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Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says content on the open web is “freeware” that anyone can copy or use to reproduce, due to the fair use “social contract” — Microsoft's CEO of AI said that content on the open web can be copied and used to create new content.
More: The Verge, NBC News on YouTube, Search Engine Land, The Register, SiliconANGLE, OSnews, Android Authority, XDA Developers, Business Insider, TechCrunch, and Neowin
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
TeamViewer warns that its corporate environment was breached on June 26 and attributes the cyberattack to the Russian hacking group APT29, aka Midnight Blizzard — The remote access software company TeamViewer is warning that its corporate environment was breached in a cyberattack yesterday …
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon hires the CEO and co-founders of Adept, which builds AI agents that automate enterprise workflows, to join its AGI team and will use some of Adept's tech — Amazon is amping up its AI efforts by hiring executives from Adept, a San Francisco-based startup building “agents” that automate enterprise workflows.
More: The Information, TechCrunch, CNBC, and Adept
| Financial Times: |
The EU explores an antitrust probe into Microsoft's OpenAI deal, after the EC dropped a merger review due to a lack of evidence that Microsoft controls OpenAI — EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies' alliance — Brussels is preparing for an antitrust investigation …
More: SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Associated Press, Cryptopolitan, and PYMNTS.com
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The US SEC sues Consensys over its MetaMask service, alleging the wallet tool was an unregistered broker that “engaged in the offer and sale of securities” — The SEC alleged that MetaMask acted as an unregistered securities broker and that its staking service violated securities laws.
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| The Verge: |
A look at the possible impact of SCOTUS overturning Chevron deference and curbing federal agencies' power on net neutrality, Big Tech regulation, and more — Since the New Deal era, the bulk of the functioning US government is the administrative state — think the acronym soup of agencies like the EPA, FCC, FTC, FDA, and so on.
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LinkedIn: Michael Elkins and Dan Spuller
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| Eliza Gkritsi / Euractiv: |
Margrethe Vestager says Apple's decision not to launch its AI features in the EU is a “stunning, open declaration” of the company's anticompetitive behavior — Apple's decision not to launch its own artificial intelligence (AI) features in the EU is a “stunning declaration” …
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| Jake Bleiberg / Bloomberg: |
Source: Microsoft told over a dozen Texas agencies and public universities that their emails were exposed in the Russian hack of Microsoft, disclosed in January — - Company initially disclosed the cyberattack in January — Some agencies say exposed emails related to routine matters
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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple launches the Vision Pro in mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore, the first time the device has been officially available outside of the US — Apple's Vision Pro spatial computing headset today arrived at Apple Store locations across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore.
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X: @aaronp613, @safaricheung, @scobleizer, @bryanbma, @globaltimesnews, and @tim_cook
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| The Information: |
Sources: Apple may use electrically induced adhesive debonding to make batteries easier to replace, starting with one iPhone 16 model, to comply with EU rules — Under pressure from regulators in Europe and elsewhere, Apple in recent years has taken small steps toward making the iPhone easier for consumers to repair.
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| Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
The US Treasury finalizes a rule requiring cryptocurrency brokers to report new information on users' sales and exchanges of digital assets to the IRS — The U.S. Treasury Department finalized a rule on Friday requiring cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors …
More: U.S. Department …, CoinDesk, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Insider, and CoinGape. X: @valkenburgh
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Lambda, which rents out servers powered by Nvidia's AI chips, is in talks to raise $800M, after a $320M Series C at a $1.5B valuation in February — Silicon Valley start-up that rents out servers powered by chip giant seeks to capitalise on investor interest
More: Tom's Hardware
| Tim Marchman / Wired: |
Quora-owned AI chatbot platform Poe is providing users with downloadable HTML files of paywalled articles from outlets including NYT, Forbes, and The Atlantic — WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like The New York Times and The Atlantic using Poe's Assistant bot.| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Infosys McCamish Systems, which provides consulting, IT, and outsourcing services, says LockBit stole sensitive info of 6M+ people in a 2023 ransomware attack — Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS) disclosed that the LockBit ransomware attack it suffered earlier this year impacted sensitive information of more than six million individuals.Sponsor Posts
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