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Nullbulge, a hacktivist group critical of AI art, leaks Slack messages allegedly from Disney due to “how it handles artist contracts” and “its approach to AI” — ‘Hacktivist’ group critical of AI-generated art says it has obtained swaths of data from Disney's Slack channels …
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Apple launches the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, and watchOS 11, but without any Apple Intelligence features — You can now download the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11. Apple's updated operating systems will eventually include …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia add a “Recovered” album to the Photos app that shows previously lost or damaged photos and videos — There's a new feature in iOS 18 that you probably haven't heard about. With the all-new Photos app, Apple has added a new “Recovered” …
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Record labels, including UMG and Sony, sue Verizon for $2.6B+, alleging it violated copyright law by continuing to serve customers accused of pirating music — Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices. — Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday … | Kim Zetter / ZERO DAY: |
Kaspersky plans to close its US business and eliminate US-based positions, following the country's ban on the sale of its antivirus tool starting July 20 — Russian cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab, has told workers in its U.S.-based division that they are being laid off this week …
More: BleepingComputer, Reuters, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Cybernews.com, ZDNet, Neowin, Axios, and The Cyber Express
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Researchers: hackers have exploited a Squarespace flaw to hijack domains, apparently mostly from crypto businesses, that were migrated from Google Domains — At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Elon Musk plans to commit ~$45M/month to America PAC, a new pro-Trump super PAC; other backers include 8VC's Joe Lonsdale and the Winklevoss twins — Other backers of America PAC include Palantir Technologies co-founder Joe Lonsdale and the Winklevoss twins
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Forums: r/Conservative, r/politics, and r/EnoughMuskSpam
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Microsoft researchers unveil SpreadsheetLLM, an encoding method designed to enable LLMs to efficiently understand and analyze complex spreadsheet data — Microsoft researchers have unveiled “SpreadsheetLLM,” a new AI model designed to understand and work with spreadsheets, in a significant development for the world of enterprise AI.| The Information: |
Sources: Index is Wiz's largest outside shareholder, with an 11%+ stake; Sequoia owns 10%+, Insight owns ~9%, Greenoaks owns ~5%, and Cyberstarts owns ~4% — Google's proposed $23 billion acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz would help it compete with Microsoft, the top seller of security software.| Wall Street Journal: |
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LinkedIn: Aaron Levitats and Matthew Howard
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A look at the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series, its AI PC chip family for laptops, and the Ryzen 9000 series for desktops, both built on the new Zen 5 CPU architecture — Back at Computex 2024, AMD unveiled their highly anticipated Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture during AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su's opening keynote.
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X: @dylanonchips, @anshelsag, @daniel_rubino, and @kylebrussell
| Vittoria Elliott / Wired: |
A look at Trump VP pick JD Vance's tech ties, including working at Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital and investing in Rumble; Vance advocated repealing Section 230 — Vance has long had connections to Silicon Valley through his former life as a venture capitalist, including to long-time Donald Trump supporter and investor Peter Thiel.
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Sources: activist investor Starboard has built a 6.5%+ stake in Match Group and calls for the company to fix margins or pursue sale; MTCH jumps 8%+ after hours — Activist hedge fund calls for online-dating company to fix margins or pursue sale — Match Group has drawn the attention of another activist investor, Starboard Value.| Adam Bumas / Wired: |
Twitch streamer Ibai Llanos' fourth boxing tournament in Madrid, with matches between influencers, set a record 3.85M+ concurrent viewers at its peak on July 13 — A boxing tournament in Spain didn't need the Fresh Prince's help to become the most popular stream in the platform's history.
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