Month: December 2023
Rite Aid hit with five-year facial recognition ban over ‘reckless’ use
Rite Aid isn’t allowed to use AI-powered facial recognition technology for another five years as part of a settlement it reached with the Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the FTC accuses Rite Aid of using facial surveillance systems in a “reckless” manner from 2012 to 2020.…
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Epic won’t ban blockchain games over adults-only ratings
Blockchain games are returning to Epic Games’ marketplace. The Epic Games Store has a strict ban on games classified as “Adults Only” by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) — normally games with excessive nudity or violence. But the marketplace announced today that blockchain games classified as AO only because…
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Ransomware gang ‘unseizes’ its site and issues new threats after FBI takedown
The US Justice Department (DOJ) says the FBI has created a decryption tool that helped it return the data of over 500 ransomware victims as part of a multinational law enforcement push. It also wrote that the bureau had seized “several websites” operated by the ALPHV / Blackcat ransomware gang.…
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25 Last-Minute Deals on Gifts That Will Arrive by Christmas
It’s not too late to finish your shopping. We rounded up deals on WIRED-approved gifts that ship quickly. Source
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Apple’s iPhone satellite system has a new option for roadside assistance
If you have an iPhone 14 or iPhone 15, you can now use satellite connectivity to access Verizon’s roadside assistance service. In a support page spotted by MacRumors, Apple now says you can take advantage of the capability with devices running iOS 17.2 (or higher) and a Verizon SIM card.…
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Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use Tesla’s EV charging plug
Volkswagen Group, which also owns Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors, is finally doing what nearly every other automaker has already done: announce its intention to adopt Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard. VW said it is “exploring adapter solutions” so that its current EV owners can access Tesla’s Supercharger network and…
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