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June 13, 2024, 9:50 AM

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ProPublica:
Former Microsoft employee Andrew Harris says the company dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw that led to the 2021 SolarWinds hack; Harris left in 2020  —  Microsoft hired Andrew Harris for his extraordinary skill in keeping hackers out of the nation's most sensitive computer networks.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple isn't paying OpenAI to add ChatGPT into its OSes and aims to eventually make money from AI by striking revenue-sharing deals with chatbot makers  —  - The iPhone maker isn't paying OpenAI to use the chatbot  — Apple announced OpenAI agreement as part of AI push this week
Aernout van de Velde / Wccftech:
After a major leak of unannounced games, Epic releases an update “so third-party tools can't surface any new unpublished product titles” from the Games Store  —  [Update] After publishing our story, we received a statement from Epic on this matter (via an Epic PR agency):
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Long-time Android Engineering VP Dave Burke steps down to explore “AI/bio” projects within Alphabet; sources say Platforms & Devices team is undergoing a reorg  —  Back in April, Google announced a merger of the Platforms & Ecosystems and Devices & Services divisions.
The Information:
Sources: OpenAI's annualized revenue hits $3.4B, up from ~$1B in summer 2023 and $1.6B in late 2023, with ~$3.2B from subscriptions to its chatbots and API fees  —  OpenAI has more than doubled its annualized revenue to $3.4 billion in the past six months or so, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has told staff …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sony rolls out an update to Discord on PS5 to integrate the app into the console's dashboard and let users join calls directly, starting in Japan and Asia  —  Sony is improving its Discord integration on the PS5 so that you can join voice calls directly from the console.
Kyodo News:
Japan passes a law that prohibits Apple and Google from limiting the sale of third-party apps and services that compete with native iOS and Android offerings  —  Japan's parliament enacted Wednesday a law to promote competition in smartphone app stores by restricting tech giants Apple Inc …
Reuters:
Samsung announces plans to speed up the delivery of AI chips for clients by integrating its memory chip, foundry, and chip packaging services  —  Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said its contract manufacturing business plans to offer a one-stop shop for clients to get their AI chips made faster …
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
AI search engine Perplexity says it was working on revenue-sharing deals with publishers when Forbes criticized it for misusing content from Forbes and others  —  The Scoop  —  Perplexity, the AI search startup that recently came under fire from Forbes for allegedly misusing its content …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google says ChromeOS will soon be developed on portions of the Android stack, including its Linux kernel and frameworks, to bring AI features to users faster  —  Google announced today that ChromeOS will be “developed on large portions of the Android stack” going forward.
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Samsung unveils the $199+ Galaxy Watch FE in a single 40mm size with a 1.2" OLED display, Exynos W920 chip, NFC, GPS, and 16GB of storage, on sale from June 24  —  Samsung just announced it's launching a third smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch FE.  It's meant to be the company's new entry-level smartwatch …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
A hacker says they breached Tile internal tools, including one for processing data for cops, and stole customer data like phone numbers, addresses, and Tile IDs  —  A hacker broke into systems used by Tile, the tracking company, then stole a wealth of customer data and had access to internal company tools.
Bloomberg:
Terraform Labs agrees to pay $4.47B to resolve an SEC lawsuit, after a jury in April 2024 found the company and Do Kwon liable for fraud following a civil trial  —  - Deal includes $204.3 million payment by founder Do Kwon  — Terraform, Kwon found liable for fraud in April civil trial

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