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Neeva, co-founded by ex-Google ad head Sridhar Ramaswamy, plans to shut down its ad-free search engine on June 2 due to a “vastly changed search environment” — We started Neeva with the mission to take search back to its users. Having worked on search and search ads for over a decade …
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Unable to turn a profit amid fewer hours watched, some US esports organizations lay off staff, end star player contracts, or even sell their teams at a loss — At least two organizations in America's most prominent league for professional video game players are selling their teams, underscoring the industry's uncertain future.
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How crypto hunters help people going through a divorce find their spouse's hidden crypto stashes, following the trail of tokens as they “hop” across blockchains — - Financial infidelity has become increasingly sophisticated, as investors “hop” coins across blockchains and sink their cash into metaverse properties.
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Sources: Meta is in talks to sign a multiyear deal in which Magic Leap provides IP licensing and contract manufacturing in North America for Meta's AR products — Social media giant seeks technologies to help create an avatar-filled ‘metaverse’ — Facebook's parent company is in talks … | Reuters: |
Leaders of the G7 nations call for the development and adoption of global AI standards and to “take stock of the opportunities and challenges of generative AI” — Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the development and adoption of international technical standards … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
A history of Turla, an APT that is the “premiere espionage tool” of Russia's FSB, in operation for 25+ years, with its Snake malware in use for nearly 20 years — From USB worms to satellite-based hacking, Russia's FSB hackers, known as Turla, have spent 25 years distinguishing themselves as “adversary number one.”
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China's State Administration approves Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, joining a total of 37 regulators globally, including the EU and Japan — Thirty-seven total regulators have voiced approval thus far. — China's State Administration has approved Microsoft's attempted …
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| Jessica Maddox / Wired: |
A look at the issues fomented by a decentralized web, including a rise in conspiratorial thinking due to more siloed online spaces and increasing app fatigue — From social networks to crypto, independently run servers are being touted as a solution to the internet's problems.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
An overview of the executive team behind Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset — Apple is just a few weeks away from debuting its mixed-reality headset. This past week, I gave an in-depth look at the device's development and features. Now, here's a list of the key people involved in the project.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Filing: AT&T asked the FCC to block a SpaceX/T-Mobile plan that lets Starlink service areas lacking T-Mobile coverage, saying “the FCC's rules do not permit” it — AT&T and rural telcos say Starlink-fueled phone service would cause interference.
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China says Micron's products caused “significant security risks to our critical information infrastructure supply chain” and warns operators against buying them — China delivered the latest salvo in an escalating semiconductor war with the US, announcing that Micron Technology Inc. products …
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| Charlie Savage / New York Times: |
A US court finds the FBI misused a FISA Section 702 database 278K+ times from 2020 to 2021, as national security agencies lobby Congress to reauthorize the law — The bureau made changes after the newly revealed violations of rules for querying messages intercepted under an expiring warrantless surveillance law.
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