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| Forbes: |
Google confirms that it will no longer respond to geofence warrants after making changes to the way Maps stores users' location data — “Geofence warrants,” which allow law enforcement to get location data across a wide area, have become commonplace in recent years.
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| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
How Microsoft's 10-year-old Digital Crime Unit uses unique legal tactics and the company's technical reach to disrupt global cybercrime and state-backed actors — Ten years in, Microsoft's DCU has honed its strategy of using both unique legal tactics and the company's technical reach …
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| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
Cox Media Group claims it can listen to conversations of consumers through microphones in smartphones, smart TVs, and other devices and use it to target ads — A marketing team within media giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims it has the capability to listen to ambient conversations …
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| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Researchers: Microsoft Copilot is responding to some political queries in the US and other countries with conspiracies, information, and out-of-date information — Research shared exclusively with WIRED shows that Copilot, Microsoft's AI chatbot, often responds to questions about elections with lies and conspiracy theories.
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| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
Crypto wallet maker Ledger updates Connect Kit, saying a former employee “fell victim to a phishing attack” that let a hacker insert malicious code — Crypto wallet manufacturer Ledger has confirmed an exploit that led it to warn users to “stop using dapps” started because a former employee fell for a phishing scam.
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple plans to deploy advanced OLED screens in high-end iPads in 2024 and in a MacBook model in H2 2025, and is also considering making foldable iPads — Display industry in for disruption as investment pours into newer technology — Apple is the leader in the global tablet computer market thanks …
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| Ben Horowitz / Andreessen Horowitz: |
Andreessen Horowitz says “we will, for the first time, get involved with politics by supporting candidates who align with our vision and values” for technology — As software has eaten the world, it has become integral to every industry and nearly every endeavor in our society.
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| Glenn Fleishman / Retool: |
A look back at Yahoo Pipes, launched in 2007 to let users make custom data feeds by dragging elements in a web browser, influencing a generation of UI designers — Want to know whether the latest logged earthquakes were near you? Aggregate 100 top news sites, but only see items that mention cats?
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| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Intel 5th-Gen Xeon Platinum 8592+ review: the $11,600 64-core chip outperforms AMD's 64-core EPYC Genoa in several benchmarks, particularly in AI workloads — The sun shines brighter for Intel. … Why you can trust Tom's Hardware Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products …
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| Andrew E. Freedman / Tom's Hardware: |
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Some publishers estimate that Google's Search Generative Experience could cut referral traffic by 20% to 40% if the final version resembles recent iterations — Tech giant's AI-powered search product is being tested on roughly 10 million users; publishers rely on Google for traffic and see a gathering storm
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| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
Toy startup Curio launches three AI-powered plush toys, including a $99 one called Grok, that use OpenAI's tech to converse with kids and are voiced by Grimes — Grok is the first in a line of toys from start-up Curio intended to allow kids to converse with an AI chatbot
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| Eduardo Baptista / Reuters: |
China proposes a four-tier, color-coded system for data security incidents; for red and orange alerts the government must be notified within 10 minutes — China on Friday proposed a four-tier classification to help it respond to data security incidents, highlighting Beijing's concern …
More: Metaverse Post, ITPro, and Bitcoin Insider
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Musk gave verbal guarantees to some US banks that they would not lose money on the Twitter deal; banks face serious losses on the “uninvestable” debt — Banks are facing serious losses on the debt as social media platform's business deteriorates
More: Ars Technica, The Messenger, and New York Times
| Ash Parrish / The Verge: |
Days after updating its content policy to permit certain kinds of sexual content, Twitch rescinds its “artistic nudity” policy, citing community concern — Mere days after Twitch updated its content policy to permit certain kinds of sexual content, the platform has withdrawn …
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