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| Brave: |
Researchers detail an indirect prompt injection flaw in Perplexity's Comet AI browser, letting attackers manipulate it into performing unauthorized actions — The threat of instruction injection — At Brave, we're developing the ability for our in-browser AI assistant Leo to browse the Web on your behalf, acting as your agent.
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, BleepingComputer, Engadget, ZDNET, Constellation Research, The Register, and The Hacker News
X: @zack_overflow, @brave, @zack_overflow, @shivan_kaul, @brave, @zack_overflow, @brave, @brave, @lukemulks, @brave, @0x, @zack_overflow, and @brave. Bluesky: @sungkim
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, and Beehaw
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's three-year iPhone redesign plan, starting with iPhone Air this fall, foldable with Touch ID in 2026, and a curved-glass “iPhone 20” in 2027 — Apple is weeks away from its big product launch event, where it will lay the foundation for a once-in-a-generation iPhone overhaul.
More: MacRumors, Business Standard, TechRadar, PhoneArena, Mashable, SamMobile, Appleosophy, iPhone in Canada, Moneycontrol, Digital Trends, PYMNTS.com, Phandroid, Livemint, Tom's Guide, Benzinga, iClarified, MacRumors, Digital Trends, Neowin, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, iClarified, AppleInsider, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, PhoneArena, PhoneArena, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, and 9to5Mac
X: @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, @joshconstine, @pbeisel, and @markgurman. Bluesky: @parismarx.com
Forums: r/augmentedreality, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Dean W. Ball / Hyperdimensional: |
A look at the surge in US states introducing AI bills, as the states shift from comprehensive AI laws to focus on narrower issues, like mental health — A check-in — Introduction — This newsletter first started picking up readers because of my writing about AI regulations in state governments.
More: Bloomberg, The Colorado Sun, Denver Post, Marginal Revolution, GovTech, GovTech, and Forbes. X: @deanwball
| Financial Times: |
Spotify Co-President and CBO Alex Norström says price increases are “part of our toolbox now”, adding that they will be accompanied by new services and features — Price increases and cost-cutting led to streamer's first annual profit last year
More: Benzinga, PhoneArena, Trak.in, Reuters, Moneycontrol, and Daily Sabah
| Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: |
Vertical streaming apps charging $20/week are beating Netflix and other SVOD platforms in user growth with their mini-dramas optimized for mobile viewing — Streaming apps that charge $20 a week for absurd, 60-second soap operas are winning audiences that rival Hulu and Paramount+.| Gaby Hinsliff / The Guardian: |
An interview with Nick Clegg about Silicon Valley's “cloying conformity” and “combination of machismo and self-pity”, Zuckerberg's “masculine energy”, and more — When Britain's former deputy PM took a job at Meta, nothing could have prepared him for the ‘cloying conformity’ of the tech world.
More: The Hans India, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Implicator.ai, The Guardian, and Business Insider
X: @carolecadwalla, @carolecadwalla, @carolecadwalla, @salisburyplain_, @_andyburrows, @wi_john, @andrewrsorkin, @flynny123, @russincheshire, @mattrosoff, @riptari, and @alfonslopeztena. LinkedIn: Neville Hobson
Bluesky: @plaintanjane, @robertscotthorton, @nxthompson, @mja66, @drgeophysics, @faduda, @stephenfarrow, @gj19eighty, @emmalbriant, @rossmcnally, @catanonim.me, @jonathancohn, @helenebismarck, and @fascinatorfun. Threads: @nickclegg
Mastodon: @johnquiggin@aus.social and @dharmadan@aus.social
Forums: r/LabourUK, r/BillBurr, r/ukpolitics, r/technology, r/Foodforthought, and r/siliconvalley
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
xAI releases Grok 2's weights on Hugging Face under the Grok 2 Community License Agreement; Elon Musk says Grok 3 “will be made open source in about 6 months” — Elon Musk's xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok — specifically, the model weights used to shape Grok 2.5 …
More: xAI on Hugging Face, South China Morning Post, The Hans India, Analytics India Magazine, WeRSM, Reuters, TechEBlog, Engadget, Tech in Asia, The Decoder, and Livemint
X: @dfranke, @djcows, @jefffhj, @alpindale, @xlr8harder, @migtissera, @scaling01, @scaling01, @realmrfakename, @rasbt, @burkov, @clementdelangue, @ethanhe_42, and @elonmusk
Bluesky: @timkellogg.me and @timkellogg.me
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/LocalLLaMA, and r/grok
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Spotify's difficulties lining up partnerships have delayed its super premium service, which Spotify has been talking about for a couple of years — The company has spent a couple years talking about a more-expensive version of its music service for superfans. Where is it?| Financial Times: |
How Masayoshi Son became President Trump's favored foreign investor, after cultivating close ties since Trump's first term, leading to SoftBank's $2B Intel deal — Japanese billionaire's deal for OpenAI and Intel came after careful courting of US president| Wall Street Journal: |
Two former executives who ran the CHIPS Program Office say the US-Intel deal won't solve Intel's real issue: a lack of external customers for its foundry unit — The Chips Act wasn't about raising revenue, and an equity share wouldn't enhance national security.| David Keohane / Financial Times: |
Sony's gaming execs, designers, and studio founders describe how it wants its first-party studios to contribute more to revenue growth and take measured risks — PlayStation owner wants its standalone ‘first-party studios’ to contribute more to revenue growth and take measured risks| Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: TSMC plans to drop Chinese chipmaking equipment, including AMEC's etching tools, from its most advanced 2nm production to avoid potential US backlash — TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is eliminating the use of Chinese chipmaking equipment in its most advanced chip plants …
Forums: r/worldnews
| New York Times: |
A look at FoundHer House, an all-female hacker house in San Francisco that has become a hot spot for dinners and panel discussions sponsored by a16z and others — FoundHer House, a home in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood, is the rare all-female hacker house where residents are creating …
Bluesky: @hunterwalk.com
| J. Edward Moreno / Sherwood News: |
Q&A with Grindr CEO George Arison on developing AI-powered features like Wingman and A-List, Grindr's new telehealth service Woodwork, his RTO mandate, and more — Wall Street has a hard time understanding Grindr, a gay dating and hookup app whose yellow mask icon and distinct notification sound … Sponsor Posts
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