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Academics and US agencies are overhauling or ending online misinformation research due to Representative Jim Jordan and other Republicans' escalating campaign — An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation …
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X: @blackamazon, @blackamazon, @_yayger, @jswatz, @solnatamd, @jeffreymarlett, @dr_zil_white, @grabe, @cchoksy, @justinhendrix, @frankstengel, @vmorkevicius, and @karaswisher
LinkedIn: Alan Jagolinzer and Mark Dobson
| Sanket Vijayasarathy / 91mobiles: |
A leaked Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro promo video reveals new camera features: an Audio Eraser, the ability to swap faces, full manual controls like ISO, and more — - A new promo video focuses on the many camera features of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. — Both the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will get a 50MP primary camera.
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Forums: r/GooglePixel and r/Android
| Abhirup Roy / Reuters: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill that would have required a human safety operator in heavy-duty self-driving trucks on public roads in the state — California Governor Gavin Newsom late on Friday vetoed a bill to prevent heavy-duty driverless trucks from operating in the state …
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X: @teamstersob, @benwerd, @indiaherdman, @teamstersob, and @danbusi_
Forums: Hacker News and r/news
| Reuters: |
A look at Scattered Spider, which experts say is a group of 17- to 22-year-old native English speakers likely behind MGM and 52+ other hacks since March 2022 — About a year ago, the U.S. security firm Palo Alto Networks began to hear from a flurry of companies that had been hacked in ways that weren't the norm for cybercriminals.
More: Washington Post, Dark Reading, and CyberScoop
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| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers — If you Google someone who recently died, you might see a flood of near-identical videos of men reading obits. Here's why.| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent's long-term strategy as China hosts the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first event where esports are eligible for medals — - Hundreds of pro players will compete at Hangzhou Asian Games — Tencent places esports at the heart of its online media empire| Dave Lee / Bloomberg: |
Q&A with outgoing Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp on using generative AI for Alexa, a possible Alexa subscription, advice for Panos Panay, and more — The departing executive in charge of Amazon's voice assistant has a conversation about its future in the age of AI.
More: Cryptopolitan
| Sean Lyngaas / CNN: |
Three major US voting equipment makers let some researchers stress-test their software and hardware, to take on conspiracy theories with greater transparency — Major US voting equipment manufacturers are enlisting cybersecurity experts to provide additional stress-tests of their systems …
X: @vote_mfg_qa, @knash99, and @benadida
| New York Times: |
Some employees reminisce about Netflix's DVD subscription service, which upended the entertainment industry and is shutting down on September 29 after 25 years — The company's DVD subscription service is ending this month, bringing to a close an origin story that ultimately upended the entertainment industry.| Bryant Francis / Game Developer: |
Unity apologizes and says games made with Unity Personal will be exempt from its Runtime Fee, which will only apply to games made with Unity versions from 2024 — Unity's updated Runtime Fee will no longer apply to games made on Unity Personal, and will only apply beginning with the next LTS version of Unity.
More: WinBuzzer, Unity Blog, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Mashable, Cryptopolitan, The New Stack, Android Police, Wired, Corndog Formica, GamingBolt, Ask Me About My AUs, TheGamer, Stevivor, ExtremeTech, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, GameSpot, The Verge, Polygon, Decrypt, Eurogamer.net, GeekWire, PC Gamer, Engadget, Game Rant, MSPoweruser, Dexerto, VentureBeat, Windows Central, Digital Trends, Reuters, IGN, Gameranx, TechRadar, GamesIndustry.biz, Pocket Gamer.biz, Blue's News, and Mobilegamer.biz
Threads: @dilmerv. Mastodon: @MrCheeze@wetdry.world, @clayzulah@mastodon …, @runevision@mastodon …, @mcc@mastodon.social, and @HeroOfDermwood@mastodon …
Bluesky: @danilo.redeem-tomorrow.com and @smi.bsky.social
X: @unity, @qntm, @georgebsocial, @tha_rami, @structed, @thafnine, @reduzio, @reduzio, @reisartjunk, @tylerglaiel, @mdsveritas, @freyaholmer, @hakitadev, @wario64, @grahamoflegend, and @mikeisaac. LinkedIn: Michael Metzger
Forums: Hacker News, r/gamernews, r/gamedev, r/GuardianTales, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/gamedev, r/gaming, r/XboxSeriesX, r/Unity3D, and r/Games
| Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: |
In a countersuit, chip startup Rivos and six ex-Apple staff claim Apple intimidates those who “dare to leave”; Apple sued Rivos over trade secrets theft in 2022 — - Rivos contests Apple's tech theft claims with countersuit — Apple accuses the startup of stealing proprietary information
Forums: r/hardware
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Walmart-backed PhonePe, which leads India's UPI-based payments market, launches the Indus AppStore on Android and promises no platform fees or IAP commission — PhonePe launched the Indus AppStore Developer Platform on Saturday, promising zero platform fee and no commission on in-app purchases …
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