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| Associated Press: |
The US DOJ indicts a North Korean hacker, who remains at large, for his alleged role in Andariel group's cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA, and military bases — A North Korean military intelligence operative has been indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American health care providers …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Binarly: UEFI Secure Boot is completely compromised on 200+ device models sold by Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, Intel, and Supermicro due to a cryptographic key leak — Keys were labeled “DO NOT TRUST.” Nearly 500 device models use them anyway. — In 2012, an industry-wide coalition of hardware …
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| Sarah Parvini / Associated Press: |
SAG-AFTRA announces a strike starting Friday against major video game companies, including EA, after talks for a new contract broke down over AI protections — Hollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage …
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| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, a search tool powered by GPT-4 that can organize links and summarize its findings, available as a prototype to 10,000 users at launch — OpenAI is announcing its much-anticipated entry into the search market, SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine with real-time access to information across the internet.
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| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Epic Games: |
Epic plans to bring its mobile games to AltStore on iOS in the EU, and remove its games from the Galaxy Store due to Samsung blocking sideloading by default — We are fast approaching a quantum leap in Epic's efforts to bring our games to players on mobile devices.
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| G.S Vasan / 91mobiles: |
Leaked promo material reveals Pixel 9 series specs: all phones powered by Tensor G4, Pixel 9 Pro in 6.3-inch and 6.8-inch models with 16GB of RAM, and more — - Google Pixel 9 Pro will come in a 6.3-inch model and a 6.8-inch model. — Google boasts a 24-hour battery and seven years of security updates with the Pixel 9 Pro.
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| Washington Post: |
A look at the flood of “fancam” videos and memes about Kamala Harris on short-form video platforms, echoing “meme armies” that have supported Donald Trump — A grassroots network of TikTok creators, energized by the new likely Democratic nominee …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
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| Bloomberg: |
How TikTok is trying to fend off a potential US ban, including through ad campaigns, lobbying, and funding lawsuits by creators — - Lobbying, lawsuits and ad campaign are deployed to fight law — Popular app seeks to avoid US ban over its Chinese ownership| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says 97% of Windows sensors are back online, about a week after CrowdStrike shipped a faulty update that bricked Windows computers — - “While I can't promise perfection, I can promise a response that is focused, effective, and with a sense of urgency.”| Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg: |
The Biden administration says Apple agreed to adopt the White House's voluntary safeguards for AI, joining OpenAI, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and others — - Guardrails aim to protect consumers, influence AI development — Apple moving to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into iPhone
More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Axios, Agence France-Presse, Mashable, BGR, and The National. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Michal Lev-Ram / Fortune: |
A profile of, and interview with, Sequoia's Roelof Botha on increasing Sequoia's focus on AI investments, staying politically neutral, and more — At the crown of Roelof Botha's otherwise perfectly coiffed, light-brown head of hair, there's a small patch that's gone completely white.| Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal: |
Inside JD Vance's VC career: five years, two firms before co-founding Narya, investing in AppHarvest, which faced lawsuits and filed for bankruptcy, and more — Five years, three firms, two SPAC deals and a bankruptcy are the hallmarks of his stint in the tech industry
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| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
A decade-old drama between David Sacks and Parker Conrad has blown up into a fight on X over VC behavior, drawing in Paul Graham and other Silicon Valley names — A decade-old drama involving VC David Sacks and Rippling founder Parker Conrad over their previous company Zenefits has blown …
More: Fortune, The Information, and Protos
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| Reuters: |
Canalys: China's smartphone shipments rose 10% YoY in Q2, with Huawei's shipments up 41%; Apple's market share in China dropped to 14%, down from 16% in Q2 2023 — Apple's smartphone shipments in China fell by 6.7% in the second quarter of 2024, as the tech giant faced intensifying competition …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sonos CEO Patrick Spence apologizes for Sonos' redesigned app, which launched in May to widespread criticism, and promises biweekly app updates through the fall — The big Sonos app redesign was intended to make the company's software more modern, customizable, and easier to use.
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
An interview with Samsung's mobile chief TM Roh on the Galaxy AI push, monetizing AI, future products in foldables and mixed reality, and more — In a swanky downtown Paris hotel, Samsung Electronics' mobile boss sat behind a suite of the tech giant's latest products, ranging from foldable smartphones … | Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Meta says WhatsApp now has more than 100M MAUs in the US and that more than 50% of WhatsApp users in the country have an iPhone; WhatsApp has 2B+ MAUs globally — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday on his channel that WhatsApp now has more than 100 million monthly active users in the U.S. …
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