Submission + - Ukraine's issues with Starlink were caused by Ukraine (x.com)
To get around this, Ukraine hacked the Starlink terminals to think they were stationary regardless of speed.
SpaceX figured this out, and updated the system software to detect excessive speed by seeing how rapidly the terminal switched from on satellite to another. This broke Ukraine's hack, and Starlink would no longer work at high speeds.
Ukraine was using Starlink in a way that violated the terms of service.
Starlink figured it out and stopped it.
Comment Revealing Behavior. (Score 0) 61
You know, it's kind of funny in a shitty way watching banks panic over the thought of someone doing something nefarious behind their back without their full knowledge or consent. It's almost like we're supposed to forget a major bank paid billions in fines not long ago..for uh..
The famous Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal involved employees secretly opening millions of unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts without customer consent over a multi-year period..
The other funny shitty thing? It's almost like they know how impossible AI litigation would be. Which is insane, considering they have a fucking army of litigators..
Comment Re:Nice. Now when can I buy ... (Score 2) 48
... Anti-Matter Grenades?
If you set one of those off in the woods, do the people not there make a sound?
Submission + - SpaceX in talks for 80,000 cell sites to build nationwide wireless network (yahoo.com)
The potential leasing agreements are expected to reach into the billions of dollars, reflecting the vast scale of the physical network required. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has positioned the initiative as a direct challenge to incumbent carriers, supported by recent regulatory milestones and strategic spectrum acquisitions.
The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX approval to launch 15,000 specialized satellites engineered to stream mobile connectivity directly to standard smartphones. Integrating tens of thousands of ground sites will allow the company to manage signal density and deliver reliable broadband across dense suburban and urban corridors.
Submission + - Getty Images files for US bankruptcy, advances restructuring plan (reuters.com)
Getty said the affiliates of the Getty family and Koch Equity Development, which committed to provide up to $533 million in new equity, will own 100% of the company after the restructuring
It's hard to compete against things like the DALL-E image generator.
Submission + - Unvetted AI Agents Are Accessing US Bank Accounts (axios.com)
Bank executives described the situation as horrifying, with one official saying the industry has grave concerns about agents gaining access to customer accounts and taking steps that could impact user finances. The concerns are at the root of the decision by several banks to restrict third-party AI agent access, the people said. Morgan Stanley has begun blocking third-party agents from accessing its platforms, sources familiar with the decision said. JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi are also restricting agents. [...] Many banks are broadly not able to parse whether agent account activity is user-directed, sources said.
[...] On one hand, banks are best positioned to respond to the threats and opportunities of AI given their cash on hand and experience as critical infrastructure. But money isn't necessarily enough to solve this problem, one source said, because of how quickly the technology is developing and revealing new weaknesses in real time. Banks are investing in preventing worst-case scenarios, but they are also preparing for when those could happen, including with "day after" scenario planning that would allow them to quickly secure or restore customer access, sources said.
Submission + - The Pentagon is quietly building an elite new tech sabotage agency (yahoo.com) 1
Neither Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth nor any other senior Pentagon official has publicly mentioned the agency since it was established this April — a conspicuous omission for a department that has reveled in announcing other major changes aimed at modernizing the military or adopting hard-nosed new policies against foreign adversaries.
Information on the Technology Support Office, or TSO as it is called internally, is nearly impossible to find on Pentagon websites, and the agency is mentioned by name only in several previously unreported Defense Department historical records and memoranda.
Special Operations Command and U.S. Cyber Command both objected to creating the new agency, fearing it would cut into their budgets, according to the two former intelligence officials and one former senior U.S. national security official.
But by creating an agency dedicated to expanding that work, the Defense Department is signaling its intent to ramp up a range of aggressive covert activities abroad — potentially including cyberattacks, supply chain disruptions and disinformation operations.
Many of the people who spoke argued that the aggressive new initiative is needed to help the Pentagon counter foreign adversaries they say are harnessing artificial intelligence and advanced commercial technologies, such as drones, in creative ways that could erode America's military advantage.
Comment Re:Will ICE be using this, unironically? (Score 0) 139
what a horrible time to be alive
Instead of tickling immigrants with a sunburn to make them enter a legal port of entry, would you prefer we go back to the Deporter in Chief days of using bullets to enforce a border, like every other first world country does?
Oh, the horror..of remembering your own hypocrisy.
Comment Re:How many beanie babies do you need? (Score 0) 52
Don't you have to wait until they're sexually mature before you can use them as a breeding pair? Although, I can see where the authenticating part comes in, I don't know the complexities of sexing them to make sure they *are* a breeding pair in the first place.
It is way too early to be wondering if some beanie baby fan actually tried to marry their fuzzy hobbythings.
Spanks a lot for planting that twisted seed.
Comment Re:Microwave beam is not a "heat ray" (Score -1, Flamebait) 139
You can be pretty certain that the level of power is variable and they're not specifying the top end. They know they can't open the Oberman window too quickly without some opposition. Also, sounds a bit like "cruel and unusual" punishment to me.
Enforcing a border and insisting immigrants use the LEGAL point of entry, sounds “cruel and unusual” to you?
You sound quite ignorant to me. Easiest way to not get “cruel” punishment? Pay attention to the fucking signs that say “Immigration Processing This Way” instead of trying to illegally break into a country.
Understand what happens when you try and break into a Military facility. Or most other countries with enforced borders. They use bullets to drive the illegal point home, not burrito warmers.
Comment Re:Startup Claims (insert vaporware here) (Score 1) 64
I blame Google for sustaining the “startup” marketing tactics.
Bastards have been stuck in “Beta” since last century.
Problem is, they actually delivered on many of them.
Comment Re:We really should stop jerking Ukraine around (Score 1) 79
What, you think that classified military industrial complex can achieve the kinds of economies of scale that Chinese toy makers can? Dude, give me a break. China will be making these things for $100 while we make them for $1,000,000.
China also has no problem with slave labor. Tell an American liberal they’re working “half” days (as in 12-hour shifts) 6 days a week with no overtime and you’ll find a picket line outside the business complete with marching band and slogans, within an hour.
And that’s just the response from the fucking baristas. Imagine the vitriol at the bomb factory.
Comparing American costs to China on anything, is stupid. Why? Because we don’t treat our people the same. At all.
Submission + - Russian Satellite's Close Shadowing of Radar Imaging Satellite Is A Big Deal (twz.com)
Kosmos 2612, may have passed within approximately 85 feet (26 meters) of a U.S.-registered satellite belonging to commercial imagery provider ICEYE. This would be an extraordinarily close and potentially dangerous pass-by for two objects in space traveling at thousands of miles per hour. For weeks beforehand, ICEYE-X36, which would be of special interest to Russia, had already found itself in increasingly close orbital alignment with its pursuer. The two satellites now look to be drifting further and further apart, but the episode has been a clear sign of what is to come as the potential for conflict in space only continues to grow.
Publicly available space tracking data from the satellitemap.space and orbitalradar.com websites show that Kosmos 2612 (also written sometimes Cosmos 2612 and abbreviated K2612) and ICEYE X36 had their especially close encounter at approximately 16:07 UTC today. Private space services company LeoLabs also told TWZ today that it could not "confirm or contradict what other data sources have stated publicly," but that it has "high-confidence that the objects came within approximately [emphasis in the original] 500 meters [1,640 feet] of each other." Kosmos 2612 had been making progressively closer passes by ICEYE X36 in recent days.
Comment Re:Why switchh? (Score 1) 36
I always ask "What might be some compelling features that would make me interested in switching to OpenBSD from another distro?"
So, what does OpenBSD offer that would be of benefit for users to switch over to it?
When staying alive is your #1 priority, you tend to not give a shit what color shirt or brand of shoes your bodyguard is wearing. The only "feature" you're looking for, is the only one you asked for; Security.
From a target standpoint, it's the GenX of OSes. It can be a pain and cover your ass, all at once.
Welcome to the Open Side. I'd offer you cookies, but you took the default setting and put the whole damn kitchen behind the firewall..