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The Verge Tech

Google needs Hollywood more than the studios need AI

Google has reportedly been reaching out to a number of Hollywood's biggest studios, hoping to strike licensing agreements that would allow it to train its AI models on copyrighted material in exchange for massive piles of cash. In theory, these deals would be a win-win: a huge financial boon to the studios that would also give Google a significant advantage in its race to outpace other AI companies. But while there's little downside for Google, these deals pose a distinct set of risks to each

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ExternalCybersecurity
Microsoft Security Blog

Counterfeit installers to system compromise: Tracking a deceptive software download campaign

An active campaign is impersonating legitimate software vendors to deliver malware through look-alike download pages and regenerated installer archives. Microsoft Defender Experts shares observed attack techniques, Defender XDR detections, indicators of compromise, and practical mitigations to help organizations identify, block, and respond to this threat. The post Counterfeit installers to system compromise: Tracking a deceptive software download campaign appeared first on Microsoft Security Bl

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Krebs on Security

FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses

A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification company based in Louisiana. KrebsOnSecurity also has learned that the New Orleans field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today

A Little SunshineData BreachesThe Coming Storm
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Laravel News

Collections chunkBy() and Storage Path Hardening in Laravel 13.30

Laravel 13.30 adds a chunkBy() collection method, confines Storage::path() to the disk root, and prints why a queue worker stopped in queue:work output. The post Collections chunkBy() and Storage Path Hardening in Laravel 13.30 appeared first on Laravel News. Join the Laravel Newsletter to get Laravel articles like this directly in your inbox.

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