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Telegram says it will give users' IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid legal requests, changing its ToS to deter criminal activity — An Outsider Critiqued Meta's Smart Glasses. Now She's in Charge of Them — Microsoft CEO to Cyber Team: Don't Tell Me How Great Everything Is
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| Financial Times: |
The US Commerce Dept. proposes banning Chinese and Russian internet-connected car software and hardware in US; the software ban would start with 2027 model cars — Move prompted by fears Beijing could collect data on American drivers and hack internet-connected cars
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
US customers of Kaspersky antivirus find that UltraAV was installed remotely to replace Kaspersky on their PCs, after a Kaspersky deal with UltraAV owner Pango — Customers of Kaspersky antivirus in the United States found out in the last few days that their cybersecurity software …
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| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
Cloudflare rolls out Bot Management, a suite of free AI auditing tools meant to help monitor and selectively block AI data-scraping bots, to all its customers — “The path we're on isn't sustainable,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince tells WIRED, in reference to rampant AI scraping.| Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek: |
Kaspersky researchers find a new Necro malware version in Google Play apps with 11M+ total downloads; in 2019, Necro was found in Play apps with 100M+ downloads — The Necro trojan was found in two Android applications in Google Play with a combined downloads count of over 11 million.
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| Sam Altman: |
Sam Altman claims “deep learning worked”, superintelligence may be “a few thousand days” away, and “astounding triumphs” will incrementally become commonplace — In the next couple of decades, we will be able to do things that would have seemed like magic to our grandparents.
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| The Verge: |
Google TV Streamer review: excellent UI, Google Assistant, fast controls, smart home hub, and handy Find My feature, but not a huge speed bump and only Wi-Fi 5 — With more storage, a (slightly) faster processor, and some proper smart home chops, Google's new take on the Chromecast is its best attempt at a streaming device yet.
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Forums: r/Android, r/googlehome, and r/AndroidTV
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases a progress report on its efforts to make security its top priority, which began in November 2023 after a scathing report from the US CSRB — Microsoft made security its No. 1 priority for every employee earlier this year, following years of security issues and a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board.
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Analysis: major crypto companies, executives, and investors have spent $38M+ recently to help Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno's campaign for the US Senate — The industry has spent over $38 million on ads touting Bernie Moreno, the GOP candidate, as it looks to send new allies to Washington in 2024
More: Cryptonews
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg: WP Engine is a “cancer to WordPress” and profits off the confusion between the WordPress project and WP Engine's paid services — Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.”
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| Dave Lee / Bloomberg: |
Sonos staff and report: technical debt was partly responsible for the app debacle, and Sonos lacked urgency in fixing it; sources: a reorganization caused chaos — Ignoring “tech debt,” disregarding employee warnings and cutting costs combined to create a crisis that the high-end audio company is still struggling to recover from.
More: Ars Technica, The Verge, and MacDailyNews
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok rolls out its redesigned Subscription feature, which lets creators offer three tiers, to eligible creators in select regions, including the UK and the US — TikTok announced on Monday that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions …
More: TikTok, ZDNET, MediaPost, News.ng, The Verge, Fast Company, Android Headlines, and Mashable. X: @zachbussey
| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Source: Meta plans to launch the voices of Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key for its Meta AI chatbot at Connect this week — Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) is planning to announce this week that it has secured deals with actors including Judi Dench … | Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says Apple Intelligence will require 4GB of storage on compatible iPhones, and the storage requirement “will increase as more features roll out” — Apple Intelligence is releasing soon as part of iOS 18.1. When it does, you may need to free up some additional storage on your iPhone.Sponsor Posts
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