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Cloudflare reverses course and drops Kiwi Farms, citing “an unprecedented emergency and immediate threat to human life” after a rise in targeted threats — — Reversing course under growing public pressure, major tech security company Cloudflare Inc. announced Saturday …
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A profile of Kiwi Farms, a forum owned and operated by former 8chan admin Josh Moon, which has become synonymous with doxxing, swatting, and harassment — A trans streamer and a Republican congresswoman were targeted at their homes in the last month. Experts warn this is just the beginning.
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What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: the iPhone 14 lineup, including Pro models with a revamped notch, new AirPods Pro, a rugged Apple Watch Pro, and more — Apple's biggest event of the year is just a few days away, with the iPhone 14, Apple Watch Pro and new AirPods on tap.
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A source details the behavior of iPhone 14 Pro's always-on display, including Widgets fading in and out to prevent OLED burn-in and customizable visual elements — The iPhone 14 Pro will feature unique behavior on the Lock Screen and significant changes to the status bar thanks to its always-on display …
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| Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
LG launches LG Art Lab, letting US users buy, sell, and trade NFTs on its smart TVs, and partners with Hedera to enable purchases via LG's Wallypto wallet — LG Electronics said today it has released its non-fungible token (NFT) platform LG Art Lab, which lets users discover, buy, sell and trade NFTs on LG's smart TVs.
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| Variety: |
Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime Video to determine whether the review is genuine or created by a bot or a troll — Amazon has introduced a new weapon in the battle against internet trolls: delays. — Starting around the time of the launch …
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
A former Snap R&D manager says the company shut down its Web3 team as part of its layoffs; Snap says Web3 didn't contribute to its “continued investment in AR” — Snap Inc. is sunsetting efforts focused on building products for the much-vaunted next generation of the internet known as web3 …
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| Mark Scott / Politico: |
How the North Atlantic Fellas Organization, or NAFO, a group of national security experts and ordinary Twitter users, is using memes to fight Russian propaganda — Ivana Stradner opened her iPhone and typed a simple call-to-arms: Unleash the hounds. — A Washington think-tanker and an expert … | New York Times: |
US parents are increasingly buying Apple Watches as a stopgap cellphone to reach and track their children as young as five while mitigating internet addiction — As Apple prepares to unveil new models next week, the smart watch has found an unexpected audience: children as young as 5.
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| Noah Smith / Noahpinion: |
Q&A with Vitalik Buterin on proof of work vs. proof of stake, the recent crypto crash, crypto security, decentralized governance, “startup societies”, and more — In which we talk about the big shifts in crypto. — Vitalik Buterin is one of the most well-known …
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Coinspeaker, The Daily Hodl, Bitcoin News, The Block, CryptoGlobe, and CryptoPotato. Tweets: @brockm
| Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World: |
In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled plans to regulate the “Digital Human Industry”, which covers digital assistants and virtual influencers — China's capital is looking to set standards for digital assistants, virtual influencers and gaming avatars.
Tweets: @datasociety and @mikeelgan
| Peter Guest / Insider: |
A look at Saudi Arabia's Kollona Amn app, launched in 2017 to let its citizens inform on activists, as the country expands the use of surveillance technology — - Saudi Arabian citizens are reporting activists that speak out against the government on the Kollona Amn app.
Tweets: @peterguest, @ericblundberg, @letirgar, @weeliyumf, and @sarahemclaugh
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