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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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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.| Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: |
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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| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
HP unveils the 14" OmniBook Ultra for $1,450+, one of the first Copilot+ PCs powered by a non-ARM CPU, the AMD Ryzen AI 300, and the OmniStudio X 27 and X 31.5 — The HP OmniBook Ultra will be one of the first Copilot+ PCs running on a non-Arm processor, though it will need a free update first.
More: Laptop Computers …, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, Channel Futures, The Verge, PCMag, Liliputing, XDA Developers, Neowin, CRN, Tom's Hardware, PCWorld, HotHardware, and Engadget
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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, Neowin, ZDNet, Axios, The Cyber Express, and The Verge
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Source: Sequoia emailed LPs in funds raised between 2009 and 2011, offering to buy up to $861M of Stripe shares at $27.51 per share, valuing Stripe at $70B — - The purchasers would be other, more recent Sequoia Capital funds — a process partially enabled by the firm's 2021 restructuring.
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| 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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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Apple launches the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, 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 Apple …
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Verizon and T-Mobile US push back on AT&T asking regulators to give FirstNet more wireless frequencies for emergency responders, calling the idea a ~$14B gift — AT&T says a wireless spectrum boost could help local agencies do more; Verizon calls proposal a $14 billion giveaway| Bloomberg: |
IDC and Counterpoint say the global smartphone market grew 6.5% and 6%, respectively, in Q2 2024, helped by China's 618 event discounts; iPhone sales stabilized — - Apple's iPhone sales stabilized after a tough first quarter — Key China market accelerated its growth in the summer
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| Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: |
ASML-funded Eindhoven University faces questions from the US about admitting Chinese students, as the US increasingly seeks to stem China's chipmaking efforts — - Eindhoven University of Technology is near ASML's hometown — US ambassador questioned why it has so many Chinese students| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
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