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July 3, 2021, 12:40 PM

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Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
REvil is pushing ransomware via an update for Kaseya's IT management software, hitting eight or more large managed service providers with thousands of customers  —  A massive REvil ransomware attack affects multiple managed service providers and their clients through a reported Kaseya supply-chain attack.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft will replace its Blue Screen of Death with a black screen in Windows 11, marking the first big change to its BSOD since it added QR codes in 2016  —  The Black Screen of Death is here  —  Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11.
Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
Interview with Qualcomm's new CEO Cristiano Amon, who says it plans to license Nuvia's designs to cloud computing companies that want to build their own chips  —  (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc's new chief thinks that by next year his company will have just the chip for laptop makers wondering …
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Justices Gorsuch and Thomas call for review of a 1964 SCOTUS ruling that made it harder for public figures to claim libel, citing disinformation on social media  —  (CNN)Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch on Friday said the Supreme Court should revisit the breadth of the landmark …
Siva Vaidhyanathan / Wired:
To limit the power and reach of Facebook, US regulators need to take citizens' data rights more seriously than they do content moderation or even antitrust  —  It seems increasingly likely that antitrust and content moderation tools aren't up to the task.  Here's what we do next.
Gabriel Geiger / VICE:
Norway passes law requiring ads and sponsored posts that use manipulated images of body parts be labeled; King of Norway will decide when it goes into effect  —  The new law will require advertisements where a body's shape, size, or skin has been retouched to be labeled.

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