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November 12, 2023, 1:00 PM

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Financial Times:

An in-depth look at a covert Russian operation to get dual-use specialist microchips, which are protected by EU export controls, into the hands of the state — A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state

X: @maxseddon, @maxseddon, @maxseddon, @maxseddon, @elinaribakova, @elinaribakova, @maxseddon, @xtophercook, @xtophercook, and @alenapopova

LinkedIn: Raimonds Bricis and Leen Paape

Andi Yu / ABC:

DP World Australia, the country's second largest port operator, shuts down after a cyber attack, impacting the movement of goods in and out of the country — Australia's second largest port operator has shut down because of a cyber security incident, impacting the movement of goods in and out of the country.

More: Reuters, Sydney Morning Herald, Bloomberg, The Verge, The Independent, iTnews, Bloomberg, Australian Financial Review, Reuters, DeviceSecurity.io, The National, Cyber Daily, and Bloomberg

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LinkedIn: Mickey Perre, Scott Carson, and Mare Straetmans

Forums: r/perth, r/cybersecurity, r/friendlyjordies, r/australian, and r/australia

David Gilbert / Wired:

Experts say terrorist groups are using generative AI tools to evade the hashing algorithms used by tech companies to automatically remove extremist content — Experts are finding thousands of examples of AI-created content every week that could allow terrorist groups and other violent extremists to bypass automated detection systems.

More: Tech Against Terrorism. X: @4maciejko, @andywalters, @daithaigilbert, @daithaigilbert, @techvsterrorism, @garymarcus, @mariehjohnson, @bradsmi, @techvsterrorism, and @tara_writer

Shanti Das / The Guardian:

Investigation: Biobank, the UK's biomedical research database, shared sensitive health data of ~500K volunteers with insurance companies despite pledging not to — Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so

Mastodon: @StevenFrench@writing.exchange and @JackTheCat@mastodon.scot

X: @drstevetaylor, @karamballes, @winchwoodie, @sewsow1, @mikebutcher, @jessrmorley, @premnsikka, @_danibeck, @shanti_das, @pwgtennant, @helenrsalisbury, @paullewismoney, and @doctor_oxford

LinkedIn: Dr Chris Lewington FIMA FRSA and John Greally

Forums: r/unitedkingdom and r/privacy

Jack Ewing / New York Times:

How Lukasz Krupski, a Tesla whistleblower in Norway, leaked personnel records and Autopilot data that caught the attention of regulators in several countries — An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.

Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @pallenberg@mastodon.social

X: @mrstad, @stephaniemflynn, @michellesdude, and @thefawcette. Forums: r/RealTesla

Wes Davis / The Verge:

Many Threads users report that they now have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook — Many Threads users are now saying they have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook. To keep Threads posts from showing up Meta's …

More: 9to5Mac and PCMag

Threads: @kiriappeee, @dryllyrd, and @datadrivenmd

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Reuters:

Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta plans to shut down after 30+ years, following pressure from Russian authorities and the persecution of its reporters

Bruce Gil / Gizmodo:

Fan fiction site AO3 says it will be offline for two to four weeks after a security incident; it hosts over 18M works and has 11M registered users

Selome Hailu / Variety:

Sources: Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine lays off about 30 employees, roughly 50% of its staff, as it focuses on film and TV projects and its book club brand

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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:

London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on mass affluent customers in the UK, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation

More: Tech.eu, BusinessCloud, FinTech Futures, Financial IT, FinSMEs, and AltFi

X: @markkleinmansky. LinkedIn: Wasim Khouri, Ian Rand, and Monument

Steph Batalis / Foreign Policy:

Chatbots can lower the information barrier to help malicious actors build a bioweapon, making chatbot development guardrails a good first step for biosecurity

More: CoinStats. Threads: @carnage4life. X: @clementdelangue, @kevinallison, and @foreignpolicy

LinkedIn: Scott C. Lemon, Adam Russell, Krystal Jackson, and Steph Batalis

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Humane's Ai Pin is a bizarre cross between Google Glass and a pager, the lack of apps seems extremely limiting, and $699 is too high compared to other wearables

More: Mashable, Hackaday, Humane, Supercharged, Insider, ExtremeTech, GeekWire, Android Headlines, Pocketnow, and Digital Trends

Threads: @seyitaylor, @ericflo, @alexanderbellgram, @kbode, @ryancoleman, @prakashm14, @neil.cybart, @katienotopoulos, @craiggrannell, @jason_tiernan, @jbruck, @chris, @jseibert, @crumbler, @seyitaylor, and @donaldrichard

Mastodon: @counternotions@mastodon … and @arstechnica@mastodon.social

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LinkedIn: John Miner, Marc Calamia, Scott C. Lemon, and Timo Kissel. Forums: Ars OpenForum

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:

A profile of Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones, who succeeds Whitney Wolfe Herd and is charged with turning around a company whose stock is down ~80% since its 2021 IPO

More: BBC and Insider

Reuters:

EC official: X had just 2,294 EU content moderators, versus 16,974 at YouTube and 6,125 at TikTok, according to reports submitted by the companies in September

More: Gizchina, TechCrunch, and RTHK. X: @xavierdegraux

Kevin Roose / New York Times:

A look at custom chatbots, or GPTs, which are tailored for specific tasks and represent an important step in OpenAI's strategy of “gradual iterative deployment”

More: Decrypt, ChinaTechNews.com, Financial Times, and Insider

Threads: @carnage4life. X: @simonw, @saranormous, @rachel_l_woods, @simonw, @sama, @goodside, @treyratcliff, @angelataptos, @tomchapin, @tunguz, @gregkamradt, @random_walker, @simonw, @emollick, @jeffjarvis, @peteskomoroch, and @jkronand

LinkedIn: Jorge Ortega, Martin Waxman, MCM, APR, Brad Dean, Andrew Mawson, Gregory North, Garth Sheriff, Franky Arriola, Randy B., Daniel Rezac, M.Ed., William Lee, and Janette Roush

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Rolling Stone:

SAG-AFTRA's deal would require studios to get consent before making digital replicas of living and deceased actors, disclose their use, and pay actors for them

More: CNN, The Verge, Bloomberg, Tech Xplore, Deadline, Associated Press, Deadline, The Wrap, KCAL News on YouTube, Screen, Variety, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Wired

X: @vkhosla, @synopsi, @amyklobuchar, @awards_watch, @problemsthots, @discussingfilm, @kayla__lmao, @variety, and @donquixote616. Forums: Slashdot