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TeleMessage, a maker of modified versions of apps like Signal used by US officials including JD Vance, is hacked, leaking some user messages, contact info, more — TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked. — 💡
More: micahflee, NBC News, micahflee, 404 Media, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, and Pixel Envy
Bluesky: @micahflee.com, @pecunium, @josephcox, @josephcox, @dbnewtondoors, @joemenn, @leahmcelrath, @reichlinmelnick, @jasonkoebler, @rondeibert, @justinhendrix, @kevincollier, @joshtpm, @kevincollier, and @dzaia40
Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @micahflee@infosec.exchange, and @reynardsec@infosec.exchange
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
The biggest deepfake porn site on the internet, Mr. Deepfakes, says it is shutting down permanently because a “critical service provider” stopped serving it — 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.| Zack Abrams / The Block: |
Several Senate Democrats, key to the passage of a landmark stablecoin bill, withdraw support for the bill “as it currently stands” — - The future of the U.S. Senate's stablecoin bill has been thrown into jeopardy after nine pro-crypto Democrats, including four who supported the bill …
More: Politico, Cointelegraph, Bitcoinist.com, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, DL News, and CoinGape
| 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: Zeki and Hoover Institution
Bluesky: @seldo.com. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @benjamintseng, @rachyljones, @hamandcheese, @eastdakota, and @mattyglesias
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
President Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA's ~$3B budget, claiming the cut “refocuses 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, SiliconANGLE, WinBuzzer, and The Hill
Bluesky: @GossiTheDog.cyberplace …. X: @ericgeller, @viacristiano, @ericgeller, and @ericgeller. LinkedIn: Sherry Pagoto. Forums: r/Environmentalism
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Anysphere, maker of AI coding tool Cursor, raised $900M at a $9B valuation, up from $2.5B in January, led by Thrive, with a16z and Accel participating — Anysphere closes $900mn funding round from investors including Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz| 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.
X: @gquaggiotto
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Huawei is building an advanced chip production line in Shenzhen and is the key player behind three 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: PhoneArena, TrendForce News, and WinBuzzer
X: @liqian_ren, @rnaudbertrand, @jukanlosreve, @pstasiatech, and @eleanorolcott. Forums: r/technology
| Sara Gharaibeh / Bloomberg: |
The UAE will add AI to public school curriculum, including ethical awareness and foundational concepts, for kindergarten pupils through to 12th grade this year — The United Arab Emirates will introduce artificial intelligence to the public school curriculum this year … | Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
Wearing three AI-powered devices, the $50 Bee Pioneer, $199 Limitless Pendant, and $159 Plaud NotePin, shows how the wearables can be useful but also creepy — The Bee, Limitless and Plaud wearables record everything you say and use AI to provide summaries, to-do's—and a slightly terrifying glimpse of the future
Threads: @joannastern. LinkedIn: Hunter Walk, Prabhakar Sharma, Frank Schirrmeister, Avinash Patil, and Rehan Farooq
| Ian Johnston / Financial Times: |
Ookla: Starlink use rose by 35% above average in Spain and Portugal on April 28, as a widespread electricity outage exposed vulnerabilities in telecoms networks — Widespread electricity outage on the Iberian peninsula exposed vulnerabilities in telecoms — Spanish and Portuguese mobile …
X: @redskullpro and @imnotharryjames
| Chloe Cornish / Financial Times: |
Filings: Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 set up a US company to boost its presence in the country, as the UAE plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in the US — State-backed group accelerates investment plans as it deepens collaboration over the technology
X: @rwang07
| Bloomberg: |
An in-depth look at the impact of stratospheric pollution from satellite reentries on the ozone layer, as Starlink and others launch more internet satellites — Elon Musk's SpaceX has more than 7,000 satellites in orbit to create its Starlink internet constellation.
More: JGR Atmospheres, The Guardian, and Ars Technica
Bluesky: @paulbehrens, @interfluidity.com, @troublemakers, @peark.es, and @space-environment
Forums: r/technology, r/space, and Slashdot
| Financial Times: |
Inside Japan's Disco Corp, which makes ~75% of the world's chip cutting tools, and where no staffer has a boss, with decisions made using a currency called Will — It's the start of another day for an ordinary Tokyo salaryman. On a rain-drenched Monday morning, the engineer stows …
Bluesky: @robinwigglesworth.ft.com, @quinnypig.com, @danielfos.co, @skamille.themanagerswrath.com, @cyberfuturist, and @ahl
X: @raffasadun, @cordeliaj, and @davidkeo
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