Tech Nuggets with the Technology

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Inside Genesis Market, an invite-only service where cybercriminals can source cookies lifted from hacked computers, as happened with the recent EA breach (Joseph Cox/VICE)

Joseph Cox / VICE:
Inside Genesis Market, an invite-only service where cybercriminals can source cookies lifted from hacked computers, as happened with the recent EA breach — A representative for the hackers who breached EA said they bought the cookie from a site called Genesis Market. — Joseph Cox

Facebook says it will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Facebook says it will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board — will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board.

Some US unemployment applicants say facial recognition models used by ID verification service ID.me are failing to identify them, locking them out of benefits (Todd Feathers/VICE)

Todd Feathers / VICE:
Some US unemployment applicants say facial recognition models used by ID verification service ID.me are failing to identify them, locking them out of benefits — ID.me's CEO says unemployment fraud is costing taxpayers $400 billion, but his own company is denying claims because of problems with its tech, users say.

Hacker 'Tried to Poison' Water Treatment Plan in San Francisco: Report

A hacker reportedly gained access to a water treatment plant in San Franciso Bay Area and "tried to poison" it. The cyberattack was widely reported by US media. https://ift.tt/3xBDUrF

Most NFTs Will Have No Value in 3-5 Years: Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam

Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam in a recent interview with Bloomberg said that 90 percent of all NFTs produced will be of little or no value in 3 to 5 years. He compared the early NFTs to the internet... https://ift.tt/3gFqt4D

Apple releases updates for iMovie, Final Cut Pro

The most visual change is iMovie, which has now been updated to version 10.2.4. It now adds 16 new backgrounds, a mixture of solid and textured images, which can be used within videos, AppleInsider reported. https://ift.tt/3wIrtum

Tech hiring rebounds in May; overall job market still weak, says report

There was a 2 per cent decline in the overall number of new job posts in May on the SCIKEY Market Network, a job site, including in sectors like banking with a dip of 12 per cent, retail 16 per cent and FMCG 12 per cent, while there was a growth of 5 per cent in the insurance sector. https://ift.tt/3zBl6uB

Battlegrounds Mobile India Crosses 5 Million Downloads in Early Access

Battlegrounds Mobile India has crossed five million downloads in its Early Access phase which is available to everyone in the country. Krafton, the South Korean developer, shared the development... https://ift.tt/3wKtFkX

How Roku's unusual corporate culture helped it out-execute larger companies, as it focuses on original programming with plans to spend $1B on content next year (Alex Sherman/CNBC)

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
How Roku's unusual corporate culture helped it out-execute larger companies, as it focuses on original programming with plans to spend $1B on content next year — - Roku has out-executed larger companies and leaned on an unusual corporate culture to gain a $45 billion valuation.

YouTube App on iPhone, iPad Getting Picture-in-Picture Support: Report

YouTube app on iOS and iPadOS is said to be getting picture-in-picture support which allows YouTube videos to be played in a small window while using other apps. While iOS 14 introduced the feature... https://ift.tt/3iRgpqH

South Korea has become a global center for digital sex crimes as cases of illegal filming and distribution of images rose to 7,000 in 2020, up 70% from 2019 (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
South Korea has become a global center for digital sex crimes as cases of illegal filming and distribution of images rose to 7,000 in 2020, up 70% from 2019 — South Korea's cutting edge technology has abetted a wave of digital sex crimes targeting young women and girls.