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AT&T says it will begin notifying consumers about a data breach where cybercriminals stole phone records of “nearly all” of its cellular and landline customers — Stolen data includes millions of AT&T customer phone numbers, calling and text records, and location-related data.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/cybersecurity, r/news, r/ATT, r/technology, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Preliminary findings: the European Commission says X's paid blue checkmark deceives users and breaches the DSA; X could be fined up to 6% of its global revenue — Brussels regulators use new digital powers to threaten social media company with huge fines over transparency issues
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Threads: @joshuatopolsky. Mastodon: @Frederik_Borgesius …. X: @thierrybreton, @elonmusk, @eric_seufert, @mathver, @carnage4life, @eu_commission, @micsolana, @balajis, and @digitaleu. Forums: r/technology
| Aditya Kalra / Reuters: |
In a June 24 report, Indian antitrust body CCI found that Apple exploited its dominant App Store position on iOS and engaged “in abusive conduct and practices” — An investigation by India's antitrust body has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market …
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| Financial Times: |
Some developers remain optimistic as Apple seeks a Vision Pro “killer app”; Appfigures: the number of new Vision Pro apps has fallen since January and February — Tech giant is struggling to attract content from developers for innovative device that goes on sale in Europe this week
More: 9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, The Verge, Benzinga, Silicon Republic, iMore, BGR, Sherwood News, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, The Independent, MobileSyrup, HotHardware, and Patently Apple
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says its AI shopping assistant Rufus is live in the Amazon mobile app for all US customers, after launching in beta for select customers in February 2024 — Amazon's AI-powered shopping assistant, named “Rufus,” is now live for all U.S. customers in the Amazon mobile app, the retailer announced on Friday.
More: About Amazon, Android Authority, The Information, Bloomberg, and Chain Store Age. X: @mattmday
| Financial Times: |
SoftBank acquires struggling UK-based chipmaker Graphcore with US and UK approvals; sources: the deal is valued at $600M+ but below Graphcore's ~$700M funding — Deal will give Bristol-based company a resource boost while advancing the ‘next big bet’ of Masayoshi Son's group
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X: @anshelsag and @anshelsag
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
After X hyped shows with Paris Hilton, Tucker Carlson, and others in January 2024, the deals have fizzled, a source says due to a lack of advertiser interest — X is having a tough time cracking into the TV business, but first... Promises, promises — Six months ago, executives … | Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI comes up with five levels to track its progress toward AGI: Chatbots, Reasoners, Agents, Innovators, and Organizations, and says it's nearly at Level 2 — The company believes its technology is approaching the second level of five on the path to artificial general intelligence
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Threads: @benedictevans. X: @grady_booch, @mrjonfinger, @parmy, @humanharlan, @shaunralston, @rachelmetz, and @shiringhaffary
Forums: r/artificial and r/singularity
| The Information: |
Source: Meta plans to release the largest version of its Llama 3 model with 405B parameters and multimodal capabilities on July 23 — Meta Platforms plans to release the largest version of its open-source Llama 3 model on July 23, according to a Meta employee.
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The EU publishes the final text of the EU AI Act; the law will come into force on August 1, 2024, and most companies have until August 2026 to comply — The full and final text of the EU AI Act, the European Union's landmark risk-based regulation for applications of artificial intelligence …
More: The Verge, Engadget, Euractiv, The European Union, RCR Wireless News, and The Stack
X: @shadbush, @eurlex, and @luizajarovsky
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Signal plans to roll out a beta version of its desktop apps that tightens the security of how it stores plain text encryption keys, after downplaying the issue — Signal is finally tightening its desktop client's security by changing how it stores plain text encryption keys for the data store after downplaying the issue since 2018.
More: 9to5Mac, Stack Diary, and NewsBytes
X: @mysk_co, @mysk_co, @mer__edith, @mysk_co, @erratarob, @0xcharlie, @kaepora, @profwoodward, @bleepincomputer, and @mysk_co. Forums: r/signal
| Sean Lyngaas / CNN: |
Sources: US car dealership software provider CDK Global appears to have paid ~$25M to hackers on June 21, after a ransomware attack shut down its systems — CDK Global, a software firm serving car dealerships across the US that was roiled by a cyberattack last month, appears to have paid … Sponsor Posts
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