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ChatGPT Plus remembers everything you forgot you told it to remember 2024-04-30 at 19:31 By Richard Speed Unless you live in Europe or Korea OpenAI’s Memory feature is now broadly available for ChatGPT Plus users, meaning many more can feel vaguely uncomfortable about how much the chatbot is “remembering” about their preferences.… This article is

There was an 81% year-over-year increase in ransomware attacks 2024-04-30 at 19:16 By An evaluation of nearly 4,900 ransomware attacks reveals information about malicious actors and their new techniques, their evolving operations and their global impact. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Enterprise browser maker Island says it’s now worth $3B 2024-04-30 at 18:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Big rise in valuation… for browser that won’t let you Control-V any data copied inside it Insta-unicorn Island, with its browser built for the enterprise, has some interesting funding news: it just hit a $3 billion valuation in an era

Razer made to pay $1.2M over ‘N95’ face mask that wasn’t 2024-04-30 at 18:17 By Richard Currie Customers to get their light-up cyberpunk respirators refunded Remember when Razer, better known for overpriced peripheral hardware with RGB blinkenlights aimed at gamers, released an overpriced “N95-grade” face mask?… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

EU duties might not be enough to hold off flood of Chinese EVs 2024-04-30 at 17:47 By Richard Speed 15 to 30% won’t touch the sides… 50%? Now you’re talking Import duties of 40 to 50 percent will be needed to shield the European auto industry from China-based producers, according to a new report.… This

Satellite of love: SES and Intelsat finally tie the knot in $3.1B acquisition 2024-04-30 at 17:16 By Richard Speed Second time lucky as competition from Starlink and pals increases Satellite operator SES is to acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion, creating an entity with more than 100 Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 26 Medium Earth Orbit

Millions of Malicious ‘Imageless’ Containers Planted on Docker Hub Over 5 Years 2024-04-30 at 17:01 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered multiple campaigns targeting Docker Hub by planting millions of malicious “imageless” containers over the past five years, once again underscoring how open-source registries could pave the way for supply chain attacks. “Over four million of the repositories in Docker

Bruce Perens tries to achieve a third impossible thing 2024-04-30 at 16:46 By Thomas Claburn Open source veteran hopes for a hat trick with Post-Open licensing regime Interview  Bruce Perens believes he can do three impossible things, having already accomplished two of them.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source