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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
What to expect at WWDC 2024: plans to integrate AI into its apps with a new opt-in service called Apple Intelligence, iOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2, and more — The company will introduce ‘Apple Intelligence,’ its long-awaited push into modern AI for the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
More: AppleInsider, AppleInsider, The Verge, Android Authority, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Macworld, Livemint, Computerworld, Engadget, 9to5Mac, XDA Developers, UploadVR, Benzinga, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Forbes, Laptop Mag, MobileSyrup, TechRadar, The Decoder, MacRumors, Wired, Cult of Mac, Spyglass, Mashable, iClarified, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, PhoneArena, MacDailyNews, Supercharged, SamMobile, BGR, TechRadar, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, AppleInsider, TechRadar, Forbes, Engadget, Ars Technica, and iMore
X: @scobleizer, @mikejjennings, @kantrowitz, @markgurman, @maxwinebach, @markgurman, @markgurman, @mkbhd, @newsynick, and @maxwinebach
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans a new Passwords app in macOS 15, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18, powered by iCloud Keychain, and will let users import passwords from rival services — Apple Inc. will introduce a new homegrown app next week called Passwords, aiming to make it easier for customers to log …
More: MacRumors, The Sun, Gizmodo, Thurrott, Engadget, PCMag, Livemint, 9to5Mac, The Verge, ZDNet, iMore, PhoneArena, Business Today, Mashable, MySmartPrice, Benzinga, Neowin, Financial Express, TechSpot, Gizmochina, Dexerto, Tom's Guide, Forbes, T3, GSMArena.com, International Business Times, TechRadar, Phandroid, Daring Fireball, TechRadar, PYMNTS.com, iClarified, Cult of Mac, Macworld, Android Authority, BGR, Supercharged, and iPhone in Canada Blog
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Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith … and @howelloneill@infosec.exchange
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Forums: r/ProtonPass, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft will make Recall an opt-in feature, encrypt its search index database, and require Windows Hello authentication and proof of presence to view timeline — Microsoft says it's making its new Recall feature in Windows 11 that screenshots everything you do on your PC an opt-in feature and addressing various security concerns.
More: Windows Experience Blog, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, Wired, Android Authority, Decrypt, Engadget, Windows Central, Axios, Thurrott, BleepingComputer, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Neowin, BetaNews, Liliputing, WinBuzzer, SecurityWeek, Digital Trends, Breakfast At Ralf's, and MSPoweruser
X: @stevesi, @joannastern, @andrewcouts, @altryne, and @tomwarren. LinkedIn: Pavan Davuluri. Forums: Slashdot
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A website for cybercriminals lists 500+ allegedly stolen Snowflake customer credentials, including for environments belonging to Santander and Ticketmaster — Cloud data analysis company Snowflake is at the center of a recent spate of alleged data thefts, as its corporate customers scramble …
More: Wired, BleepingComputer, Axios, CRN, Runtime, ITPro, Edgio, Silicon Republic, SC Media, SiliconANGLE, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, SOCRadar® Cyber …, and CRN
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Adobe clarifies its terms, saying it does not train Firefly Gen AI models on customer content and will never assume ownership of a customer's work — A change to Adobe terms set the internet alight yesterday, after a number of pro users of the company's apps reacted with anger and confusion to the scary-looking wording.
More: The Adobe Blog, AppleInsider, PCMag, Thurrott, PetaPixel, TechRadar, and MobileSyrup
Mastodon: @ianb@mastodon.well.com. X: @adobe, @scottbelsky, @mesh, and @adobe. LinkedIn: Raul Lopez Puig
Forums: r/technology, r/technews, and r/photography
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Adobe faces a backlash over its terms of service that say Adobe may access user content via “automated and manual methods” to improve its services and software — Adobe has been one of the leading legacy enterprise software companies to embrace generative AI and make it accessible …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta is rolling out a new Communities feature on Messenger to all users globally, allowing up to 5,000 people to join a Community through shareable invites — Meta is quietly rolling out a new “Communities” feature on Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.
More: Neowin
| Samanth Subramanian / Wired: |
Q&A with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on running the world's foremost open source intelligence agency, AI-generated content, legal accountability, and more — Eliot Higgins and his 28,000 forensic foot soldiers at Bellingcat have kept a miraculous nose for truth—and a sharp sense of its limits … | Financial Times: |
An ex-AWS worker says Amazon breached UK sanctions by providing the Russian company VisionLabs with its facial recognition tech after Russia's Ukraine invasion — Former AWS worker alleges unfair dismissal after he blew the whistle over claims involving facial recognition technology use| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
PowerSchool, which provides software that helps educational institutions manage operations, is being taken private by Bain Capital in a $5.6B deal — Cloud-based education software vendor PowerSchool is being taken private by investment firm Bain Capital in a $5.6 billion deal.
More: Bloomberg, PowerSchool Holdings, Inc., and Reuters
| Wall Street Journal: |
Boston-based Seven AI, which uses AI to help companies combat cyberattacks, emerged from stealth and raised $36M led by Greylock at a ~$100M valuation — New company uses artificial intelligence to help enterprises combat cyberattacks — Venture firm Greylock Partners has led …
More: SiliconANGLE
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn will no longer allow advertisers to target EU users based on data obtained from their participation in LinkedIn Groups, following a complaint to the EU — LinkedIn has confirmed it will no longer allow advertisers to target users based on data gleaned from their participation in LinkedIn Groups.
More: Reuters and European Commission
| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
TikTok says it has fixed a vulnerability that allowed user accounts to be hijacked after clicking on a malware-laced DM — - TikTok confirmed to Axios that the unidentified hackers were able to take over CNN's account. — Reports suggest that they also attempted to hijack Paris Hilton's TikTok account.| Adam Morgan / Esquire: |
Over a dozen video game professionals discuss the Summer Game Fest, amid concerns about the event's high entry fees, opaqueness, celebritization, and more — Suddenly, Geoff Keighley's June showcase is one of the industry's most important events. Whether or not it's a positive force …
More: The Verge, Aftermath, TechRaptor, Game Developer, iPhone in Canada Blog, Insider Gaming, Kotaku Australia, Kotaku, Press Start, and Push Square
Threads: @branzellan_. X: @wario64, @ckunzelman, @adamm0rgan, @ryneismean, and @tylermiller2496. LinkedIn: Mario R. Kroll
Forums: r/GamingLeaksAndRumours, r/gamernews, r/kindafunny, r/Games, and r/PS5
| Sander Lutz / Decrypt: |
Telegram launches Stars, a new in-app currency for the purchase of digital goods and services in Telegram mini apps; developers can convert Stars into TON — Developers of mini apps on Telegram will now be able to sell digital goods and services for Stars, which can be converted into Toncoin.| Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
The US charges three UK nationals with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a ~$3M NFT rug pull scam known as Evolved Apes in 2021 — Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.
More: US Department of Justice, The Block, Cryptonews, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, The Crypto Times, and The Crypto Times
Forums: r/ethtrader and r/CryptoCurrency
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
The British Independent Retailers Association files a £1.1B lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly misusing members' proprietary data for competitive purposes — E-commerce behemoth Amazon recently reached a wide-ranging settlement with the U.K. competition watchdog …
More: Silicon Republic, The Guardian, ChannelX, TechRadar, Global Competition Review, and The Hill
| Rebecca Kern / Politico: |
WhatsApp Channels, which has 500M+ MAUs, relies on community guidelines to tackle election interference, instead of specific rules like on Facebook or Threads — The platform transforms WhatsApp from a private messaging and group chat service into a broadcast platform as well, with users able to follow posts from public accounts.
More: Social Media Today
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