📸 Chinese Cars Collect Data, Google Glitches, Microsoft Mandates
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, July 09. Today we are covering:
Chinese self-driving cars have quietly traveled 1.8 million miles on U.S. roads, collecting detailed data with cameras and lasers
Google Search Not Indexing or Serving New Content On July 8th
Microsoft Orders China Staff to Use iPhones for Work and Drop Android
Australia accuses China-backed hackers of breaching government networks
After 41 years Microsoft quietly adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad
Let’s dive in
By Rachyl Jones via Fortune
Chinese self-driving cars have driven 1.8 million miles on U.S. roads since 2017, collecting detailed data using cameras and lasers.
Privacy and national security concerns arise from data collected by Chinese autonomous vehicles potentially being accessible to the Chinese government.
U.S. authorities lack oversight and specific regulations for data security regarding the testing of Chinese self-driving cars, raising risks similar to those posed by TikTok.
𝕏: Chinese self-driving cars have traveled 1.8 million miles of California roads, collecting detailed data with cameras and sensors. Experts compare the national security threat to that of TikTok, but US action can be described as lax at best - Rachyl Jones (@RachylJones)
Google Search Not Indexing or Serving New Content On July 8th
By Barry Schwartz via Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search experienced another indexing bug on July 8th, preventing new content from being indexed for over an hour.
Major publications like Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and CNN were affected, with new content not appearing in search results.
The issue was partially resolved after an hour and fully fixed by 8:45 PM ET, as confirmed by Google on its status dashboard.
𝕏: Google Search is currently not indexing new content - another huge Google Search bug - Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick)
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Microsoft Orders China Staff to Use iPhones for Work and Drop Android
Bloomberg
Microsoft will require employees in China to use iPhones for work starting in September, blocking corporate access from Android devices.
This policy is part of Microsoft's cybersecurity efforts to strengthen its defenses against hacking.
The measure aims to ensure all staff use the Microsoft Authenticator password manager and Identity Pass app for secure login.
𝕏: Microsoft orders China employees to only use iPhones for work...cutting off Android devices...highlights the fragmented nature of Android app stores in the country and the growing differences between Chinese and foreign mobile ecosystems. - Martijn Rasser (@MartijnRasser)
Australia accuses China-backed hackers of breaching government networks
By Demetri Sevastopulo via Financial Times
Australia has accused China-backed hackers of breaching government networks, raising significant cybersecurity concerns.
The attacks highlight ongoing tensions and cybersecurity threats between Australia and China.
Details of the breach and the response from Australian authorities are still unfolding.
𝕏: If you went back 15 years and told people that Western governments (in this case Five Eyes plus Japan, Germany & Korea) would routinely be attributing cyber operations to China, including case studies and technical details, you’d think they were crazy. A real shift. - Shashank Joshi (@shashj)
After 41 years Microsoft quietly adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad
By Mark Tyson via Tom's Hardware
After 41 years, Microsoft has quietly added spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad.
The updated Notepad app was tested in March and has now been rolled out to mainstream Windows 11 users.
This enhancement significantly improves the functionality of the classic plain text editor.
𝕏: Microsoft's Notepad app for Windows now has spellcheck and autocorrect features more than 40 years after launch - Tom Warren (@tomwarren)
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