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Apple agrees to pay $95M to settle a lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations after Siri was unintentionally activated and shared the data with others — Apple (AAPL.O) agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy.
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Telegram rolls out a new account verification method powered by third-parties, new search filters for private chats, and the ability to turn gifts into NFTs — Telegram has rolled out its first update of the year, adding a new account verification method powered by third-parties … | Washington Post: |
Sources: Chinese government hackers breached the US Treasury Department's OFAC, which administers economic sanctions, and two other Treasury offices — Treasury's sanctions office hacked by Chinese government, officials say A troubling series of breaches of U.S. firms and agencies …
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| Yueqi Yang / The Information: |
Sources: Morgan Stanley's E-Trade explores adding crypto trading, if the Federal Reserve and others approve, anticipating more favorable regulation under Trump — Morgan Stanley's online stock-trading arm, E-Trade, is exploring adding crypto trading in anticipation of a more favorable crypto …
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While the crypto industry anticipates lighter regulation and wider adoption under Donald Trump, some worry about systemic risks, particularly from stablecoins — The sector expects lighter regulation and wider adoption under the president-elect, but some worry about systemic risks
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| Samantha Cole / 404 Media: |
Pornhub now blocks users in 17 US states, including almost all of the South, after blocking Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina due to age verification laws — Almost two years ago, Louisiana passed a law that started a wave that's since spread across the entire U.S. south …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Asus, Samsung, and MSI separately unveil the world's first 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitors, offering 4K OLED at 240Hz, without sharing release dates or pricing — 27-inch 4K OLED 240Hz monitors seem to be like buses: you wait ages for one and then three turn up at once.
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| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Thomson Reuters acquires Michigan-based tax automation company SafeSend in an all-cash transaction valued at $600M — Thomson Reuters has acquired tax automation company SafeSend in an all-cash transaction valued at $600 million. — Founded in 2008, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based SafeSend serves …
More: FinTech Global, FinSMEs, Thomson Reuters, and Globe and Mail
| Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
Experts warn of a rise in personalized phishing emails targeting corporate executives with personal details probably obtained via AI analysis of online profiles — Fast-developing technology gives hackers ability to craft ‘perfect’ fraudulent emails — Corporate executives are being hit …
More: 9to5Mac, Fortune, PYMNTS.com, Crypto Adventure, Notebookcheck, and TechRadar. Bluesky: @mikemillennial
| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
In 2024, the tech industry promoting a practical and prosperous vision of generative AI drowned out warnings of AI tools potentially causing catastrophic damage — For several years now, technologists have rung alarm bells about the potential for advanced AI systems to cause catastrophic damage to the human race.| Financial Times: |
Nvidia invested $1B across 50 funding rounds and several corporate deals in 2024, up from $872M in 2023; the majority of the deals were with “core AI” companies — Group emerges as crucial backer of start-ups seeking to gain from the tech revolution its chips are powering| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
GlobalFoundries and IBM settle dueling lawsuits claiming that GlobalFoundries breached a contract with IBM and that IBM misused the chipmaker's trade secrets — GlobalFoundries (GFS.O) and IBM (IBM.N) said on Thursday that they have settled dueling lawsuits claiming that GlobalFoundries breached …
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