A long overdue show! All the AI news you missed. Internet security is crap. Europe tries to make driving better. Google tries to make it worse. Links: Crowdstrike takes down the world https://www.wired.com/story/crowdstrike-outage-update-windows/ Snowflake breach https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/threat-actors-exploited-windows-0-day-for-mor…

Microsoft’s new Recall feature obsoletes all other spyware, You are participating in a worldwide wifi tracking network, and the end of ICQ (yeah, it was still around) Windows Recall https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-new-windows-11-recall-is-a-privacy-nightmare/ https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24159258/microsoft-recall-ai…

ATN is back after a small hiatus! Time to clear some tabs and pour sarcasm on some choice stories from the last three months. Forced updates, Insecure IoT doorbells, The craze to put AI into all the things, Tesla’s safety record, and a rundown of Windows 11 news Links Consumer Reports: many smart doorbells have major security problems https://www.c…

Google admits what we all know, Apple faces the music (or at least a few notes), and HP and Ubisoft seek rent Links Google admits it collects user data in incognito mode https://www.engadget.com/google-now-admits-it-could-collect-data-in-chromes-incognito-mode-103807146.html Apple concedes almost an inch https://www.engadget.com/apple-updates-us-ap…

Apple wants to control your digital life, Google wants to control the entire internet, and artists finally get a weapon in the war against AI Links AI data poisoning tool “Nightshade” https://www.zdnet.com/article/data-poisoning-tool-lets-artists-fight-back-against-ai-scraping-heres-how/ Apple makes biometrics authoritative with “Stolen Device Prot…

Right to Repair in California, T-Mobile gets greedy, Google gets paid to install malware, and a WinRAR vulnerability Links CA Right to Repair SB 244 passed https://www.ifixit.com/News/84491/california-right-to-repair-signed-into-law T-Mobile migrates customers to new more expensive plans https://tmo.report/2023/10/breaking-t-mobile-will-force-custo…

T-Mobile failed update, Microsoft closes a loophole no one was using, Cruise cars meet Houston weather, and software developers hate diversity Links: Libwebp vulnerability assigned new maximum severity https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-assigns-new-maximum-rated-cve-to-libwebp-bug-exploited-in-attacks/ Libvpx vulnerability https:…

Google defeats multifactor authentication, Pixel Watch is unrepairable, Ring sells a pet collar, Toyota learns the value of IT, and yet another vulnerability in the Internet Links Retool MFA defeated by Google convenience https://retool.com/blog/mfa-isnt-mfa/ Pixel Watches are unrepairable https://www.theverge.com/23874281/google-pixel-watch-cracks…

Spyware hacked for good, Apple OS hacked for bad, Windows hacked, but it makes things better, OpenAI confirms AI detectors are crap, and Automobiles are now officially the worst product category for privacy Links WebDetetive spyware hacked https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/26/brazil-webdetetive-spyware-deleted/ Windows bug improves performance https:/…

Breaches, breaches, breaches! Google solves meetings. And a Microsoft service becomes a liability in time Links UMich attack https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/08/30/um/70716806007/ Forever 21 breach https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/forever-21-data-breach-half-million/ Callaway breach https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/s…

Western Digital and Hewlett Packard facing lawsuits, Dropbox ends unlimited storage, Microsoft uses the word “python” a lot, and IoT devices continue to be a security nightmare Links NPR listens to ATN (maybe) https://www.npr.org/2023/08/26/1195695051/driverless-cars-san-francisco-waymo-cruise https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/18/cruise-told-by-regula…

News Flash: CAPTCHAs are worthless! Plus, Food AI wants to kill us all. Microservices security is more scary and complicated than we imagined. And copyrights are eroding our culture Links Bots can solve CAPTCHAS faster than humans https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/15/so_much_for_captcha_then/ NZ supermarket chain Pak ‘n’ Save AI meal planner sugg…

Tesla jailbreak, a new type of keylogger, and new circuts to make your devices even LESS resistant to water Links Water-soluble circuit boards https://www.techspot.com/news/99625-water-soluble-circuit-boards-promise-drastic-reduction-e.html Tesla jailbroken https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tesla-mcu-amd-asp-flaw-jailbreak Acoustic keylogger https:…

Google presents an existential threat to the open web. Plus, gaming news! Links Ubisoft update https://www.techspot.com/news/99529-ubisoft-now-claims-wont-delete-inactive-accounts-purchased.html Web Environment Integrity https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Integrity/issues/28 https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environm…

New EU battery regulations, Ubisoft does another bad thing, NFTs aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on, and a Native Ad for porn! Links EU requires all phones to have replacable batteries https://www.androidauthority.com/phones-with-replaceable-batteries-2027-3345155/ Ubisoft deletes accounts, digital libraries, if you haven’t logged in recentl…

A vehicular episode! Airseas re-invents sailing ships for climate change. Modern cars are expensive to repair. Tesla finally has a truck. San Francisco becomes the battle ground for humans vs robot cars. And Microsoft passes a regulatory hurdle Links Tech startup Airseas re-invents the sail https://www.techspot.com/news/99278-french-startup-claims-…

AI injected into everything; hilarity ensues! Also, patched vulnerabilities in FortiGate firewalls and Mastodon servers. Plus, a rumor that suprises no-one Links OpenAI enables, disables Browse-With-Bing feature https://www.techspot.com/news/99297-openai-yanks-bing-integration-chatgpt-after-users-exploit.html MDN Web adds AI hallucinations to onlin…

Reddit implosion update, gfycat to close, breach at USPTO, and AI comes to e-bikes Links Urtopia e-bikes, now with ChatGPT https://gizmodo.com/urtopia-e-bike-chatgpt-ai-hype-1850582746 Mojaing to drop r/minecraft as official channel https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/14kj3z7/so_long_and_thanks_for_all_the_feedback/ Gfycat to shut down on S…

Sony wields the FTC against Microsoft in injunction hearing, Tecnam scraps plans for EV airplane, and Edge helpfully leaks your privacy Links: Sony v. MSFT battle while FTC watches https://www.techspot.com/news/99184-here-biggest-revelations-microsoft-vs-ftc-hearing.html Tecnam scraps plans for commercial EV airplane https://www.telegraph.co.uk/bus…

Apple trademarks images of fruit, SMS can track you (duh), ChatGPT really wants to be helpful, even when its handlers won’t let it, and the EU Parliament sticks its fingers in the battery market Links Apple is trying to trademark all images of apples https://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-vs-apples-trademark-battle ChatGPT tricked into giving out Wi…