Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients and SEO Poisoning

Cybersecurity researchers have found that several websites are still actively distributing a malware family known as Weedhack to gamers by masquerading as Minecraft clients. McAfee Labs said it detected and blocked more than 6,300 attempts to access malicious sites, adding that it found lookalike gaming websites designed to mimic legitimate projects, including branding, feature lists, FAQs,

The AI Patent Gold Rush: Volume, Value and Patent Strategy | IPWatchdog Unleashed

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed, I spoke with Robert Plotkin, a patent attorney, computer scientist, and longtime software and AI practitioner. In what turned into a wide ranging conversation about artificial intelligence, Plotkin, who is the author of The Genie in the Machine and AI Armor: Securing the Future of Your AI Company with Strategic Intellectual Property, discusses the legal and strategic challenges confronting AI innovation. We discuss why companies should be cautious about treatin

Coalition Urges EPA to Keep Public Participation Requirements for Air Permits

WASHINGTON — A coalition of nearly 200 environmental, health, and community groups filed comments late Friday urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to eliminate the minimum public participation requirements for air pollution permits often used for data centers, power plant expansions, and other industrial facilities. EPA’s proposal would ... [continued] The post Coalition Urges EPA to Keep Public Participation Requirements for Air Permits appeared first on Clea

Crypto political group details list of U.S. congressional allies its backing this year

Stand With Crypto, a member group that rates the crypto friendliness of politicians, is supporting 32 U.S. House incumbents, with more endorsements coming.

Coinbase debuts tokenized stocks on Base network, joining race to bring equities on blockchain

The crypto exchange is starting with tokenized versions of Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet, issued under its new Abu Dhabi framework.

Tesla confirms Cybercab launch coming next week

Tesla confirmed it will hold a Cybercab event in Austin on September 3, promoting it with a poster that reads “Exclusive Access: Cybercab.” It’s an invite-only affair for the top scorers in its Robotaxi rider sweepstakes, and Tesla says it will livestream the launch for everyone else. The framing suggests something big is coming. What’s actually coming is a two-seat car with no steering wheel added to the same driverless service Tesla has been running in Austin for over a year — a fleet that our

Australia identifies future defense precinct site for AUKUS sub sustainment

It has also conducted a keel laying ceremony for the first Hunter-class frigate

Turkish FNSS unveils unmanned amphibious assault vehicle

“İ-ZAHA [is] designed to take the crew out of the first wave which is the highest-risk phase of any amphibious assault and to operate as part of a manned-unmanned team (MUM-T) with the Marine Assault Vehicles (MAV) already in service with the Turkish Naval Forces Command,” FNSS said in a statement.

Escalated U.S.-Canada trade talks threaten fallout

America's path to lower inflation depends in part on trade wars and actual wars becoming less economically disruptive. In recent days, both have taken turns that threaten the opposite.Why it matters: A period of relative calm on those fronts is now giving way to renewed tensions, with Canada, China and Iran all posing fresh economic risks.What's going on: The U.S.-Canada t

Gas Stations are Changing Globally. How Has It Changed in Your Town? (Part 3: Africa)

While Europe and Asia redesign their roadside service stations around high-powered charging plugs for passenger cars, the African continent is charting an entirely different course for the retail forecourt. In Nairobi, Kigali, Cotonou, and Johannesburg, the traditional petrol station is transforming not by merely copying Western grid-tied fast chargers, but ... [continued] The post Gas Stations are Changing Globally. How Has It Changed in Your Town? (Part 3: Africa) appeared first on CleanTechni

Wheat prices spike as Ukraine and Russia trade Black Sea blows