In a move that screams "what could possibly go wrong?", #Amazon has decided that its senior engineers should now play babysitter to their #AI overlords πŸ€–πŸ‘Ά. Because clearly, the solution to tech outages is more red tape and less common sense. Welcome to the #future, where #accountability is just a signature away! πŸ–ŠοΈπŸ’‘
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/after-outages-amazon-to-make-senior-engineers-sign-off-on-ai-assisted-changes/ #babysitting #techoversight #HackerNews #ngated
After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes

AWS has suffered at least two incidents linked to the use of AI coding assistants.

Ars Technica

Finding out the Hard way that, although Fedistar lets you Bookmark stuff, it doesn't actually let you access your stack of Bookmarks 🀦 .

I've tried every menu, my avatar thumbnail both Left & Right clicks but nope, no Bookmarks.

No, they're not hiding in the well hidden Lists option.

Time to find a different PC app unless someone knows a way to get to the Bookmarks?

#TechFail #TechOversight #MissingBookmarks #Fedistar

πŸ‘€ Oh look, another "shocking" discovery in the world of tech that nobody could have foreseen ever happeningβ€”a #backdoor in #Bluetooth chips! πŸŽ‰ Quick, enable #JavaScript and cookies, because those are clearly the keys to solving this colossal oversight. πŸ™„πŸ”’
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/ #shockingdiscovery #techoversight #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated
Undocumented "backdoor" found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains an undocumented "backdoor" that could be leveraged for attacks.

BleepingComputer

Oh look who's getting searched now! πŸ” CFPB wants to put Google under the same microscope as big banks. Quite the plot twist when the company that knows what's in everyone's digital drawers doesn't want anyone peeking into theirs. How the tables have turned... Time for a different kind of "Advanced Search" 😏 #FinTech #TechOversight

https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/1439227/cfpb-looks-to-place-google-under-federal-supervision

CFPB Looks To Place Google Under Federal Supervision - Slashdot

Washington Post: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken steps to place Google under formal federal supervision, an extraordinary move that could subject the technology giant to the regular inspections and other rigorous monitoring that the government imposes on major banks. Google has...