Wired News: "Dropbox, one of the most popular ways to share and sync files online, says the accounts became unlocked at 1:54pm Pacific time Sunday when a programming change introduced a bug." Four hours later, the hole was closed. Security researcher Christopher Soghoian was the first to notice the (um, gaping) security hole.
Dropbox accounts left open for 4 hours due to programming bug
Two AIs got $100 each to make a music video by themselves
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The sci-fi machines that talk, but only about one thing
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The keystroke that hid your game behind a fake spreadsheet
Before multitasking made it easy to control-tab away from a goofing-off page (and when people work in offices with other people), PC games shipped with a boss key — a… READ THE REST
All Babbel language courses just dropped in this exclusive offer
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get a Babbel lifetime subscription covering all 14 languages for $159 (reg. $299) with code LEARN. Plenty of… READ THE REST
This $40 AI tool writes, formats, and covers your next ebook
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: EbookMagic uses AI to generate, format, and package ebooks with custom covers, Kindle-ready exports, commercial rights, and… READ THE REST
Copilot, BitLocker, and Hyper-V for under $10? Meet this Windows 11 Pro deal
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for $9.97 (reg. $199), no coupon code needed. A… READ THE REST
