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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 …
More: Cybersecurity …, CyberScoop, TechCrunch, The Record, SC Media, Bloomberg, Dark Reading, Nextgov/FCW, BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek, CSO, Security Affairs, Reuters, CRN, and Help Net Security
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| 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
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Business Today, SiliconANGLE, Livemint, TechSpot, CNBC, Quartz, MobileSyrup, Laptop Mag, Supercharged, The Verge, Raleigh News & Observer, AppleInsider, Deccan Herald, iClarified, Wccftech, ZDNet, Macworld, Tom's Guide, Reuters, BGR, TweakTown, Thurrott, Digital Trends, Engadget, Android Authority, Cult of Mac, Rockdale Citizen & …, Patently Apple, Six Colors, and Trusted Reviews
Threads: @markgurman. Mastodon: @spencerdailey@journa.host. X: @simonw, @saranbyte, @tailosivetech, @markgurman, @erratarob, @aianddesign, @bella_bongiorno, @sdw, @vadimyuryev, @erratarob, @octal, @tomwarren, @ryanmorrisonjer, and @firstadopter
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/LocalLLaMA, and MacRumors Forums
| 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, MrMobile [Michael Fisher] on YouTube, Washington Post, Ken Kocienda, Inverse, Daring Fireball, Cult of Mac, CNET, Business Insider, Tom's Guide, The Verge, CNET on YouTube, Mrwhosetheboss on YouTube, 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
Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith …, @matt@isfeeling.social, @sandofsky@mastodon.social, @drahardja@sfba.social, @Tamasg@mindly.social, @Newmy@writing.exchange, @schwa@mastodon.social, and @mark@tapbots.social
X: @humane, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @alexguichet, @imranchaudhri, @bella_bongiorno, @julianchokkattu, @joncolmenares, @markgurman, @markgurman, @kylesgibson, @shakeelhashim, @shakeelhashim, @daniacostaai, @raywongy, @collincornwell, @devindra, @zorbadgreek, @raywongy, @kocienda, @bella_bongiorno, @bressane, @mertdumenci, @gillverd, @marvelle, @gartenberg, @klingebeil, @gcampax, @mattzeitlin, @captain2phones, @raywongy, @slatkovi, @raywongy, @bendreyfuss, @joannastern, @robertjbye, @aadilmaan, @bella_bongiorno, @kocienda, @julianchokkattu, @thedavidmurphy, @raywongy, @humane, @dlberes, @rhysmorgan, @katienotopoulos, @anshelsag, @mm3hta, @beala, @tina__nigro, @raywongy, @jetscott, @julianchokkattu, @heysaik, @vadimyuryev, @joannastern, @samsheffer, @sharadhsivamani, @hamburger, @methekarthik, @khaledjalanbo, @bella_bongiorno, and @stevemoser
LinkedIn: Ian Stanley, Michelle Lentz, and James Bareham
Forums: Hacker News, r/gadgets, r/technology, and Slashdot
| 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
More: About Amazon, The Information, Business Insider, SiliconANGLE, CNBC, CRN, The Register, Benzinga, PCMag, CIO Dive, Investor's Business Daily, and Deadline
X: @kantrowitz, @delrey, @thetranscript_, @mukund, @borrowed_ideas, @madscapital, @ibbitsc, @delrey, @rihardjarc, @amazonnews, @_hariby, @mattmday, @stevehouf, @larryjamieson_, and @delrey
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski, Beryl Tomay, Josh White, and Christopher Versace
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
More: International Business Times and The Verge
Bluesky: @privacat.bsky.social. X: @squawkcnbc, @squawkcnbc, @altcap, @modestproposal1, @marceloplima, @florian4gamers, @southernvalue95, @squawkcnbc, and @ramahluwalia
| 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 …
More: The Economic Times, The Indian Express, Quartz, Techloy, The Hindu, Business Standard, Forbes, Livemint, Hindustan Times, Inc42 Media, and The Record
X: @qz, @surabhia_et, @adityakalra, @therecord_media, and @tomgara
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
More: Apple Support, Engadget, BleepingComputer, 9to5Mac, The Independent, The Hacker News, Game Rant, Nairametrics, Security Boulevard, PCMag, Dark Reading, Business Insider, GSMArena.com, Mashable, New.blicio.us, SiliconANGLE, New York Post, Tom's Guide, TechSpot, N2K CyberWire, Gizchina, Computerworld, The Daily Dot, Infosecurity, mjtsai.com, and Amnesty International …
Mastodon: @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange and @bruienne@infosec.exchange
X: @amnestytech, @ihackbanme, @natynettle, @donnchac, @runasand, @jsrailton, @lorenzofb, @lorenzofb, and @jsrailton. LinkedIn: Jason Rivera
Forums: Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, r/apple, r/gadgets, r/technology, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| 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
More: Apple, TechCrunch, MacRumors, 404 Media, MacRumors, Thurrott, PCMag, TechSpot, Apple Must, 9to5Mac, iFixit News, Gizmodo, Tom's Guide, BGR, CNET, XDA Developers, Wired, Lifewire, mobilenewscwp.co.uk, iMore, Buffalo News, SlashGear, Neowin, New York Times, The Register, ZDNet, iDownloadBlog.com, Ars Technica, Forbes, mjtsai.com, PIRG, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Axios, How-To Geek, AppleInsider, TechFinitive, LifeHacker, iFixit News, and Cult of Mac
Mastodon: @davemark@mastodon.social and @BrideOfLinux@mastodon …
X: @imore, @jason_koebler, @nproctor, @panzer, @idevicehelpus, @ifixit, @jason_koebler, @deitaone, @spercharged, @nproctor, @mike_wuerthele, @brandonbutch, and @nproctor
LinkedIn: Todd vanGoethem, Josh Beasley, Rob Link, and Rob Guzzo
Forums: r/technews and MacRumors Forums
| 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 …
More: The Verge, TikTok For Business, Social Media Today, and Search Engine Land
Bluesky: @wagatwe.com. X: @erinkwoo, @petertkane, @bllorenz, and @marvelle. LinkedIn: Brandon Perlman. Forums: r/artificial
| 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.
More: The Verge and Social Media Today
Threads: @crumbler. Bluesky: @chirag.bsky.social. X: @slasher, @nima_owji, @michaelmiraflor, @williamturton, @aodespair, @pbump, @carnage4life, and @grady_booch
| The Information: |
Source: OpenAI has fired two researchers on its AI safety team for allegedly leaking information, including Leopold Aschenbrenner, an ally of Ilya Sutskever — OpenAI has fired two researchers for allegedly leaking information, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.| 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
More: Meta, CNN, International Business Times, The Verge, Associated Press, Scrippsnews.com, MSPoweruser, Mashable, Proactive, BBC, and Engadget
Threads: @andymstone. X: @shawnhernan, @vickerysec, @metanewsroom, @samleecole, @josephfcox, and @gojomo
LinkedIn: Nick Clegg, Maja Podlesna, and Samantha W.
| 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.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says it is discontinuing its Google One VPN due to a lack of use; Google's free Pixel VPN that debuted in 2022 with the Pixel 7 will remain unchanged — Back in October of 2020, Google One introduced a VPN that later became available on all plans and platforms.
X: @carnage4life, @keithdsouza, @killedbygoogle, @mishaalrahman, and @mishaalrahman
Forums: r/Android and r/GooglePixel
| 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.
More: About Amazon, GeekWire, and Reuters
LinkedIn: Anthony Charbonnier, Tim Condello, Devashish K., Arlind Nocaj, and Alex Coqueiro. Forums: Hacker News
| 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 …
More: The Information and diginomica
| 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.
More: Spread Privacy, Engadget, ZDNet, New.blicio.us, Lifewire, MacRumors, Android Police, TechCrunch, and The Verge
Mastodon: @mattburgess@infosec.exchange. Bluesky: @austinfound.bsky.social. X: @yegg, @johnbourscheid, and @duckduckgo
LinkedIn: Mark Ingram, DuckDuckGo, and Fernando Bunn
Forums: r/privacy, r/technology, and Beehaw
| Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Spotify is developing tools to let subscribers speed up, mash up, or edit songs as a type of playback feature; rights holders would still get paid — Streamer is developing tools that would make it easier for fans to create custom versions of their favorite musicSponsor Posts
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