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MapQuest now shows where surveillance cameras are on its map

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MapQuest added a Surveillance Layer to its mobile app on Oct 15, showing known licence plate readers and other outdoor cameras. Users switch it on in Map Options, next to traffic and incidents.

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Apple tightens App Store rules against 'nudify' AI apps

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Under rules announced Friday, developers must proactively prevent and remove non-consensual sexual images in their apps. Those who fail to put adequate safeguards in place, or do not fix violations after notice, may be removed from the App Store.

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Google cuts errors in a key quantum computing ingredient by about 40 times

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Quantum computers need magic states, prepared in advance, to carry out some of their hardest operations. Each one can be used only once, so a machine needs a steady supply.

A cyberattack on BAE Systems knocks out US bankruptcy court notices

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The Administrative Office of the US Courts said on Thursday that an attack on contractor BAE Systems took down the system federal bankruptcy courts use to send notices. Producing and sending those notices has stopped.

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China-linked hackers used a hidden flaw to take over IT support servers

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A group called Armory Castle exploited an unknown flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support appliances, tools IT teams use to reach computers from afar, BeyondTrust and Mandiant said. Both describe it as a Chinese state-sponsored espionage operation.

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Developers fear a weak deal in the US antitrust case against Apple

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The US Justice Department is negotiating a settlement with Apple focused on how the iPhone works with other companies' devices, according to reports. PayPal and Epic Games are among developers who raised concerns that it may not go far enough.

Apple unveils the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone

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The phone has a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display with barely any visible crease.

Anthropic proposes a US law letting Washington block a dangerous AI model, with a judge's approval

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Under the draft, the federal government could block a model at imminent risk of causing more than 50 deaths or serious injuries, or more than US$1 billion in damage, but only with a judge's approval.