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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft will make Recall an opt-in feature, encrypt its search index database, and require Windows Hello authentication and proof of presence to view timeline — Microsoft says it's making its new Recall feature in Windows 11 that screenshots everything you do on your PC an opt-in feature and addressing various security concerns.
More: Windows Blog, Wired, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, Windows Central, BBC, OSnews, Gizmodo, The Record, GeekWire, How-To Geek, PCWorld, PCMag, Android Authority, Decrypt, Engadget, Axios, Thurrott, XDA Developers, BleepingComputer, 9to5Google, MobileSyrup, Pocket-lint, Android Headlines, Lifewire, CNBC, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, Liliputing, WinBuzzer, BetaNews, Digital Trends, TechSpot, MSPoweruser, SecurityWeek, and Breakfast At Ralf's
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LinkedIn: Yusuf Mehdi, Alexis B., Andy Greenberg, Kevin Beaumont, Vasu Jakkal, and Pavan Davuluri
Forums: Hacker News, r/Surface, r/Windows11, r/technology, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
More: Wired, DoublePulsar, ZDNet, Pureinfotech, Ars Technica, Wired, The Hacker News, CNET, xaitax on GitHub, Jamie Tanna, and CNET
Mastodon: @engagedpractx@sciences.social, @mattburgess@infosec.exchange, @confluency@hachyderm.io, @Kierkegaanks@beige.party, @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange, @kellogh@hachyderm.io, @USBTypeSteve@infosec.exchange, @tehstu@hachyderm.io, @SteveBellovin@mastodon …, @sinbad@mastodon.gamedev.place, and @skye@toot.cat. Bluesky: @clearspark.bsky.social
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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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| 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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| 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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Forums: r/technology, r/technews, and r/photography
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
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| David Gilbert / Wired: |
Google Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot won't return results on any elections globally or historical US elections, and refuse to confirm that Biden won in 2020 — With just six months to go before the US presidential election, Gemini and Copilot chatbots are incapable of saying that Joe Biden won in 2020 … | 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.| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
TikTok says it has fixed a vulnerability that allowed user accounts to be hijacked after clicking on a malware-laced DM — - TikTok confirmed to Axios that the unidentified hackers were able to take over CNN's account. — Reports suggest that they also attempted to hijack Paris Hilton's TikTok account.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Bakkt, Intercontinental Exchange's digital-asset marketplace launched in 2018, explores a sale, after issuing a going concern warning earlier in 2024 — - Range of options includes a breakup, people familiar say — Crypto firm issued a going concern warning earlier this year
More: The Information, The Block, Bakkt, crypto.news, CoinGape, and Crowdfund Insider
| 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 … | 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| 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.| 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: BGR, My Nintendo News, Aftermath, iPhone in Canada Blog, Insider Gaming, The Verge, TechRaptor, Game Developer, Kotaku Australia, Press Start, Kotaku, Push Square, 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: |
LinkedIn will no longer allow advertisers to target EU users based on data obtained from their participation in LinkedIn Groups, following a complaint to the EU — LinkedIn has confirmed it will no longer allow advertisers to target users based on data gleaned from their participation in LinkedIn Groups.
More: Reuters and European Commission
| 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
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