Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams meeting protection policy letting admins automatically block all identified external bots from joining meetings, without requiring organizer approval. This expands on a June update that flagged bots in the lobby but still let organizers admit them manually. The feature is off by default, deploying via targeted release through August with general availability expected by late September.
South Korea's government-backed startup support platform, Modu-ui Changup, suffered a data breach that exposed personal information and startup idea summaries of roughly 5,000 successful applicants. Investigators from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, National Intelligence Service, Cyber Security Center and National Police Agency traced the root cause to an encryption key that had been embedded in an API response, allowing an outside party to harvest it via web crawling and decrypt supposedly protected data.
Archaeologists exploring a cave in Spain discovered roughly 120 Roman-era inscriptions dedicated to a previously unrecorded deity referred to as 'Domina.' Evidence suggests the cave site may have held ritual or religious importance dating back even further, potentially to the Stone Age.
Nintendo filed seven coordinated DMCA takedown notices against GitHub repositories hosting Switch emulation projects, resulting in 401 repos being pulled from the platform. The bulk came from the Suyu emulator's parent repo, which had over 100 forks, triggering GitHub's policy of removing an entire fork network at once. Other affected projects included the long-dormant Skyline emulator, Yuzu Android forks, and several smaller Yuzu-based projects like MonoNX.
In a Decoder interview, GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan discusses how the fundraising platform, which he took over in March 2020, grew into a major cultural fixture during the pandemic and subsequent political unrest. He notes that medical expenses remain the most common fundraising category across every market the company operates in, highlighting gaps in healthcare systems worldwide.
Nvidia is due to report quarterly results that investors and analysts see as a key indicator of whether enthusiasm for artificial intelligence spending can be sustained. The results come amid growing scrutiny of whether massive capital outlays by tech companies on AI infrastructure are translating into durable returns.
A tech writer covering Flock Safety's AI license plate cameras outlines simple visual cues to identify the company's devices amid growing public confusion. The guide highlights Flock's distinctive oval, hooded camera shape with a circular lens as the clearest identifying feature, distinguishing it from competitors like Obvio and other traffic cameras. The piece also criticizes crowdsourced tracking apps like DeFlock for spreading inaccurate information about camera locations.
Three years after its debut, Disney's Lorcana trading card game has grown from a skeptical newcomer into a title with dedicated local players and large convention presence. At this year's D23, Ravensburger's booth expanded significantly, featuring a large play area, retail space, and a card-hunting activity called Collector Quest, plus a 120-plus-person tournament with live commentary.
WIRED highlighted the Dreo Air Purifier Tower Fan MC710S as a standout multiuse home appliance, priced around $330 on Amazon. The unit combines a 99.97 percent HEPA filter with a fan that can run independently, controllable via remote, the Dreo app, or voice assistants like Alexa and Google Home.
An analysis argues that premium brands undermine their own positioning on Amazon when they rely on constant, deep discounting rather than pricing strategies that reinforce perceived value. It points to persistent markdown badges as a key culprit, suggesting there are more profitable alternatives to chasing sales through discounts.
Google Maps users on Android Auto are reporting that color-coded traffic lines have disappeared from their car displays, even though the same trip shows normal traffic data when viewed directly on a phone. Several affected users trace the problem to the recent rollout of Google Maps' Immersive Navigation interface, which added 3D buildings and more detailed road visuals, though the server-side nature of that rollout makes the exact trigger hard to confirm. Switching to Overview mode or rolling back Maps updates offers partial workarounds, but neither fully restores normal functionality.
According to a New York Times report, Netflix executives have discussed integrating third-party streaming services such as Peacock and Fox One directly into its app. It's not yet clear whether this would mean selling subscriptions to those services or embedding their content, and no deal is currently imminent.
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