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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Google says Russia-linked APT29 is using exploits that are “identical or strikingly similar” to those previously made by spyware makers Intellexa and NSO Group — Google says it has evidence that Russian government hackers are using exploits that are “identical or strikingly similar” …
More: Google, The Record, PCMag, BleepingComputer, CyberScoop, Wired, Security, SecurityWeek, SiliconANGLE, and Help Net Security
| Gaspard Sebag / Bloomberg: |
France charges Pavel Durov for complicity in the spread of CSAM and other crimes on Telegram; Durov posted a €5M bail and prosecutors banned him from traveling — - Pavel Durov isn't responsible for crimes on app, lawyer says — Durov out of detention on €5 million bail; can't leave France
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X: @cagoldberglaw, @kevincollier, @amasad, @tuckercarlson, @danprimack, @elonmusk, @autismcapital, @kimdotcom, @randcorporation, and @jsrailton
Forums: r/technology, r/news, and r/worldnews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Automattic plans to shift Tumblr's backend to WordPress in a bid to make sharing work across the platforms easier, after acquiring Tumblr for $3M in August 2019 — Tumblr is making the move to WordPress. After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale …
More: The Verge, Automattic, and TechRadar
| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
Facebook, Instagram, Craigslist, Tumblr, the NYT, the FT, The Atlantic, Vox Media, USA Today, Condé Nast, and more block Apple's Applebot-Extended AI crawler — This summer, Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data.
More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Tom's Guide, Cult of Mac, PhoneArena, and Six Colors
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 122% YoY to $30B, above $28.7B est., forecasts Q3 revenue above est., and approves an additional $50B in share buybacks — Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and guidance, and provided stronger-than-expected guidance for the current quarter.
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LinkedIn: Johnross ‘JR’ Reyes and Chris Perkins
Forums: Hacker News, r/business, and r/NVDA_Stock
| Alex Isenstadt / Politico: |
In his upcoming book, Trump says Mark Zuckerberg plotted against him during the 2020 election and he'd “spend the rest of his life in prison” if he did it again — The Meta CEO earlier this week asserted that Biden administration tried to “pressure” the company to downplay content about Covid.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Threads now lets users see and like fediverse replies on other posts besides their own, and will syndicate posts submitted via the Threads API to the fediverse — Threads is deepening its ties to the fediverse, also known as the open social web, which powers services like X alternative Mastodon …
More: Mike's Blog, Thurrott, Social Media Today, Engadget, BetaNews, PhoneArena, and The Verge
Threads: @threads, @pcottle, @karissabe, @theromit, @omar.tosca, @rstephens, @theinstantwin, @gossithedog, @ben.werdmuller, @ericflo, and @chris
Forums: r/technews and r/technology
| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Kuo: in the 2025 iPhone lineup, only the iPhone 17 Pro Max will have 12GB of DRAM, instead of 8GB, and a cooling system with vapor chambers and graphite sheets — Just a day after a noted leaker on Chinese microblogging site Weibo suggested the iPhone 17 lineup in 2025 could see an upgrade …
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X: @mingchikuo, @thegalox_, @tailosivetech, and @thegalox_
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Analysis: 16 of the biggest so-called undress and “nudify” websites use sign-in infrastructure from Google, Apple, Discord, X, Patreon, and Line — Single sign-on systems from several Big Tech companies are being incorporated into deepfake generators, WIRED found.| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Yelp sues Google, alleging Google used its dominance in general search to gain an unfair advantage in local search services and local search advertising markets — Yelp complained for more than a decade that Google tilted the search market in its favor. After its rival's landmark legal loss, it finally decided to sue.
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Forums: r/google, r/technology, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: OpenAI is in talks to raise funding at a $100B+ valuation; Thrive Capital is leading the round, set to invest ~$1B, and Microsoft is expected to invest — Thrive Capital and Microsoft are among investors putting several billion dollars into ChatGPT maker
More: Fortune, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, Tech Startups, Reuters, New York Times, Blockonomi, Financial Times, The Decoder, The Rundown AI, Coinspeaker, Cryptopolitan, Livemint, TVNewsCheck, Cointelegraph, CNBC, The Information, PYMNTS.com, and The Media Leader
Threads: @moskov. X: @danprimack, @bkesling, @katie_roof, @shiringhaffary, @andrewcurran_, and @jesserpound
Forums: Hacker News and r/OpenAI
| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
California's State Assembly passes the AI safety bill SB 1047, which now goes back to the Senate for a process vote before requiring Governor Newsom's signature — California lawmakers passed a hotly contested artificial-intelligence safety bill on Wednesday, after which it will need …
More: The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Washington Post, New York Times, Bloomberg, Computerworld, The Guardian, WinBuzzer, Tech.co, CCN.com, Cointelegraph, Business Insider, Tech Xplore, Proactive, AIM, Benzinga, Cyber Daily, Maginative, Vox, American Prospect, The San Francisco Standard, The Hill, and The Information
| Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg: |
The US says OpenAI and Anthropic agreed to let the US AI Safety Institute have early access to major new AI models to evaluate their capabilities and risks — The US government announced agreements with leading artificial intelligence startups OpenAI and Anthropic to help test and evaluate their upcoming technologies for safety.| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Bungie fired Chris Barrett, a former top executive, in March 2024 after he was accused by several female employees of inappropriate behavior — Veteran developer who worked on hit video game franchises Halo and Destiny was directing the next major title, Marathon.
More: GamesIndustry.biz, The Game Post, Forbes, TechRaptor, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Wccftech, Game Developer, and Gamereactor UK
X: @muitimach, @cuppy, @paultassi, @jivesh1995, @chrisreggiewait, and @jasonschreier
Forums: r/gamernews, r/pcgaming, r/Games, and r/TwoBestFriendsPlay
| Katie Paul / Reuters: |
Meta says its Llama models were downloaded ~350M times, are used by AT&T and other companies, and usage via cloud providers more than doubled from May to July — Meta's (META.O) Llama artificial intelligence models are being used by companies including Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and AT&T …
More: Engadget and Meta
Threads: @chriscox, @zuck, @aiatmeta, @conno_r, and @aaldahle. X: @stockmktnewz. Forums: Hacker News
| Tianyu Fang / Rest of World: |
As Chinese EV manufacturers consolidate and close, EV owners say they're losing access to smartphone app updates and features that rely on cloud services — As Chinese EV makers close, drivers of “smartphones on wheels” say software updates and maintenance are in jeopardy.
More: OSnews. Mastodon: @jbz@indieweb.social and @jbz@indieweb.social
X: @joannachiu, @restofworld, @tianyuf, @restofworld, and @zacestrada
| Ben Weiss / The Verge: |
Documents and sources detail OpenSea's chaotic work environment, ever-shifting priorities, and regulatory issues, as the SEC and FTC make inquiries — The rise and fall of NFTs made and unmade OpenSea — the largest marketplace for the crypto asset. But insider accounts of the company reveal … | Katherine Ross / Blockworks: |
More: OpenSea, DL News, CoinGape, CCN.com, Blockonomi, CoinDesk, NFT News Today, and Unchained
X: @dfinzer, @jchervinsky, @minariklaw, @katie_haun, @brian_armstrong, @opensea, @mrjasonchoi, @adamscochran, @brianlfrye, @iamdcinvestor, @forcethehabit, @grady_booch, @rssh273, @icebergy_, @thisisnickcarr, @stephendpalley, @adamscochran, @ohaiom, @adamscochran, @gwartygwart, @haydenzadams, @pbartstephens, @roofhanzo, @adamscochran, @milesjennings, @alokvasudev, @yugoviking, @mdudas, @standwithcrypto, @dcp_leo, @0xwittgenstein, and @mwturetzky
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