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Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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D-Link says replace vulnerable routers or risk pwnage (www.theregister.com)

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Ford seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve ads (therecord.media)

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Amazon is bricking primary feature on $160 Echo device after 1 year (arstechnica.com)

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Want to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival’s Wireless Shifters (www.wired.com)

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Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)

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Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold (www.theverge.com)

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Cooler Master introduces colored ‘AI Thermal Paste’ (www.tomshardware.com)

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Ferries make ReachNow cars think they’re being stolen (www.seattletimes.com)

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Self-Driving Waymo Spotted Plowing Down Wrong Side of Street (futurism.com)

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The toothbrush DDoS attack: How misinformation spreads in the cybersecurity world (grahamcluley.com)

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How lock-in hurts design (pluralistic.net)

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Bosch Rexroth Vulnerabilities May Halt Production, Compromise Safety (www.nozominetworks.com)

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After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads (arstechnica.com)

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‘Hardcore science’ or ‘just a sticker’ – do anti-anxiety patches actually work? (www.theguardian.com)

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Bots are better than humans at cracking ‘Are you a robot?’ Captcha tests (www.independent.co.uk)

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Japanese supermarket watches you shop, AI suggests stuff (www.theregister.com)

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From “Heavy Purchasers” of Pregnancy Tests to the Depression-Prone: 650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You (themarkup.org)

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Hello Big Brother! Nearly 1/3 of Gen Zers support the government installing surveillance cameras inside homes to help prevent crime (notthebee.com)

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Eating Disorder Helpline Disables Chatbot for 'Harmful' Responses After Firing Human Staff (www.vice.com)

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HP breaks its own printers (again) with firmware update (arstechnica.com)

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HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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AI-Generated Woman Successfully Tricks Reddit Users Into Paying for Her Nudes (sea.mashable.com)

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4chan users embrace AI voice clone tool to generate celebrity hatespeech (www.theverge.com)

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The lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off (www.nbcnews.com)

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