Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Previously, on “Weekend Projects for Homelab Admins With Control Issues,” we created our own dynamically updating DNS and DHCP setup with bind and dhcpd. We laughed. We cried. We hurled. Bonds were forged, never to be broken. And I hope we all took a little something special away...
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TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy
The video-sharing app has received unfair treatment in Washington. But the company’s biggest wounds are self-inflicted.
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TikTok Turns to Creators to Fight Possible Ban
Dozens of popular figures on the app have traveled to Washington to urge lawmakers to oppose a bill that could result in the platform being blocked in the United States.
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Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk
The island democracy urgently needs an internet backup. Mr. Musk’s total control over his Starlink service, which dominates the market, left Taiwan wary.
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For Gen Z, Facebook Is a Marketplace
For a generation that loves thrift-shopping, Facebook isn’t a place to socialize online — it’s the best place to score some deals.
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Florida Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data
Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according to his complaint.
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Member of LockBit ransomware group sentenced to 4 years in prison
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Charles O’Rear) A dual Canadian-Russian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in infecting more than 1,000 victims with the LockBit ransomware and then extorting them for tens of millions of dollars. Mikhail Vasiliev, a 33-year-old who most recently lived in Ontario, Canada, was arrested...
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Hackers can read private AI-assistant chats even though they’re encrypted
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) AI assistants have been widely available for a little more than a year, and they already have access to our most private thoughts and business secrets. People ask them about becoming pregnant or terminating or preventing pregnancy, consult them when considering a divorce, seek information about drug addiction,...
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What Happens Next With the TikTok Ban Bill
Even though legislation is moving forward, our video apps won’t disappear any time soon.
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U.S. House Passes Bill That Could Ban TikTok
The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear tough on China.