Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google
In the wake of its big antitrust loss, Google could soon find itself forced to sell one of its crown jewels. Among the government’s proposed remedies in the search case…
Techdirt Podcast Episode 426: The Media Capitulation Index
Support us on Patreon » One of the most troubling things about this era in American history is the number of institutions that have caved to Trump’s bullying and given…
50K YouTubers rage against AI spying that could expose identities
Tens of thousands of YouTubers are raging against YouTube’s plan to use AI to detect underage users in the US. On Tuesday, a Change.org petition rapidly neared its 50,000 signature…
Researchers Spot XZ Utils Backdoor in Dozens of Docker Hub Images, Fueling Supply Chain Risks
New research has uncovered Docker images on Docker Hub that contain the infamous XZ Utils backdoor, more than a year after the discovery of the incident. More troubling is the…
Another Look At The STOP CSAM Act
Amidst the current batch of child safety bills in Congress, a familiar name appears: the STOP CSAM Act. It was previously introduced in 2023, when I wrote about the threat…
Daily Deal: Babbel Language Learning (All Languages)
Become a language expert with the Babbel Language Learning deal. However you choose to access your 10K+ hours of online language education, you’ll be able to choose from 14 languages.…
Fortinet SSL VPNs Hit by Global Brute-Force Wave Before Attackers Shift to FortiManager
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “significant spike” in brute-force traffic aimed at Fortinet SSL VPN devices. The coordinated activity, per threat intelligence firm GreyNoise, was observed on August 3,…
Musk threatens to sue Apple so Grok can get top App Store ranking
After spending last week hyping Grok’s spicy new features, Elon Musk kicked off this week by threatening to sue Apple for supposedly gaming the App Store rankings to favor ChatGPT…
Rad Power’s Radster: A very non-radical commuter bike
With e-bike manufacturing in China having expanded considerably, the number of companies offering affordable e-bikes over the last five years has exploded. But the market for cycles with an electric…
They’re golden: Fictional band from K-Pop Demon Hunters tops the charts
The fictional band Huntr/x, from K-Pop Demon Hunters, has a real-world hit with “Golden.” Netflix has a summer megahit on its hands with its animated musical feature film, K-Pop Demon…