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A Growing Number of Americans Are Getting Their News From TikTok - Slashdot
Slashdot· 6 days agoAccording to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, TikTok is the second most popular source of news for Americans after X, "though most TikTok users don't primarily think of the shortform ...
Police Arrest Conti and LockBit Ransomware Crypter Specialist - Slashdot
Slashdot· 6 days agoThe Ukraine cyber police, supported by information from the Dutch police, arrested a 28-year-old Russian man in Kyiv for aiding Conti and LockBit ransomware operations by making their malware ...
Hackers Demand as Much as $5 Million From Snowflake Clients - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoCybercriminals are demanding payments of between $300,000 and $5 million apiece from as many as 10 companies breached in a campaign that targeted Snowflake customers, according to a security ...
AI in Finance is Like 'Moving From Typewriters To Word Processors' - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoThe accounting and finance professions have long adapted to technology -- from calculators and spreadsheets to cloud computing. From a report: Research last year by investment bank Evercore ...
Surgeon General Wants Tobacco-Style Warning Applied To Social Media Platforms - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoAn anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Monday called on Congress to require a tobacco-style warning for visitors to social media platforms. In ...
An AI-Generated Candidate Wants to Run For Mayor in Wyoming - Slashdot
Slashdot· 4 days agoAn anonymous reader shared this report from Futurism: An AI chatbot named VIC, or Virtually Integrated Citizen, is trying to make it onto the ballot in this year's mayoral election for Wyoming's ...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan - Slashdot
Slashdot· 3 days agoBloomberg reports: A disease caused by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" that can kill people within 48 hours is spreading in Japan after the country relaxed Covid-era restrictions. Cases of streptococcal ...
The Stanford Internet Observatory is Being Dismantled - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoAn anonymous reader shares a report: After five years of pioneering research into the abuse of social platforms, the Stanford Internet Observatory is winding down. Its founding director, Alex ...
Visa, Mastercard $30 Billion Fee Settlement in Peril - Slashdot
Slashdot· 5 days agoVisa's and Mastercard's proposed $30 billion antitrust settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants is in peril, after a New York judge signaled she was preparing to reject the ...
ASUS Releases Firmware Update for Critical Remote Authentication Bypass Affecting Seven Routers - ...
Slashdot· 2 days agoA report from BleepingComputer notes that ASUS "has released a new firmware update that addresses a vulnerability impacting seven router models that allow remote attackers to log in to devices ...