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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
What to expect at WWDC 2024: plans to integrate AI into its apps with a new opt-in service called Apple Intelligence, iOS 18, macOS 15, visionOS 2, and more — The company will introduce ‘Apple Intelligence,’ its long-awaited push into modern AI for the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans a new Passwords app in macOS 15, iOS 18, and iPadOS 18, powered by iCloud Keychain, and will let users import passwords from rival services — Apple Inc. will introduce a new homegrown app next week called Passwords, aiming to make it easier for customers to log …
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Forums: r/ProtonPass, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Adobe faces a backlash over its terms of service that say Adobe may access user content via “automated and manual methods” to improve its services and software — Adobe has been one of the leading legacy enterprise software companies to embrace generative AI and make it accessible …
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Adobe clarifies its terms, saying it does not train Firefly Gen AI models on customer content and will never assume ownership of a customer's work — A change to Adobe terms set the internet alight yesterday, after a number of pro users of the company's apps reacted with anger and confusion to the scary-looking wording.
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A website for cybercriminals lists 500+ allegedly stolen Snowflake customer credentials, including for environments belonging to Santander and Ticketmaster — Cloud data analysis company Snowflake is at the center of a recent spate of alleged data thefts, as its corporate customers scramble …
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| Sander Lutz / Decrypt: |
Telegram launches Stars, a new in-app currency for the purchase of digital goods and services in Telegram mini apps; developers can convert Stars into TON — Developers of mini apps on Telegram will now be able to sell digital goods and services for Stars, which can be converted into Toncoin.| Wall Street Journal: |
Boston-based Seven AI, which uses AI to help companies combat cyberattacks, emerged from stealth and raised $36M led by Greylock at a ~$100M valuation — New company uses artificial intelligence to help enterprises combat cyberattacks — Venture firm Greylock Partners has led …
More: SiliconANGLE
| Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
The US charges three UK nationals with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a ~$3M NFT rug pull scam known as Evolved Apes in 2021 — Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.
More: US Department of Justice, The Block, Cryptonews, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, The Crypto Times, and The Crypto Times
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| Rebecca Kern / Politico: |
WhatsApp Channels, which has 500M+ MAUs, relies on community guidelines to tackle election interference, instead of specific rules like on Facebook or Threads — The platform transforms WhatsApp from a private messaging and group chat service into a broadcast platform as well, with users able to follow posts from public accounts.
More: Social Media Today
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta is rolling out a new Communities feature on Messenger to all users globally, allowing up to 5,000 people to join a Community through shareable invites — Meta is quietly rolling out a new “Communities” feature on Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
The British Independent Retailers Association files a £1.1B lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly misusing members' proprietary data for competitive purposes — E-commerce behemoth Amazon recently reached a wide-ranging settlement with the U.K. competition watchdog …
More: Silicon Republic, The Guardian, ChannelX, TechRadar, and The Hill
| Samanth Subramanian / Wired: |
Q&A with Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on running the world's foremost open source intelligence agency, AI-generated content, legal accountability, and more — Eliot Higgins and his 28,000 forensic foot soldiers at Bellingcat have kept a miraculous nose for truth—and a sharp sense of its limits … | Adam Morgan / Esquire: |
Over a dozen video game professionals discuss the Summer Game Fest, amid concerns about the event's high entry fees, opaqueness, celebritization, and more — Suddenly, Geoff Keighley's June showcase is one of the industry's most important events. Whether or not it's a positive force …
More: The Verge, Game Developer, Kotaku Australia, iPhone in Canada Blog, Insider Gaming, Press Start, Push Square, Kotaku, and Dot Esports
Threads: @branzellan_. X: @wario64, @ckunzelman, @adamm0rgan, @ryneismean, and @tylermiller2496. LinkedIn: Mario R. Kroll
Forums: r/GamingLeaksAndRumours, r/gamernews, r/kindafunny, r/Games, and r/PS5
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
PowerSchool, which provides software that helps educational institutions manage operations, is being taken private by Bain Capital in a $5.6B deal — Cloud-based education software vendor PowerSchool is being taken private by investment firm Bain Capital in a $5.6 billion deal.
More: Bloomberg, Reuters, and PowerSchool Holdings, Inc.
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
The US Veterans Affairs' internal survey: fewer than 1 in 5 VA health employees say Oracle Health's products enable them to deliver “high-quality care” — - Company's $16 billion contract with US agency under scrutiny — System improving as Oracle makes fixes, Veterans Affairs says| Financial Times: |
An ex-AWS worker says Amazon breached UK sanctions by providing the Russian company VisionLabs with its facial recognition tech after Russia's Ukraine invasion — Former AWS worker alleges unfair dismissal after he blew the whistle over claims involving facial recognition technology use| Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: |
Sources: US VC firms are putting pressure on tech startups to cut ties with Chinese backers, as VCs anticipate tighter controls on foreign ownership from the US — Start-up stakes are being sold to American investors in anticipation of Washington restricting foreign ownership
More: Cautious Optimism and Benzinga
| Aisha Counts / Bloomberg: |
Meta plans WhatsApp features, including an AI-powered assistant for businesses in India and Singapore, and AI tools to create ads in English-speaking markets — - Assistant lets businesses chat with customers using AI — New features will roll out first in India and Singapore| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
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