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Cult of the Dead Cow officially launched Veilid at DEF CON this week. News 

America’s Pioneering Hacking Group Releases Free Tool to Enhance App Security

Adarsh V.K, ,

The hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc), famous for its activist activities, has developed an open source tool called Veilid. This tool, unveiled at DEF CON on Friday, provides developers with the ability to create secure applications. Veilid offers various features, including the option for users to decline data collection and online tracking. This aligns with the group’s objective of combating the commercialization of the internet. “We feel that at some point the Internet became less of a landscape for sharing information and ideas and more of a…

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You won't have to wait until July for the public beta. News 

Apple Offers Free Access to Developer Betas

Adriana Marais, ,

Users with free Apple developer accounts can now access developer betas for the latest software simultaneously with those who pay. This was confirmed by Apple’s developer program comparison page and highlighted by user iSoftware Updates on Twitter. The annual $99 fee for the Apple Developer Program is no longer required to install OS beta releases, allowing users to install various betas, including iOS 17, for free starting today. However, an Apple Developer account is still necessary to take advantage of this opportunity. This eliminates the need for eager users to…

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The platform’s new developer policies could price out third-party apps like Apollo. News 

The developer of the Reddit app says the site’s new API rules are costing him $20 million a year

Adarsh V.K, ,

Reddit’s recently announced plan to charge for API access could lower the developer price of one of Reddit’s most popular third-party apps. Reddit client app developer Apollo has raised alarm over the pricing of the new API, saying the changes will require it to spend millions of dollars to maintain its app in its current form. Reddit announced sweeping changes to its API rules last month, citing AI companies using its platform to train large language models. “Reddit’s dataset is really valuable,” Reddit CEO Steve Hoffman told the New York…

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