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Microsoft hat das vermutlich letzte Sicherheitsupdate für das Surface Duo 2 veröffentlicht, welches das Ende des Supports für das Android-Tablet signalisiert. (Tablet, Microsoft)
Der Vorschlag zur Zerschlagung von Google ist eine Folge des Gerichtsurteils, wonach Google bei der Internetsuche ein Monopol besitzt. (Google, Suchmaschine)
Der Vorschlag zur Zerschlagung von Google ist eine Folge des Gerichtsurteils, wonach Google bei der Internetsuche ein Monopol besitzt. (Google, Suchmaschine) The first Apple device to ship with an M4 processor was the 2024 iPad Pro, which launched in May of this year. But it looks like there could be a whole bunch of additional M4-powered devices on the way, and soon. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Appl…
The first Apple device to ship with an M4 processor was the 2024 iPad Pro, which launched in May of this year. But it looks like there could be a whole bunch of additional M4-powered devices on the way, and soon. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple is preparing new laptops and desktops with M4 series […]
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Researchers call for a dedicated law requiring platforms to remove revenge porn.
X (formerly Twitter) claims that non-consensual nudity is not tolerated on its platform. But a recent study shows that X is more likely to quickly remove this harmful content—sometimes known as revenge porn or non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII)—if victims flag content through a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown rather than using X's mechanism for reporting NCII.
In the pre-print study, which 404 Media noted has not been peer-reviewed, University of Michigan researchers explained that they put X's non-consensual nudity policy to the test to show how challenging it is for victims to remove NCII online.
To conduct the experiment, the researchers created two sets of X accounts to post and report AI-generated NCII "depicting white women appearing to be in their mid-20s to mid-30s" as "nude from the waist up, including her face." (White women were selected to "minimize potential confounds from biased treatment," and future research was recommended on other genders and ethnicities.) Out of 50 fake AI nude images that researchers posted on X, half were reported as violating X's non-consensual nudity policy, and the other half used X's DMCA takedown mechanism.
HiAnime.to has become a primary destination for many anime viewers. The site boosted its traffic to 300 million visits in September following the shutdown of a major competitor. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the MPA and ACE, which are now targeting the site and several dozen competitors in a new DMCA subpoena push.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
The anime industry has experienced a surge in popularity, but this growth is not limited to legal streaming platforms.
A significant portion of the demand for anime arrives from unofficial channels, with several major pirate websites dedicated solely to anime content.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) recognizes this as a serious threat and is not sitting idly by.
A few weeks ago, ACE booked one of its largest successes in history with the shutdown of the Fmovies piracy ring. As a result, roughly a billion monthly pirate site visits were wiped out overnight. This included Aniwave.to, previously one of the most popular anime piracy sites.
While Aniwave was immensely popular, the domain was still relatively new. It first appeared on the scene a year ago as a rebranding of 9anime, which was discontinued citing legal troubles. These problems didn’t disappear with a new name, as the recent shutdown showed.
Following AniWave’s demise, much of its traffic went to another popular anime pirate site; HiAnime.to. This portal also has experience with rebranding; it was previously known as Aniwatch, after taking over over from Zoro.to before that. The true motive behind these changes is unclear. However, we can say that it does very little to shake off any legal pressure.
Today, HiAnime is the most visited pirate site on the web. According to the latest data from Similarweb, the site had more than 300 million visits in September, up from 210 million a month earlier. This massive increase is a direct result of the takedown of its major competitor.
Anime is historically associated with Japan, but HiAnime attracts an international audience. Nearly 40% of its visits come from the United States, with India, the UK, Canada, and Australia completing the top five. The operators, meanwhile, are believed to be in Vietnam.
This traffic surge shouldn’t come as a surprise to ACE. The anti-piracy alliance has targeted HiAnime’s predecessors in the past, and it’s determined to shut down the operation, when the opportunity arises.
Late last week, MPA requested several DMCA subpoenas at a federal court in California. These subpoenas are directed at Cloudflare and the Tonic domain registry, listing a variety of targets, including HiAnime.to.
The subpoenas were requested on behalf of ACE members with the aim of obtaining the personal details of the people who operate HiAnime.to, Pelisplus.to, Veronline.mov and dozens of other domains.
On behalf of ACE members, the MPA seeks any information that can help identify the infringers. This includes names, physical addresses, IP addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, payment information, account updates and account history.
Three subpoenas were requested at the federal court last week. Two target Cloudflare and the other targets the Tonic registry. Both companies are known to comply with U.S. subpoenas once they are signed off by a court clerk.
The three subpoenas target 55 domain names in total and are not limited to streaming and torrent sites. They also list several storage platforms such as darkibox.com and streamtape.com, and IPTV services and apps including Fosto.tv and u-playtv.com.
While these subpoenas have resulted in actionable intelligence in the past, most of the larger site operators are aware that this information can be disclosed though court orders. As a result, several domain name owners have taken precautions to keep sensitive information private.
Whether that also applies to HiAnime has yet to be seen, but it’s clear that the anime piracy site is among ACE’s top targets today.
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Copies of the letters accompanying the subpoenas are available here (1, 2, 3). An alphabetical list of all the mentioned domain names is available below.
– 123-hd.com
– 24-hd.com
– anime-sama.fr
– animesaturn.mx
– animesaturn.tv
– assistirseries.gratis
– comandotorrents.to
– darkibox.com
– dlhd.so
– dwn.ycndownload.com
– fikper.com
– filman.cc
– filmesxp.com
– filmoflix.dad
– filmoflix.kim
– filmoflix.tel
– filmoflix.to
– filmowo.club
– fosto.tv
– gimy.video
– hianime.mn
– hianime.nz
– hianime.sx
– hianime.to
– imoviehds.com
– inwiptv.com
– kissanime.com.ru
– megacine.to
– megaflix.click
– mizhls.ru
– movielair.cc
– moviehdthai.com
– movierulztv.us
– new-hd.com
– overflixtv.com
– papadustream.to
– pelisflix.pink
– pelispedia.mov
– pelisplus.to
– pobreflix.global
– repelisplus.lat
– serie-day.com
– seriesflix.my
– seriesflixtv2.me
– soaper.live
– srstop.link
– streamtape.com
– superfilmes.blue
– tecflix.vip
– topflix.sh
– topsrs.day
– tuktukcima.com
– tvchak113.com
– u-playtv.com
– veronline.mov
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
It’s still a long, long way from parity with iOS or macOS apps, though.
In a rare event, Apple has rolled out substantial updates to the web-based iCloud interface meant to allow users to access Apple services like Mail and Photos when they're away from a Mac, iPad, or iPhone.
The flagship addition is dark mode; it "will automatically match your device settings with a Light Mode or Dark Mode color scheme," Apple explains as part of the update.
There is also now a way to customize the background for the iCloud web interface—specifically, you can choose between several colors.
54 million US adults may be misdiagnosed with high BP based on bad readings.
Many people may be surprised to learn the proper procedure for taking a blood pressure reading—because of how different it is from what happens during their doctor's appointments.
According to the American Heart Association and other medical experts, getting an accurate reading requires following a strict set of preparations: You must not eat, drink, exercise, or smoke within 30 minutes of a reading. You must have an empty bladder. You must sit straight up in a chair with back support. Your legs must be uncrossed and your feet must be flat on the ground. The arm to be measured must be rested on a flat surface so that it is at the same level as your heart, not lower, not higher. You must sit calmly, without talking for five minutes to relax before the reading. When it's time, an appropriately sized cuff should be wrapped around your bare upper arm, right above the elbow; it should never be wrapped over clothing. At least two readings should be taken, with the average recorded. Ideally, readings should be taken in both arms, with the highest readings recorded.
Deviations from this protocol have the potential to significantly alter your blood pressure reading—and your blood pressure category. For instance, putting the blood pressure cuff over clothing can raise your reading as much as 50 mm Hg. That's enough to make someone with early stage hypertension seem as if they're in a hypertensive crisis, at imminent risk of a stroke or heart attack. If you have to pee, the reading can be 15 mm Hg higher. Talking can raise it by 10 mm Hg.
Pro se legal filing denies all of Nintendo’s accusations, offers some novel defenses.
When faced with a legal threat from Nintendo, most alleged modders, ROM pirates, and/or emulator makers will simply give in to a cease-and-desist demand, reach an out of court settlement, or plead guilty rather than hiring legal representation for what could be a lengthy, costly trial. Then there's Ryan Daly, alleged owner of ModdedHardware.com, who has apparently decided to represent himself as a recent lawsuit brought against him by the Switch maker moves forward.
Nintendo says it first approached Daly in March about his site (currently password-protected but archived here) and its sales of modded Switch consoles, console modding services, and piracy-enabling devices such as the MIG Switch card that were pre-installed with popular Nintendo games. At that time, Daly agreed "both verbally and in signed writing" to refrain from these infringing sales, according to Nintendo. It was only after months of Daly continuing those sales and largely ignoring further contact from Nintendo that the company says it was forced to file its June lawsuit in a Seattle federal court.
In that initial lawsuit, Nintendo said it "received a communication from a lawyer purporting to represent [Daly]" in June, followed by a message days later that Daly "was in the process of obtaining new counsel." That search for new counsel has seemingly not moved forward, as last week Daly filed a pro se response to Nintendo's allegations, representing himself without any outside legal advice (thanks, TorrentFreak).
The Star Wars spinoff’s costs topped $230.1 million halfway through post-production.
We had mixed feelings about the news in August that Disney+ had cancelled its Star Wars spinoff series The Acolyte after just one season. At the time, it seemed steadily declining ratings were to blame, particularly given the high production costs. More budgetary details have trickled out since then, indicating that the streaming series spent far more than previously reported, topping $230.1 million—roughly $28.7 million per episode—before post-production had even been completed. That's significantly more than the original $180 million reported budget, or about $22.5 million per episode.
The show received solid-to-lukewarm critical reviews, although a review-bombing campaign hurt the series' standing on Rotten Tomatoes among user reviews. As we previously noted, from the start, The Acolyte was a bit of a departure from a typical Star Wars series, weaving in elements from wuxia films and detective stories while remaining true to the established Star Wars aesthetic and design. That alone made it an intriguing effort, with fresh characters and new takes on classic Star Wars lore. And the martial arts-inspired fight choreography was clever and fun to watch—especially in the shocking, action-packed fifth episode ("Night").
But there were some obvious shortcomings as well, most notably the clunky dialogue—although that's kind of a long-standing attribute of the Star Wars franchise. The pacing lagged at times, and there was a surprisingly high body count among the central characters. All these contributed to the lukewarm critical reviews.
Newer Samsung Galaxy phones are promised seven years of updates.
Samsung is no longer providing software or security updates for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone that it released in September 2020.
Highly anticipated ahead of its full unveiling, the Z Fold 2 released with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and a 4500 mAh battery. The phone’s hallmark is, of course, a foldable 7.6-inch OLED screen with 2208×1768 pixels running at a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. Surpassing its predecessor, the Fold 2’s outside screen is 6.2 inches (2260×816 pixels), compared to the Fold 1’s 4.6 inches. The Fold 2 also introduced under-screen cameras to Samsung devices.
With the Fold 1 having serious durability problems, the Fold 2 represented another chance for Samsung. And Samsung continued with the line in 2021 in the form of the cheaper ($1,800 upon release) Galaxy Z Fold 3. Samsung is now up to its sixth iteration of the Galaxy Z Fold, which came out in July for $1,900.
Microsoft hat das vermutlich letzte Sicherheitsupdate für das Surface Duo 2 veröffentlicht, welches das Ende des Supports für das Android-Tablet signalisiert. (
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