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Technology@beehaw.org•Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk
11·1 month agoBruh WTF
Who wants this feature?
Watch AI corrupt all your files
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Technology@beehaw.org•Long-time iOS user considering switch to Android - Need advice on $1000 flagships
1·2 months agoI like the customization options on the s25. Including “One Hand Operation +” and “good lock”.
Regarding pixel phones. They are extremely bare bones in terms of software features. Plus the issues you mention like 911 call failures, battery failures, etc are simply unacceptable.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
351·2 months agoOnlyfans is also affected
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Technology@beehaw.org•On January 1st of 2026, Texas will be required to give ID to download apps from the app stores. It doesn't matter if it's NSFW or not.
15·2 months agoTexas is the most unfree state there is
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Technology@beehaw.org•Imgur blocks access to UK users after regulator warned of fine
12·3 months agoThanks I will update the link in the OP
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Technology@beehaw.org•Tech CEOs Praise Donald Trump at White House Dinner
27·4 months agoThe scene opens confusingly. The camera zooms too close to the president’s face; the table at which the tech executives are seated seems far too long. Mark Zuckerberg is there, and Bill Gates and Tim Cook and Satya Nadella and Sam Altman and on and on, a baker’s dozen or so of Silicon Valley’s most powerful people—cutthroat competitors all—united here to pledge allegiance to Donald Trump.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds
44·5 months agoAbout two years ago, security researchers James Rowley and Mark Omo got curious about a scandal in the world of electronic safes: Liberty Safe, which markets itself as “America’s #1 heavy-duty home and gun safe manufacturer,” had apparently given the FBI a code that allowed agents to open a criminal suspect’s safe in response to a warrant related to the January 6, 2021, invasion of the US Capitol building.
Politics aside, Rowley and Omo were taken aback to read that it was so easy for law enforcement to penetrate a locked metal box—not even an internet-connected device—that no one but the owner ought to have the code to open. “How is it possible that there’s this physical security product, and somebody else has the keys to the kingdom?” Omo asks.
So they decided to try to figure out how that backdoor worked. In the process, they’d find something far bigger: another form of backdoor intended to let authorized locksmiths open not just Liberty Safe devices, but the high-security Securam Prologic locks used in many of Liberty’s safes and those of at least seven other brands. More alarmingly, they discovered a way for a hacker to exploit that backdoor—intended to be accessible only with the manufacturer’s help—to open a safe on their own in seconds.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Travel reporter accuses Hyatt of $500 smoking fee scam
43·5 months agoWhen travel reporter Zach Griff checked into The Pell, a JDV by Hyatt property in Rhode Island, he expected a relaxing stay with his wife and 9-month-old daughter. Unfortunately, he left on a sour note after the hotel charged him a $500 smoking fee following his stay.
The problem? Griff says he’s never smoked a day in his life, let alone in a hotel room while staying there with his family.
Griff, a senior reporter at The Points Guy, took his story public on social media after the hotel allegedly charged him the $500 fee based on readings from an air quality sensor. The sensor data was supplied by a third-party company called Rest, which claims hotels can easily collect fees from smoking events.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Ticketmaster proudly announces it will follow the law and show prices up-front
42·7 months agoTicketmaster wants you to know it’s “all in” on up-front pricing. In a blog post published on Monday, the company triumphantly declared that it’s “putting fans first” and including fees in the first price you see for a ticket. Not mentioned in Ticketmaster’s announcement: An FTC rule requiring that exact change just so happened to take effect today.
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Gaming@beehaw.org•GTA 6's delay doesn't mean the games industry's in trouble - it's already dead
11·8 months agoClickbait title, GTA 6 delay has nothing to do with the game industry
Previous titles from rockstar like RDR2 and GTA 5 were also delayed
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Technology@beehaw.org•Petition: Bring the Affinity Suite to Linux - Please sign it!
4·8 months agoThat would be lovely. One of the things holding up back linux is lack of good creative software. For example things like video editing or image post processing.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Microsoft is killing OneNote for Windows 10
4·9 months agoI very much like the UWP version and prefer it over the desktop version
It’s a shame they are killing it
This goes to show that Microsoft is completely pulling the plug on first class touch support for their products to support surface devices. Since Panos Panay left Microsoft, surface devices have been losing what makes them special.
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Technology@beehaw.org•This Modular Phone Concept Is Xiaomi’s Plan to Kill the Camera Bump
14·10 months agoLooks like this:
Key to its success is Xiaomi’s LaserLink technology. This is a proprietary optical communication module, apparent as a small dot on the back of the phone and the lens where data is transferred as light (near-infrared laser) at speeds of up to 10 Gbps.
The lens has two pins that connect on the back to draw power from the phone
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Technology@beehaw.org•Trump tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO
3·10 months agoThe price hike is happening in March when the tariffs are coming
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Technology@beehaw.org•Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps.
1·10 months agoYuck. Match group needs to be disbanded. It’s insane that they own all the dating apps.
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Technology@beehaw.org•Framework (2nd Gen) Event is live on February 25th - Framework holding new product launch in 2 weeks
17·10 months agoI’m hoping for a mobile phone but based on the hints I think it will be a mobile gaming device
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Technology@beehaw.org•Google Changes Price Structure for Google Maps API Developers, Changes Take Affect March 1
6·11 months agoDo these solutions provide address autocomplete suggestions, directions, or streetview like images?




















Maybe they shouldn’t have fired their QA department