Unintended acceleration leads to recall of every Cybertruck produced so far

theregister.com Tesla has issued a recall notice for every single Cybertruck it has produced thus far, a sum of 3,878 vehicles. Tody's recall notice [PDF] by the National Highway Traffic…

Woman reveals how she secured dream job without even applying

newsweek.com The job market can be hard to navigate, and, with so much rising competition among job seekers, it is very much not an easy task. However, a woman from London has reassured…

Meta lets Llama 3 LLM out to graze, claims it can give Google and Anthropic a kicking

theregister.com Meta has unleashed its latest large language model (LLM) – named Llama 3 – and claims it will challenge much larger models from the likes of Google, Mistral, and Anthropic.…

Ransomware feared as Octapharma Plasma closes 150+ centers

theregister.com Octapharma Plasma has blamed IT "network issues" for the ongoing closure of its 150-plus centers across the US. It's feared a ransomware infection may be the root cause of…

Ramp Valued at $7.6 Billion Following Series D Round

pymnts.com Spend management platform Ramp says it is now a $7.6 billion company. The firm on Thursday (April 18) announced it had reached that valuation as it wound down a $150 million…

IBM accused of wage theft by denying overtime pay

theregister.com IBM has been accused of cheating its executive assistants by denying them overtime pay and meal breaks and retaliating against them for accurately reporting their working…

Feds hit coding boot camp with big fine for allegedly conning students

theregister.com The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has slapped coding boot camp BloomTech with several punishments for alleged deceptive business practices. The business,…

House passes bill banning Uncle Sam from snooping on citizens via data brokers

theregister.com A draft law to restrict the US government's ability to procure data on citizens through data brokers will progress to the Senate after being passed in the House of…

Google’s Restructuring Shows AI’s Impact on Finance Function

pymnts.com Amid a changing business landscape, digital innovation is reshaping the growth calculus for organizations. And with the news Wednesday (April 17) that Google CFO Ruth Porat…

EU tells Meta it can't paywall privacy

theregister.com The EU's Data Protection Board (EDPB) has told large online platforms they should not offer users a binary choice between paying for a service and consenting to their…

185K people's sensitive data in the pits after ransomware raid on Cherry Health

theregister.com Ransomware strikes at yet another US healthcare organization led to the theft of sensitive data belonging to just shy of 185,000 people. Michigan-based Cherry Health…

Bitcoin For Dummies: Understanding Key Concepts

bitcoinnews.com Understanding the foundational elements of Bitcoin is crucial for beginners. This Bitcoin for dummies guide breaks down the immutable ledger of the blockchain, the crucial…

Taiwanese film studio snaps up Chinese surveillance camera specialist Dahua

theregister.com Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Zhejiang Dahua Technology, which has found itself on the USA’s entity list of banned orgs, has fully sold off its stateside…

Software glitch saw casino give away millions in cash

theregister.com A software glitch at Star Casino in Sydney, Australia, saw it inadvertently give away millions in cash without realizing it – for weeks. News of the giveaway emerged on…

HPE sues China's Inspur Group over server patents

theregister.com Hewlett Packard Enterprise has filed a lawsuit against Inspur Group, China's largest server maker, for allegedly violating five of its server technology patents. The…

Intel's neuromorphic 'owl brain' swoops into Sandia labs

theregister.com Intel Labs revealed its largest neuromorphic computer on Wednesday, a 1.15 billion neuron system, which it reckons is roughly analogous to an owl's brain. But don't worry,…

US Senate to vote on expanded Section 702 spying powers

theregister.com On Thursday the US Senate is expected to reauthorize the contentious warrantless surveillance powers conferred by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

Uncle Sam earmarks $54M of CHIPS funding for small-biz semiconductor boffinry

theregister.com Small businesses wishing they could get their hands on some of those billions of dollars in semiconductor funding being doled out as part of America's CHIPS Act are in luck,…

Grants to Preserve Historic Art Awarded in 11 Countries by BofA

benzinga.com 24 Museums around the world to receive critical conservation funding CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 17, 2024 /CNW/ -- Twenty-four cultural institutions have been named as grant…

Psst, hey. It's the NSA. You want some AI security advice?

theregister.com The NSA has released guidance to help organizations protect their AI systems and better defend the defense industry. The Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), titled,…

ASML ships another high NA EUV lithography machine to mystery client

theregister.com Dutch semiconductor toolmaker ASML has shipped its second-ever high numerical aperture (NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine to an undisclosed customer. ASML's…

Bank OZK First Quarter 2024 Management Comments

benzinga.com LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bank OZK's (the "Bank") OZK first quarter 2024 management comments are now available on the Bank's investor relations…

Russia's Sandworm 'cyberattacked US, EU water utilities'

theregister.com The Russian military's notorious Sandworm crew was likely behind cyberattacks on US and European water plants that, in at least one case, caused a tank to overflow. In a…

The US FTC announced a $7M fine against mental telehealth startup Cerebral, citing misleading data sharing and cancelation policies, misleading ads, and more

theverge.com The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a $7 million fine against Cerebral, a mental telehealth firm that it says not only was careless with patients’ data but…

Sandia National Lab takes delivery of Intel's latest brain in a box

theregister.com Intel Labs revealed its largest neuromorphic computer on Wednesday, a 1.15 billion neuron system, which it says is roughly analogous to an owl's brain. But don't worry,…

AlmaLinux 9.4 beta: RHEL compatible, but a little different

theregister.com The bigger RHELatives continue to diverge slightly from Red Hat, with additional drivers and newer kernel versions. The AlmaLinux project has announced the beta of version…

Silver Industrial Demand Rose 11 Percent to Post A New Record in 2023

benzinga.com NEW YORK, April 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the heels of 2022's record use of silver in industrial applications, a new record high was set in 2023 at 654.4 million…

Breadwinners, Single Parents, Dual Earners

manhattan.institute Among wonkish tax topics, perhaps the most controversial is the treatment of parents—depending on whether they’re single or married and whether one or both work. For…

While streaming giants slash budgets and users flock from X, the U.K.’s biggest publishers are using AI (with a little help from Prince Harry) to get us…

aol.com Ditch the doom-scrolling. Escape Love Island. With a nudge or twenty from AI, you might be about to switch your entertainment addiction to a format that’s a few millennia…

Labelbase v2.1.0: Introducing Attachments

nobsbitcoin.com No Bullshit Bitcoin is funded by our community. "We're thrilled to introduce Version 2.1.0 of Labelbase, marking another step forward in our mission to enhance and simplify…

Center for Individual Rights Looking for Individual Rights Litigator

reason.com I've long followed and much admired CIR's work; Rosenberger v. Rector (free speech) and U.S. v. Morrison (federalism) are two prominent examples over the years, but you can…

Indian PM's 25-year roadmap was built with help from AI

theregister.com India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, used AI to help develop the nation's 25-year development roadmap, according to comments made during a live-streamed interview with…

1Password free trial and pricing tiers compared

businessinsider.com When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more 1Password Password-related security breaches seem to be a dime a dozen these…

MGM sues FTC to halt probe into ransomware infection

theregister.com MGM Resorts wants the FTC to halt a probe into last year's ransomware infection of the mega casino chain – because the watchdog's boss Lina Khan was a guest at one of its…

UFC Star ‘Money’ Moicano Urges Fans to Study Mises, Bitcoin

decrypt.co The writings of Ludwig von Mises—the famed Austrian economist of the early 20th century and hero to the Bitcoin faithful—are surging in popularity following an endorsement…

Reality of millennial teaching both Gen Z and Boomers how to use technology

newsweek.com We've all had to help out a colleague at some point, whether that's with a stubborn printer, or showing them how to unmute during a work call. But spare a thought for Rachel…

Judge refuses to Ctrl-Z divorce order made by a misclick

theregister.com A simple misclick at a London law firm led to a surprise divorce for an unsuspecting couple. An employee at Vardags, self-described specialists in high-net-worth marital…

Alleged cryptojacker accused of stealing $3.5M to mine under $1M in crypto

theregister.com A Nebraska man will appear in court today to face charges related to allegations that he defrauded cloud service providers of more than $3.5 million in a long-running…

US equalities agency: Workday AI may qualify as job agency

theregister.com The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says a claim against Workday should be allowed to continue, arguing the HR and finance software vendor may qualify as…

Speech by Vice Chair Jefferson on monetary policy during periods of uncertainty

federalreserve.gov Thank you, Matteo. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 13th International Research Forum on Monetary Policy. The vibrant discussions you will engage in at this…

Google location tracking deal could be derailed by politics

theregister.com Google's plan to pay $62 million to settle allegations that it tracked people even when their Location History setting was switched off may have to be renegotiated based on…

NASA seeks new ideas for Mars Sample Return mission

theregister.com NASA still wants to proceed with its Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission but needs its cost to drop – so it's seeking help from the commercial space sector. MSR, which would…

Adobe releases Acrobat AI assistant starting at $4.99 per month

aol.com Adobe announced that its new Acrobat assistant will be available to Acrobat and Reader users starting on Tuesday. The new generative AI assistant allows users to work more…

What's up with AI lately? Let's start with soaring costs, public anger, regulations

theregister.com The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has issued its seventh annual AI Index Report, which reports a thriving industry facing growing…

Senator Warren slams Intuit's 'junk fees' on Tax Day

theregister.com As Americans go through their annual ceremony of tax day, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has reminded the FTC that tax software biz Intuit is making bank on "junk fees."…

The Problems w/Eliminating Social Security Tax Cap

manhattan.institute Social Security’s deepening funding shortfalls are driving the system’s trust fund to within a decade from insolvency, which would mean an immediate 23% reduction in…

US House approves FISA renewal

theregister.com Infosec in brief US Congress nearly killed a reauthorization of FISA Section 702 last week over concerns that it would continue to allow warrantless surveillance of…

Mapping Afghanistan’s untapped natural resources

aljazeera.com Afghanistan is believed to hold more than $1 trillion worth of mineral resources and metals but faces many challenges in tapping them. Deep beneath the ground in one of the…

"Read Ludwig von Mises, Motherf**kers!"

zerohedge.com "Read Ludwig von Mises, Motherf**kers!" - Brazilian UFC Fighter's Victory Speech Pumps Austrian Economics While the Middle East wobbled on the precipice of World War III on…

How did Satoshi Think of Bitcoin?

bitcoinmagazine.com The following is an essay originally published on Unchained.com by Dhruv Bansal, CSO and Co-founder of Unchained, the Official US Collaborative Custody Partner of Bitcoin…

OpenBSD 7.5 locks down with improved disk encryption support and syscall limitations

theregister.com The OpenBSD project's 56th release is arguably the most secure Unix-like OS to date. OpenBSD's point releases are no less significant than any others, and as such, OpenBSD…

Skip the Business Equipment, Get Faxing and Scanning for Life for Just $60

entrepreneur.com Why spend money on equipment that will take up unnecessary space, when the same things can be done with your mobile devices? Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and…

OpenBSD 7.5 locks down with root disk encryption and syscall limitations

theregister.com The OpenBSD project's 56th release is arguably the most secure Unix-like OS to date. OpenBSD's point releases are no less significant than any others, and as such, OpenBSD…

Amazon search results now less self-centered, boffin says

theregister.com Amazon's search results have become less likely to favor the company's own products, according to research from a University of Minnesota economist. The search ranking…

UK county council misses deadline for £7.3M RISE with SAP system launch

theregister.com The UK's Gloucestershire County Council has failed to introduce its new £7.3 million ($9.3 million) cloud-based SAP system in time for the new financial year, as its…