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A vulnerability in the Apache log4j Java logging library allows for remote code execution, impacting Steam, iCloud, Minecraft, and other services — A few hours ago, a -day exploit in the popular Java logging library, log4j, was tweeted along with a POC posted on GitHub that results …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
The Apache Software Foundation releases a security fix for log4j zero-day, which was discovered during a bug bounty engagement against Minecraft servers — The Apache Software Foundation has released an emergency security update today to patch a zero-day vulnerability in Log4j, a Java library that provides logging capabilities.| Washington Post: |
Sources: Kayvon Beykpour and other executives ignored warnings that Twitter lacks the ability to moderate Spaces and launched the product amid investor pressure — Employees who complained about the lack of moderation say they were sidelined — Earlier this year, as Twitter raced to roll out Spaces …
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Instacart president Carolyn Everson says she will step down at the end of the year, less than four months after joining the company — - Another high-profile Instacart executive is leaving the company. — Carolyn Everson announced Friday she will step down as president at the end of the year.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
TCL pulls its entire Google TV lineup from Best Buy over software and performance issues — Google TV's plans to expand in the smart TV market are taking a hit this week, as TCL's entire Google TV lineup has been pulled from Best Buy over performance-related issues.
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| Maxwell Strachan / VICE: |
In an email, Better.com's board says CEO Vishal Garg is “taking time off effective immediately” and it hired a firm to “do a leadership and cultural assessment” — The company has also hired an outside firm to “do a leadership and cultural assessment,
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Volvo Cars discloses a security breach that led to R&D data theft and could impact the company's operations; the Snatch ransomware gang claims responsibility — Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars has disclosed that unknown attackers have stolen research and development information after hacking some of its servers.
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| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Meta struggles with harassment in VR, where solutions like letting users record everything need to be balanced with privacy and headsets' storage and power — Sydney Smith had dealt with lewd, sexist remarks for more than a month while playing the Echo VR video game.
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Meta launches new creator tools and says it is testing live chat support for some English-speaking users globally who are locked out of their accounts — Better customer support for creators and average users alike — Despite eagerly participating in a platform vs. platform war …
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| Jing Yang / Wall Street Journal: |
SenseTime delays its Hong Kong IPO, scheduled for Friday, as the US bans American investors from buying its shares over human rights abuses against Uyghurs — Treasury Department puts SenseTime on blacklist of Chinese companies that support China's military
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| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the impact of supercomputers on chess, as world champion Magnus Carlsen, who boasts of being the least influenced by a computer, wins another title — Chess engines were supposed to make classical chess more predictable. Instead, they made the most inventive player of all time more creative.
Tweets: @chesscom, @clutchplay, @jamescrabtree, and @hartmannchess
| Bloomberg: |
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