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AMD agrees to buy New Jersey-based ZT Systems, founded in 1994 to design and make servers, server racks, and other infrastructure, for $4.9B, closing in H1 2025 — ZT Systems produces servers, other equipment used in data centers for artificial intelligence
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| Perry Stein / Washington Post: |
The FBI, ODNI, and CISA say they are “confident” that Iran was responsible for recent attempted hacks into the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns — In a joint statement with intelligence agencies, the bureau said the attempted hacks also were directed at the Democratic campaign.
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| Associated Press: |
Ex-Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, who was acquitted on US fraud charges in June, is among six missing after a yacht sank off Sicily, according to Italian authorities — A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off the Italian island of Sicily in bad weather early Monday.
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Waymo unveils its cheaper “generation 6” self-driving tech that's integrated with Geely Zeekr vehicles, with 13 cameras and 4 lidar sensors, down from 29 and 5 — Alphabet-owned Waymo revealed details about its newest “generation 6” self-driving technology on Monday.
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| Connor Jones / The Register: |
Cisco Talos: eight vulnerabilities in Microsoft's macOS apps could be abused by attackers to record video/sound from a user's device, log user input, and more — Windows giant tells Cisco Talos it isn't fixing them — Cisco Talos says eight vulnerabilities in Microsoft's macOS apps …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
A week after data broker NPD confirmed a breach, which reportedly impacted 272M+ people, a review of NPD property Records Check shows exposed admin credentials — New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds … | Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple debuts a web app for Podcasts, letting users log in to listen to podcasts, view the Up Next queue and library, and browse new shows, at podcasts.apple.com — Apple Podcasts is expanding to the web, starting today. You can access the new web app version at podcasts.apple.com …
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| Nick Robins-Early / The Guardian: |
Donald Trump shared AI-generated images on Truth Social that show Taylor Swift and her fans vowing their support for his campaign; Swift hasn't endorsed Trump — Presidential nominee shares AI-generated images, contributing to spread of online election disinformation
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| David Welch / Bloomberg: |
Source: GM is cutting over 1,000 software engineers, including 600+ in Michigan, as the automaker moves to lean up its software and services organization — - Job reductions follow company push to bolster digital prowess — Company has faced technology glitches in Blazer, Lyriq models
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Procreate CEO James Cuda says the iPad illustration startup is “not going to be introducing any generative AI into our products”, drawing praise from creatives — Many Procreate users can breathe a sigh of relief now that the popular iPad illustration app has taken a definitive stance against generative AI.
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| Ian Bogost / The Atlantic: |
University professors still face the seemingly impossible task of detecting AI-fueled cheating, which continues unabated on both small and large assignments — Kyle Jensen, the director of Arizona State University's writing programs, is gearing up for the fall semester.| Matthew Ball / MatthewBall.co: |
Since 2018, Roblox has grown rapidly and consistently and now has an estimated average of 80M+ daily and 380M+ monthly users, over 2x that of Steam or Minecraft — Everyone knows Roblox is huge. But as COVID receded into memory, Roblox shifted from “new” to “familiar,” …
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