Apple faces German antitrust charges over app tracking tool
Expect daily fines if it does not pull its socks up
Germany’s antitrust authority has charged the fruity cargo cult Apple with abusing its market dominance through its app tracking tool, which could result in daily fines if the company does not amend its practices.
Mozilla continues Onerep partnership despite privacy concerns
Red Panda can’t find friends
Big cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation are still promoting the personal data removal service Onerep to Firefox users nearly a year after announcing it would wind down its partnership with the outfit.
Reddit makes ten per cent of cash from Google and OpenAI
AI scrapping
Reddit’s latest earnings report revealed that content licensing agreements with artificial intelligence firms Google and OpenAI contribute approximately 10 per cent of its revenue, amounting to around $130 million.
Arm launches its own chip
Meta signs on as an early customer
Arm will unveil its first in-house chip later this year, marking a significant shift in its business model and potentially reshaping the semiconductor industry's competitive landscape.
Nvidia confirms serious security vulnerability
Container toolkit for Linux
A newly discovered vulnerability in Nvidia’s Container Toolkit for Linux poses a significant cybersecurity risk.
Russian Mafia uses FPV drone in assassination
Learning from the Ukraine war
An FPV drone has reportedly been used to assassinate a Russian “businessman” marking the first known instance of such technology being deployed in a mafia hit.
Intel shares get boost from Vance's comments
Further proof that Wall Street is clueless
In further proof that Wall Street is clueless about technology, Intel shares have risen after America’s sofa-loving Vice President JD Vance claimed that advanced AI chips would be made in the US.
ChatGPT uses far less energy than thought
Epoch boffins find
A team of boffins from Epoch AI have emerged from their smoke filled labs having discovered that concerns over ChatGPT’s energy consumption may have been overstated.
Poor security on Apple banking apps is getting fanboys killed
Three people convicted
Three people have been convicted for being part of a conspiracy to rob and drug people outside of LGBTQ+ nightclubs in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighbourhood, which led to the deaths of two of their victims.
Cyber scams cost the world a trillion in 2024
Fraud tactics evolving
According to a new report, cyber scams cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2024, with the United States suffering the most significant financial losses.