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August 9, 2024, 6:25 PM

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Michael Kan / PCMag:
Intel delays its Innovation event, slated for September and expected to include details about new CPUs, until 2025, citing its financial results and H2 outlook  —  The chipmaker is delaying one of its biggest events, which was slated for September and expected to include more details about upcoming processors.
The Guardian:
UK PM Keir Starmer says ministers will review the Online Safety Act, after London mayor Sadiq Khan said it was “not fit for purpose” following far-right riots  —  Move comes after London mayor Sadiq Khan said role of misinformation in unrest showed law was unfit for purpose
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
IOActive researchers detail “Sinkclose”, a vulnerability in almost all AMD chips dating back to 2006 that allows attackers to run code in System Management Mode  —  Researchers warn that a bug in AMD's chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer …
Matt Burgess / Wired:
A researcher shows five proof-of-concept ways that Copilot can be manipulated by attackers, including turning it into an automatic spear-phishing machine  —  Attacks on Microsoft's Copilot AI allow for answers to be manipulated, data extracted, and security protections bypassed, new research shows.
Kaya Yurieff / The Information:
TikTok is offering steep discounts on goods to US users who invite friends to the app, expanding a referral scheme from countries like Japan and Thailand  —  TikTok is testing a truism: Money talks.  —  TikTok users in the U.S. who invite their friends to the app can now get steep discounts on goods …
Theo Wayt / The Information:
Clothilde Goujard / Politico:
The Irish Data Protection Commission says X has agreed to pause training Grok using millions of Europeans' public posts it collected between May 7 and August 1  —  X will pause training its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok with some European users' posts, according to Europe's chief privacy watchdog.

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