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July 22, 2023, 4:15 AM

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Jonathan Greig / The Record:
A report says the Microsoft key that Chinese hackers stole could have given them more access than originally assumed; Microsoft disputes the report  —  Microsoft is disputing a new report that claims hackers may have had access to more parts of victims' systems than previously known in a campaign …
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
OpenAI plans to release ChatGPT for Android next week, after launching an iOS app in May 2023  —  / OpenAI is releasing the Android version of the app for ChatGPT next week after launching on iOS in May. … Since launching in November, OpenAI's ChatGPT tool has reached a number of users …
Michael Kan / PCMag:
Twitter says unverified accounts will have daily limits on the number of direct messages they can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs  —  It looks like Elon Musk really wants users to pay for Twitter Blue. … In another controversial change, Twitter will restrict the number …
Ash Hill / Tom's Hardware:
The Linux Foundation forms the Ultra Ethernet Consortium with AMD, Cisco, HPE, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, and others to optimize Ethernet standards for AI and HPC  —  Big names come together to refine Ethernet standards for AI and high-performance computing.  —  Earlier today …
Stephen Clark / Ars Technica:
In six months, Amazon plans to begin production of Kuiper satellites in Washington, hoping to build and launch up to 80 satellites per month within a few years  —  Amazon unveils satellite facility in Florida, may switch prototype launch to Atlas V  —  Within a few years …
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon plans to force some remote corporate employees to relocate as part of a mandate requiring workers to be in the office three days a week  —  - Requirement comes amid souring morale in wake of layoffs  — Company requires workers to be in office three days a week
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Court filing: Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein reach a plea deal over allegedly laundering billions in cryptocurrency from Bitfinex's 2016 hack  —  An American couple accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hacking …
Julie Coleman / CNBC:
Digital World Acquisition Corp., which is seeking to take Truth Social public via a SPAC merger, settles fraud charges with the US SEC for $18M; DWAC is up 50%+  —  - Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. soared more than 50% on Friday after the company reached an $18 million dollar fraud settlement with the SEC.
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
A US AT&T call center worker details working with AI, which generates call transcripts and provides suggestions, and wonders if she is training her replacement  —  To many people, chatbots and other technology feel like a ticking time bomb, sure to explode their work.  But to some, the threat is already here.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google plans to adopt the Message Layer Security protocol for its Messages app; MLS allows interoperable E2E encrypted messaging across services and platforms  —  Google today announced its support for interoperable end-to-end encrypted communication between large messaging platforms …

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