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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Messaging app Signal finally rolls out usernames in beta, letting users conceal their phone numbers; Signal still requires inputting a phone number to register — We tested the end-to-end encrypted messenger's new feature aimed at addressing critics' most persistent complaint. Here's how it works.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Authorities arrest two LockBit operators in Poland and Ukraine, issue arrest warrants and a decryption tool, seize 200+ crypto wallets; US indicts two Russians — Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool …
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| Bloomberg: |
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Gary Geaves, Apple's longtime VP in charge of acoustics, is stepping down, replaced by Ruchir Davé, adding to the hardware engineering group's upheaval — - Apple acoustics chief Gary Geaves is stepping down from role — Executive has been key to development of AirPods and HomePod
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| Jacob Pramuk / CNBC: |
Walmart agrees to acquire TV maker Vizio for $2.3B, or $11.50/share, to boost its ad business via Vizio's SmartCast OS, which lets users stream content with ads — Walmart's acquisition of Vizio for $2.3BN was confirmed today. The European Commission rejected Amazon's acquisition of iRobot for $1.7BN.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google engineers hacked a Sony PlayStation Portal, which can only stream PS5 games, to run games locally via a PPSSPP emulator using a “software based” exploit — Sony's new PlayStation Portal has been hacked by Google engineers to run emulated games locally.
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| Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo: |
Demos from AI chip maker Groq go viral after the company's inference engine shows remarkable speeds running LLMs, including with real-time conversations — Two AI companies are claiming the science fiction term, “Grok,” as their own, but only one is turbocharging the AI industry.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple debuts a monthly Apple Music Replay, offering insights like total listening time, top songs, artists, and albums, and releases 2024's Replay Mix playlist — Apple today updated the Apple Music Replay experience, available at replay.music.apple.com, with visualizations of your favorite music habits …
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| Dade Hayes / Deadline: |
As YouTube marks one year as Nielsen's top US streaming service, a Q&A with YouTube VPs Nicky Rettke and Tara Levy on the NFL, ad innovation, creators, and more — EXCLUSIVE: YouTube has been racking up milestones lately. Its pay-TV bundle, YouTube TV, just passed 8 million subscribers.| John Voorhees / MacStories: |
A look at ways to play games on Apple Vision Pro: spatial and iPad App Store games, streaming via MirrorPlay for PS5, NDI, Macs, browsers like Nexus⁺, and more — The lack of any kind of port significantly limits the type of gaming you can do in the Apple Vision Pro - or does it?
More: 9to5Mac, iMore, Six Colors, and The Verge
| David DiMolfetta / Nextgov/FCW: |
NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce will retire at the end of March after taking the position in 2021; Deputy Director David Luber will assume the role — His departure comes amid heightened security fears in 2024 and debate over whether to renew a controversial spying power.
More: National Security …, CyberScoop, Cybersecurity Dive, and The Record
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Attackers have been signing up spam accounts on smaller Mastodon servers over the past several days; Eugen Rochko said previously only big servers were targeted — A spam attack that impacted the open source X rival Mastodon, Misskey and other apps highlights how the decentralized social web … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Samsung details its Auracast, 360 Audio, and Auto Switch features, rolling out to Buds 2, Buds FE, the S24 series, Neo QLED and OLED TVs, Book laptops, and more — None are appearing on Samsung's devices for the first time, but we now know how broadly they'll be supported across the lineup.| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
Palo Alto Networks reports Q2 revenue up 19% YoY to $1.98B, vs. $1.97B est., and lowers its full-year guidance for billings and revenue; PANW drops 19%+ — Palo Alto Networks is changing its strategy to entice enterprises to spend on its security platform as customers consolidate security vendors.
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