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Cloudflare reverses course and drops Kiwi Farms, citing “an unprecedented emergency and immediate threat to human life” after a rise in targeted threats — — Reversing course under growing public pressure, major tech security company Cloudflare Inc. announced Saturday …
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A profile of Kiwi Farms, a forum owned and operated by former 8chan admin Josh Moon, that has become synonymous with doxxing, swatting, and harassment campaigns — A trans streamer and a Republican congresswoman were targeted at their homes in the last month. Experts warn this is just the beginning.
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A source details the behavior of iPhone 14 Pro's always-on display, including Widgets fading in and out to prevent OLED burn-in and customizable visual elements — The iPhone 14 Pro will feature unique behavior on the Lock Screen and significant changes to the status bar thanks to its always-on display …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
What to expect from Apple's Far Out event: the iPhone 14 lineup, including Pro models with a revamped notch, new AirPods Pro, a rugged Apple Watch Pro, and more — Apple's biggest event of the year is just a few days away, with the iPhone 14, Apple Watch Pro and new AirPods on tap.
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Tweets: @markgurman, @lelumjayasooriy, @arroz_roz, @saranbyte, @sondesix, @appltrack, and @basicappleguy
| Variety: |
Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime Video to determine whether the review is genuine or created by a bot or a troll — Amazon has introduced a new weapon in the battle against internet trolls: delays. — Starting around the time of the launch …
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| Jennifer Maas / Variety: |
Amazon says The Rings of Power's first two episodes drew 25M viewers globally in their first day, sharing viewership for a Prime Video series for the first time — Amazon broke a long-held precedent Saturday by revealing viewership data for a Prime Video series for the first time ever …
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
A former Snap R&D manager says the company shut down its Web3 team as part of its layoffs; Snap says Web3 didn't contribute to its “continued investment in AR” — Snap Inc. is sunsetting efforts focused on building products for the much-vaunted next generation of the internet known as web3 …
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Tweets: @jakeryanshein, @carnage4life, and @crypto
| John Reed / Financial Times: |
A look at India's $10B incentive scheme for chip makers, as some experts warn about its lack of hardware expertise and erratic transport and public utilities — The factories outside Chennai, in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, are home to an array of global corporate names …
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| Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times: |
US officials say large ships are increasingly manipulating their GPS-based automatic identification systems, or AIS, to evade international laws and sanctions — A technology enabling the transmission of fake locations to carry out murky or even illegal business operations …
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Slashdot. Tweets: @varunvira_, @aliabunimah, @indianexpress, @amidaniel1, @steve_e, @akurmanaev, @akurmanaev, @paulg, and @nytimesworld
| Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World: |
In August 2022, Beijing's municipal government unveiled plans to regulate the “Digital Human Industry”, which covers digital assistants and virtual influencers — China's capital is looking to set standards for digital assistants, virtual influencers and gaming avatars.
Tweets: @mikeelgan and @datasociety
| Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at the privacy concerns raised by OpenAI's GPT-3, Google's LaMDA, Meta's OPT-175B, and other large language models trained on troves of personal data — Large language models are trained on troves of personal data hoovered from the internet. So I wanted to know: What does it have on me?
Tweets: @garymarcus, @hypervisible, @eileenguo, and @zcobb
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
JBL unveils the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds: customizable ANC and a charging case with a 1.45" touchscreen, available for €249 outside the US in January 2023 — Allegedly the 'world's first' smart charging case for wireless earbuds — JBL has just announced the Tour Pro 2 wireless earbuds … | Josh Sisco / Politico: |
Sources: the FTC is reviewing Amazon's $1.7B iRobot takeover to decide if it violates antitrust law and illegally boosts Amazon's connected device market share — The FTC has officially begun a review of Amazon's $1.7 billion takeover of robot vacuum maker iRobot to decide … Sponsor Posts
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