Hundreds of Brother printer models have an unpatchable security flaw
Serious security flaws have been found in hundreds of Brother printer models that could allow attackers to remotely access devices that are still using default passwords. Eight new vulnerabilities, one of which cannot be fixed by patching the firmware, were discovered in 689 kinds of Brother home and enterprise printers
Read MoreSpotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after ten years
Spotify is making Discover Weekly more customizable by genre.
Read MoreFiserv and PayPal Expand Partnership to Advance Stablecoin Payments
Fiserv and PayPal Holdings announced a partnership to build future interoperability between FIUSD and PayPal USD (PYUSD) to allow consumers and businesses to move funds domestically and internationally. Combining the global reach of Fiserv and PayPal across banking, consumer, and merchant payments, interoperability will allow both firms to further expand
Read MoreWhy AI will eat McKinsey’s lunch — but not today
Navin Chaddha, managing director of the 55-year-old Silicon Valley venture firm Mayfield, is betting big on AI’s ability to transform people-heavy industries like consulting, law, and accounting. The veteran investor, whose wins include Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, recently discussed at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening in Menlo Park why he believes “AI
Read MoreOpenAI reportedly ‘recalibrating’ compensation in response to Meta hires
With Meta successfully poaching a number of its senior researchers, an OpenAI executive reportedly reassured team members Saturday that company leadership has not “been standing idly by.”
Read MoreTrump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok
A group of “very wealthy people” is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump.
Read MoreWith ‘F1’, Apple finally has a theatrical hit
Looks like Apple has its first bona fide box office hit.
Read More‘We are the media now’: why Tesla’s robotaxis were dominated by Elon Musk superfans
Over the years, Tesla has built part of its reputation on hosting big, bold events to generate authentic hype for upcoming releases. The robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, last week wasn't one of them. Coverage of the rollout was dominated by a close-knit cohort of Tesla influencers and Elon Musk
Read MoreZooming in on a fractalish plot
The exponential sum of the day page on my site draws an image every day by plugging the month, day, and year into a formula. Details here. Today’s image looks almost solid blue in the middle. The default plotting line width works well for most days. For example, see what
Read MoreAuthors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
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