See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked To Spy On Your Location An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Some of the world's most popular apps are likely being co-opted by rogue members of the advertising industry to harvest sensitive location data on a massive scale, with that data ending up with a location data company whose subsidiary has previously sold global location data to US law enforcement. The thousands of apps, included in hacked files from location data company Gravy Analytics, include everything from games likeCandy Crushand dating … TP-Link’s Tapo smart home ecosystem is expanding rapidly TP-Link’s Tapo smart home ecosystem gained a host of new products at CES 2025, including new home security cameras, smart lighting products—including a bona fide NVR system. But if the recent stories about security flaws in TP-Link routers gives you pause, TP-Link assures us that there’s no longer any connection between it—TP-Link Systems—and China’s TP-Link Technologies. A TP-Link Systems spokes… Tight Mode: Why Browsers Produce Different Performance Results We know that browsers do all sorts of different things under the hood. One of those things is the way they not only *fetch* resources like images and scripts from the server but how they [prioritize those resources](https://www.debugbear.com/blog/request-priorities?utm_campaign=sm-7). Chrome and Safari have implemented a “Tight Mode” that constrains which resources are loaded and in what order, b… TikTok Creators and Brands Are Bracing for a Potential Ban Billions in advertising flows through TikTok, which could be banned in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19. Brands and creators are racing to prepare. Poland adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz liberation commemoration Poland passed a resolution to ensure the safe participation of Israeli representatives who attend 80th anniversary commemorations of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Network jobs watch: Hiring, skills and certification trends Network and infrastructure roles continue to shift as enterprises adopt technologies such as AI-driven network operations , multicloud networking, zero trust network access ( ZTNA ), and SD-WAN . Here’s a recap of some of the latest industry research, hiring statistics, and certification trends that impact today’s network professionals, infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders, and data center… With L.A. on alert, wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users overnight With the explosion of fires across the L.A. area, tracking app Watch Duty, which has 7.2 million active users annually, told The Times it counted 600,000 new sign-ups in the last 24 hours. |
Rust 1.84 introduces strict provenance APIs Rust 1.84 has been released, bringing strict provenance APIs that can be used in lieu of integer-pointer casts, making the code both easier for developers to reason about and easier for the compiler to analyze, the Rust team said. Announced January 9 , Rust 1.84 can be installed via rustup for those who have a previous version installed, using the command rustup update stable . The new strict pro… Apple Fitness+ unveils an exciting lineup of new ways to stay active in 2025 Apple Fitness+ kicks off the new year with its biggest lineup of programming, bringing users more ways to stay active and mindful in 2025. Apple's $1 Billion Indonesia Investment Fails To Unlock iPhone 16 Sales Ban Indonesia will continue to block iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's planned $1 billion AirTag factory investment, as the facility does not meet local content requirements for smartphones, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said on Wednesday. Indonesia banned iPhone 16 sales last year after Apple failed to meet rules requiring 35% locally-made components in smartphones sold domestically. Read more of this story at Slashdot. X says it is rolling out labels for parody accounts Elon Musk-owned social network X said today that it is rolling out labels for parody or satire accounts to differentiate them from other accounts. In the past, users, including news presenters, have mistaken posts from parody accounts as authentic statements made by real people or entities. The company’s safety account on the platform said that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pers… ‘All Hands on Deck’: How Watch Duty Keeps Up With the California Wildfires While the destructive Los Angeles fires rage, all eyes have turned to the app that lets you track them. WIRED spoke with Watch Duty founder John Mills about how the platform has met the moment. Grunn review – part gardening sim, part survival horror thriller PC; Tom van den Boogaart/Sokpop Pleasant pottering tending the hedgerows turns into an eerie puzzler full of peril, delivering more than the rural idyll it first promises It sounds like a delightful getaway. A week in a remote Dutch village tending to the garden of an absent homeowner; birds tweeting in the trees, a picturesque church just over the lane. But there’s something wrong in designer To… What Does It Mean To Scramble Jets And How Long Does It Take? Although it may look like a simple process of an aircraft fleet taking off in a hurry, a scramble is actually a complex coordination. Nation-State Threats Persist with Information Breach of US Treasury China’s cyber intrusions continue to dog the United States with a recent attack that compromised the US Department of the Treasury. CES 2025 highlights rising interest in autonomous vehicles, Nvidia and Qualcomm lead in ecosystem competition The self-driving car industry has bounced back from a Cruise incident in 2023 thanks to advancements in generative AI. These innovations in AI robotics now place the industry on the verge of potentially exceeding US$1 trillion, highlighting it as a notable force in technology. Microsoft invites Chinese software vendors to sell on its marketplace and through its partners Good luck getting buyers and resellers excited about that Would you adopt software from a Chinese vendor? We ask because Microsoft has started helping Middle Kingdom developers to sell through its online marketplaces and channel.… |
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