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Airlines Required To Refund Passengers For Canceled, Delayed Flights

Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced new rules for the airline industry that will require airlines to automatically give cash refunds to passengers for canceled and significantly delayed flights. They will also require airlines to give cash refunds if your bags are lost and not delivered within 12 hours. "This is a big...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:50
Almost Every Chinese Keyboard App Has a Security Flaw That Reveals What Users Type

An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: Almost all keyboard apps used by Chinese people around the world share a security loophole that makes it possible to spy on what users are typing. The vulnerability, which allows the keystroke data that these apps send to the cloud to be intercepted, has existed for years and could have...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 06:47
Manga Site Blocks Adult Content, But Only For US and UK Users

Samantha Cole reports via 404 Media: A Japan-based online art platform is banning kink content for users based in the US and UK, as laws in these countries continue to tighten around sites that allow erotic content. Pixiv is an image gallery site where artists primarily share illustrations, manga, and novels. The site announced on April 22 that starting...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 05:47
Apple Reportedly Developing Its Own Custom Silicon For AI Servers

Hartley Charlton reports via MacRumors: Apple is said to be developing its own AI server processor using TSMC's 3nm process, targeting mass production by the second half of 2025. According to a post by the Weibo user known as "Phone Chip Expert," Apple has ambitious plans to design its own artificial intelligence server processor. The user, who claims...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 04:46
Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Demise Yet Again

Google is delaying the end of third-party cookies in Chrome -- again. This marks the third time Google pushed back its original deadline set in January 2020, when the company said it would phase out third-party cookies "within two years" to improve internet security. Digiday reports: The announcement was made on Tuesday ahead of quarterly reports from...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 04:46
'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls To Access Government Networks

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Network security appliances like firewalls are meant to keep hackers out. Instead, digital intruders are increasingly targeting them as the weak link that lets them pillage the very systems those devices are meant to protect. In the case of one hacking campaign over recent months, Cisco is now revealing...

Thu Apr 25, 2024 03:46

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