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The US Department of the Treasury announces sanctions against 12 Kaspersky executives; the company and its founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky were not included — The U.S. government announced Friday sanctions against twelve executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky.| Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
The US' restrictions on Kaspersky will stop US sales of its antivirus tool from July 20 and bar software updates and resales for US customers from September 29 — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia's Kaspersky Lab in the United States …
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London hospitals hackers Qilin publish almost 400GB of data, including sensitive patient info, on their darknet site and on Telegram; the NHS is investigating — Experts say the hack is one of the most “significant and harmful” cyber attacks ever in the UK. — 46 mins ago — Technology| Spotify: |
Spotify debuts a new Basic streaming plan in the US for $10.99/month, which includes all the benefits of Premium without the monthly audiobook listening time — On Spotify, users discover and enjoy music, podcasts, and audiobooks, with various plans that meet our listeners' needs.| Imran Rahman-Jones / BBC: |
TikTok confirms it offered the US a “kill switch” in 2022 to shut down the app in the US at the government's discretion if TikTok did not follow certain rules — TikTok says it offered the US government the power to shut the platform down in an attempt to address lawmakers' data protection and national security concerns.
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| Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI buys Rockset, an enterprise search and analytics startup that raised $105M, integrating both the tech and staff of an acquisition for the first time — OpenAI has done acquihires, but this deal marks the first time it will be integrating both the technology and staff of the company it's buying.
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Squarespace agrees to sell its restaurant reservation service Tock to American Express for $400M, the exact amount that Squarespace paid for Tock in March 2021 — Website building platform Squarespace is selling Tock, its restaurant reservation service, to American Express in a deal worth $400 million …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
A Las Vegas jury convicts five men for operating Jetflicks, which charged $9.99 per month and officials say was one of the largest illegal streamers in the US — Five men were convicted by a federal jury in Las Vegas this week for their part in operating Jetflicks, which officials …
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Some users complain that Meta is tagging real photos with its “Made with AI label”, possibly because AI tools were used to edit, rather than create, the images — Earlier in February, Meta said that it would start labeling photos created with AI tools on its social networks.
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| Michael Sheetz / CNBC: |
SpaceX unveils Starlink Mini, a compact version of its satellite internet antenna “that can easily fit in a backpack”, offering a “limited number” for $599 each — SpaceX is rolling out a compact version of its Starlink antennas, which the company is advertising …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 18 brings AccessorySetupKit, a new API that lets third-party accessory makers offer the same quick pairing experience as Apple accessories like the AirPods — When Apple introduced AirPods in 2016, the company also unveiled a new, easy and intuitive way to pair wireless accessories to iPhone and iPad.| Bloomberg: |
Apple will withhold the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and more in the EU this year, citing concerns about DMA's interoperability requirements — - Firm says it'll withhold Apple Intelligence from EU this year — Big Tech firm cites concerns over EU's Digital Markets Act| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Anthropic launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which beats its flagship model Claude 3 Opus and outperforms GPT-4o in some tests, available for free on the web and iOS — OpenAI rival Anthropic is releasing a powerful new generative AI model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet. But it's more an incremental step than a monumental leap forward.
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