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May 3, 2023, 5:10 PM

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google enables passkeys, a new FIDO Alliance-developed cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device, for all accounts on major platforms  —  Google's next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys — a new cryptographic keys solution …
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
The FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids' data, accusing the company of violating a 2020 order with its privacy program and COPPA with Messenger Kids  —  - The Federal Trade Commission proposed to bar Facebook parent company Meta from monetizing kids' data after it says the company violated …
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Google plans to change Chrome's URL bar lock icon, introduced to show HTTPS, to a “variant of the tune icon”, saying HTTPS is now present on malicious websites  —  Google announced today that the lock icon, long thought to be a sign of website security and trustworthiness …
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Meta warns that malware actors are spreading their infrastructure across multiple platforms and blocks 1K+ links using generative AI-themed lures since March  —  The company is adding new tools as bad actors use ChatGPT-themed lures and mask their infrastructure in an attempt to trick victims and elude defenders.
Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
Bluesky, which has ~55,000 users, feels absolutely wild, highlighted by the CEO pleading to stop “skeets” and increasingly weird struggles over norms and vibes  —  Early last week, barely anyone had heard of Bluesky.  On Wednesday, it was just one of many alternatives vying …
Bryce Baschuk / Bloomberg:
Microsoft Chief Economist Michael Schwarz says AI will be used by “bad actors”, but lawmakers should wait until the tech causes “real harm” before regulating AI  —  Artificial intelligence will be dangerous in the hands of unscrupulous people, according to Microsoft Corp. Chief Economist Michael Schwarz.
Parmy Olson / Bloomberg:
Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech:
AMD announces the Ryzen Mobile 7040U series, offering up to eight cores with RDNA 3 graphics and claiming to outperform Apple's M2; pricing and release date TBC  —  Back at CES 2023, AMD announced the first wave of Ryzen Mobile parts based on its Zen 4 architecture, the Ryzen Mobile 7040HS series.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft tells IT admins that Edge will soon open links from Teams and some Outlook accounts to “help increase productivity”; Enterprise IT admins can opt out  —  Microsoft Edge is a good browser but for some reason Microsoft keeps trying to shove it down everyone's throat …
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Unity plans to cut ~600 jobs, or ~8% of its staff, the company's largest round of layoffs in a year, after cutting 500+ in January 2023 and June 2022  —  Software company's move to let go about 600 employees follows string of job cuts in tech industry and beyond
Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Balaji Srinivasan “settles” his mid-March $1M bet, in which he predicted 1 BTC would be worth $1M by June 17, ahead of time by giving $500K to three entities  —  Amid the initial bank failures in the U.S., the tech entrepreneur in mid-March had bet $1 million that bitcoin would hit $1 million within 90 days.
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple and Google submit a proposed industry specification to help combat unwanted location tracking by Bluetooth devices and ask for input from other companies  —  - Apple and Google said that they are working together to prevent lost item trackers like Apple's AirTag from being used to track people without their permission.
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Thrasio, Razor, Perch, and other Amazon “aggregators” that raised $16B in mostly debt are struggling under rising rates, higher costs, and cooling online demand  —  During the pandemic, Wall Street banks and private equity firms invested billions of dollars in startups rolling …
Financial Times:
An illustrated guide to quantum computing, including qubits, algorithms, challenges, government support, and “Q-day”, when a quantum computer cracks encryption  —  The next generation of quantum computers will open a new world of possibilities, but also pose enormous risks to our online security

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