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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Cofense discovers a phishing campaign that uses QR codes to mainly target a notable US energy company, the first known use of QR codes for phishing at scale — A phishing campaign was observed predominantly targeting a notable energy company in the US, employing QR codes to slip malicious emails into inboxes and bypass security.
More: Cofense, SC Media, SecurityWeek, Cybernews.com, TechRadar, Security Affairs, The Record, and Dark Reading
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft plans to close its Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace on July 29, 2024, meaning users will no longer be able to buy games, DLC, avatars, and more — Microsoft is preparing to close down its Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace on July 29th, 2024.
More: Xbox Wire, PCMag, Gizmodo, MobileSyrup, Engadget, GamesIndustry.biz, Game Developer, KnowTechie, Thurrott, Video Games Chronicle, GamingBolt, Android Headlines, Metro, Neowin, IGN, MSPoweruser, TrueAchievements, WhatIfGaming, Kotaku, Press Start, Digital Trends, Gameranx, SlashGear, TechSpot, Pure Xbox, Polygon, OnMSFT.com, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Threads: @tomwarrenuk. Mastodon: @EposVox@glitch.lgbt. Bluesky: @jayabe2.bsky.social and @knoebel.bsky.social
Forums: r/XboxSeriesX, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/xbox, r/Rockband, and r/xboxachievements
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft plans to hold a “special event” in NYC on September 21, 2023, likely to announce Surface hardware including the Go 4, Laptop Studio 2, and Laptop Go 3 — Microsoft has started sending media invites for a “special event” in New York City next month.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Snap confirms and fixes a My AI glitch that caused the chatbot to post its own one-second Story of a two-toned image and then stop responding to users' messages — Snapchat's My AI feature, an in-app AI chatbot launched earlier this year with its fair share of controversy, briefly appeared to have a mind of its own.
More: HotHardware, TechRadar, Ars Technica, Mashable, Dexerto, 9to5Mac, Silicon Republic, CNN, Social Media Today, GovTech, Engadget, and Android Headlines
X: @ryanjkrul, @matthewesp, @zander0009, @repmiias, @jackofallgames7, @paulaaaf_, @ssn02112, @lexnfx, @popbase, and @popbase. Forums: Slashdot
| Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: |
Sei launches its trading-focused blockchain and SEI hits $1.6B in trading volume in the first 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap; many users criticized SEI's airdrop — The buzzy blockchain project's SEI token saw a flurry of trading as it debuted on several crypto exchanges …
More: Finbold, Cryptopolitan, Metaverse Post, The Block, CryptoSlate, and CoinDesk
X: @coinbaseassets, @sei_fnd, @seinetwork, @sei_fnd, @seinetwork, @sei_fnd, and @abrahamchase09. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| John Callaham / Neowin: |
Microsoft plans to discontinue Azure Kinect Developer Kit, the depth-sensing camera the company released in 2019, in October 2023, or sooner if supplies run out — Microsoft thought it had the next generation of technology control inputs when it first revealed the Kinect motion-tracking camera sensor for its Xbox 360 console.
More: Microsoft Tech Community, MSPoweruser, and OnMSFT.com
| Vlad Turiceanu / Windows Report: |
Leaked images reveal Lenovo's new Legion Go, a Windows 11 gaming handheld that appears to combine features of the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Nintendo Switch — Here's a first look at Lenovo's new gaming handheld, the Legion Go — Lenovo is working on a gaming handheld called Legion Go …
More: PCWorld, Android Authority, Gizmodo, Windows Central, Ars Technica, PC Gamer, Android Headlines, Digital Trends, Thurrott, KnowTechie, XDA Developers, IGN, PCMag, iPhone in Canada Blog, OnMSFT.com, Gizchina, Pocket-lint, Neowin, Engadget, GameSpot, Pricebaba.com Daily, SlashGear, Gameranx, Tom's Guide, TechSpot, Laptop Mag, Game Rant, Club386, Press Start, Dexerto, Wccftech, The Verge, Ghacks, MSPoweruser, TechEBlog, SPARROWS NEWS, GSMArena.com, and Notebookcheck. Forums: r/SteamDeck
| Vitalik Buterin / Vitalik Buterin's website: |
A deep dive into X's Community Notes, including how the algorithm works, whether the feature actually fights polarization, and its use in high-stakes situations — Special thanks to Dennis Pourteaux and Jay Baxter for feedback and review. — The last two years of Twitter X have been tumultuous, to say the least.
More: Cryptonews, crypto.news, Crypto Daily, Cointelegraph, and CryptoSlate
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Solidus: between mid-July and August, developers deployed 500+ scam tokens on Coinbase's Base blockchain, ~300 of which let their creators mint unlimited tokens — - More than 500 scam tokens were deployed on blockchain — Solidus Labs says scammers pocketed about $2 million in profit| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
Counterpoint expects 2023 global smartphone shipments to drop 6% YoY to 1.15B units, the lowest level since 2013, due to a slowing Chinese economy and US demand — - Global smartphone shipments are expected to drop 6% from 2022 — Apple is better positioned than others to weather the storm
More: Counterpoint Research, AppleInsider, The Independent, PCMag, BGR, 9to5Mac, CNBC, and iClarified
X: @technology and @tarunpathak
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google launches a new Transparency Center to let users report harmful content, make appeals, read transparency reports and product or service policies, and more — Google is launching a new Transparency Center to make it easier for users to learn more about its product policies.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI acquires NYC-based AI design studio Global Illumination, the company's first public acquisition in its seven-year history; deal terms weren't disclosed — OpenAI, the AI company behind the viral AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT, has acquired Global Illumination, a New York-based startup leveraging AI …
More: OpenAI, Voicebot.ai, WinBuzzer, Silicon Republic, MSPoweruser, Ghacks, Cryptopolitan, Decrypt, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, Tech Startups, VentureBeat, The Verge, and The Decoder
| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Meta starts rolling out HD photo support globally in WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and the web, and says the company plans to add support for HD videos soon — WhatsApp is flipping a switch that will let users send higher-quality “HD” images on the messaging platform.| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Databricks had a total ~$900M loss in its past two fiscal years, including $380M in the year ending in January 2023, and is moving closer to break-even — Enterprise software firm Databricks is in early discussions with investors for a new cash infusion, likely totaling hundreds … | Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: |
Analysis: Bing had 1% to 3% search market share globally in July, the same as in January 2023, despite adding Bing Chat; Microsoft calls the new Bing a success — The new Bing with AI chatbot is ‘cute, but not a game changer’ — When Microsoft unveiled an AI-powered version of Bing in February …
More: Search Engine Land and OnMSFT.com
| Bloomberg: |
Court filings: Tesla engineers admit that the company failed to fix Autopilot's limitations in recognizing crossing traffic after a fatal truck crash in 2016 — - Company faces damning testimony as trial looms over 2019 wreck — CEO Elon Musk has claimed Teslas are safest cars ever made| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Shiba Inu's Ethereum Layer 2 network Shibarium goes live, joining 50+ other networks luring users via low fees to an ecosystem for financial services and gaming — The much-awaited Shibarium network saw over 21 million wallets created during its testnet and is expected to position Shiba Inu as a serious DeFi contender.| Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: |
Adyen reports H1 2023 net revenue up 21% YoY to €739.1M, below €754M est., €320M EBITDA, below €365M est., and defends hiring 551 new staff; ADYEN.AS drops 35%+ — Dutch company counts cost of sustained recruitment and fierce US competition
More: Reuters, Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Coinspeaker, Silicon Canals, Adyen, and PYMNTS.com
| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Llion Jones, who co-authored Google's transformer paper, and David Ha, the former head of Google's AI research arm in Japan, launch Sakana AI in Tokyo — Llion Jones and David Ha take inspiration from nature with start-up Sakana AI — A former Google researcher who co-authored a paper … | Sara Ashley O'Brien / Wall Street Journal: |
Nonprofit Garbo shuts down its background checking tool used in Match Group dating apps and says “most tech companies just see trust and safety as good PR” — After a news report that sex offenders were using its dating apps, the company funded a nonprofit tool meant to protect users.
X: @ttp_updates
| Alex Cranz / The Verge: |
YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips pauses production after accusations of theft, ethical lapses, and sexual harassment, and plans to hire an outside investigator — Linus Sebastian's Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of sexual harassment.
More: Gamers Nexus on YouTube, Dexerto, Linus Tech Tips on YouTube, Gizmodo, Mashable, KitGuru, TweakTown, TechSpot, Gamereactor UK, Know Your Meme Editorials, PC Gamer, Kotaku, Tubefilter, The Messenger, Sportskeeda, Linus Tech Tips, Gamers Nexus on YouTube, Tedium, PC Gamer, and Dexerto
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Bluesky: @ernie.tedium.co and @ernie.tedium.co
X: @suuuoppp, @linustech, @dexerto, @tomwarren, and @aegies
Forums: r/pcgaming, r/popculturechat, r/hardware, r/technology, r/LinusTechTips, r/Destiny, r/pcmasterrace, r/Asmongold, r/KotakuInAction, and Beehaw
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