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Jeff Stone / Bloomberg:
Telegram says it will give users' IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid legal requests, changing its ToS to deter criminal activity  —  An Outsider Critiqued Meta's Smart Glasses.  Now She's in Charge of Them  —  Microsoft CEO to Cyber Team: Don't Tell Me How Great Everything Is
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
US customers of Kaspersky antivirus find that UltraAV was installed remotely to replace Kaspersky on their PCs, after a Kaspersky deal with UltraAV owner Pango  —  Customers of Kaspersky antivirus in the United States found out in the last few days that their cybersecurity software …
Financial Times:
The US Commerce Dept. proposes banning Chinese and Russian internet connected car software and hardware in US; the software ban would start with 2027 model cars  —  Move prompted by fears Beijing could collect data on American drivers and hack internet-connected cars
The Verge:
Google TV Streamer review: excellent UI, Google Assistant, fast controls, smart home hub, and handy Find My feature, but not a huge speed bump and only Wi-Fi 5  —  With more storage, a (slightly) faster processor, and some proper smart home chops, Google's new take on the Chromecast is its best attempt at a streaming device yet.
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Cloudflare rolls out Bot Management, a suite of free AI auditing tools meant to help monitor and selectively block AI data-scraping bots, to all its customers  —  “The path we're on isn't sustainable,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince tells WIRED, in reference to rampant AI scraping.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft releases a progress report on its efforts to make security its top priority, which began in November 2023 after a scathing report from the US CSRB  —  Microsoft made security its No. 1 priority for every employee earlier this year, following years of security issues and a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board.
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg: WP Engine is a “cancer to WordPress” and profits off the confusion between the WordPress project and WP Engine's paid services  —  Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.”
Sam Altman:
Sam Altman claims “deep learning worked”, superintelligence may be “a few thousand days” away, and “astounding triumphs” will incrementally become commonplace  —  In the next couple of decades, we will be able to do things that would have seemed like magic to our grandparents.
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
The FBI arrests and charges two people in Miami over a conspiracy to steal and launder 4,100+ BTC, worth $230M+; ZachXBT says they targeted a Genesis creditor  —  Two suspects were arrested in Miami this week and charged with conspiracy to steal and launder over $230 million in cryptocurrency using crypto exchanges and mixing services.

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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi have agreed to part ways following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Forbes has cut ties with dozens of contributing writers; one exec said Forbes needs to ensure the contributor model is “financially sound”

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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
In an event that raised $27M, Kamala Harris vowed to help grow investments in “AI and digital assets”, her first comments on crypto as the presidential nominee
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