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An in-depth look inside 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
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LinkedIn: Raimonds Bricis and Leen Paape
| Andi Yu / ABC: |
DP World Australia, the country's second largest port operator, shuts down because of a cyberattack, impacting the movement of goods in and out of Australia — 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, Bloomberg, The Independent, iTnews, Australian Financial Review, Reuters, DeviceSecurity.io, The National, Cyber Daily, and Bloomberg
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LinkedIn: Malcolm Catchpole, Jasir Sabri, Troy Hardey, Soroush Tazerji, Mo Lafta, Jeremy Ruz, Nelson Del Valle, MSA, Larry Leibrock, Solomon Birnie, Raymond Andersson …, Angela Gambell, Enrique Vargas Ginocchio, Tomas Petru, Jose M Seara, Mickey Perre, Scott Carson, and Mare Straetmans
Forums: r/perth, r/cybersecurity, r/friendlyjordies, r/australian, and r/australia
| Wall Street Journal: |
Former FTX employees, including general counsel Can Sun, plan to launch crypto exchange Backpack, protecting user funds using lessons learned from FTX's failure — Ex-FTX lawyer Can Sun and other former company executives want the new exchange to allow customers to verify holdings at any time
More: Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Insider, CoinStats, The Daily Beast, and The Block
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| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Experts say terrorist groups are using generative AI to bypass the hashing databases used by tech companies to automatically remove violent extremist content — Experts are finding thousands of examples of AI-created content every week that could allow terrorist groups and other violent extremists …
More: Tech Against Terrorism. X: @4maciejko, @andywalters, @daithaigilbert, @daithaigilbert, @techvsterrorism, @garymarcus, @mariehjohnson, @bradsmi, @techvsterrorism, and @tara_writer
LinkedIn: Franck Bardol, Jessica B., Marie J., Tara Lemieux, Celestino Güemes Seoane, and Stephen Pullum
| Shanti Das / The Guardian: |
Investigation: the UK biomedical research database Biobank shared the 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: @JackTheCat@mastodon.scot and @StevenFrench@writing.exchange
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LinkedIn: Andy Crow, Nicola McKilligan, Paul Veeneman, Liston Johnson, Michael N. Liebman, Rebecca Lacey, Kristina M., Jaume Sanz, Daniel Uribe …, Dr Chris Lewington FIMA FRSA, and John Greally
Forums: r/unitedkingdom and r/privacy
| Jack Ewing / New York Times: |
How Łukasz 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
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| Bloomberg: |
Foxconn launches two prototype low-Earth orbit communication satellites on a SpaceX rocket, as Foxconn diversifies into new sectors with greater urgency — - Taiwan's Foxconn wants to replicate outsourcing model in orbit — Company launches first two LEO satellites on a SpaceX rocket| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Many Threads users report that the app now has a privacy option that lets them opt out of having their posts show up 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.| Kate Irwin / Decrypt: |
Esports leaders discuss ongoing industry challenges, including VC bubbles, layoffs, and ageism, and call for wealthy game studios to take on more responsibility — Decrypt's investigation reveals ongoing challenges in the young esports industry—including VC bubbles, layoffs, and ageism—and where it's going.
X: @decryptmedia and @iamhodler_
| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Google's Jigsaw unit and Tech Against Terrorism launch Altitude, a free tool that helps smaller platforms detect and remove terrorist content on their networks — Small platforms without resources to handle takedown requests have been weaponized by terrorist groups that share their content online.
More: The Economic Times and The Verge
X: @techvsterrorism, @jigsaw, @jigsaw, @jigsaw, @techvsterrorism, @kvnbbg, and @daithaigilbert
| Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg: |
Alibaba and JD.com reported YoY sales increases for Singles Day, but neither company provided overall revenue figures for the event for the second straight year — China's Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com reported sales increases for Singles' Day, after the e-commerce giants offered steep discounts …
More: Reuters and South China Morning Post
X: @24hcitizen, @michaelxpettis, @economics, and @shanghaimacro
| Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg: |
Filing: FTX sues crypto exchange Bybit and two affiliates to recover ~$953M, including $327M+ that they allegedly withdrew just before FTX filed for bankruptcy — - FTX claims Bybit affiliate used “VIP” status to withdraw funds — Bybit's Mirana withdrew $327 million just before FTX pauseSponsor Posts
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Azure Content Understanding: Building on lessons from a decade of Document Intelligence — What a decade of teaching machines to read real-world documents taught us about what LLMs can and can't do.
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The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
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