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Sources: China-linked “Salt Typhoon” hacking campaign potentially gained access to US wiretap systems after breaching networks of US ISPs like Verizon and AT&T — AT&T, Verizon are among broadband providers breached in China-linked ‘Salt Typhoon’ hack
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Ben Horowitz says he and his wife plan to make a “significant” personal donation to Harris' campaign; Horowitz and Marc Andreessen endorsed Trump in July — - At the time, President Biden was still running for reelection. … - He notes that he and Felicia have known Harris …
More: Forbes, The Verge, Reuters, DNyuz, Fox Business, Bloomberg, The Information, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Financial Times, The San Francisco Standard, and CNBC
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| Alan Suderman / Associated Press: |
A look at the rise and fall of IronNet, a cybersecurity firm led by ex-NSA director Keith Alexander and whose valuation crossed $3B after it went public in 2021 — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked …
Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. Bluesky: @scottevans.bsky.social. X: @jerrydunleavy, @tokamak137, @alansuderman, @gregotto, @lukolejnik, @johnaweiler, @pricefloyd, @ezraacohen, and @joshmeyerdc. Forums: r/news
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Mullenweg says “WordPress.org just belongs to me personally”, as his WP Engine feud blurs the lines between WordPress.org, WordPress Foundation, and Automattic — The lines between the WordPress open-source project, the nonprofit backing it, and the commercial arm owned by Automattic are blurring.
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| Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Google NotebookLM's Audio Overview feature, which was built by Google Labs and has gone viral thanks to its Deep Dive podcast with two AI hosts — With this Google tool, you can now listen to a show about any topic you could possibly imagine. You won't believe your ears.
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| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Apple's AI research team releases Depth Pro, an AI model that can generate a 2.25-megapixel depth map in 0.3 seconds on a standard GPU, using a single image — Apple's AI research team has developed a new model that could significantly advance how machines perceive depth …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Google ramps up efforts to integrate AI across its products in India, where it has 700M to 800M users, including launching Gemini Live in nine Indian languages — Google is ramping up its artificial intelligence efforts in India to integrate AI across its products for Indians …
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| Ben Blanchard / Reuters: |
Foxconn Q3: revenue up 20.2% YoY to ~$57.3B on strong AI server demand; consumer electronics revenue, including iPhones, was flat YoY; stock is up ~86% in 2024 — Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW), the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue …
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| Wency Chen / South China Morning Post: |
How Beixiazhu, a Chinese village that was a hotspot of activity during the livestream shopping boom on Douyin, Kuaishou and other apps, became a cautionary tale — To the unsuspecting outsider, Beixiazhu looks like any unremarkable Chinese village. But for years, this was the place … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
An interview with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney about how the company became “financially sound”, Unreal Engine 6, building a “persistent universe” with Disney, and more — Just over a year ago, Epic Games laid off around 16 percent of its employees.
More: GamesIndustry.biz and New York Times
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
As Mark Zuckerberg aims to be politically “neutral”, some argue he's placating critics like Trump; source: Nick Clegg now makes most election policy decisions — Meta chief seeks neutral stance ahead of US election but critics argue he is placating critics such as Trump
More: Disconnect, Pixel Envy, The Verge, The Information, and Big Technology
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta launches a Gen Z-focused redesign of Facebook, including a Local tab in 10 US cities, an Explore tab, and a full-screen video player in the Video tab — Facebook wants to woo more younger users to join its social network, instead of spending all their time on TikTok, Instagram, and other social apps.
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Forums: r/technology and r/technology
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
Meta announces Movie Gen, a suite of AI models for generating realistic video and audio clips; Movie Gen Video has 30B parameters and Movie Gen Audio has 13B — The next frontier in generative AI is video—and with Movie Gen, Meta has now staked its claim.
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Threads: @chriscox, @aiatmeta, @war.and.peas, @tomgara, @crumbler, @aiatmeta, @chriscox, @jakebailey, @evolving.ai, @aaldahle, and @chriscox. Instagram: Mark Zuckerberg
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LinkedIn: Mike Hollander, Siddharth Bhattacharya, Andrew Weld-Moore, and Emil Protalinski
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
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Threads: @reckless1280. Bluesky: @saltcreekbrews.bsky.social. X: @shellysheynin, @ahmad_al_dahle, @kimmonismus, @kurtwagner8, and @nearcyan. Forums: r/tech
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