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| Sean Lyngaas / CNN: |
CISA confirms “several” US federal government agencies “experienced intrusions” in the hack of Progress' MOVEit Transfer tool and is providing support to them — “Several” US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software.
More: BleepingComputer, The Record, CyberScoop, NBC News, MSNBC, Missouri Office …, Federal News Network, New York Times, Nextgov, iTnews, SC Media, Wall Street Journal, Neowin, Politico, The Hill, Federal Computer Week, Reuters, SlashGear, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, and CircleID
Tweets: @ddd1ms, @jseldin, @jseldin, @cisacyber, @kevincollier, @gossithedog, and @sengarypeters
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
More: The Record, ReliaQuest, BBC, The Register, CRN, SiliconANGLE, BleepingComputer, ComputerWeekly.com, Financial Times, and Cybersecurity Dive
Tweets: @malbertnews, @gossithedog, and @alexmartin
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
CEO Steve Huffman says Reddit's API was “never designed to support third-party apps” and now takes issue with apps that are building a business on top of Reddit — Thousands of Reddit communities are still dark in protest of the API changes that are forcing some third-party developers to shut down their apps.
More: NBC News, NPR, MacRumors, Reddit Upvoted, Kotaku, iPhone in Canada Blog, and CSO
Bluesky: @jakeliebert.com. Tweets: @nkulw, @rjonesy, @iboudreau, @trevmckendrick, @benjamingoggin, @david_ingram, and @bobbyallyn
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and r/Save3rdPartyApps
| Reuters: |
Sources: Alphabet advises employees not to enter confidential info into chatbots, including Bard, or directly use AI-generated code, following Amazon and others — Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets …
More: Android Police, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Silicon Valley Business …, PYMNTS.com, TechRadar, Metaverse Post, Android Central, Mashable, Gizmodo, Engadget, Analytics Insight, OnMSFT.com, Tech News Outlet, Android Authority, and WinBuzzer
Tweets: @scobleizer, @hare_brain, @hdevreij, @scroogecapital, @tbvnfc, and @jldastin
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Alphabet plans to wind down Google Domains and sell its assets, including ~10M domains, to Squarespace in Q3 2023, a source says for ~$180M; SQSP jumps 9%+ — Alphabet Inc. is winding down its Google Domains business and selling its assets to Squarespace Inc., according to a statement Thursday.
More: 9to5Google, Squarespace, Inc., XDA Developers, Domain Name Wire, SlashGear, Google Help Center, and Tech Startups
Bluesky: @gurupanguji.bsky.social. Tweets: @squarespace, @domainnamewire, @paytobreed, @rstephens, @davidmihm, @killedbygoogle, @katie_roof, and @rustybrick
| Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: |
Intel changes its chip naming scheme: drops the “i”, opts for a more straightforward Core 3, 5, and 7 structure, and puts its premium chips under an Ultra brand — As first hinted at by Intel back in late April, Intel is embarking on a journey to redefine its client processor branding …
More: Intel, The Verge, VentureBeat, TechRadar, KitGuru, PCWorld, Guru3D.com, Wccftech, Macworld, Digital Trends, Neowin, Club386, BigTechWire, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, ExtremeTech, Digit, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, Liliputing, CNET, XDA Developers, Windows Central, Techlusive, and Phoronix
Bluesky: @epro.social and @dogaker.bsky.social
Tweets: @aschilling, @tomwarren, @mattpaulsonsd, @mjholthaus, @jeffveillette, @vnchocotaco, and @edzitron
Forums: r/LinusTechTips, r/technology, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitch launches a Partner Plus tier, offering a 70/30 revenue sharing split to creators who have 350+ recurring paid subscriptions for three consecutive months — Twitch is introducing a new “Partner Plus” program that will give streamers an increased 70 percent of the share of their subscription revenues …
More: Twitch, Forbes, IGN, Dexerto, PC Gamer, TweakTown, Game Developer, Kotaku, GameSpot, Variety, Game Rant, TechCrunch, and Engadget
Tweets: @twitch, @supergirlkels, @andreneves, @tomwarren, @chicalive, @dearcindyphan, @kurtbenkert, @hamb1no, @averageaden, @rumblevideo, and @ac7ionmann. Forums: r/Twitch
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The US DOJ charges a Russian national in Arizona for allegedly deploying LockBit ransomware, the third LockBit affiliate the US has charged since November 2022 — Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit ransomware … | Bloomberg: |
How Microsoft's bet on OpenAI due to transfer learning, an approach that wasn't yet commercialized, may help Microsoft leapfrog Google and corner the AI market — There are two ways of looking at ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that hundreds of millions of people have tried out since its release late last year.| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Valve releases its Steam update announced in April 2023, offering a big UI makeover, unifying its Desktop, Big Picture Mode, and Steam Deck codebases, and more — While much of that has been available in beta, today's the day it goes wide with a full stable release. So if your Steam is looking rather different, that's why!
More: Steam on YouTube, Steam Community, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Lifewire, Destructoid, HotHardware, Dexerto, MobileSyrup, XDA Developers, Polygon, PCWorld, TechPowerUp, TechRadar, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Candid.Technology, and Gamereactor UK
Forums: r/gamernews and r/Games
| Mandiant: |
A look at Barracuda's Email Security Gateway zero-day exploited by a China-linked actor since at least October 2022 to spy on companies and governments globally — On May 23, 2023, Barracuda announced that a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway …
More: Security Affairs, TechCrunch, The Register, BleepingComputer, Dark Reading, The Hacker News, SiliconANGLE, Associated Press, Cybersecurity Dive, Krebs on Security, CRN, SecurityWeek, SC Media, GovInfoSecurity.com, The Record, ComputerWeekly.com, and Cybersecurity …
LinkedIn: Andrew Kopcienski. Tweets: @johnhultquist, @mandiant, @siedlmar, @sixdub, and @big_bad_w0lf_. Forums: Slashdot
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft begins selling replacement Surface components via the Microsoft Store, including displays, batteries, and SSDs, for “out-of-warranty, self repair” — Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices. The software giant now supplies replacement parts …
More: Windows Blog, TechSpot, The Register, Pureinfotech, CNET, OnMSFT.com, Mashable, PCWorld, Tech News Outlet, Club386, and iPhone in Canada Blog
LinkedIn: Cory Ebert. Mastodon: @kevin_hardiman@mastodon …. Tweets: @hoorge and @repaircoalition. Forums: Slashdot
| Matt Walsh / @mattwalshinbos: |
[Thread] After the US SEC approved Prometheum's SPBD for digital assets, a look at CEO Aaron Kaplan's bizarre congressional testimony and issues with the SPBD — This Prometheum storyline has got to be the strangest thing I have seen in awhile in this industry. Has anyone actually looked into this? Beyond bizarre...
More: CoinDesk, The Block, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, SiliconANGLE, Bitcoin News, Inside Bitcoins, Unchained Crypto, and Bitcoinist.com
Tweets: @adamscochran, @alexandergrieve, @rssh273, @mtcoppel, @collins_belton, @mattwalshinbos, @sgjohnsson, @cameron, @cameron, @luigygt, @mattwalshinbos, @tyler, @jchervinsky, @lex_node, @ntmoney, @mattwalshinbos, @jchervinsky, @tayvano_, @panekkkk, @coinbureau, @dystopiabreaker, @mattwalshinbos, @tyler, @danielsloeb1, @mattwalshinbos, @mrjasonchoi, @bitfinexed, @mdudas, @mayazi, and @adamscochran
| Jules Roscoe / VICE: |
Invidious, an open-source “alternative front-end” for YouTube that removes tracking and ads, says YouTube sent a cease-and-desist letter over API violations — Invidious lets users browse YouTube without being tracked. Its developers say they won't make changes until they have to.| Sylvia Varnham O'Regan / The Information: |
Sources: Meta is working on ways to make the next version of LLaMA available for commercial use; the model is currently only licensed for research use — Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his deputies want other companies to freely use and profit from new artificial intelligence software Meta …
Tweets: @rafat, @arjunram, @jschwarz9, @bryce, @sarthakgh, @theinformation, and @amir
| Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters: |
The White House says Live Nation and Ticketmaster plan to start showing consumers upfront all-in pricing in September 2023, as part of a “junk fees” crackdown — Live Nation and Ticketmaster will soon offer consumers all-in pricing on their popular ticket platforms …
More: The White House, Axios, The Hill, The Verge, CNBC, New York Times, BGR, NPR, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, MobileSyrup, Politico, CNN, Deadline, Fortune, Digital Music News, The Hollywood Reporter, Engadget, Variety, Rolling Stone, NBC News, Bloomberg, TechSpot, New York Post, and Semafor
Bluesky: @nohomers.bsky.social. Mastodon: @ukuku@mstdn.social. Tweets: @zandarvts, @scottmonty, @mattmcgee, @palafo, @mikeisaac, @jkarsh, and @zwal93. Forums: r/news
| Teo Armus / Washington Post: |
Amazon officially opens Metropolitan Park in Arlington, Virginia, the first phase of its HQ2, where it has projected to bring 25,000 workers by 2030 — After a national bidding war that prompted cities to offer billions in tax dollars and years of planning and construction that promised …
More: GeekWire, About Amazon, Associated Press, and Washington Post
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Despite the US adding Hangzhou-based encryption chipmaker Hualan to its Entity List in 2021, NASA, NATO, the DEA, and others still buy chips from its subsidiary — The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China's military.| Chris Vallance / BBC: |
Meta's Yann LeCun says experts' fears of AI threatening humanity are “preposterously ridiculous” and keeping AI research “under lock and key” would be a mistake — One of the three “godfathers of AI” has said it won't take over the world or permanently destroy jobs.
More: Ars Technica, CNBC, Metaverse Post, Neowin, TechSpot, Insider, The Times, and BBC
Tweets: @yimatweets, @sashamtl, @hpc_guru, @rajeshbahn, @ylecun, @elinecmc, and @aparanjape. Forums: r/singularity
| Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber plans to add video ads to its main app, Uber Eats, and alcohol app Drizly, starting in the US; 345K merchants bought ads on Uber in Q1, up from 315K in Q4 — The company, which sees ad sales as a key growth area, will debut long-form videos on Uber Eats, Drizly and its ride-hailing app
More: 9to5Mac, Insider, iMore, Engadget, SlashGear, Beet.TV, and Supercharged
LinkedIn: Freddy Porges and Kristen Korab
Tweets: @modestproposal1, @patrickcoffee, @silvermanjacob, @keithdsouza, @richard_normal, @rupertmyers, and @pt
| Nick Perry / Associated Press: |
New Zealand sentences two men who ran the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload to over two years in prison, ending an 11-year US extradition battle — Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload were each sentenced by a New Zealand court on Thursday to more than two years in prison.
More: NZ Herald, Bloomberg, iTnews, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Dexerto, Stuff.co.nz, NZ Herald, RNZ, TorrentFreak, and Reuters
Tweets: @rothken, @chriskeall, @johnsonthought1, and @reasther
Forums: Hacker News and r/worldnews
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Epic releases MetaHuman Animator, which lets Unreal Engine users capture a facial performance with an iPhone and apply the animation to a character in “minutes” — Today, Epic is releasing a new tool designed to capture an actor's facial performance using a device as simple …
More: Unreal Engine, TechSpot, Unreal Engine on YouTube, and VentureBeat. Mastodon: @williamgunn@mastodon.social
| Financial Times: |
Sources: at a May 2023 meeting, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority pushed HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Bank of China to take on crypto exchanges as clients — Regulators are pushing for banks to accept more exchanges as clients in quest to develop digital assets industry
More: CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, Crypto Daily, Inside Bitcoins, Cryptonews, Coinspeaker, Bitcoinist.com, Cryptopolitan, Fortune, The Block, Blockworks, Reuters, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Forkast
LinkedIn: James Lloyd. Tweets: @iamashchild, @kayewiggins, @nic__carter, @benjaminqiu, @coinbureau, @joonian, @nischalshetty, @financialtimes, @degenspartan, and @parrotcapital
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft details Cadet Blizzard, a GRU hacking group behind the WhisperGate data-wiping attacks in Ukraine carried out a month before Russia's 2022 invasion — Microsoft has linked a threat group it tracks as Cadet Blizzard since April 2023 to Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU).
More: Ars Technica, Microsoft Security Blog, The Hacker News, C4ISRNET, The Record, Metacurity, Infosecurity, CyberScoop, Security Affairs, Microsoft On the Issues, Dark Reading, SC Media, and SecurityWeek
LinkedIn: Jeremy Dallman. Tweets: @bradsmi, @msftissues, @julianbarnes, @crispinburke, @msftsecintel, @vasujakkal, and @securepeacock
Forums: r/worldnews, r/InfoSecNews, and Ars OpenForum
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