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Google Cloud customers are fighting back after unauthorized actors compromised their API keys and ran expensive AI inferencing workloads on their accounts, leaving some with bills reaching tens of thousands of dollars. The back-and-forth with Google to prove they weren't responsible has stretched on for weeks, raising serious questions about billing safeguards and account security.
Meanwhile, Foxconn has confirmed a cyberattack on its North American manufacturing operations after the Nitrogen ransomware gang claimed to have stolen confidential files belonging to Apple and Nvidia. The electronics giant says its cybersecurity team responded immediately, but the breach at such a critical link in the global hardware supply chain is drawing significant attention.
And on a different kind of battleground, the community around Bambu Lab printers is pushing back after the company moved to restrict third-party software access. A fork of OrcaSlicer has appeared on GitHub specifically aimed at restoring full network support, reflecting a broader tension between hardware makers locking down ecosystems and users who believe they own what they paid for.
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