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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, Varonis, Bloomberg, SC Media, CSO, Security Affairs, Nextgov/FCW, SecurityWeek, BleepingComputer, Reuters, CRN, and Help Net Security
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X: @marcwrogers, @hackingdave, @cisacyber, @marcwrogers, @marcwrogers, @marcwrogers, and @cheddarb0b42
LinkedIn: Evan Roberts and David Kennedy
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| 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, The Verge, Reuters, GSMArena.com, Livemint, TechSpot, CNBC, MobileSyrup, Supercharged, Raleigh News & Observer, AppleInsider, Deccan Herald, iClarified, Wccftech, ZDNet, Macworld, Tom's Guide, BGR, TweakTown, Thurrott, Digital Trends, Engadget, Android Authority, Cult of Mac, Rockdale Citizen & …, Laptop Mag, Patently Apple, Six Colors, Trusted Reviews, and Quartz
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Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/LocalLLaMA, and MacRumors Forums
| 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, TechCrunch, and Social Media Today
Threads: @crumbler. Mastodon: @Jonathanglick@mstdn.social and @IncredulousMike@mas.to. Bluesky: @chirag.bsky.social
| 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, Business Insider, CNET, Tom's Guide, The Verge, CNET on YouTube, Mrwhosetheboss on YouTube, Mashable, Cult of Mac, Voicebot.ai, mjtsai.com, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Engadget on YouTube, USA Today, Inverse, New York Times, and TechCrunch
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LinkedIn: Ian Stanley, Michelle Lentz, and James Bareham
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| 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.
More: Android Authority. X: @carnage4life, @keithdsouza, @killedbygoogle, @mishaalrahman, and @mishaalrahman
Forums: r/Android, r/google, and r/GooglePixel
| 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: Apple Support, SiliconANGLE, BleepingComputer, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, CNET, Quartz, Business Standard, Business Insider, Inc42 Media, Mashable, New.blicio.us, Computerworld, mjtsai.com, Malwarebytes, Techloy, The Record, The Hindu, Business Standard, Livemint, Hindustan Times, Amnesty International …, and TechCrunch
Mastodon: @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange. X: @surabhia_et, @adityakalra, @therecord_media, @qz, and @tomgara. LinkedIn: Jason Rivera
Forums: r/worldnews, r/technology, r/technews, and Slashdot
| 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, and Social Media Today
Bluesky: @wagatwe.com. X: @erinkwoo, @petertkane, @bllorenz, and @marvelle. LinkedIn: Brandon Perlman. Forums: r/artificial
| 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, Business Insider, The Information, CNBC, The Register, SiliconANGLE, CRN, PCMag, CIO Dive, The National, Investor's Business Daily, and Deadline
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LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski, Beryl Tomay, Josh White, and Christopher Versace
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
More: International Business Times, The Verge, and GeekWire
Bluesky: @privacat.bsky.social. X: @squawkcnbc, @squawkcnbc, @altcap, @modestproposal1, @marceloplima, @florian4gamers, @southernvalue95, @squawkcnbc, and @ramahluwalia
| 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.| 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, Apple Must, TechSpot, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, iFixit News, CNET, XDA Developers, Wired, mobilenewscwp.co.uk, Buffalo News, SlashGear, New York Times, Gizmodo, The Register, Tom's Guide, ZDNet, Ars Technica, mjtsai.com, PIRG, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, LifeHacker, iDownloadBlog.com, iFixit News, Trusted Reviews, Pocket-lint, How-To Geek, iPhone in Canada Blog, Lifewire, Forbes, iMore, and Axios
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LinkedIn: Todd vanGoethem, Josh Beasley, Rob Link, and Rob Guzzo
Forums: r/technews and MacRumors Forums
| 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.| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
Researchers say they haven't found “strikingly novel compounds” after analyzing a subset of the 2.2M new crystals DeepMind claimed its AI tool GNoMe discovered — “In the DeepMind paper there are many examples of predicted materials that are clearly nonsensical.”
More: ACS Publications. Threads: @datadrivenmd. Mastodon: @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social, @acdha@code4lib.social, and @jonny@neuromatch.social
X: @robert_palgrave, @abebab, @mmitchell_ai, @mikarv, @alexhanna, and @genomerambler
| 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, Associated Press, and Reuters
LinkedIn: Tim Condello, Devashish K., Alex Coqueiro, Anthony Charbonnier, and Arlind Nocaj. Forums: Hacker News
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Virtual physical therapy service Hinge Health lays off ~10% of its workforce; Hinge had an estimated 1,700+ employees, and was valued at $6.2B in October 2021 — Hinge Health, a 9-year-old company that offers a digital solution to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions … | 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: diginomica and The Information
| Reuters: |
Uber and Lyft delay their plans to leave Minneapolis until July 1, after city officials voted on April 10 to delay the start of driver pay raise to July 1 — Ride-hailing companies Lyft (LYFT.O) and Uber (UBER.N) will extend their services in Minneapolis till July 1, they said on Thursday …
More: Associated Press and Minnesota Reformer
| Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
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