The Colorado Department of State “improperly” hosted a publicly available spreadsheet on its website that included a hidden tab with partial passwords for its voting machines. The department said that it “does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado’s elections." Read more at [@Gizmodo]( ). #Elections #Cybersecurity #Voting #Tech #Technology
LinkedIn launches Hiring Assistant, its first AI agent to take on the role of job recruiters. By [@Techcrunch]( ). #AI #LinkedIn #HiringAssistant #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology
Should proposed new rules banning Chinese connected-car software and hardware go into effect, they would effectively ban Polestar from the U.S. market, the company says, including the EVs it builds in South Carolina. Read more at [@ArsTechnica]( ). #ElectricVehicles #EV #China #Polestar #Tech #Technology
Apple is in the midst of an “exciting week of announcements” focused on the Mac and Apple Intelligence. [@9to5mac]( ) has a roundup of the new products unveiled so far. #Apple #AppleIntelligence #AI #Mac #iPhone #Tech #Technology
Microsoft accused longtime rival Google of running “shadow campaigns” in Europe designed to discredit the software giant with regulators. Read it at @npub1h4gw...h97y. #Microsoft #Google #EU #Tech #Technology
Depending on the adoption rate of generative AI, the technology could add 1.2 million to 5 million metric tons of e-waste in total by 2030, according to a new study. Read more at [@mittechreview]( ). #AI #EWaste #Tech #Technology
The Indonesian government has banned the sale and use of iPhone 16 models in the country. By [@9to5mac]( ). #iPhone16 #Indonesia #Apple #Tech #Technology
If Spotify isn’t quite cutting it for you, maybe BBC Sounds will. [@TechRadar]( ) writer Hamish Hector has “fallen in love with this fantastic free alternative that everyone needs to have on the phone’s home screen.” Read more: #Tech #Music #Streaming #Technology #BBCSounds
Claude AI may be on the way to replacing workers – just not in the way you’d imagine. During a recent coding demonstration, the AI model seemed to get bored and started looking at photos of national parks. Who wouldn’t want to do that? Futurism explains: #Tech #AI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence
After weeks of speculation, Apple has confirmed that new Macs are coming. Which ones? "Well, judging by the rumors, reports, and even leaked product packaging, it seems like Apple is finally nearly ready to unveil its next generation of M4-powered Macs," [@TechRadar]( ) Jacob Krol writes: #Tech #Apple #Mac #Technology #Computers