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| Micah Lee / micahflee: |
A hacker breaches TeleMessage, which makes modified versions of apps like Signal used by US officials including JD Vance, leaking some chats, contacts, and more — TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked. — 💡
More: micahflee, micahflee, NBC News, PCMag, CSO, CyberInsider, TechCrunch, Security Affairs, Metacurity, 404 Media, TechSpot, Beyond Search, Reuters, Eschaton, WinBuzzer, SiliconANGLE, and Pixel Envy
Bluesky: @dzaia40, @trumpwatch, @joemenn, @joshtpm, @reichlinmelnick, @justinhendrix, @josephcox, @rondeibert, @leahmcelrath, @pecunium, @josephcox, @jasonkoebler, @micahflee.com, @dbnewtondoors, @kevincollier, and @kevincollier
Mastodon: @ckape@teh.entar.net, @cy@chaos.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @micahflee@infosec.exchange, and @reynardsec@infosec.exchange
X: @lastofhiskind, @ur_ninja, @thinkwiselymatt, @joshtpm, @ur_ninja, @_mg_, @jason_koebler, @chalicotherex, @mikebutcher, @weareoversight, @ericgeller, @silvermanjacob, @ur_ninja, @jason_paladino, @_mg_, @caseyjohnellis, @jason_paladino, @jason_paladino, and @matthew_d_green. LinkedIn: Christian Folini
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
The internet's biggest deepfake porn site, Mr. Deepfakes, says it is shutting down because a “critical service provider has terminated service permanently” — Mr. Deepfakes, the go-to site for nonconsensual deepfake porn, says it's shutting down and not coming back because it lost a service provider and data.
More: Engadget and TechIssuesToday.com
Bluesky: @santi4dc, @romanhoefner, and @emanuelmaiberg. X: @bartongellman. LinkedIn: Nina Jankowicz. Forums: r/technology
| Miles Klee / Rolling Stone: |
Some say ChatGPT fueled their loved ones' religious delusions of grandeur; experts warn that human-like chats can worsen tendencies toward psychological issues — Self-styled prophets are claiming they have ‘awakened’ chatbots and accessed the secrets of the universe through ChatGPT
Bluesky: @caseynewton, @chubicki, @kottke.org, @bengoggin, @doriandawes, @erixsummerdown, @kattenbarge, @phdhurtbrain, @dylanhorrocks, @patrickstokes.com, @karlbode.com, @carlbergstrom.com, @hypervisible, @noupside, and @supermickychow
Mastodon: @jmcrookston@mastodon.social, @noplasticshower@infosec …, @peter@thepit.social, @bodil@social.treehouse …, @nixCraft@mastodon.social, @onekind@beige.party, @SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, @lrhodes@merveilles.town, @j12t@j12t.social, @JMarkOckerbloom …, and @grammargirl@zirk.us
X: @0xkrma, @liminallina, @crulge, @vibe_crc, @furrygirl, @gym_user1000, @viveksworld, @randylewiskemp, @contentcarrier, @abustamante, @anthro_cam, @youwouldntpost, @boy__onion, @angie_rasmussen, @daniel_sugarman, @andershjemdahl, @matthewjdalby, @darren_cullen, @textually, @imaisms, and @seanwoods12
| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Researchers warn that open-source Go serialization tool easyjson, owned by Russia's VK Group and used by the US DOD and others, poses a national security risk — The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia's VK …
More: Hunted Labs. Bluesky: @andyjabbour. X: @780thc. LinkedIn: George Barnes. Forums: r/cybersecurity
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Anysphere, maker of AI coding tool Cursor, raised $900M at a $9B valuation, up from $2.5B in January 2025, led by Thrive; a16z and Accel also invested — Anysphere closes $900mn funding round from investors including Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz| Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: |
Meta AI brings more privacy risks than ChatGPT and Gemini, building a Memory file including the user's sensitive personal info, like fertility and payday loans — Meta's chatbot remembers everything, even what you might not want it to. — Mark Zuckerberg has a new way to invade your privacy: a creepier version of ChatGPT.| Zack Abrams / The Block: |
Several pro-crypto Senate Democrats, key to passing a landmark stablecoin bill, withdraw support for the bill “as it currently stands”, citing “numerous issues” — - The future of the U.S. Senate's stablecoin bill has been thrown into jeopardy after nine pro-crypto Democrats …
More: United States Committee …, Politico, Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, Cryptopolitan, United States Committee …, Benzinga, The Block, Crypto in America, crypto.news, CryptoSlate, Bitcoinist.com, DL News, and CoinGape
Bluesky: @flingjore. Threads: @senadamschiff. X: @eleanorterrett, @senwarren, @senrubengallego, and @senwarren. LinkedIn: Christopher Perkins
| Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announces Tether AI, an open-source AI runtime that supports USDT and Bitcoin payments with no API keys or a central point of failure — Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Tether AI tech will enable an unstoppable peer-to-peer network of billions of AI agents — What to know:
More: Cointelegraph, crypto.news, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, Coinpedia Fintech News, The Block, and CryptoPotato
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
An interview with Riot Games Head of Anti-Cheat Phillip Koskinas on the strategies the company uses to combat cheaters, including discrediting cheat developers — For as long as there have been video games, there have been people willing to find ways to cheat.
More: Tech4Gamers. Bluesky: @trenchdiggr. Mastodon: @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social and @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange. Forums: Hacker News
| Alan Ohnsman / Forbes: |
A look at Waymo's Mesa, AZ plant, producing several retrofitted Jaguars per day and where plans to scale up with Chinese Zeekr vans may be derailed by tariffs — An exclusive look inside the facility turning Jaguar EVs into robotaxis with the AI-driven fleet's custom computing system, cameras, lidar and radar.
More: The Verge, Electrek, and CleanTechnica
| Rachyl Jones / Semafor: |
Zeki: the US risks losing its edge as the top destination for AI talent, as the 12-month rolling average of AI talent entering in 2025 equals the number leaving — The US risks losing its edge as the best place in the world to work in tech, according to new reports.
More: Cautious Optimism, Zeki, and Hoover Institution
Bluesky: @seldo.com. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @benjamintseng, @rachyljones, @hamandcheese, @eastdakota, and @mattyglesias
| Pedro Nakamura / Rest of World: |
A look at “kidfluencers” in Brazil who promote online get-rich-quick schemes to other children on TikTok, Kwai, and Instagram, amid growing government scrutiny — Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood.
Bluesky: @rinachandran and @restofworld.org. X: @gquaggiotto
LinkedIn: Pedro N. and Rosana Pinheiro-Machado
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA's ~$3B budget, claiming the 17% cut would refocus CISA “on its core mission” — A budget summary doesn't give specific details on which programs it would cut, instead providing a broad outline. — Learn more.
More: White House, TWiT.tv, SiliconANGLE, WinBuzzer, and The Hill
Bluesky: @GossiTheDog.cyberplace …. Mastodon: @fj@mastodon.social. X: @ericgeller, @ericgeller, @ericgeller, and @viacristiano. LinkedIn: Sherry Pagoto
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Huawei is building a chip production line in Shenzhen and is the key player behind three Guanlan plants, as satellite imagery shows rapid development — Rapid expansion of Shenzhen facilities designed to break dependence on foreign technologies — Huawei is building a production line …
More: TipRanks Financial, TechPowerUp, TrendForce News, PhoneArena, WinBuzzer, and DigiTimes
X: @rnaudbertrand, @liqian_ren, @pstasiatech, @jukanlosreve, and @eleanorolcott. Forums: r/technology
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