Briefly informed: Julian Assange, battery affair, FBI, Amazon

Briefly informed: Julian Assange, battery affair, FBI, Amazon

Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder could avoid extradition through deal

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The US ambassador to Australia has hinted that her government could agree to an out-of-court settlement allowing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to return to Australia. “It’s not really a diplomatic matter, but I think there can absolutely be a solution,” the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Ambassador Caroline Kennedy as saying. The allegations against the Australian are serious, “but there is a way to solve it”. The decision on a deal rests with the US Department of Justice. Julian Assange has been in custody in the UK for more than four years and is using all legal means to prevent extradition to the USA. He is to be tried there for allegations of espionage.

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Battery affair: Apple will soon start paying out damages in the USA

The saga of unwanted iPhone throttling due to dying batteries, which has lasted for almost six years, is coming to an end – at least in the US. A court in San Francisco has now cleared the way for an out-of-court settlement – ​​after two Apple smartphone owners withdrew their objection to a deal. It should now lead to Apple paying out half a billion US dollars to those affected. A total of three million people living in the United States had contacted the plaintiffs’ attorneys to seek compensation. The sum per person should be around 65 dollars.

FBI warns of beta app scam

The US security agency FBI draws attention to fraud with beta versions of apps in the cryptocurrency environment. Apple and Google allow developers to upload beta versions to their app stores for testing by interested users. According to an FBI report, cyber gangsters misuse it to offer fake beta apps with malicious code. In order for victims to install such an app, the gangsters are said to use social engineering tactics via social media and lure them with financial rewards for testing the beta versions. If a victim falls for it and, for example, enters log-in data into such an app or makes a cryptocurrency transfer, the data or money end up directly with the scammers.

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Amazon uses AI for product reviews

Amazon uses artificial intelligence for its product reviews. The online retailer is now introducing AI-generated review summaries that combine hundreds or thousands of Amazon reviews into one paragraph and explain in a nutshell what most people like and dislike about a product. Amazon announced this on Monday. The AI-generated summaries have been tested for a few months and are now available to select users in the US via Amazon’s mobile app, the company said. According to Amazon, the short summaries are available “for a wide range of products”, such as televisions, headphones, tablets or fitness trackers.

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