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Western Digital and Hewlett Packard facing lawsuits, Dropbox ends unlimited storage, Microsoft uses the word “python” a lot, and IoT devices continue to be a security nightmare
Links
NPR listens to ATN (maybe)
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/26/1195695051/driverless-cars-san-francisco-waymo-cruise
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/18/cruise-told-by-regulators-to-immediately-reduce-robotaxi-fleet-50-following-crash/
Western Digital faces lawsuits over crappy SSD products
https://www.techspot.com/news/99831-western-digital-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-failing.html
HP faces lawsuits over shady ink drivers
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/judge_denies_hps_request_to/
Cloud “Python” coming to Excel
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/introducing-python-in-excel-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-data/ba-p/3905482
Dropbox dumps unlimited storage
https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/product/updates-to-our-storage-policy-on-dropbox-advanced
https://www.chia.net/chia-farming/
TP-Link smartbulb vulnerability
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tp-link-smart-bulbs-can-let-hackers-steal-your-wifi-password/