Apple plans to begin on-device, privacy-centric analysis of user data, comparing it to synthetic data, to improve AI, in the iOS 18.5 and macOS 15.5 betas
without reading them Emma Roth / The Verge : Apple's complicated plan to improve its AI while protecting privacy Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch : Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models by privat...
Apple releases iOS 17.5.1 and iPadOS 17.5.1, saying the bug that let some deleted photos reappear has now been fixed
even on devices you no longer own Richard Priday / Tom's Guide : Update your iPhone now — Apple just fixed this potentially embarrassing Photos bug Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : iOS 17.5.1 update fixes ...
Sources: Apple's first server chips for its upcoming AI features will be the M2 Ultra; simpler AI tasks will be processed directly on iPhones, iPads, and Macs
what you need to know Stevie Bonifield / Laptop Mag : Apple's AI features won't run entirely on your device — what it means for your privacy Oliver Haslam / iMore : The Apple silicon end-game comes in...
Apple announces support for alternative app stores in the EU, charging no commission but instead an annual €0.50 Core Technology Fee per install per account
including sideloading John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act Siôn Geschwindt / TNW : Apple begrudgingly allows EU customers to use rival ap...
Uncertainty about the nature of the list of 50K potential Pegasus targets created confusion and controversy, but doesn't negate the investigation's key findings
which used NSO tech to spy on dissidents— to expand surveillance into the UK.https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : NSO Group is now blaming Palestinian activist...
In a hearing with US lawmakers, ex-SolarWinds CEO blamed an intern for the “solarwinds123” password leak discovered in 2019 that had exposed a SolarWinds server
FireEye CEO on how the SolarWinds hack was discovered — Washington (CNN)Current and former top executives … Tweets: @cnn , @iwillleavenow , @joshelman , @jeffelder , @acdha , @dangillmor , @joeuchil...
Microsoft is enticing Zoom users to Teams with new free 24-hour meetings, allowing up to 300 people to join calls via the web without an account
Microsoft Teams is getting a big feature before the holidays Jon Fingas / Engadget : Microsoft hopes to win over Zoom fans with free 24-hour Teams web calls Arjun Tomar / Microsoft 365 Blog : Bringing...
Zoom apologizes for security failures, says it has 200M+ DAUs vs. 10M in Dec., and plans to freeze development of new features to focus on security and privacy
And An FBI Warning Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security : ‘War Dialing’ Tool Exposes Zoom's Password Problems Kari Paul / The Guardian : ‘Zoom is malware’: why experts worry about the video conferencing pl...
Expired certificate caused Firefox add-ons to stop working on Friday; Mozilla has issued a fix for most issues, advises others not to try any workarounds
A small number of add-ons may be listed … Victoria Song / Gizmodo : Firefox Fixes Borked Extensions for Everyone but Legacy Users Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Mozilla releases Firefox 66.0.4 with fix dis...
Sources: Google+ bug gave outsiders potential access to private data from 2015 to mid-2018; no disclosure made amid fear of blowback and no evidence of misuse
Google's top executives stopped using it up to 3 years ago Shira Ovide / Bloomberg : No, Google, We Did Not Consent to This — The company knew … Craig Timberg / Washington Post : Google to overhaul ...