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Former Microsoft employee Andrew Harris says the company dismissed his warnings about a critical flaw that led to the 2021 SolarWinds hack; Harris left in 2020 — Microsoft hired Andrew Harris for his extraordinary skill in keeping hackers out of the nation's most sensitive computer networks.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple isn't paying OpenAI to add ChatGPT into its OSes and aims to eventually make money from AI by striking revenue-sharing deals with chatbot makers — - The iPhone maker isn't paying OpenAI to use the chatbot — Apple announced OpenAI agreement as part of AI push this week
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| Aernout van de Velde / Wccftech: |
After a major leak of unannounced games, Epic releases an update “so third-party tools can't surface any new unpublished product titles” from the Games Store — [Update] After publishing our story, we received a statement from Epic on this matter (via an Epic PR agency):
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Long-time Android Engineering VP Dave Burke steps down to explore “AI/bio” projects within Alphabet; sources say Platforms & Devices team is undergoing a reorg — Back in April, Google announced a merger of the Platforms & Ecosystems and Devices & Services divisions.| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI's annualized revenue hits $3.4B, up from ~$1B in summer 2023 and $1.6B in late 2023, with ~$3.2B from subscriptions to its chatbots and API fees — OpenAI has more than doubled its annualized revenue to $3.4 billion in the past six months or so, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has told staff … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony rolls out an update to Discord on PS5 to integrate the app into the console's dashboard and let users join calls directly, starting in Japan and Asia — Sony is improving its Discord integration on the PS5 so that you can join voice calls directly from the console.| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
Sources: at an all-hands, X CEO Linda Yaccarino urged staff to discuss xAI's Grok with advertisers; questions about delayed promotions were largely unaddressed — During an internal all-hands meeting led by X CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday, concerned employees tuned in to hear …
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| Keith Bradsher / New York Times: |
As Chinese companies test driverless cars, with government and public support, state media seldom reports crashes or incidents, and online posts are censored — Computer-aided driving has official support and public acceptance, but state media seldom reports crashes or safety incidents, and online posts are censored.| Kyodo News: |
Japan passes a law that prohibits Apple and Google from limiting the sale of third-party apps and services that compete with native iOS and Android offerings — Japan's parliament enacted Wednesday a law to promote competition in smartphone app stores by restricting tech giants Apple Inc …
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| Reuters: |
Samsung announces plans to speed up the delivery of AI chips for clients by integrating its memory chip, foundry, and chip packaging services — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) said its contract manufacturing business plans to offer a one-stop shop for clients to get their AI chips made faster …
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| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
AI search engine Perplexity says it was working on revenue-sharing deals with publishers when Forbes criticized it for misusing content from Forbes and others — The Scoop — Perplexity, the AI search startup that recently came under fire from Forbes for allegedly misusing its content …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says ChromeOS will soon be developed on portions of the Android stack, including its Linux kernel and frameworks, to bring AI features to users faster — Google announced today that ChromeOS will be “developed on large portions of the Android stack” going forward.| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils the $199+ Galaxy Watch FE in a single 40mm size with a 1.2" OLED display, Exynos W920 chip, NFC, GPS, and 16GB of storage, on sale from June 24 — Samsung just announced it's launching a third smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch FE. It's meant to be the company's new entry-level smartwatch …
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| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
A hacker says they breached Tile internal tools, including one for processing data for cops, and stole customer data like phone numbers, addresses, and Tile IDs — A hacker broke into systems used by Tile, the tracking company, then stole a wealth of customer data and had access to internal company tools.
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| Bloomberg: |
Terraform Labs agrees to pay $4.47B to resolve an SEC lawsuit, after a jury in April 2024 found the company and Do Kwon liable for fraud following a civil trial — - Deal includes $204.3 million payment by founder Do Kwon — Terraform, Kwon found liable for fraud in April civil trial
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