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| Alex Isenstadt / Politico: |
Trump campaign says some of its internal communications were hacked, citing a Microsoft report that Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email” to a campaign — The campaign suggested Iran was to blame. POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation.
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Threads: @alex.stamos. Mastodon: @w7voa@journa.host and @LaNaehForaday …. Bluesky: @acidrains.bsky.social
X: @nicoleperlroth, @nicoleperlroth, @c_c_krebs, @politicoalex, @astoraaron, @kylegriffin1, @semaforben, @ericgeller, @msftsecintel, @zaidjilani, @talaramadan, @politicoalex, @mikeisaac, @jeffreywestling, @beckerdavidj, @stluedke, @yashar, @caitleg, @josiahmortimer, @hackingbutlegal, @snlyngaas, @lukolejnik, and @sunnyright
LinkedIn: Sarah Armstrong-Smith and Vasu Jakkal
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer — Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening: … Susan Wojcicki joined Google in 1999 as its 16th employee and first marketing manager.
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| Washington Post: |
An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube — Ms. Wojcicki, who helped build Google, was one of the most prominent women in technology. — Susan Wojcicki, whose garage …
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LinkedIn: Jennifer Lum, Jeff Jarvis, Roshni Joshi, Allan Thygesen, Gokul Rajaram, Wesley Chan, Kristina Salen, Kiran Mani, Aydin Senkut, Bing Chen, Bridget Coogan, Leslie Morgan Steiner, and Eve McDavid. Forums: r/SomeOrdinaryGmrs
| Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press: |
Around 200 nations approved the UN Convention against Cybercrime, expected to win General Assembly approval; critics say it could be used to justify repression — A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around …
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| Stan Alcorn / Rest of World: |
A look at the consequences of Spotify's disinvestment in podcasts in Latin America, where one survey found 90% of podcast listeners used Spotify — In Latin America, “podcast” and “Spotify” became synonymous; now the audio industry is reckoning with the company's retreat. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Interfax: Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in Russia for allegedly violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations; Venezuela reportedly blocked Signal too — Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying …
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| M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: |
Just two of OpenAI's 11-strong founding team are active at OpenAI, after a series of exits in 2024 following the attempted boardroom coup against Sam Altman — It's probably time to change that non-profit structure for good... In late 2015, the blog post announcing OpenAI to the world was short and sweet.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
How cybersecurity researcher Jon DiMaggio used fake personas to infiltrate LockBit and trick its alleged administrator into revealing operation details — Jon DiMaggio used sockpuppet accounts, then his own identity, to infiltrate LockBit and gain the trust of its alleged admin, Dmitry Khoroshev.| Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide: |
Flux, an open-source AI image generator from the startup Black Forest Labs, goes viral for creating ultra-realistic images of people — Multiple ways to try Flux — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works.
More: TechRadar. X: @alexfredo87, @javilopen, @mori_grey, @levelsio, @giano, @embersunn, @skirano, @shafiroc, @rpnickson, @rakeshsfnyc, @tomosman, @sairahul1, @rubenhssd, @ignacioaal, @minchoi, @benjamindekr, @bindureddy, @ai_for_success, @hadimaster65555, @javilopen, @cherthedev, @dr_cintas, and @g_rant__
| Reuters: |
Turkey says it is restoring access to Instagram after Meta agreed to cooperate with authorities regarding “catalog crimes” and “censorship imposed on users” — Turkey will restore access to social media platform Instagram at 1830 GMT on Saturday after the company agreed …
More: TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Fortune, and Engadget
X: @elerrantenomad, @yusufcan_en, @ragipsoylu, and @ragipsoylu
| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
X adds the ability to sort replies, letting users choose most relevant, most recent, or most liked replies; it is unclear how the most relevant option works — Sorry, blue checks, it seems like you will no longer dominate users' mentions on X. — Thanks to a new feature, “blue checks” may no longer dominate reply threads on X.
More: 9to5Mac. Threads: @crumbler. Bluesky: @thebrianskinner.bsky.social. X: @x, @emanningwrites, @mysk_co, @justmeredeux, @iansimpson27, @pairadachs, @writerofscratch, @basedkarbon, @pjm1kbw, @afbfmoon, @takmantechnical, @elwick70, @ericodinn, and @janetemson. Forums: Hacker News
| Rani Molla / Sherwood News: |
Q&A with Wikimedia Foundation executives on how AI could make knowledge more accessible to people, the risk that AI may impact its volunteers' engagement, more — We spoke with Wikipedia executives who told us AI could jeopardize the encyclopedia's connection with the volunteers who create it.Sponsor Posts
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