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| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Source: at an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said there were no plans for him to get a “giant equity stake” in OpenAI, calling the information “just not true” — At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a …
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| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
X is blocking links to Ken Klippenstein's newsletter with a hacked JD Vance dossier and suspended Klippenstein's X account for posting Vance's private info — X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that's alleged to be the Trump campaign's research …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/centrist, r/technology, r/neoliberal, r/inthenews, r/Destiny, r/conservativeterrorism, r/VaushV, r/Ohio, and r/politics
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426, which forces digital stores to tell customers they are getting a revocable license when “buying” digital media — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks.
More: Digital Democracy, Governor of California, Ars Technica, TheGamer, Gameranx, GameSpot, IGN, Game Rant, PlayStation LifeStyle, Engadget, and Video Games Chronicle
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the US DOJ is probing Supermicro after a Hindenburg Research report; an ex-employee accused the company of accounting violations; SMCI closed down 12%+ — Former employee accused AI server maker of accounting violations — Super Micro Computer , the server maker that saw …
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Samsung unveils the 14.6" Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and 12.4" Galaxy Tab S10+, which are “built with AI enhancements”, available for $1,200+ and $999+, respectively — Both have similar spec sheets, so display size is the key difference. — Samsung is once again expanding its tablet lineup …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung unveils the $649+ Galaxy S24 FE, a “Fan Edition” value-focused version of the S24 with a 6.7" display, Exynos 2400e, and 8GB of RAM, in five colors — Samsung has just unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, its latest “Fan Edition” smartphone, but with a questionable value proposition for those “fans.”
More: Samsung Mobile Press, Android Authority, Gizmochina, Samsung on YouTube, AndroidGuys, Sammy Fans, Droid Life, SamMobile, XDA Developers, 91mobiles, Vy Vo Xuan on YouTube, How-To Geek, The Verge, HotHardware, SuperSaf on YouTube, Tom's Guide, Wccftech, Phandroid, Engadget, Neowin, Lifewire, Android Police, Adam Lobo TV on YouTube, Samsung on YouTube, Android Authority, CNET, Android Central, T3, and Thurrott
| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Google updates its AI note-taking assistant NotebookLM to let users get summaries of YouTube videos and audio files, and create sharable AI audio discussions — Google on Thursday announced new updates to its AI note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, allowing users to get summaries …
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| Reuters: |
Indian food delivery company Swiggy files for an IPO in India; source: Swiggy plans to raise $1.25B at a $15B valuation — SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap … | Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity; Tails says it had “outgrown its existing structure” — The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.
More: Tor Project blog, Ars Technica, Boing Boing, SiliconANGLE, BetaNews, How-To Geek, The Register, WebProNews, and LWN.net
| Rasmus Larsen / FlatpanelsHD: |
LG rolls out full-screen screensaver ads from LG and its partners to its smart TVs, including its expensive OLED models; the ads, on by default, can be disabled — Even if you buy one of the most expensive TV models today, you cannot escape ads. LG is rolling out screensaver ads …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale — - Intel's rapid decline has spurred takeover speculation — Arm is interested in product group, not factory operations
Forums: r/hardware
| The Information: |
Source: Amazon exceeded its goal of $1.8B in ad-spending commitments for its video-streaming offerings, including Thursday Night Football, in the coming year — Amazon's decision to introduce ads within its Prime Video streaming service is already paying off for the company.| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Hugging Face surpasses 1M AI model listings for the first time; the platform began as a chatbot app in 2016 before becoming a hub for AI models in 2020 — Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom. — On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Robinhood and Revolut are exploring offering their own stablecoins; Tether's USDT has grown to $120B, accounting for over two-thirds of market value — - Tether's USDT accounts for over two-thirds of market value — BitGo executive sees ‘hyper-fragmentation’ of stablecoins
More: Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, The Information, and Watcher Guru
| Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat: |
Discord opens Activities, its ecosystem of apps and games, to all developers, letting them distribute and monetize apps on Discord via its Embedded Apps SDK — Discord announced today that it is opening development for Activities, its in-app ecosystem of apps and games, for all creators.| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Matt Mullenweg says WP Engine no longer has free WordPress.org access and directs WP Engine customers having trouble with their websites to WP Engine support — WordPress on Wednesday escalated its conflict with WP Engine, a hosting provider, by blocking the latter's servers …
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| Matt Mullenweg: |
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| Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu: |
Berlin-based Distribusion, a B2B marketplace connecting ground transportation providers and online travel retailers, raised an $80M Series C led by TQ Ventures — Distribusion connects thousands of bus, rail, ferry and public transport providers worldwide to a global network of travel retailers.
More: Distribusion, PhocusWire, Tech Funding News, and Silicon Canals
| The Hacker News: |
Google says transitioning to memory-safe languages like Rust led to the share of memory-safe vulnerabilities in Android dropping from 76% in 2019 to 24% in 2024 — Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led …
More: Google Online Security Blog, GovInfoSecurity.com, TechRadar, Dark Reading, OSnews, SecurityWeek, Help Net Security, BleepingComputer, The Register, Android Police, and Android Headlines
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| Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg: |
The US FCC levies a $6M fine on Steve Kramer, who used AI to mimic Biden's voice in thousands of robocalls to New Hampshire voters in early 2024 — The US Federal Communications Commission levied a $6 million fine on Steve Kramer, the perpetrator behind thousands of robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden's voice.
More: NH Journal, Reuters, The Boston Globe, Gizmodo, Nextgov/FCW, Engadget, and CyberScoop
| Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: |
Starlink crosses 4M customers; it started beta services in October 2020 and hit 1M subscribers in December 2022, 2M in September 2023, and 3M in May 2024 — SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday.| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researchers reported a flaw in Kia's web portal in June that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines; Kia seems to have fixed the issue — Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will …
More: The Hacker News, Security Affairs, PCMag, BleepingComputer, ZDNET, and SiliconANGLE
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