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Nullbulge, a hacktivist group critical of AI art, leaks Slack messages allegedly from Disney due to “how it handles artist contracts” and “its approach to AI” — ‘Hacktivist’ group critical of AI-generated art says it has obtained swaths of data from Disney's Slack channels …
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Researchers: hackers have exploited a Squarespace flaw to hijack domains, apparently mostly from crypto businesses, that were migrated from Google Domains — At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week.| Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: |
A look at the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series, its AI PC chip family for laptops, and the Ryzen 9000 series for desktops, both built on the new Zen 5 CPU architecture — Back at Computex 2024, AMD unveiled their highly anticipated Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture during AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su's opening keynote.
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| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
HP unveils the 14" OmniBook Ultra for $1,450+, one of the first Copilot+ PCs powered by a non-ARM CPU, the AMD Ryzen AI 300, and the OmniStudio X 27 and X 31.5 — The HP OmniBook Ultra will be one of the first Copilot+ PCs running on a non-Arm processor, though it will need a free update first.
More: Laptop Computers …, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, Channel Futures, The Verge, PCMag, Liliputing, XDA Developers, Neowin, CRN, Tom's Hardware, PCWorld, HotHardware, and Engadget
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| Kim Zetter / ZERO DAY: |
Kaspersky plans to close its US business and eliminate US-based positions, following the country's ban on the sale of its antivirus tool starting July 20 — Russian cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab, has told workers in its U.S.-based division that they are being laid off this week …
More: BleepingComputer, Neowin, ZDNet, Axios, The Cyber Express, and The Verge
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Source: Sequoia emailed LPs in funds raised between 2009 and 2011, offering to buy up to $861M of Stripe shares at $27.51 per share, valuing Stripe at $70B — - The purchasers would be other, more recent Sequoia Capital funds — a process partially enabled by the firm's 2021 restructuring.
More: Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Information, Irish Independent, PYMNTS.com, and Quartz
| Vittoria Elliott / Wired: |
A look at Trump VP pick JD Vance's tech ties, including working at Peter Thiel's Mithril Capital and investing in Rumble; Vance advocated repealing Section 230 — Vance has long had connections to Silicon Valley through his former life as a venture capitalist, including to long-time Donald Trump supporter and investor Peter Thiel.
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Apple launches the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11, but without any Apple Intelligence features — You can now download the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11. Apple's updated operating systems will eventually include Apple …
More: Gizmodo, Ars Technica, CNET, MacRumors, Engadget, Engadget, Washington Post, PCMag, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, AppleInsider, The Verge, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, The Verge, The Verge, MacStories, MacRumors, MacRumors on YouTube, CNET, MacStories, AppleInsider, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, MacStories, CNBC, TechRadar, MacRumors, MacRumors, Wired, Tom's Guide, Tom's Guide, Tom's Guide, iPhone in Canada Blog, Redmond Pie, Digital Trends, BGR, BGR, BGR, BGR, BGR, Brandon Butch on YouTube, zollotech on YouTube, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, iMore, BGR, iClarified, and The Mac Observer
Threads: @viticci, @chancehmiller, and @vicmsong
Forums: r/apple, MacRumors Forums, MacRumors Forums, MacRumors Forums, and MacRumors Forums
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Verizon and T-Mobile US push back on AT&T asking regulators to give FirstNet more wireless frequencies for emergency responders, calling the idea a ~$14B gift — AT&T says a wireless spectrum boost could help local agencies do more; Verizon calls proposal a $14 billion giveaway| Bloomberg: |
IDC and Counterpoint say the global smartphone market grew 6.5% and 6%, respectively, in Q2 2024, helped by China's 618 event discounts; iPhone sales stabilized — - Apple's iPhone sales stabilized after a tough first quarter — Key China market accelerated its growth in the summer
More: IDC, Counterpoint Research, 9to5Mac, PCMag, The Register, Light Reading, Gizchina, Proactive, TechSpot, Barron's Online, Taipei Times, PYMNTS.com, RCR Wireless News, South China Morning Post, Wccftech, Nairametrics, Silicon Valley Business …, Huawei Central, Reuters, TipRanks Financial, Benzinga, Asia Financial, and GSMArena.com. X: @tphuang
| Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: |
ASML-funded Eindhoven University faces questions from the US about admitting Chinese students, as the US increasingly seeks to stem China's chipmaking efforts — - Eindhoven University of Technology is near ASML's hometown — US ambassador questioned why it has so many Chinese students| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube Music tests “AI-generated conversational radio”, which lets Premium users in the US create a custom radio station by “describing exactly what they want” — YouTube Music today is making official sound search, while acknowledging that it's testing the … Sponsor Posts
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