Month: September 2023
A Rube Goldberg chain of failures led to breach of Microsoft-hosted government emails
In the first half of July, Microsoft disclosed that the Chinese hacking group Storm-0558 had gained access to emails from around 25 organizations, including agencies in the US government. Today, the company is explaining how that happened thanks to a series of internal errors while sharply underscoring just how serious…
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WhatsApp now supports HD photos and video
A few weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg announced that WhatsApp was in the process of rolling out HD photo sharing, with HD video soon to follow. As of today, the process is complete: Meta has confirmed to The Verge that both HD photos and HD videos are available to everyone. “Both…
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The AI Drake ‘Ghostwriter’ is back with a new song and is chasing a Grammy
Ghostwriter, the anonymous creator behind the viral AI Drake song, has released another track — and this time, it features the AI-generated voices of Travis Scott and 21 Savage. In a song titled “Whiplash” posted to TikTok, Ghostwriter leaves a note for the two artists at the very end. “The…
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Raspberry Pi used in Texas ATM burglaries
Three net-savvy tech-Texans have been arrested for allegedly (read: being caught in the act) using a Raspberry Pi to steal thousands of dollars from ATMs in the city of Lubbock. Per local news outlet EverythingLubbock (via Tom’s Hardware), their spree of ill-gotten gains (thousands of dollars taken from machines in…
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Universal Music Group lands new royalty model that boosts popular artists
Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a new streaming deal today with French music service Deezer that aims to direct more listener payouts toward professional artists. The changes will essentially count a single listen as two listens on popular tracks, giving them more revenue than smaller ones. Currently, platforms like Apple…
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FAA clears UPS delivery drones for longer-range flights
UPS delivery drones are now allowed to fly longer distance flights beyond the sight of ground operators, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a press release on Wednesday. This is the kind of move that opens the door for drone delivery companies like Wing, FedEx, and Zip to deliver packages…
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