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Source: The Verge The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday it finalized an order (pdf) requiring Marriott International and subsidiary Starwood Hotels to improve their digital security, reports BleepingComputer. The FTC charged the companies with lax security practices that resulted in three big breaches detected in 2015, 2018, and 2020, “affecting more than 344 million…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Treasury yields rose on Monday as traders continue to see a slower pace of interest rate reductions by the Federal Reserve next year and the potential worsening of country’s fiscal backdrop under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. The rise in longer-term Treasury yields outstripped that of shorter maturities, adding to the…
Source: Bitcoinist Hyperliquid (HYPE), a decentralized perpetual exchange (DEX) operating on its own Layer 1 blockchain, is currently grappling with significant security concerns after observing abnormal trading activities linked to North Korean hacker groups. Several addresses marked as North Korean hacker have been trading on Hyperliquid, with a total loss of more than $700,000, as…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25803800/hero_adjustment.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Halide Mark III is coming with color grades, HDR, and early access for subscribers")
Source: The Verge Lux Optics has released a loose product roadmap for its next big iPhone photo app, Halide 3.0 (which it’s calling Halide Mark III). After being more forthright than usual in the development of its Kino video app, which was recently awarded iPhone app of the year for 2024 by Apple, Lux is…
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More MRI images are understandably complex and data-heavy. Because of this, developers training large language models (LLMs) for MRI analysis have had to slice captured images into 2D. But this results in just an…
Source: Live Mint Dollar gains, with Treasury yields Global stock index up, Wall St indexes close higher Consumer confidence comes in light, capital goods rise By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, – A global equity index rose on Monday with help from Wall Street, and U.S. Treasury yields climbed to an almost seven-month…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25803712/HoneyCouponsTrio_LQ.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Honey’s deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off customers and YouTubers")
Source: The Verge The PayPal Honey browser extension is, in theory, a handy way to find better deals on products while you’re shopping online. But in a video published this weekend, YouTuber MegaLag claims the extension is a “scam” and that Honey has been “stealing money from influencers, including the very ones they paid to…
Source: Coin Tegraph ASIC sues Binance Australia for misclassification of clients. Interpol targets Hex’s founder with a Red Notice. Tornado Cash updates emerge. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25803801/Large_64635_HyundaitoOfferFreeNACSDCEVAdapterstoEnhanceChargingConvenienceforEVOwners.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Hyundai will give its EV customers free NACS adapters in early 2025")
Source: The Verge Hyundai announced it will start distributing free CCS to Tesla NACS adapters to its EV customers in the first quarter of 2025. The adapters will enable vehicles such as the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 to connect to “20,000-plus” Tesla Supercharger stations. The free adapter is available to those who purchased or…
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Source: The Verge Yes, Christmas is a couple of days away — and yes, we know you have yet to buy a gift. We understand that life gets busy, though, and sometimes it feels like the holidays creep up on you out of nowhere. But before you spiral into a full-blown panic attack, take a…
