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WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging apps sign a letter urging the UK government to rethink the Online Safety Bill, which would weaken privacy on the internet — Encrypted messaging services have jointly called for changes to parts of the UK Online Safety Bill (OSB).
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| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says “anything is on the table, including relocating” from the US if regulatory clarity for the industry does not emerge — Armstrong said “anything is on the table” in terms of Coinbase's plans should greater regulatory clarity not emerge in the U.S.
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| Jordan Pearson / VICE: |
A winner at the Sony World Photography Awards rejects the award, saying his submission was AI-generated and meant to test if such competitions were ready for AI — A winner at this year's Sony World Photography Awards wasn't a photo at all. — Jordan Pearson
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| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
Citizen Lab: NSO Group deployed at least three new “zero-click” hacks against iPhones with iOS 15 and early versions of iOS 16 in 2022; Apple fixed the exploits — SAN FRANCISCO — Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three new “zero-click” hacks against iPhones last year …
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| Bailee Hill / Fox News: |
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk says he's working on “TruthGPT or a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe” — Tucker Carlson's exclusive interview with Musk airs Monday at 8pm ET on Fox News
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| Anissa Gardizy / The Information: |
Sources: Microsoft is developing an AI chip, internally codenamed Athena, since as early as 2019; some Microsoft and OpenAI staff are already testing the chip — After placing an early bet on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, Microsoft has another secret weapon in its arsenal …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian customers are yet to fully benefit from Apple's India initiatives due to prohibitively expensive products and services like Apple Pay being unavailable — The reality is that millions of Indian consumers continue to purchase Apple products despite feeling like second-tier customers.
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| New York Times: |
An investigation details how Mexico became Pegasus' first client, grew to be its most prolific user, and continues to use the spyware despite promising to stop — A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus.
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| William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
Apple launches its Apple Card Savings account, announced in October 2022, letting users deposit Daily Cash rewards into a 4.15% high yield account with no fees — Months after its first announcement, Apple Savings is now available to Apple Card users, with users able to route Daily Cash rewards …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitter plans to introduce labels on tweets for which the company has limited searchability or visibility due to a violation of its hateful conduct policy — Twitter is introducing new labels it will show on tweets the company limits for breaking its rules.| Kanishka Singh / Reuters: |
Illinois, Michigan, and seven other US states join the DOJ lawsuit against Google, jointly filed with eight states in January 2023, for alleged ad tech monopoly — Nine more U.S. states on Monday joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed earlier by the Justice Department against Alphabet Inc's Google …
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| Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: |
Documents detail hundreds of ICE investigations into employees allegedly misusing its database, from stalking and harassment to passing information to criminals — Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sonos launches Sonos Pro, which lets businesses play music across numerous locations without breaking licensing rules, costing $35 per month per location — Maybe the long-rumored Sonos headphones aren't coming this year after all. A few months ago, CEO Patrick Spence announced that Sonos … Sponsor Posts
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UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
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