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Capital One hacker suspected to have stolen data from 30 other companies

Aug15
by on August 15, 2019 at 5:44 am
Posted In: Around the Web


The hacker involved in the Capital One data breach may have broken into more than 30 other companies, according to a fresh petition filed by federal prosecutors on August 13. The filing didn’t disclose the companies targeted by the cyber-thief, but said “the server seized from [alleged hacker Paige] Thompson’s bedroom during the search of Thompson’s residence, include not only data stolen from Capital One, but also multiple terabytes of data stolen by Thompson from more than 30 other companies, educational institutions, and other entities.” While it appears not every single intrusion involved personally identifiable information, the prosecutors added the the…

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Nintendo seems to be striking its music off YouTube, and that sucks

Aug14
by on August 14, 2019 at 11:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


After apparently resolving its troubled relationship with YouTubers, Nintendo‘s now coming down on those who upload music from its games. At least two popular channels have been hit, and if this starts a trend, there aren’t a lot of alternatives for listening to this music. The channels GilvaSunner and BrawlBRSTMs3 have both reported Nintendo issuing copyright claims on videos with their music. BrawlBRSTMs3 was terminated last night, though the owner says on Twitter they’d planned to shut it down anyway, citing they knew the risks when it comes to uploading copyrighted music: I’ve mentioned this before very sternly, but sharing music owned…

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Microsoft Edge can now read aloud websites with human-like voices

Aug14
by on August 14, 2019 at 11:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Microsoft’s Edge browser has a neat feature you might not have been aware of: it can read websites out loud for you. Handy as either an accessibility feature or if you’re busy doing something else, the read aloud function is one of my favorite little features in Microsoft’s browser. Now Microsoft is making it significantly better, adding cloud-powered voices that sound less like a 50’s-era robot and more like a modern voice assistant. The feature is available in the latest developer and canary builds of Edge – that is to say, the new Chromium-powered version. When you select some text,…

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