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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
LastPass says hackers stole password vault data in 2022 by exploiting an RCE flaw in third-party software to install a keylogger on a DevOps engineer's computer — LastPass revealed more information on a “coordinated second attack,” where a threat actor accessed and stole data …
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
The EU narrows its long-running Apple antitrust case, removing IAP objections and focusing on stopping apps from telling users about other subscription options — Antitrust investigation to look at how tech giant deals with subscription information from streaming services such as Spotify
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases a Windows 11 update, adding the new AI-powered Bing search to the taskbar, Phone Link for iOS, screen recording, Notepad tabs, and more — Microsoft is releasing a big update to Windows 11 today that adds the company's new AI-powered Bing search to the taskbar.
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| Jon Victor / The Information: |
Sources: Elon Musk approached AI researchers in recent weeks about forming a new research lab to develop a ChatGPT alternative; Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 — Elon Musk has approached artificial intelligence researchers in recent weeks about forming a new research lab to develop …
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Sources: The Boring Company CEO Steve Davis has been overseeing Twitter's recent cost-cutting, including laying off 200+, amid talk he may be Twitter's next CEO — Is the job Steve Davis' to lose? PLUS: A smart new tool to fight child exploitation online
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| Sander Lutz / Decrypt: |
Yuga Labs announces its first Bitcoin NFT project TwelveFold, which contains 300 limited-edition generative art pieces inscribed to the Bitcoin blockchain — TwelveFold, a limited series of just 300 generative Ordinals NFT art pieces on Bitcoin, will be auctioned later this week.
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| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft expands PC Game Pass to 40 new countries, including in Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, taking its total to 86 — The Xbox console has been the key to Microsoft Corp.'s clout in the gaming industry since its release more than two decades ago.
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| Manya Saini / Reuters: |
Sources: Visa and Mastercard pause plans for partnerships with crypto companies and some product launches until markets and the regulatory environment improve — U.S. payment giants Visa (V.N) and Mastercard (MA.N) are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms … | Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day: |
After declining Twitter engagement, a writer games the For You algorithm, which he suspected was using invisible subreddits via Topics to organize tweets — Read to the end for some really good horse content — I Gave Into The New Twitter Algorithm And I Went Way Too Viral
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| NBC News: |
The US Marshals Service suffered “a ransomware and data exfiltration event” on a standalone system; a source says the witness protection database was not hit — The U.S. Marshals Service suffered a security breach over a week ago that compromises sensitive information …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Meta forms a team to add generative AI to its products, led by Ahmad Al-Dahle, who joined Meta in 2020 after 16 years at Apple and reports to Chris Cox — Meta is unifying its generative AI work across the company into a new product team tasked with more quickly integrating the latest technologies into its products.
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Mastodon: @caseynewton@mastodon.social. Tweets: @mikeisaac, @paulroetzer, @shiringhaffary, and @om. Thanks:@inafried
| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
The White House gives federal agencies 30 days to ensure they don't have TikTok installed on government devices and 120 days to adjust IT contracts with vendors — The White House on Monday gave government agencies 30 days to ensure they do not have Chinese-owned app TikTok on federal devices and systems.| Christopher Nardi / National Post: |
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Tweets: @monafortier, @deeyre, @afp, @mgeist, @erinotoole, @mgeist, @sunlorrie, @rolandparis, and @chrisgnardi
| Financial Times: |
Some marketers worry that Meta's AI-based Advantage+ ad tool, added after Apple's ATT to automatically generate multiple ads, forces them to relinquish control — Social network claims successes with tool to counteract Apple's privacy changes that resulted in billions in lost revenue
Mastodon: @1br0wn@eupolicy.social. Tweets: @knowledge_vital, @cristinacriddle, @tanarrowz, @mattnavarra, and @nigelbarron
| Niha Masih / Washington Post: |
Access Now: in 2022, 35 countries instituted internet shutdowns at least 187 times, led by India with 84 disruptions, Russia causing 22 in Ukraine, and more — More countries shut down the internet in 2022 than ever before, according to a new report by digital rights researchers …
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