|
January 16, 2022, 4:35 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Microsoft Security Blog: |
Microsoft identifies a destructive malware operation targeting multiple Ukrainian orgs; the malware looks like ransomware but lacks a ransom recovery mechanism — - Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) — Microsoft Digital Security Unit (DSU) — Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
More:
Microsoft On the Issues, Reuters, New York Times, Benzinga, CRN, PCMag, Wired, BleepingComputer, Associated Press, The Moscow Times, grugq's domain, Graham Cluley, SecurityWeek, Slashdot, Politico, The Hacker News, The Record, MSPoweruser, Livemint, The Hill, Reuters, Bloomberg, and CISA
Tweets: @msftsecintel, @itsreallynick, @uscert_gov, @shadow0pz, @carlbildt, @ffforward, @pa, @snlyngaas, @sangernyt, @christopherjm, @dangoodin001, @inteldoge, @evacide, @bradsmi, @c_c_krebs, @mikko, @27khv, @shannonbraync, @jaredcohen, @andersostlund, @jerrydunleavy, @ilvestoomas, @williamturton, @jandersen, @bushidotoken, @netspooky, @ciaranmartinoxf, @crispinburke, @r00tbsd, @totalforsvar, @remkorteweg, @sanjanah, @likethecoins, @fsecure, @mike_eckel, @lukolejnik, @henryjfoy, @jenniferjjacobs, @timroemeraz, @antonioarellano, @dnvolz, @nicoleperlroth, @johnhultquist, @amyertan, @nycjim, @erkikodar, @balmforthtom, @tysonbarker, and @annmarie
| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2,000+ and have two CPUs, one on par with the M1 Pro, two 8K displays, and an interchangeable prescription lens option — A Friday report indicated that Apple was having trouble with its rumored AR/VR headset due to overheating, camera …
More:
MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, Appleosophy, Wccftech, and AppleInsider. Tweets: @business
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple will expand CarKey availability beyond BMW by this summer, starting with Hyundai's Genesis line; a look at potential Apple headset names — As Apple Inc.'s first mixed-reality headset runs behind schedule, here's a look at what the company could name the product.
More:
Engadget, AppleInsider, Forbes, Benzinga, Wccftech, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, and VRScout
Tweets: @markgurman and @neilcybart
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Source:
FingerprintJS Blog. More:
Engadget, 9to5Mac, The Hacker News, MSPoweruser, iThinkDifferent, iPhone in Canada Blog, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @slightlylate, @tomwarren, @cos_theta, @jaffathecake, @somegadgetguy, @tomayac, @aarontoponce, @dchest, @tanvihacks, @alexachenowith, and @craigmorten
| James Ball / Rolling Stone: |
The UK government hires ad agency M&C Saatchi to run a publicity campaign criticizing Meta's plans to make Messenger end-to-end encrypted by default — The Home Office has hired a high-end ad agency to mobilize public opinion against encrypted communications — with plans that include some shockingly manipulative tactics
More:
HotHardware.com News. Tweets: @jamesrbuk, @efa_oz, @riana_crypto, @rupertg, @matthew_d_green, @noahshachtman, @webdevlaw, @craiggrannell, @vickerysec, @twlldun, @webdevlaw, @benedictevans, @webdevlaw, @martinsfp, @matthewniemerg, @katebevan, @alexmartin, @privacymatters, @mattburgess1, @petehotchkiss, @dcuthbert, @trojjer, @chican3ry, @alexmartin, @dannyjpalmer, and @noahshachtman
| Toby Sterling / Reuters: |
Apple will let dating app developers in the Netherlands offer alternative payment options, complying with an order to do so by January 15 or face fines — Apple said on Saturday it would allow developers of dating apps in the Netherlands to offer non-Apple payment options to their users … | Charles McDermid / New York Times: |
A look at Cambodia's embrace of China's authoritarian internet surveillance model, as the country is set to launch a National Internet Gateway on February 16 — Under a new decree, all web traffic will be routed through a government portal. Rights groups say a crackdown on digital expression is about to get worse.
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @andreasharsono, @nytimes, @alfonslopeztena, and @lauralthornton
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple is uncertain about using a glass back for the 2022 iPad Pro, and is testing a larger glass Apple logo on the iPad Pro's back for MagSafe charging — Apple is expected to introduce new iPad Pro models this year - previous rumors suggested that the company had been experimenting …
More:
Macworld, iMore, Macworld, TechRadar, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iThinkDifferent, ZDNet, Engadget, Redmond Pie, Tom's Guide, Forbes, Digital Trends, Cult of Mac, Notebookcheck.net, and PhoneArena. Tweets: @filipeesposito
| Fais Khan / startups and econ: |
Analysis: Coinbase influences cryptocurrency returns, most coins underperform BTC and ETH over time, and VC-backed coins give the worst returns of all — Note: This is not investment advice and my investment disclosures are below. — Special thanks to my Ali Khan for running the scripts to grab and analyze pricing data.| Becky Sullivan / NPR: |
A month-old ransomware attack on Kronos' workforce management software has disrupted ~8M US employees' payroll; Kronos is aiming for a fix by the end of January — A month-old ransomware attack is still causing administrative chaos for millions of people, including 20,000 public transit workers … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail SysJoker, backdoor malware targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux, that remained undetected by virtually all malware scanning engines — Never-before-seen, cross-platform SysJoker came from an “advanced threat actor.” — Researchers have uncovered a never …
Source:
Intezer and Objective-See's Blog. More:
BleepingComputer, ZDNet, AppleInsider, TechSpot, iLounge, The Mac Security Blog, Infosecurity Magazine, HackRead, CyberNews, Jamf Blog, The Hacker News, SC Media, The Mac Security Blog, Windows Central, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @dannyjpalmer, @intezerlabs, @hackingbutlegal, and @dannyjpalmer
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Report: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft laying undersea fiber-optic cables helped increase data transmission capacity by 41% in 2020 while reducing costs — The four tech giants increasingly dominate the internet's critical cable infrastructure — To say that Big Tech controls the internet might seem like an exaggeration.
More:
Common Sense Daily. Tweets: @ggreenwald, @carolinegreer, @prpl8, @adriank_yee, @devon_cantwell, @lhamtil, @alexvoica, @lehotz, @dswiese, @greg_ip, @martijnrasser, and @hoofnagle
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Zoho:
The hidden tax of making employees search, switch, and repeat — Employees lose more time to digital friction than organizations often realize. Searching for information, switching between tools …
The hidden tax of making employees search, switch, and repeat — Employees lose more time to digital friction than organizations often realize. Searching for information, switching between tools …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Lenny's Podcast:
AI's third era: the rise of persistent AI coworkers | Tara Seshan (OpenAI's product lead)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
Software's Epic Comeback, Meta's AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
Meta Shifts the Blame + Do Data Center Bans Work? + The Final HatGPT
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
The Weird, Big Business of Microdramas
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Training Data:
Parallel's Parag Agrawal: Building a New Web for AI Agents
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:35 PM ET, January 16, 2022.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Elliott Davis / The Hill:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Kyle Chayka / New Yorker: |
More:
Supercreator. Tweets: @chrisgayomali, @buzz, @crystalbell, @maryellen, @donetodeath, @bryanformhals, @chaykak, and @chaykak
| Lisa Richwine / Reuters: |
Source:
Netflix Help Center. More:
The Verge, International Business Times, CNBC, Android Police, MacRumors, Game Rant, Jefferson Graham's newsletter, Wccftech, Cord Cutters News, WRAL TechWire, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, IGN, iPhone Hacks, Daring Fireball, SlashGear, Livemint, Input, TechSpot, T-Mobile, GameSpot, Thurrott, Pocket-lint, Gizchina, The Week, Digital Trends, Android Central, XDA Developers, TheStreet, TNW, KnowTechie, Mercury News, BGR, Polygon, iDownloadBlog.com, New York Post, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, KnowTechie, Cord Cutters News, Android Headlines, Digital Trends, MobileSyrup, Protocol, Engadget, Droid Life, TechCrunch, Insider, Gizmodo, USA Today, and Supercreator
Tweets: @alexdelbarrio, @sub8u, @jamessurowiecki, @trengriffin, @9to5mac, @maxwinebach, @zeddary, @joshelman, @tailosivetech, @thurrott, @tailosivetech, @chriswelch, @caseynewton, @richontech, @nina_metz, @schwartzesque, @zwiezenz, @lucas_shaw, @theromit, @chriswelch, @dsilverman, @chriswelch, and @joshuaogundu