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Sextortion suspects on trial after teen victim dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound - Trio alleged to have blackmailed over 100 targets after threats of intimate image release... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/sextortion_suspects_arrested/

A Speaker with Dancing Ferrofluid - A speaker project isn’t usually very different, but we couldn’t help but notice [E... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/14/a-speaker-with-dancing-ferrofluid/ #portableaudiohacks #ferrofluid #speaker #art

iPhone 14, 14 Pro Owners Complain About Battery Capacity That's Already Falling Off - Some iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro owners have complaints reminiscent of the bad old... - https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/08/14/2038245/iphone-14-14-pro-owners-complain-about-battery-capacity-thats-already-falling-off?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #iphone

Grooming cases at record high amid online safety laws delay - MPs must pass the Online Safety Bill to ensure more offenders are caught, says the NSPCC.... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66498601?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The Musk-Zuck Rivalry Isn’t Worth Your Time - What follows is not news.Earlier today, Elon Musk furthered the narrative that he wishes ... - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/musk-zuckerberg-rivalry-newsworthiness/675014/?utm_source=feed

Back to the future for India's rice farmers - India, the world's biggest rice exporter, is turning to old varieties and new farming tec... - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66323991?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Real estate markets scramble following cyberattack on listings provider - Enlarge / MLS (Multiple Listing Service). (credit: Getty Images)

... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960824 #cyberattack #ransomware #realestate #security #biz⁢ #mls

Internet Archive sued by record labels as battle with book publishers intensifies - Music copyright bomb hits just as other court conflict leads to lending limits The Intern... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/internet_archive_sued_by_music_labels/

US picks the first two sites for carbon-capture hubs - Enlarge (credit: NicoElNino)

On Friday, the US Department of E... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960812 #directaircarboncapture #carboncapturestorage #carboncapture #science

Biden administration tells Supreme Court to block Texas social media law - Prelogar’s response clears the way for the Supreme Court to take up the state social medi... - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/14/biden-supreme-court-social-media-texas-florida/

UK Homes Install 'Record Number' of Solar Panels and Heat Pumps - British households are making more green energy upgrades than ever before after in... - https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/14/2033200/uk-homes-install-record-number-of-solar-panels-and-heat-pumps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #earth

Want a $4,000 smart door? The Home Depot has you covered - The first smart door has landed at The Home Depot, and if ... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23832011/masonite-smart-door-home-depot-m-pwr-available

Beware cool-looking beta crypto-apps. They may be money-stealing fakes - Try out a hot new thing before official launch? Something smells phishy The FBI has warne... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/fbi_mobile_beta_testing_apps/

Apple’s iPhone ‘batterygate’ settlement payments should start going out soon - Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus | Photo by James Bareham ... - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23831939/apple-iphone-batterygate-iphone-6-7-se-battery-performance-lawsuit

Ford Taps Apple Exec To Build High-Margin Digital Services - Ford has hired former Apple executive Peter Stern to help build new high-margin di... - https://apple.slashdot.org/story/23/08/14/2038217/ford-taps-apple-exec-to-build-high-margin-digital-services?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #business

Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted - Enlarge (credit: Dell)

Dell's Australia arm has been slapped w... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960737 #australia #monitors #tech #dell

3 Best Deals From Roborock's Robot Vacuum Sale - The future might not come with flying cars, but it did bring cheap robots to clean your h... - https://www.wired.com/story/roborock-robot-vacuum-deals-august-2023/ #gear/deals #deals #gear

Amazon is using AI to emit reviews of product reviews - From one untrusted source to another ... and another Amazon is now using generative AI to... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/14/amazon_ai_product_reviews/

Millions of Americans' Health Data Stolen After MOVEit Hackers Targeted IBM - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Millions of Americans had the... - https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/08/14/2032201/millions-of-americans-health-data-stolen-after-moveit-hackers-targeted-ibm?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #privacy

How Important Is Explainability in Cybersecurity AI? - Artificial intelligence is transforming many industries but few as dramatically as... - https://readwrite.com/how-important-is-explainability-in-cybersecurity-ai/ #dataandsecurity #explainableai #security #ai