GTA VI developer Rockstar hacked again — this time for ransom
… It seems that they instead gained access to the data through Anodot , a cloud cost-monitoring and analytics service that Rockstar uses to manage its data. …
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Microsoft Phone Link completely dropped the ball, but here's what I use instead
… Nonetheless, usage limits are incredibly generous if your use case is just managing one or two phones. Like Phone Link, you get unlimited data on shared local networks, with additional remote access capped at 200MB per month. …
Windows 11's Recall tool has been cracked open again, and Microsoft doesn't see that as a problem
… In a statement to The Verge after being informed of the exploit, David Weston, corporate vice president of Microsoft Security, said the following: "After careful investigation, we determined that the access patterns demonstrated are consistent with intended protections and existing controls, and do… …
I finally stopped forcing local LLMs and switched back to cloud AI
… Premium tiers got you more generous limits and access to powerful models and features earlier than most . The first bit was sorted by bouncing between free tiers of different tools, and the average person didn't really care about getting early access to features. …
Vercel just confirmed an internal breach, and your non-sensitive env vars may be exposed
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary Vercel confirms unauthorized internal access; it's currently investigating and notifying law enforcement. ShinyHunters claims to be selling Vercel data for $2M; claims the leak includes access keys, source code, and database. …
I used NotebookLM's free version for research work and realized I never needed the paid tier at all
… The limits for the Studio outputs are as follows: Chats: 50/day Free , 200/day Plus , 500/day Pro , 5,000/day Ultra Audio Overviews: 3/day Free , 6/day Plus , 20/day Pro , 200/day Ultra Video Overviews: 3/day Free , 6/day Plus , 20/day Pro , 200/day Ultra Cinematic Video Overviews: Not available Fr… …
5 services I disabled to improve Windows performance
… While you’re there, you can also turn off the Diagnostic Data Viewer. If it’s turned on, it uses about 1 GB of space. If you’ve had the service activated until now, make sure you also delete the diagnostic data. Microsoft will delete the data about your device. …
Gmail’s useful new AI inbox features will cost you $250 a month
… Access is limited to US Google AI Ultra subscribers at $250/month, so I won't be trying it anytime soon. Google may bring it to cheaper tiers like $20 AI Pro — I'm still uneasy about giving AI deep access to my data. …
I added one tool to my local LLM setup, and it finally stopped making things up
… What happened here is that the model knew it had access to the tool, but didn’t know how to use it cleanly. …
5 reasons to switch from OneDrive to Proton Drive
… This client-side encryption, coupled with their zero-access architecture, means that even Proton itself cannot access the content of your data. …