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Google enables passkeys, a new FIDO Alliance-developed cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device, for all accounts on major platforms — Google's next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys — a new cryptographic keys solution …
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Google plans to change Chrome's URL bar lock icon, introduced to show HTTPS, to a “variant of the tune icon”, saying HTTPS is now present on malicious websites — Google announced today that the lock icon, long thought to be a sign of website security and trustworthiness …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
The FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids' data, accusing the company of violating a 2020 order with its privacy program and COPPA with Messenger Kids — - The Federal Trade Commission proposed to bar Facebook parent company Meta from monetizing kids' data after it says the company violated …
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| Bryce Baschuk / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft Chief Economist Michael Schwarz says AI will be used by “bad actors”, such as spammers, to cause “real damage” and “clearly” must be regulated — Artificial intelligence will be dangerous in the hands of unscrupulous people, according to Microsoft Corp. Chief Economist Michael Schwarz.
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Meta warns that malware actors are spreading their infrastructure across multiple platforms and blocks 1K+ links using generative AI-themed lures since March — The company is adding new tools as bad actors use ChatGPT-themed lures and mask their infrastructure in an attempt to trick victims and elude defenders.
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| Sarah Jeong / The Verge: |
Bluesky, which has ~55,000 users, feels absolutely wild, highlighted by the CEO pleading to stop “skeets” and increasingly weird struggles over norms and vibes — Early last week, barely anyone had heard of Bluesky. On Wednesday, it was just one of many alternatives vying …
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| Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: |
AMD announces the Ryzen Mobile 7040U series, offering up to 8-cores with RDNA 3 graphics and claiming better performance than Apple's M2; price and release TBC — Back at CES 2023, AMD announced the first wave of Ryzen Mobile parts based on its Zen 4 architecture, the Ryzen Mobile 7040HS series.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Gmail adds blue checkmarks for brands, indicating verified senders that adopted Google's Brand Indicators for Message Identification standard — After adding support for verified brand logos in 2021, Gmail is now going further by adding a blue checkmark to emails.
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| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
TikTok announces Pulse Premiere, which lets select publishers such as Condé Nast, BuzzFeed, and NBC sell ads alongside their posts and keep 50% of the revenue — New product will let publishers sell ads alongside their posts and take home half the revenue| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft tells IT admins that Edge will soon open links from Teams and some Outlook accounts to “help increase productivity”; Enterprise IT admins can opt out — Microsoft Edge is a good browser but for some reason Microsoft keeps trying to shove it down everyone's throat …
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| Jay Newman / Financial Times: |
Apple's deep ties to China should worry investors given Beijing controls the factories, workforces, and market access, all of which could be quickly taken away — What happens when the SEC, auditors and investors wake up? — Jay Newman was a senior portfolio manager at Elliott Management.| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Unity is cutting ~600 jobs, or ~8% of its staff, the company's largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ in January and last June — Software company's move to let go about 600 employees follows string of job cuts in tech industry and beyond
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| Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk: |
Balaji Srinivasan “settles” his $1M bet from mid-March, predicting one BTC would be worth $1M+ within 90 days, ahead of time, by giving $500K to three entities — Amid the initial bank failures in the U.S., the tech entrepreneur in mid-March had bet $1 million that bitcoin would hit $1 million within 90 days.
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| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Thrasio, Razor, Perch, and other Amazon “aggregators”, which raised $16B in mostly debt, are struggling under rising rates, higher costs, and slow online demand — During the pandemic, Wall Street banks and private equity firms invested billions of dollars in startups rolling …
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| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects the CMA's appeal to a ruling that the regulator cannot investigate Apple's mobile browser and gaming services — Britain's antitrust regulator was on Wednesday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it had no power to open an investigation …
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| Financial Times: |
An illustrated guide to quantum computing, including qubits, algorithms, challenges, government support, and “Q-day”, when a quantum computer cracks encryption — The next generation of quantum computers will open a new world of possibilities, but also pose enormous risks to our online security
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| Justin Sink / Bloomberg: |
Kamala Harris plans to meet the CEOs of Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic on May 4 at the White House to discuss risks in current and near-term AI — Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting Thursday with the chief executive officers from top artificial intelligence firms Alphabet Inc. …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Twitter restores free API access for verified government or publicly owned services tweeting weather alerts, transportation updates, and emergency notifications — Twitter's decision to shut off its free API caused more than a few problems for public institutions that depend on the functionality …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Apple and Google submit a proposed industry specification to help combat unwanted location tracking by Bluetooth devices and ask for input from other companies — - Apple and Google said that they are working together to prevent lost item trackers like Apple's AirTag from being used to track people without their permission.
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