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Google Cloud unveils Vertex AI improvements to better compete with Azure AI Studio and Amazon Bedrock; Nvidia announces PaxML, built on Google's JAX framework — Google is in the middle of trying to avoid repeating history when releasing its industry-altering technology.
More: DeepMind Blog, Beyond Search, Nvidia Newsroom, and TechCrunch
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI led an effort to dismantle the Qakbot botnet, which ransomware gangs used as an infection vector for years, on August 25 after infiltrating its network — Qakbot, one of the largest and longest-running botnets to date, was taken down following a multinational law enforcement operation spearheaded …
More: Federal Bureau …, The FBI on YouTube, US Department of Justice, Bloomberg, Security Affairs, Secureworks, Silicon Republic, TechCrunch, Krebs on Security, National Crime Agency, Voice of America, Associated Press, SiliconANGLE, Washington Post, PYMNTS.com, NBC News, The Verge, Dark Reading, iTnews, SecurityWeek, The Register, The Record, Cybernews.com, Wall Street Journal, Help Net Security, CyberScoop, PCMag, and DeviceSecurity.io
Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. X: @ericgeller, @prestonjbyrne, @ericgeller, @fbi, @abuse_ch, @ericgeller, @itsreallynick, @itsreallynick, @vxunderground, @bushidotoken, @neiltking, @usao_losangeles, @anfam17, @obnoxious4n6, @usao_losangeles, @max_mal_, @k8em0, @haveibeenpwned, @troyhunt, and @lorenzofb. LinkedIn: Ohad Zaidenberg
Forums: Hacker News and r/hacking
| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Source: OpenAI is on pace to generate more than $1B in revenue over the next 12 months by selling software and computing capacity, up from just $28M in 2022 — OpenAI is currently on pace to generate more than $1 billion in revenue over the next 12 months from the sale of artificial intelligence software …
More: Reuters, Analytics India Magazine, Tech in Asia, and Bloomberg
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
An image with the alt text “A person takes a call on a Pixel 8 Pro phone in Porcelain” popped up on a Google Store page displaying the as-yet-unannounced device — Continuing the storied tradition of Google's Pixel devices being some of the most-leaked hardware ever … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces a September 12 event at 10am PT at Apple Park titled “Wonderlust”, where four iPhone 15 models, the Apple Watch Series 9, and more are expected — Apple today announced plans to hold a special event on Tuesday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
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Forums: r/tmobile, r/technology, r/popculturechat, and MacRumors Forums
| Leo Lewis / Financial Times: |
Sources: Chinese-backed hackers breached Japanese cybersecurity agency NISC's email system; experts link the July 4 ransomware attack on Port of Nagoya to China — Infiltration comes as allies scrutinise Tokyo's defences against hacking — The organisation responsible for Japan's national defences …
More: Security Affairs, The Record, Metacurity, and The Information
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Meta's Oversight Board took 234 days to get a ruling in an incitement to violence case involving Hun Sen, revealing a problem with the board's glacial pace — Today let's talk about one of the most important cases that Meta's Oversight Board has heard to date — and how the process ultimately revealed …
Threads: @crumbler. Bluesky: @zitron.bsky.social. X: @oversightboard, @oversightboard, @jackshafer, and @johnwilson
| Rebecca Klar / The Hill: |
More: Transparency Center, Reuters, The Overspill, Gizmodo, and Engadget
Bluesky: @yoyoel.com. X: @peacepalace_kh, @daniellerose84, and @thomasgermain. Facebook: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
| Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: |
In a “safety” blog post, X announces “paid-for promoted political posts”, starting in the US, and plans to “provide a global advertising transparency center” — X (née Twitter) published a “safety” brief on its blog today outlining new policies …
More: Twitter, Forbes, Silicon Republic, Reuters, MediaNama, Deadline, Social Media Today, Cryptopolitan, SlashGear, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PCMag, Search Engine Land, Engadget, and Variety
Mastodon: @runsm0oth@universeodon.com. X: @safety, @__esteiner, @kyliebytes, @thesullivan, @melissaryan, @x, @adamkovac, @katieharbath, @moonalice, and @__esteiner
| Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: |
Letter: the UFC, the NBA, and the NFL tell the USPTO that the DMCA needs to be updated so live content can be removed “instantaneously or near-instantaneously” — The UFC, NBA and NFL are without a doubt among the most recognizable sports brands in the world.| Financial Times: |
Critics say India's new privacy safeguards do little to prevent mass government surveillance via tracking equipment installed at subsea cable landing stations — Little-known Israeli groups emerge as key providers of tracking equipment installed at subsea cable stations
More: Livemint
| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
HP misses with Q3 revenue down 10% YoY to $13.2B, Personal Systems revenue down 11% YoY to $8.9B, and Printing revenue down 7% YoY to $4.3B; HPQ falls 10%+ — HP reported a mixed third quarter with sales lower than expected. CEO Enrique Lores said, “the external environment has not improved …
More: Bloomberg, IDC, HP, Investor's Business Daily, Reuters, and CRN
X: @jerrycap and @patrickmoorhead
| Reuters: |
Huawei quietly launches the ~$960 Mate 60 Pro, giving no advance notice and releasing no ads; some investors speculate that Huawei used its own 5G chip — Chinese chip stocks rallied on Wednesday following Huawei Technologies' (HWT.UL) launch of its new Mate 60 Pro phone …
More: Android Authority, TechNode, GSMArena.com, Huawei Central, SPARROWS NEWS, FoneArena.com, Pandaily, Bloomberg, Gizmochina, Gizbot, Pocket-lint, Notebookcheck, Huawei Central, South China Morning Post, Gizchina, ChinaTechNews.com, and Ming-Chi Kuo
X: @luo_yuehan, @carlzha, @china_fact, @faridofanani96, and @shishirshelke1
| Caiwei Chen / Rest of World: |
Chinese sextortion scammers have flooded X, harassing political dissidents and influential figures since the platform added paid verification in April 2023 — Scammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures.
Mastodon: @casilli@mamot.fr. X: @mvzelenks, @restofworld, @restofworld, @caiweic, @restofworld, @hrichina, and @restofworld. LinkedIn: Thomas Freeman
| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
In July 2023, the NHTSA ordered Tesla to provide data on Autopilot's “Elon mode”, which eliminates prompts for drivers to their keep hands on the wheel — - Tesla received a special order from the National Highway Transportation Administration in late July requiring … | Wall Street Journal: |
Despite a rough year for the memory chip business, SK Hynix's stock rose ~60% in 2023, benefiting from the rise of AI chips that rely on high bandwidth memory — South Korea's SK Hynix bet early on powerful memory chips for generative AI programs like ChatGPT| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
GM extends its Google Cloud partnership to use AI, leveraging chatbots to handle simple OnStar calls and freeing up operators to address more complex requests — General Motors is using conversational AI chatbots to handle simple OnStar calls, freeing up the service's human employees …
More: PR Newswire, CrackBerry, TechCrunch, The Messenger, CNBC, Engadget, and PCMag. X: @danielraffel
| Kosaku Narioka / Wall Street Journal: |
Xiaomi reports Q2 revenue down 4% YoY to ~$9.25B and a ~$504M net profit, beating analyst estimates of ~$440.9M and more than doubling from a year earlier — The Chinese maker of smartphones and other electronics products said revenue declined 4.0% — Xiaomi said Tuesday … | Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
A look at the wave of child safety legislation in the US to age gate minors' access to the internet, backed by Republicans and Democrats alike — By the end of this month, porn will get a lot harder to watch in Texas. Instead of clicking a button or entering a date of birth to access Pornhub … Sponsor Posts
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