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| Reuters: |
Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled 5,000+ flights, including 1,384 on Sunday and 700+ for Monday so far, according to FlightAware — Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) struggled to restore normal operations on Sunday after last week's crippling global cyber outage …
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Threads: @carnage4life. X: @secretarypete, @robleathern, @thechrisflyer, @carnage4life, @airlineflyer, @deltanewshub, and @krisvancleave
| Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft says it cannot wall off its OS due to a 2009 deal with the EC to give security software makers the same level of access to Windows that Microsoft gets — Global outage on Windows machines caused by CrowdStrike highlights Microsoft's security challenges
More: AppleInsider, The Register, Tom's Hardware, 9to5Mac, WinBuzzer, Neowin, MSPoweruser, TechRadar, Stratechery, iThinkDifferent, Thurrott, and Redmond Pie
Threads: @1612elphi. Mastodon: @ianb@mastodon.well.com. X: @fxshaw, @r00tkitsmm, @malwarejake, @counternotions, @gossithedog, @andrewmayne, @fxshaw, @fxshaw, @stevesi, @swiftonsecurity, @i0n1c, @zeynep, and @eastdakota. LinkedIn: Vasu Jakkal
| CrowdStrike: |
More: Cybersecurity …, The Register, CrowdStrike, The Eclectic Light Company, CrowdStrike, Brendan Gregg, BBC, ZDNET, PC Gamer, The Verge, Dark Reading, SANS Internet Storm Center …, HackerNoon, The Guardian, Neowin, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, TechRadar, Business Today, Digital Trends, Cybernews.com, MSPoweruser, The Daily Dot, Hackread, Neowin, PCMag, TechSpot, WJBF-TV, Forbes, CrowdStrike, SC Media, The Stack, CRN, Business Today, International Business Times, and New York Times
Threads: @benweston88, @arcanedrifter, @weispaints, @dino.luck, @thekyefox, @technicallymims, and @techronic9876. Mastodon: @MaybeMyMonkeys@mastodon …. Bluesky: @prettyhatmachine.bsky.social
X: @taviso, @rakeshsfnyc, @firstadopter, @stevesi, @rakyll, @eastdakota, @patrickwardle, @perpetualmaniac, @tomwarren, @stevesi, @jperlow, @fxshaw, @norootcause, @vkoukis, @0xtib3rius, @tobycmurray, @drandrewdwyer, @robmen, @gossithedog, @techspence, @george_kurtz, @jamiejbartlett, @loxyflo, @jason, @arekfurt, @eastdakota, @shanselman, @stevesi, @k8em0, and @hackerfantastic
LinkedIn: CrowdStrike, Mahmoud Marzouk, Mikhail Sosonkin, Ann Johnson, and Igor Volovich
Forums: Hacker News and r/technews
| Washington Post: |
More: The Verge, TechRadar, The Guardian, Howie Town, On my Om, Computerworld, and The Official Microsoft Blog
Threads: @_driangle, @sbisson, @johnnoonan, and @vthallam. Mastodon: @ianb@mastodon.well.com. Bluesky: @dco.st
X: @linakhanftc, @stevesi, @jeffnolan, @sdw, @om, @om, @swiftonsecurity, @allenholub, and @stevesi. LinkedIn: Gus Fritschie. Forums: Hacker News
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung tells US users that Samsung Messages will no longer come pre-installed on Galaxy phones, starting with the Flip6 and Fold6, in favor of Google Messages — After slowly phasing the app out in some regions, Samsung has announced that it will no longer pre-install Samsung Messages on Galaxy devices in favor of Google Messages.
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X: @maxwinebach and @mishaalrahman
Forums: r/technews and r/GalaxyS24Ultra
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's Eddy Cue has pushed TV+ studio chiefs to exert more control over budgets, hoping to change Apple's reputation as the biggest spender in town — The iPhone maker is starting to exert more control over its production partners — Netflix extended its lead over fellow streaming services …
More: The Verge, AppleInsider, MacRumors, BGR, PhoneArena, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Authority, MacDailyNews, iMore, NewsBytes, 9to5Mac, and MarketWatch
Threads: @jbillinson and @jbillinson
X: @technology, @pkafka, @carnage4life, @lucas_shaw, @jacobjaboyle, and @lucas_shaw
Forums: r/blankies, r/movies, r/boxoffice, r/television, and MacRumors Forums
| Fanny Potkin / Reuters: |
Sources: Nvidia is working with Inspur to launch and distribute a new flagship AI chip “B20” for China that would be compatible with current US restrictions — Nvidia (NVDA.O) is working on a version of its new flagship AI chips for the China market that would be compatible …
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Forums: r/hardware and r/nvidia
| Bloomberg: |
Toronto-based AI startup Cohere raised a $500M Series D led by Canadian pension fund PSP at a $5.5B valuation, after raising $270M at a $2.2B valuation in 2023 — The Canadian AI unicorn doesn't have a viral chatbot, but it's signed on hundreds of corporate clients.
More: TechCrunch and AIM
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Nothing's CMF Phone 1 review: excellent performance, camera, battery, display, and software, far above rival $199 phones, but no NFC and spotty US band support — This stylish $199 smartphone performed nearly flawlessly during a week of testing in Paris. — Rating:
More: PhoneArena
| Sahil Patel / The Information: |
Reddit COO Jen Wong says the company has revenue sharing deals with the NFL, NBA, MLB, and others to get video and other content, hoping to draw advertisers — Reddit, known for its chat forums on everything from Proust to Wall Street stocks, is going big on sports.
More: The Verge, Reddit Upvoted, Reuters, and Cord Cutters News
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian crypto exchange WazirX has “temporarily” paused trading activities days after suspending customer withdrawals following a ~$230M security breach — WazirX, one of India's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has suspended all trading activities on its platform days after losing … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Tel Aviv-based enterprise identity management startup Linx emerges from stealth with $27M co-led by Index and Cyberstarts after raising $6M led by Cyberstarts — Identity management is one of the most common fulcrums around which security breaches have pivoted in the last several years …
More: FinSMEs and Globes Online
| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
How EA uses AI to scan ~11K players' photos to create 3D avatars for its college football game; EA secured players' likeness rights for the first time in 2021 — Electronic Arts used new tech to scan photos for its videogame after securing players' likeness rights for the first time| Financial Times: |
How Japan lured some AI companies with copyright laws that critics say allow widespread use of copyrighted images and other materials, alarming creators — Critics want changes to local laws that allow widespread use of copyrighted material to train artificial intelligence modelsSponsor Posts
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