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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Fortinet discloses a critical FortiManager API flaw being exploited in 0-day attacks to steal sensitive files, after warning customers privately over a week ago — Fortinet publicly disclosed today a critical FortiManager API vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-47575, that was exploited … | Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Microsoft: Russia, China, and Iran are stepping up cyber-influence efforts on the US election; China has focused on down-ballot candidates and Congress members — Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season.
More: Microsoft On the Issues, Recorded Future, The Hill, Associated Press, CBS News, US News, Politico, Times Of India on YouTube, Benzinga, Nextgov/FCW, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Neowin, Associated Press, and Semafor
X: @senatorheinrich, @recordedfuture, @irnaenglish, @msftissues, @brianjliston, @msftsecintel, and @msftsecintel. LinkedIn: Tom Burt
Forums: r/technology, r/ParlerWatch, r/AnythingGoesNews, r/inthenews, r/politics, and Slashdot
| Catherine Belton / Washington Post: |
Documents show direct ties between Russia's government and a former Florida deputy sheriff behind a network of fake news sites using AI and targeting US voters — Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters.
More: Dark Reading. Threads: @brian.fishman.5. Mastodon: @dangillmor@mastodon.social. X: @catherinebelton, @shayan86, @simonateba, and @nickkristof. Forums: r/politics
| Ming-Chi Kuo: |
Kuo: Apple has cut iPhone 16 orders by ~10M units for Q4 2024 and H1 2025, mostly non-Pro models, and plans 8.6M iPhone SE 4 units from December 2024 to Q1 2025 — - iPhone 16 orders were cut by around 10M units for 4Q24-1H25, with most of the cuts affecting non-Pro models.
More: The Information, iClarified, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, Investor's Business Daily, iPhone in Canada Blog, Forexlive, AppleInsider, GuruFocus, PhoneArena, Quartz, CNBC, MacRumors, Patently Apple, ZeroHedge News, and 9to5Mac
X: @mingchikuo, @mingchikuo, @amitisinvesting, @deitaone, @spercharged, @htsfhickey, @neilcybart, @stockmarketnerd, @elg, and @susanlitv. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Six Colors: |
Apple releases iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 developer betas, with features like Genmoji, Image Playground, Visual Intelligence, and ChatGPT integration — Apple Intelligence just keeps on coming. — The first batch of features in Apple's much-hyped entry into the artificial intelligence boom …
More: Apple Developer, MacRumors, Livemint, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, CNBC, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac on YouTube, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Forbes, 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, Brandon Butch on YouTube, MacRumors, Andru Edwards on YouTube, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tom's Guide, TechCrunch, CNET, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint, 9to5Mac, Fierce Network, MacStories, AppleInsider, BGR, TechCrunch, OS X Daily, CNET, BGR, Yahoo Finance, iDeviceHelp on YouTube, iClarified, Cult of Mac, WinBuzzer, PYMNTS.com, 9to5Mac, The Shortcut, AppleInsider, Apple « Gadget Hacks, Macworld, TechRadar, and Engadget
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple nears production of MacBook Airs with M4 for release in early 2025, slightly delays M4 Mac Studio, and plans new entry-level iPads for the spring — - Company slightly delays next Mac Studio desktop with M4 chip — Preparations in place to launch new MacBook Air early in 2025| Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
The US CFPB says Goldman Sachs and Apple will pay $89M following a long-running Apple Card investigation; Goldman must pay $64.8M and Apple must pay $25M — - Watchdog cites customer service breakdowns, misrepresentations — Goldman banned from new credit cards without ‘credible’ plan
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X: @chopracfpb, @ashleygjovik, @chopracfpb, @rsgnl, @senwarren, and @chopracfpb. LinkedIn: David Herpers
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Google open sources SynthID Text, which lets developers watermark and detect text generated by AI models, available under the Apache 2.0 license — Google is making SynthID Text, its technology that lets developers watermark and detect text generated by generative AI models, generally available.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
IBM reports Q3 revenue up 1% YoY to $14.97B, vs. $15.07B est., and says bookings for AI consulting and software have exceeded $3B, up more than $1B QoQ — IBM shares moved 3% lower in extended trading on Wednesday after the hardware, software and services provider fell short of Wall Street's revenue expectations for the third quarter.| CNN: |
Sources: the US DOJ warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1M sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law — The Justice Department warned Elon Musk's America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states …
More: New York Times, The Guardian, 24sight News, CNBC, Bloomberg, InsideEVs, NBC News, Reuters, and Gizmodo
Threads: @esqueer_. X: @jason_kint, @marshallcohen, @sarahnferris, @josephpolitano, @electproject, @joycewhitevance, and @tomlobianco
Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/law, r/NoShitSherlock, r/inthenews, r/conservativeterrorism, r/RealTesla, and r/politics
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Hugging Face announces an open source software offering aimed at lowering costs for building chatbots and AI tools, in partnership with AWS, Google, and others — Hugging Face on Wednesday said it is releasing a new open-source software offering with Amazon.com (AMZN.O), Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) …
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| Washington Post: |
A profile of Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of Sergey Brin and a rising MAGA star; sources: Shanahan and Brin's marriage drove a wedge between Brin and Larry Page — With a massive divorce settlement from Google co-founder Sergey Brin, the former Democrat and RFK Jr. running mate is remaking herself …
More: Yahoo News. Threads: @pkafka. X: @billkuchman, @merylkornfield, @bigmeaninternet, @seamushughes, @pkafka, @nkulw, @ashleyrparker, @nitashatiku, @wexler, and @_cingraham
| Margaux MacColl / TechCrunch: |
Police surveillance company Flock Safety buys drone startup Aerodome, sources say for $300M+; both are a16z-backed and have raised $680M+ and $28M respectively — Last week, police surveillance startup Flock Safety announced that it had bought drone startup Aerodome.| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Source: in mid-October, TSMC halted shipments to a client after it discovered that chips fabricated for that entity had found their way into Huawei products — - TSMC halted shipments immediately after discovery this month — The company has notified Taipei, Washington as it investigates| The Information: |
Sources: Apple has sharply scaled back Vision Pro production since early summer, and could stop making the existing version entirely by the end of 2024 — Apple has sharply scaled back production of its Vision Pro mixed reality headset since the early summer and could stop making …
More: MacRumors, PYMNTS.com, TechEBlog, Reuters, The Verge, The Daily Upside, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Android Headlines, Benzinga, The Tech Basic, Spyglass, Wall Street Pit, ZeroHedge News, Business Insider, Tom's Guide, and Silicon UK
Threads: @sanjaykmenon1. Mastodon: @festal@tldr.nettime.org. X: @dennycloudhead, @da_real_hugo, @gartenberg, @boredelonmusk, @intocryptoverse, @oswaldvalue, @amitisinvesting, @waynema, @ejzim, @paulroetzer, @zachdcarter, @wholemarsblog, @autismcapital, @yelix, @unusual_whales, @moonoverlord, @kantrowitz, @amir, @nkulw, @unusual_whales, @chrisharihar, @heaney555, @growing_daniel, and @rustybrick. LinkedIn: Benedict Evans
Forums: Hacker News, r/virtualreality, r/wallstreetbets, r/technology, and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
Roblox plans child-safety reforms, including a new type of account to let parents monitor their child's online activity and friends, starting in November — Users under the age of 13 will need parental permission to access certain Roblox chat features, according to a copy of an email the company sent to parents this week.
More: The Verge, Engadget, The Information, and Eurogamer.net
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
A mother sues Character.AI after her 14-year-old son became obsessed with a chatbot before his suicide; Character.AI says it plans new safety features — The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death. — THE SHIFT
More: Character.AI Blog, Ars Technica, New York Post, Al Jazeera, Decrypt, Tech Policy Press, ABC7, VentureBeat, Center for Humane Technology, Fast Company, Social Media Today, NBC News, Cybernews.com, Axios, United States district court, Gizmodo, Forbes, The US Sun, The Information, and Tech Startups
Threads: @kevinroose and @griffitherin
Mastodon: @lauren@mastodon … and @justinhendrix@mastodon.social
X: @character_ai, @nickfloats, @anothercohen, @gergelyorosz, @duborges, @jack_raines, @malwarejake, @parismartineau, @kylebrussell, @hurtch, @meijer_s, @gergelyorosz, @ikrietzberg, @paulroetzer, @shakeelhashim, @c0mputerist, @ikrietzberg, @p_misirov, @zemotion, and @ikrietzberg
LinkedIn: Dr. Marisa Tschopp, Jack Raines, Sean Manion, and Scott Cunningham
| Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: |
UK-based Wayve, which develops AI software for vehicles, starts testing its driver-assistance system in San Francisco and opens a new office in California — - London-based startup opens new office in Sunnyvale, California — Company will conduct first road trials outside UK in Bay area
More: Wayve, Wayve, Bloomberg Technology on YouTube, TechCrunch, and Quartz
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Fixify, which combines AI and human analysts to identify and fix IT problems, raised a $25M Series A co-led by Costanoa, Decibel, and Paladin Capital — Matt Peters has spent more than a decade working for cybersecurity vendors. He was a team lead at Check Point, climbed the corporate ladder …
More: SiliconANGLE, Unite.AI, Fixify, and Fixify
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon-owned Eero unveils the $350 Eero Outdoor 7, a dual-band 2.4 and 5Ghz Wi-Fi 7 access point that covers up to 15,000 square feet with speeds up to 2.1Gbps — Mesh Wi-Fi pioneer Eero is tackling a new frontier: the outdoors. Today, the Amazon-owned company announced the Eero Outdoor 7.| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Suchir Balaji, who spent four years at OpenAI, says OpenAI's use of copyrighted data violated the law and ChatGPT damages the internet; he left in August 2024 — Suchir Balaji spent nearly four years as an artificial intelligence researcher at OpenAI. Among other projects …
More: Gizmodo. Threads: @chris. Mastodon: @AnnemarieBridy@mastodon … and @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social
X: @adamkovac, @jimprosser, @ednewtonrex, @gregbensinger, @jeffjarvis, @adameisgrau, and @suchirbalaji. Forums: r/technology
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