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| Mike Corder / Associated Press: |
Europol says police in Germany, the UK, the US, and others took down botnets spreading ransomware via infected emails, arrested four, and seized 2,000+ domains — Police coordinated by the European Union's justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible …
More: Operation Endgame, Europol, CSO, Eurojust, Forbes, Ars Technica, iTnews, Dark Reading, BleepingComputer, The Guardian, The Register, nltimes.nl, Security Affairs, CyberScoop, Infosecurity, ComputerWeekly.com, TNW, Tech Xplore, Hackread, The Hacker News, Cybernews.com, Le Monde.fr, Reuters, and BleepingComputer
Mastodon: @abuse_ch@ioc.exchange and @haveibeenpwned@infosec …
X: @europol, @spamhaus, @aejleslie, @jeremy_kirk, @rgb_lights, @ec3europol, @bitdefender, @cyb3rmonk, and @profwoodward. Forums: r/news
| Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
OpenAI disrupted five influence operations in the past three months that accessed its products to covertly manipulate public opinion or shape political outcomes — Covert propagandists have already begun using generative artificial intelligence to boost their influence operations.
More: OpenAI, New York Times, Engadget, The Guardian, NBC News, PCMag, NPR, South China Morning Post, TIME, Tech Xplore, Financial Times, and Sherwood News
X: @krishnanrohit, @miles_brundage, @benimmo, @mikeisaac, and @mikeisaac. LinkedIn: Katrina Mulligan
Forums: r/technology and r/ActiveMeasures
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Sources: Sam Altman and Satya Nadella recently met to discuss Microsoft's concerns about how OpenAI's deal with Apple might affect Microsoft's product ambitions — When OpenAI's board of directors ousted Sam Altman as CEO last year, it looked like a shocking derailment of a fast-rising career.
More: Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, New York Post, AppleInsider, TechRepublic, Android Authority, The Verge, The Decoder, iMore, Computerworld, WinBuzzer, TechRadar, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Headlines, BGR, Fortune, Phandroid, Cybernews.com, Spyglass, MacDailyNews, Benzinga, and Marcus on AI
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Sources: TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its US users that may result in a version that operates independently of ByteDance — TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version … | Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google rolls out new features to Android, including editing sent messages in Google Messages, improvements to instant hotspot, a Google Home widget, and more — Google is releasing seven new updates and features to make Android devices and services more useful.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to overhaul Siri with more advanced AI, a move that will allow Siri to take command of all the features within apps for the first time — - The feature will be at the heart of renewed Apple push into AI — Idea is to operate features within individual apps using voice
More: 9to5Mac, Macworld, Android Authority, The Verge, MacRumors, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, BGR, Supercharged, and Mashable
X: @markgurman and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Meta begins rolling out TweetDeck-style customizable feeds on Threads globally, following a test that started earlier this month — Threads is widely rolling out a desktop site redesign that lets you customize your homepage with a series of feeds, similar to TweetDeck.
More: Engadget, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, and Social Media Today
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Lumen details how malware bricked 600K+ routers connected to an autonomous system number belonging to a US ISP in October 2023; the ISP seems to be Windstream — An unknown threat actor with equally unknown motives forces ISP to replace routers. — One day last October …
More: Lumen, Reuters, BleepingComputer, and CircleID
Mastodon: @dangoodin@infosec.exchange and @neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Google and Magic Leap partner to build immersive experiences that blend the physical and digital worlds, but offer few details; Google is a Magic Leap investor — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and augmented reality startup Magic Leap are forming a strategic technology partnership and working …
More: Magic Leap, Android Authority, UploadVR, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Road to VR, The Daily Upside, Android Central, Digital Trends, 9to5Google, SiliconANGLE, Benzinga, MSPoweruser, Patently Apple, Refresh Miami, Tech Startups, Quartz, and Mobile World Live
Threads: @documentingmeta and @benedictevans
X: @nimazeighami, @scobleizer, @rabovitz, @magicleap, and @julie_lgreen
LinkedIn: Julie Larson-Green, Yaroslav Zhovnirenko, and Silas Warren
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify has initiated a refund process for its discontinued Car Thing dashboard device, as consumers file a lawsuit claiming Spotify misled them — Spotify is facing continued backlash over its decision to discontinue support for Car Thing, its in-car streaming device … | Bloomberg: |
Source: Elon Musk and Donald Trump are discussing crypto policy, as Trump increasingly highlights bitcoin and other digital assets as a way to reach new voters — - Trump campaign discusses having Musk speak at convention — Billionaires talk about Musk business interests, including EVs| Lynn Doan / Bloomberg: |
The FAA approves Amazon's Prime Air program to fly drones beyond a pilot's line of sight, letting Amazon expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas — - Amazon is the latest company to gain approval from the FAA — Company will integrate drones into same-day delivery network
More: About Amazon, Seattle Business Journal, The Register, Associated Press, Engadget, Forbes, GovTech, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, TechEBlog, TechCrunch, CNBC, PCMag, Chain Store Age, GeekWire, The Verge, and Axios. LinkedIn: Lutz Gerhard
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Dell reports Q1 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.24B, vs. 21.64B est., and expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline in FY 2025; DELL drops 18%+ after hours — Dell Technologies (DELL.N) said on Thursday it expects its adjusted gross margin rate to decline about 150 basis points in fiscal 2025 … | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Fire TV's Alexa voice search, rolling out now: powered by a custom LLM to be more conversational, but the suggestions are largely disappointing — Navigating the sheer volume of streaming content available today can be a full-time job. Recommendations from friends, blog posts … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
On X, Paul Graham says claims about YC firing Sam Altman are “not true”, and Altman left because he wanted to work full-time on OpenAI as its CEO — In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims …
More: Marcus on AI, Forbes, and Benzinga
X: @paulg, @1010towncrier, @myprasanna, @krishnanrohit, @paulg, @paulg, @edzitron, and @esyudkowsky
| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
Anthropic releases “tool use” for Claude, letting users create AI assistants, available via Anthropic's Messages API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google's Vertex AI — Anthropic is releasing a new feature for its AI chatbot Claude that will let anyone create an email assistant …
More: Wired, Inc.com, Bloomberg, Anthropic, New.blicio.us, VentureBeat, Maginative, and ZDNet
X: @minimaxir, @anthropicai, @alexalbert__, @anthropicai, and @anthropicai
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Sources: X and news network NewsNation plan separate live town halls with Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; the Biden campaign has not agreed to take part — - The Biden campaign has not agreed to take part. — A spokesperson for the Biden campaign declined to comment.| Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
Filing: Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon reach a tentative settlement with the US SEC in its case alleging they misled investors before TerraUSD's collapse — Singapore-based Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon have reached a tentative settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …
More: Bitcoin Insider, The Crypto Times, The Block, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, and Decrypt
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Modular laptop maker Framework unveils a $269 drop-in 120Hz display, improved $39 webcam, and swappable mainboard to add Intel Core Ultra chips to its laptops — I know, I absolutely stuffed this story's headline — but I'm just so excited to see the future of modular computing unfolding before my eyes.
More: Framework on YouTube, Ars Technica, Thurrott, The Register, TechSpot, Framework, BetaNews, New.blicio.us, PC Gamer, Windows Central, PC Guide, Tom's Hardware, How-To Geek, and Laptop Mag. Forums: r/LinusTechTips
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Intel, Google, Microsoft, Meta and others form the Ultra Accelerator Link Promoter Group to promote an industry standard to connect AI accelerator server chips — Intel, Google, Microsoft, Meta and other tech heavyweights are establishing a new industry group, the Ultra Accelerator Link … | Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Sweden-based Doconomy, which helps bank customers measure the carbon footprint of everyday spending, raised a €34M Series B co-led by UBS and CommerzVentures — Swedish climate-focused financial technology startup Doconomy told CNBC on Thursday that it's raised 34 million euros …
More: FinSMEs, Doconomy, Tech.eu, FinTech Global, and Crowdfund Insider
X: @tenity_global and @ryan_browne_
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Sources and docs: Twitch terminates its Safety Advisory Council, which consisted of experts, streamers and moderators who consulted on trust and safety issues — Twitch on Friday will terminate all members of its Safety Advisory Council, according to sources familiar with the situation and documents viewed by CNBC.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: US has delayed license requests from chipmakers for AI accelerator shipments to the Middle East and is worried about the tech getting diverted to China — - License requests from chipmakers delayed for policy review — US is worried about the technology getting diverted to China| MK Manoylov / The Block: |
Babylon, which builds infrastructure to let proof-of-stake systems obtain staking capital from bitcoin, raised $70M led by Paradigm, after raising $18M in 2023 — - The Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon raised $70 million in fresh financing led by Paradigm.
More: PRWeb, CoinDesk, FinSMEs, Decrypt, Bloomberg, CoinGape, NFTgators, The Crypto Times, and VC News Daily
X: @babylon_chain and @arjunblj
| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta account for 30% of the S&P 500 Index, up from ~26% at the start of the year, after a surge driven by Nvidia — - The six companies had a weighting of 26% at the start of 2024 — Surge has been driven by Nvidia, which is up 130% this yearSponsor Posts
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