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Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar

dinsdag 30 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

'Ignore previous instructions' thwarts Prompt-Guard model if you just add some good ol' ASCII code 32 Meta's machine-learning model for detecting prompt injection attacks – special prompts to make neural networks behave inappropriately – is itself v…

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US border cops really must get a warrant in NY before searching your phones, devices

dinsdag 30 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Do we really want to bother SCOTUS with this, friends? Surely they're way too busy to take a look US border agents must obtain a warrant, in New York at least, to search anyone's phone and other electronic device when traveling in or out of the coun…

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Apple Intelligence beta lands in iOS 18.1, macOS 15.1 previews

dinsdag 30 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

At last, the world-changing innovation of ML emojis can be yours to enjoy Apple Intelligence, Cupertino's promised suite of generative AI services, has debuted in beta versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1.…

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Apple agrees to terms with US store union for first time

dinsdag 30 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Funny what threatening to walk off the job and shutter a retail store can do Apple is on the verge of entering its first-ever agreement with a stateside retail employee union, caving to demands from store workers who threatened to walk off the job i…

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US border cops really must get a warrant in NY before searching your phones, devices

dinsdag 30 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Do we really want to bother SCOTUS with this, friends? Surely they're way too busy to take a look Updated  US border agents must obtain a warrant, in New York at least, to search anyone's phone and other electronic device when traveling in or out of…

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Car makers sold people's driving habits, location data for pennies, say US senators

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Khaan! Khaaaaaan! Two US senators have urged the FTC to probe and potentially prosecute three automakers that allegedly unlawfully sold motorists' personal data for pennies.…

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US border cops really must get a warrant in NY before searching your phones, devices

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Do we really want to bother SCOTUS with this, friends? Surely they're way too busy to take a look Updated  US border agents must obtain a warrant, in New York at least, to search anyone's phone and other electronic device when traveling in or out of…

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Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

'Ignore previous instructions' thwarts Prompt-Guard model if you just add some good ol' ASCII code 32 Meta's machine-learning model for detecting prompt injection attacks – special prompts to make neural networks behave inappropriately – is itself v…

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US border cops really must get a warrant in NY before searching your phones, devices

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Do we really want to bother SCOTUS with this, friends? Surely they're way too busy to take a look US border agents must obtain a warrant, in New York at least, to search anyone's phone and other electronic device when traveling in or out of the coun…

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Post-CrowdStrike, Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by security tools

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Now there's an idea – parsing config data in user mode Updated  Microsoft has vowed to reduce cybersecurity vendors' reliance on kernel-mode code, which was at the heart of the CrowdStrike super-snafu this month.…

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Post-CrowdStrike, Microsoft to discourage use of kernel drivers by security tools

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Now there's an idea – parsing config data in user mode Microsoft has vowed to reduce cybersecurity vendors' reliance on kernel-mode code, which was at the heart of the CrowdStrike super-snafu this month.…

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Google apologizes for breaking password manager for millions of Windows users with iffy Chrome update

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Happy Sysadmin Day Google celebrated Sysadmin Day last week by apologizing for breaking its password manager for millions of Windows users – just as many Windows admins were still hard at work mitigating the impact of the faulty CrowdStrike update.…

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Microsoft admits 8.5M CrowdStruck machines estimate was lowballed

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Promises to discourage use of kernel mode by AV – so they don't crash the world again Microsoft has admitted that its estimate of 8.5 million machines crashed by CrowdStrike's faulty software update was almost certainly too low, and vowed to reduce …

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Tesla asks customers to stop being wet blankets about chargers

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Trick appears to speed powering up but could cause damage to cables Tesla has asked owners to stop wrapping wet towels around handles to speed up the recharging process, warning that this can damage its Supercharger stalls.…

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EU regulator reportedly set to give the nod to HPE-Juniper deal

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Aruba, Aruba! Some network pros worry it will lead to less choice The European Commission is set to deliver unconditional approval for HPE's proposed $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks, according to reports.…

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Microsoft finds a new way to irritate Windows 11 users – a backup pop-up

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Ads in the Start Menu not annoying enough for you? Hold my beer Microsoft is always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to annoy Windows users. Its latest wheeze is a full-screen pop-up in Windows 11 to urge the non-initiated to back up their f…

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NASA gives Falcon 9 thumbs-up to launch Crew-9

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

1. Undock, bring Butch and Suni home on Starliner, 2. Launch Crew-9, 3. Do the handover, 4. Bring Crew-8 home NASA will be launching a crew atop a Falcon 9 in the coming weeks as the SpaceX workhorse returned to flight with three Starlink launches o…

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French internet cables cut in act of sabotage that caused outages across country

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Axe attack comes just days after arsonists target rail network Fiber optic internet cables across France have been cut in an apparent act of sabotage, resulting in outages across the country.…

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Intruders at HealthEquity rifled through storage, stole 4.3M people's data

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

No mention of malware or ransomware – somewhat of a rarity these days HealthEquity, a US fintech firm for the healthcare sector, admits that a "data security event" it discovered at the end of June hit the data of a substantial 4.3 million individua…

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Google apologizes for breaking password manager for millions of Windows users with iffy Chrome update

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Happy Sysadmin Day Google celebrated Sysadmin Day last week by apologizing for breaking its password manager for millions of Windows users – just as many Windows admins were still hard at work mitigating the impact of the faulty CrowdStrike update.…

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The port of the Windows 95 Start Menu was not all it seemed

maandag 29 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Fnding your code on the cutting room floor decades after the event Ever thought you'd committed an elegant bit of code, only to find that somebody else decided to drop it because "that's the way we've always done things"? If so, you aren't alone. It…

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