Tech
Meta security manager was reportedly hacked by Greek intelligence agency
/ Artemis Seaford, a former security manager at Meta, had her phone infected with Predator spyware while living in Greece.
Zack Snyder teases ‘ridiculous scale’ RPG set in the universe of his new Netflix film
/ The RPG is takes place in the universe of the forthcoming Rebel Moon movie.
Marvel Studios VFX head Victoria Alonso is out
/ After 17 years with the studio, Marvel’s head of VFX and post-production is suddenly stepping away. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Photo by Phillip Faraone/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images Though Victoria Alonso’s name will still be listed in the credits of a number of Marvel Studios’ upcoming projects like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Marvels, and Secret Invasion, the longtime producer is ready to make her exit. Per The Hollywood Reporter, after 17 years of working at Marvel Studios — originally as executive vice president of visual effects and post-production...
Google’s fixing the Pixel Watch’s tardy alarms
/ The company says an update to the Clock app should make it so your watch actually pings you at the right time instead of a few minutes early or late.
This human-size robot now has ‘eyes’ that show people where it’s going
/ The latest version of Digit comes with a head and a pair of animated LED eyes. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Digit previously had lidar sensors where its head now sits.
The Internet Archive is defending its digital library in court today
/ A potentially landmark copyright lawsuit could affect how libraries are able to scan their own book collections. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Book publishers and the Internet Archive will face off today in a hearing that could determine the future of library ebooks — deciding whether libraries must rely on the often temporary digital licenses that publishers offer or whether they can scan and lend copies of their own tomes. At 1PM ET, a New York federal court will hear oral arguments in Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit ove...
Text-to-video AI inches closer as startup Runway announces new model
/ Text-to-video is the next frontier for generative AI, though current output is rudimentary. Runway says it’ll be making its new generative video model, Gen-2, available to users in ‘the coming weeks.’ a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Runway Text-to-image AI is mainstream now, but just waiting in the wings is text-to-video. The pitch for this technology is that you’ll be able to type a description and generate a corresponding video in any style you like. Current capabilities lag behind this dream, but for those tracking the tech’s progress, an announcement today by AI start...
Today’s the last day to switch away from Twitter’s SMS 2FA method
/ Twitter will turn off two-factor authentication for your account if you don’t switch away from SMS 2FA by March 20th.
Google Pixel exploit reverses edited parts of screenshots
/ Google has since patched the Markup vulnerability, but that doesn’t have an effect on the edited screenshots shared online before the update. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>In this example, the security flaw reveals the credit card number that was blocked out by the user in Markup with a black pen.
The U.S. Government Ordered ByteDance To Sell TikTok and Meta Launched a Paid Verification Program in This Week’s Tech Roundup
This week, the tech industry was hit with the news of a possible impending ban on TikTok throughout the country. Late last year, Congress ruled that U.S. politicians would be forced to delete the app from their work phones. Now, a branch of the Biden administration focused on foreign investments has ordered that the app’s parent company ByteDance sell TikTok, lest they institute a countrywide ban.Elsewhere in tech, Meta unveiled its own paid verification similar to Twitter’s, charging the average user a monthly fee in exchange for a blue checkmark. And on the product side, Samsung continued to build out its Galaxy A Series roster with two new smartphones, while Master & Dynamic shared a revamped version of its flagship MH40 wireless headphones.Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top te...
Feds arrest alleged BreachForums owner linked to FBI hacks
/ The FBI has arrested Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, also known as ‘Pompompurin,’ who took credit for hacking the agency’s emails in 2021.
Two hackers charged with last year’s DEA portal breach
/ Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo, who are said to belong to the cybercrime group ‘Vile,’ allegedly used the information from a federal database to extort their victims.
