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April 11, 2024, 10:25 PM
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Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
CISA is investigating a breach at business intelligence company Sisense; sources: the attackers copied several terabytes of customer data, including credentials  —  The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today it is investigating a breach at business intelligence …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple nears production of M4 chips with AI upgrades and memory improvements, coming to new MacBook Pros, Mac minis, and iMacs starting in late 2024  —  - Company working on rapid transition to the new processors  — Revamp will bring AI capabilities and memory improvements
David Pierce / The Verge:
Humane AI Pin review: well-made and easier to access than a phone, but doesn't work half the time, really slow even when it does work, and lacks basic features  —  For $699 and $24 a month, this wearable computer promises to free you from your smartphone.  There's only one problem: it just doesn't work.
More: The Verge on YouTube, Engadget, Wired, Washington Post, MrMobile [Michael Fisher] on YouTube, Ken Kocienda, Inverse, Daring Fireball, Cult of Mac, Business Insider, CNET, Tom's Guide, CNET on YouTube, Mrwhosetheboss on YouTube, The Verge, Mashable, ZDNet, Voicebot.ai, mjtsai.com, TechCrunch, Engadget on YouTube, USA Today, Inverse, New York Times, and TechCrunch
Threads: @benedictevans, @carnage4life, @danseifert, @crumbler, and @vicmsong
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X: @humane, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @alexguichet, @raywongy, @kocienda, @bella_bongiorno, @raywongy, @raywongy, @heysaik, @bella_bongiorno, @slatkovi, @bella_bongiorno, @raywongy, @kocienda, @aadilmaan, @gillverd, @humane, @mm3hta, @samsheffer, @khaledjalanbo, @imranchaudhri, @bella_bongiorno, @daniacostaai, @marvelle, @vadimyuryev, @joannastern, @bressane, @gartenberg, @julianchokkattu, @joncolmenares, @markgurman, @markgurman, @kylesgibson, @shakeelhashim, @shakeelhashim, @collincornwell, @devindra, @zorbadgreek, @raywongy, @mertdumenci, @klingebeil, @gcampax, @mattzeitlin, @captain2phones, @bendreyfuss, @robertjbye, @julianchokkattu, @thedavidmurphy, @dlberes, @rhysmorgan, @katienotopoulos, @anshelsag, @beala, @tina__nigro, @raywongy, @jetscott, @julianchokkattu, @joannastern, @sharadhsivamani, @hamburger, @methekarthik, and @stevemoser
LinkedIn: Ian Stanley, Michelle Lentz, and James Bareham
Forums: Hacker News, r/gadgets, r/technology, and Slashdot
Ashna Teresa Britto / Reuters:
Apple changed “state-sponsored” to “mercenary spyware” in threat notifications, a source says after pressure from India for linking breaches to state actors  —  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has warned its users in India and 91 other countries that they were possible victims of a …
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Apple sends threat notifications to individuals in 92 countries, warning them that their iPhone may have been targeted by remote “mercenary spyware attacks”
Wall Street Journal:
In his annual shareholder letter, Andy Jassy says GenAI “may be the largest technology transformation since the cloud” and Amazon is committed to cost-cutting  —  In his letter to shareholders, Andy Jassy says generative AI could usher in the largest tech transformation since the Internet
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Andy Jassy criticizes US and EU regulators over blocking mergers like the iRobot deal, saying they trust Chinese companies with maps of homes more than Amazon
Chris Velazco / Washington Post:
Apple says owners of the iPhone 15 or newer will be able to fix broken devices with used parts, including screens, batteries, and cameras, starting in fall 2024  —  Starting this fall, you may be able to pay less for a fully functioning fix if you have an iPhone 15 or newer
The Information:
Sources: TikTok is testing an AI feature that generates a virtual influencer and a script for a video ad based on prompts submitted by advertisers  —  TikTok touts itself as a platform where creators can stand out and build a following.  But the company has begun discussing with advertisers …
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
X tells users “the hide your checkmark feature of X Premium is going away soon”, after X began adding blue checks to “influential” users with 2,500+ followers  —  The change comes after X began verifying “influential” users who hadn't signed up for premium.
Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
Instagram plans to automatically detect and blur nude images DMed to teens, and show a pop-up to the sender and the recipient, rolling out in the coming months  —  Obscured photos and warnings will discourage users from exchanging nude photos with potential strangers
Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE:
Google releases Android 15 Beta 1 for Pixel devices, with edge-to-edge app scaling by default, OS-level support for app archiving and unarchiving, and more  —  Google LLC today announced the release of the first beta test version of Android 15, opening up the upcoming operating system for both developers and early adopters to test out.
Matt Burgess / Wired:
DuckDuckGo launches Privacy Pro, a $9.99-per-month service offering a VPN, personal information removal, and identity theft restoration, available in the US  —  Privacy-focused company DuckDuckGo is launching a tool to remove data from people-search websites, a VPN, and an identity theft restoration service.
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Q&A with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on why Google doesn't need to raise trillions to build a supercomputer, why AI offers a reset in competition, and more  —  This week's Stratechery Interview is with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian.  Kurian joined Google to lead the company's cloud division in 2018 …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Amazon adds Andrew Ng to its board to boost its AI expertise, as longtime MTV executive Judith McGrath steps down; Ng founded Google Brain and worked at Baidu  —  If corporate boards of directors signal something about where a company wants to be focusing, Amazon's just made an interesting move to change up its direction.

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New York Times:
Sources: CNN CEO Mark Thompson told Paramount he would not share oversight of CNN with another exec, as David Ellison weighs whether to put Bari Weiss in charge

Washington Post:
The US Supreme Court paused a lower court order that would have forced ex-Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal a source or pay $800 a day in sanctions

Ryan McGrady / The Conversation:
An analysis of 20M blocks of users of English language Wikipedia shows a shrinking number of administrators relying on more-frequent blocks, to raise efficiency

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Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
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Variety:
Taylor Swift's music returns to TikTok, ahead of her next album due out on April 19, after UMG pulled its catalog over an ongoing licensing dispute with TikTok
Bloomberg:
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Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
The US SEC sends decentralized crypto exchange Uniswap a Wells notice warning that the agency intends to bring an enforcement action against the company
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google plans to make Magic Editor and other AI editing tools, previously limited to Pixel phones and paid users, available to all Google Photos users for free
Emilia David / The Verge:
Meta announces its next-generation Meta Training and Inference Accelerator chips for AI training, and says MTIA v1 and the new chips are both now in production
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