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June 25, 2023, 9:15 PM
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
How Apple is readying the Vision Pro to ship in 2024 and a look at its Mac plans, including upgrading its lineup to M3 and early work on a 30"-or-larger iMac  —  After debuting the Vision Pro, Apple is working on finishing up the device's software, expanding testing and finalizing the rollout strategy.
New York Times:
As the use of AI-generated ads in political campaigns increases, lawmakers, political consultants, and election researchers push for creating new guardrails  —  Gaps in campaign rules allow politicians to spread images and messaging generated by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence technology.
More: The i Paper.  Bluesky: @toddgregory.bsky.social.  Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to.  Twitter: @erikbryn and @nytimes
Washington Post:
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg is using his Instagram to promote an edgier image to court the “tech bros” captivated by Musk's online antagonism and offline antics  —  Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has been trying to appear more relevant among the tech elite
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
An interview with Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz, who became Asana's majority owner after a post-listing share buying spree, on AI's risks as a philanthropy focus  —  - Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz, who made billions from co-founding Facebook, has long been concerned about the risks of runaway artificial intelligence.
Twitter: @mukund
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
US law enforcement seized the clear web domain of BreachForums on June 22, after arresting the data leak site's alleged operator “Pompompurin” on March 15  —  U.S. law enforcement today seized the clear web domain of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) …
Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times:
As TikTok CEO Shou Chew announces a five-year $10B investment in Indonesia, experts say competition and regulation have made TikTok vulnerable in Southeast Asia  —  Viral app's parent ByteDance targets large Indonesian market but faces growing regulatory scrutiny around the world
More: Telegraph
Tom Warren / The Verge:
FTC v. Microsoft: Phil Spencer says Xbox is not a “robust business” and fails to meet internal targets, and the Activision deal is a way to expand into mobile  —  FTC v. Microsoft day two was all about console wars and whether Xbox is really in a distant third place.
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Many LastPass users say they've been locked out of their accounts and can't access their vaults after being asked to reset their authenticator apps in May 2023  —  LastPass password manager users have been experiencing significant login issues starting early May after being prompted to reset their authenticator apps.
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Bluesky publishes proposals for new moderation and safety tooling, focusing on user lists and reply controls for community-driven moderation, hashtags, and more  —  The goal of Bluesky is to turn social media into a shared public commons.  We don't want to own people's social graphs or communities.

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says there was no “pressure from the outside” on the agency leading to an early review of ABC's TV broadcast licenses

Reporters Without Borders:
RSF Press Freedom Index hits a 25-year low: over 50% of the world's countries fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories; Norway holds the top spot

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A look at fights by journalists at McClatchy, ProPublica, EdSource, and the NYT to shape their newsrooms' policies around the use of AI

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