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| Zoe Kleinman / BBC: |
Apple threatens to remove FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security under a proposed security bill amendment, dubbed a “snooper's charter” — Apple says it will remove services such as FaceTime and iMessage from the UK rather than weaken security if new proposals are made law and acted upon.
More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, The Guardian, Android Authority, AppleInsider, T3, MobileSyrup, PhoneArena, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, Telegraph, The Apple Post, MacDailyNews, BGR, and Supercharged
Bluesky: @buckley.blue. Mastodon: @maldr0id@infosec.exchange, @openrightsgroup@social …, @fj@mastodon.social, and @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk
Twitter: @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @kimzetter, @zsk, @jamestitcomb, @alecmuffett, @alecmuffett, @planetf1, and @stokel. Threads: @carnage4life
Forums: Hacker News, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| New York Times: |
Sources: Google tests an AI tool to produce news stories, pitching the service to the NYT, WaPo, News Corp, and other outlets as a helpmate for journalists — The product, pitched as a helpmate for journalists, has been demonstrated for executives at The New York Times, The Washington Post and News Corp …
More: Gizmodo, ZDNet, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, The Guardian, PYMNTS.com, The i Paper, Engadget, Mashable, Pureinfotech, PhoneArena, OnMSFT.com, WinBuzzer, The Decoder, Livemint, Insider, Reuters, Neowin, The Information, Android Authority, Android Headlines, Cryptopolitan, Phandroid, and The Verge
LinkedIn: Glenn Gabe. Bluesky: @pwnallthethings.bsky.social. Mastodon: @tim@phire.place. Twitter: @jessicalessin, @nbj914, @mattdpearce, @hshaban, @bendmayer, @egavactip, @markharrisnyc, @benmullin, @chronotope, @clarajeffery, @gsterling, @bradfordpearson, @bombur, @matthewkeyslive, @ditzkoff, and @carriecnh12. Threads: @edmundlee
Forums: Hacker News and r/artificial
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
A study claims GPT-4's outputs became worse between March and June 2023, but some experts are not convinced and urge OpenAI to be less opaque with its AI models — Either way, experts think OpenAI should be less opaque about its AI model architecture. — On Tuesday, researchers …
More: Fortune, arXiv.org, Metaverse Post, Tech Startups, The Decoder, Search Engine Journal, The Register, AI Snake Oil, Simon Willison's Weblog, Decrypt, Windows Central, and Search Engine Journal
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| New York Times: |
Kevin Mitnick, a hacker best known for his crime spree in the 1990s, who later became a consultant, writer, and public speaker after leaving prison, dies at 59 — Mr. Mitnick, best known for a crime spree during the 1990s that involved the theft of thousands of data files and credit card numbers, died from pancreatic cancer.
More: SecurityWeek, Dignity Memorial, Washington Post, CSO, Boing Boing, Silicon Republic, PC Gamer, Fortune, Engadget, ComputerWeekly.com, TechSpot, Pixel Envy, The US Sun, and The Verge
Mastodon: @Lorry@mstdn.social, @cliffwade@allthingstech …, @gubi@sociale.network, @MikeElgan@mastodon.social, @tprophet@defcon.social, @jacob@social.jacobian.org, @mdhughes@appdot.net, @ernie@writing.exchange, @film_girl@mastodon.social, @ajroach42@retro.social, @ChrisPirillo@mastodon.social, @vmstan@vmst.io, @sysop408@sfba.social, @campuscodi@mastodon.social, @andybaio@xoxo.zone, @ahess247@mastodon.world, @Kye@tech.lgbt, and @riskybusiness@infosec …
Twitter: @mikeelgan, @jemimah_knight, @trevmckendrick, @unhealthytruth, @unhealthytruth, @bryanthemapsguy, @panopticonomy, @arvidkahl, @kevincollier, @jackrhysider, @ihackbanme, @insegar, @kimzetter, @_d3f4ult, @mikeelgan, and @sehnaoui
Forums: Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, r/technews, r/news, r/ItalyInformatica, r/phonelosers, r/technews, and Beehaw
| Nikkei Asia: |
TSMC reports Q2 revenue down 10% YoY to ~$15.68B and net profit down 23.3% YoY to ~$5.9B, the first quarterly decline since 2019, as all non-AI chip sales lag — Taiwan chipmaker logs quarterly net profit drop on consumer electronics slump — Sluggish demand for smartphones …
More: Business Today, TSMC, AppleInsider, Financial Times, Huawei Central, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, Display Daily, Coinspeaker, CNBC, BGR, Tech in Asia, TechSpot, TechPowerUp, Reuters, Financial Times, Sammy Fans, and AppleInsider
Twitter: @savvytrader, @sashayanshin, @dnystedt, @thetranscript_, @briantycangco, and @eugeneng_vcap
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon plans to roll out its Amazon One palm scanning payment tech to all of its more than 500 Whole Foods Market stores in the US by the end of 2023 — - Amazon is bringing its pay-by-palm system to all of its Whole Foods stores by the end of the year. — Amazon One lets users enter …
More: About Amazon, TechCrunch, Engadget, GeekWire, Insider, The Hill, SlashGear, Lifewire, and Fast Company
Twitter: @melissa_repko, @richard_b_tech, and @jyarow
| Reuters: |
Sources: North Korea-linked hackers breached JumpCloud in late June and used their access to target crypto clients; JumpCloud says <5 customers were impacted — A North Korean government-backed hacking group penetrated an American IT management company and used it as a springboard to target …
More: SentinelOne, SecurityWeek, TechCrunch, HackRead, BleepingComputer, Metacurity, Protos, and MakeUseOf
| Arun Padmanabhan / Moneycontrol: |
In Llama 2's commercial terms, Meta says companies with 700M+ MAUs must request a license, and users are prohibited from utilizing Llama 2 to improve other LLMs — Although Meta has announced that it will open-source its LLM and allow free usage for commercial and research purposes …
More: The Official Microsoft Blog, The Verge, Insider, Techlusive, MakeUseOf, MediaNama, and Fortune
Twitter: @kyliebytes, @hayskali, @samandhawk, @quinnypig, @adymitruk, and @mikemaccana
| Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
The US Federal Reserve launches FedNow Service, its long-awaited real-time payments system, enabling individuals and businesses to instantly transfer money — The U.S. Federal Reserve has launched a long-awaited service which will aim to modernize the country's payment system …
More: Board of Governors …, Associated Press, Payments Dive, CoinDesk, Finextra, The Economist, Livemint, Financial Times, Crowdfund Insider, Watcher Guru, CryptoSlate, Forbes, GovInfoSecurity.com, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Cryptopolitan
Twitter: @redginthemix, @lananhtnguyen, @davemcclure, and @ppk007
Forums: Hacker News, r/CryptoCurrency, and Slashdot
| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers identify 200K+ OpenAI credentials for sale on the dark web in the form of stealer logs, as hackers show an increased interest in generative AI tools — Threat actors are showing an increased interest in generative artificial intelligence tools, with hundreds of thousands … | Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
The US Army says Microsoft plans to deliver improved goggles by July 31 for intensive testing ahead of a decision on their deployment or cancelation by 2025 — - Delivery by July 31 would start three rounds of soldier tests — Device based on HoloLens may yield a $21.9 billion program
More: Engadget, Windows Central, TechRadar, OnMSFT.com, and BigTechWire
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Netflix brings its password-sharing crackdown to India and other markets and says an “extra member” option won't be offered in places with its new restrictions — Netflix is bringing password-sharing crackdown to consumers in India and every other market starting today …
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Twitter: @mtfiii, @tsuvik, @gabbbarsingh, @akhil_arora, @karissabe, and @punjaikumarsamy. Forums: r/technology
| Lisa Richwine / Reuters: |
More: Axios, MacRumors, Netflix, TechCrunch, Deadline, The Wrap, CNN, Tech.co, Variety, The Verge, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Silicon Republic, WRAL TechWire, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, CNBC, The Information, Bloomberg, Shacknews, Associated Press, Investor's Business Daily, Benzinga, Seeking Alpha, MarketWatch, The Desk, The Wrap, Barron's Online, The Information, The Hollywood Reporter, and Cord Busters
Twitter: @brianstelter, @lucas_shaw, @karlbode, @joerussotweets, @sherman4949, @karlbode, @karlbode, @sarthakgh, @tvgrimreaper, @juicethousand, @reigncoates, @bluthcapital, @loudmouthjulia, @lucas_shaw, and @lucas_shaw
Threads: @carnage4life and @carnage4life
| Bloomberg: |
Analysis: Microsoft's 1,000%+ stock rise under Satya Nadella, most recently driven by AI, takes his total windfall to above $1B, following Tim Cook's Apple arc — - Figure includes equity grants, salary, bonuses and dividends — Haul puts executive in exclusive club of corporate titans
More: OnMSFT.com and Livemint
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube increases the US price for YouTube Premium from $11.99 to $13.99 per month and for YouTube Music from $9.99 to $10.99 per month — The price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription is increasing by $2 to $13.99 per month in the US. — YouTube has yet to announce this price increase …
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| New York Times: |
Caroline Ellison's private Google docs detail her thoughts before FTX's collapse, including doubts over running Alameda and her breakup with Sam Bankman-Fried — Ms. Ellison, a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried's business empire, recorded her thoughts on private Google documents that offer … | C. Scott Brown / Android Authority: |
Google launches Nearby Share for Windows, letting users transfer files between PCs and Android devices close to each other, after debuting a beta in March 2023 — Anyone can download Nearby Share for Windows now, but your future laptop might come with it pre-installed. — • — TL;DR
More: The Keyword, ZDNet, nextpit, ExtremeTech, PCWorld, OnMSFT.com, TechRadar, SamMobile, Analytics Insight, Laptop Mag, Sammy Fans, Digit, Gizchina, Techlusive, and BetaNews. Twitter: @mishaalrahman
| Yiwen Lu / New York Times: |
Cerebras launches the first of three supercomputers for Abu Dhabi-based G42 as part of its Condor Galaxy network; G42 trained an Arabic GPT model in April 2023 — The new supercomputer, made by the Silicon Valley start-up Cerebras, was unveiled as the A.I. boom drives demand for chips and computing power.
More: VentureBeat, The Register, IEEE Spectrum, Forbes, Cerebras, Bloomberg, Reuters, HPCwire, The National, and Silicon Canals
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Adobe releases an emergency ColdFusion security update that fixes a zero-day RCE flaw used in the wild, after its July 11 fix was marked incomplete by Rapid7 — Adobe released an emergency ColdFusion security update that fixes critical vulnerabilities, including a fix for a new zero-day exploited in attacks.| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
A look at Gigi Sohn's unsuccessful FCC confirmation: Joe Biden nominated her in October 2021 and she withdrew 497 days later after a fierce opposition campaign — ‘Dark money’ and the never-ending election cycle kept a qualified consumer advocate out of the Federal Communications Commission.
Twitter: @kellymakena
| Gijong Lee / The Elec: |
Sources: Samsung begins developing a smart ring, the so-called Galaxy Ring, using circuit boards made by Japan-based Meiko; the launch date remains uncertain — Device to offer health information to wearers Samsung has started the development of a new smart device that will come in the form of a ring, TheElec has learned.| Wall Street Journal: |
A US House committee plans to investigate GGV's, GSR's, Walden International's, and Qualcomm Ventures' VC investments in Chinese AI, chip, and quantum companies — House select committee says American firms' investments contributed to China's military buildup and rights abuses
More: NBC News, Cryptopolitan, and Bloomberg
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