An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg Law: Companies including Amazon and Facebook could face fines over fake reviews or other misleading endorsements online, according to a warning from the Federal Trade Commission. The warning comes as s…
The Mega65: A Modernization of the Canceled Commodore 65 Computer From 1991
Slashdot reader TommyROM writes: The Commodore 65 was a never-released computer slated to follow the fabled Commodore 64 from 1982. Developed between 1990 and 1991, it would have been the most powerful 8-bit computer on the market with 128K RAM, high-r…
Acer Launches Bacteria-Resistant PCs
During its next@Acer event today, the company announced three new PCs — a laptop, a two-in-one, and a tablet — that will be joining its antimicrobial lineup. Ars Technica reports: Something is considered antimicrobial if it’s capable of “destroying o…
Biden Administration Plans For Massive Expansion of Wind Farms Off US Coasts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: The Biden administration is planning to aggressively expand offshore wind energy capacity in the United States, potentially holding as many as seven new offshore lease sales by 2025. The move was announced …
Aspirin Use To Prevent 1st Heart Attack or Stroke Should Be Curtailed, US Panel Says
Doctors should no longer routinely start most people who are at high risk of heart disease on a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin, according to new draft guidelines by a U.S. panel of experts. The New York Times reports: The proposed recommendation is …
Apple Argues Against Allowing App Sideloading By Pointing Out Android’s Malware Figures
Apple said today that one of the reasons it does not allow app sideloading or the use of third-party app stores on iOS is because of privacy and security reasons, pointing to the fact that Android sees between 15 to 47 times more malware compared to it…
How Coinbase Phishers Steal One-Time Passwords
An anonymous reader quotes a report from from Krebs on Security: A recent phishing campaign targeting Coinbase users shows thieves are getting smarter about phishing one-time passwords (OTPs) needed to complete the login process. It also shows that phi…
20 Years Later, Xbox Creator Apologizes To AMD CEO For Last-Minute Switch To Intel
The original Xbox was released 20 years ago next month, and to mark the upcoming anniversary, the console’s designer has apologized to AMD’s engineers and its CEO for Microsoft’s last-minute decision to drop AMD for rival Intel. GameSpot reports: Seamu…
Some of Verizon’s Visible Cell Network Customers Say They’ve Been Hacked
Verizon’s Visible network has confirmed that some accounts were accessed without authorization. Visible is a cell service owned and operated by Verizon that “pitches itself as a less expensive, ‘all-digital’ network, meaning there aren’t any physical s…
AI Fake-Face Generators Can Be Rewound To Reveal the Real Faces They Trained On
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Load up the website This Person Does Not Exist and it’ll show you a human face, near-perfect in its realism yet totally fake. Refresh and the neural network behind the site will generate a…