existential crisis,” which…
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