Month: August 2024
Disney wants to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of a Disney Plus agreement
Disney wants a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit at a Disney-affiliated restaurant based on terms of service for the entertainment giant’s website and streaming video services. The company argues that a couple agreed to an arbitration clause when one of them bought tickets to Disney World —…
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Good news – Microsoft is finally realizing a feature resembling AirDrop for Windows PC and Android device users
Are you a Windows 11 (or 10) user who’s jealous of Mac owners with iPhones who can use AirDrop to seamlessly transfer files? AirDrop’s slickness is hard to deny, even for the most hardened Apple dissenters, but Windows users with Android smartphones should soon get similarly smart file sharing powers,…
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Majority of US Congress members at risk of personal information being exposed
New research has found three-quarters of US lawmakers could be vulnerable to security risks such as identity theft as their personal information is easily accessible online through people search finder sites. A report from Incogni identified contact details, relative information, and home addresses for 80% of male Republican house members,…
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High-end racing bikes are now vulnerable to hacking
A team of computer scientists found that wireless gear-shifting systems in high-end bikes are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks that could undermine popular races like the Tour de France. Wireless gear-shift systems are meant to give riders better control of their bikes, according to the University of California San Diego, whose…
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The first set of standards for post-quantum cryptography have been published — here’s what it means for you
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its first three encryption standards designed to withstand decryption efforts from a quantum computer. Quantum computers will provide computing power millions of times faster than current supercomputers, with the ability to crack current encryption standards equally as fast. As a…
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Halide’s new ‘Process Zero’ feature takes photos with no AI, no processing, no nothing
It’s trickier than ever to know what a photo really is — and when AI and processing turn a photo into something else entirely. Google, Samsung, Apple, and others are making it easier than ever to tweak photos to your liking, combine several mediocre shots into one great one, or add…
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