Twitter provides an overview of what it knows about Wednesday's hack so far: how it happened, what the attackers accessed, how it reacted, and the next steps
As we've been informing via the @TwitterSupport account, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, we detected a security incident at Twitter and took immediate action.
Despite its limitations, GPT-3, OpenAI's text-generating AI, excels at producing follow-on thoughts to input text, and could thus succeed as a “writing buddy”
OpenAI, an AI research foundation started by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and a few other leaders in ML …
A person involved in Twitter hack may have gained access to Twitter's internal dashboard using credentials pinned in one of the company's Slack channels
one of whom says he lives at home with his mother ... 19 and lived in the south of England with his mother.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Eric Geller / @ericgeller : Wow. Just seeing this. Twitter says...
Sources: Disney has dramatically cut ad spending on Facebook and Instagram; Disney was Facebook's top US advertiser for H1 2020, per an estimate
Hundreds of advertisers have paused spending on the social network due to concerns about hate speech, divisive content
Sources: UK told Huawei that geopolitics played a part in its 5G ban and gave the impression the decision could be revisited if Trump fails to win a second term
‘Geopolitical’ factors were behind the move, the company was told, with hints that the decision could be reversed in future
Amazon warns third party sellers it may separate Fulfillment by Amazon operations in UK from its EU network starting January 1
Unsurprising for some but surely a shock for others today as Amazon has announced that due to Brexit on the 1st January 2021 the UK's FBA operations will be separated from the rest of Europe.
Researchers say seven Hong Kong-based “no log” VPNs have left 1TB+ of user logs and personally identifiable info exposed on the internet
Maybe it was the old Lionel Hutz play: 'No-logging VPN? I meant, no! Logging VPN!' — BIO EMAIL TWITTER
In 2019, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google were collectively granted ~27,000 H-1B visas, over 30% of total visas available to private companies
Five tech companies use nearly 30,000 H1-B visas, while over 50% of graduate STEM degrees are earned by international students
Reliance Jio is laying a strong foundation to become a “Super Operator”, applying a WeChat-like “super-app” approach to its mobile telecom network in India
In the world's second largest mobile market, Reliance Jio, India's leading Communication Service Provider …
Twitter says hackers downloaded account info, which may include DMs, of up to 8 accounts via its “Your Twitter Data” tool, but none of the 8 were verified users
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Retail stores, which were closing due to declining foot traffic even before the pandemic, are now increasingly being turned into online fulfillment centers
As the demand for in-person shopping diminishes, landlords, startups and retailers are converting abandoned stores into online fulfillment centers Tweets: @denniswygmans , @mjasay , @mims , @paytonchu...
Trump campaign urges supporters to sign a petition to ban TikTok, saying TikTok has been caught “red handed by monitoring what is on your phone's Clipboard”
- Ads are targeting supporters in battleground election states — Teens on TikTok signed up to Trump rally with no plans to go
Zeotap, a SaaS startup that helps companies with customer intelligence, raises $42M Series C, bringing its total raised to over $60M according to Crunchbase
Zeotap, a global provider of a customer intelligence platform, raised $42m in Series C funding. — Backers included Neue Capital …
A look at startups that provide end-of-life services, from estate planning to online forums for grieving virtually, amid a surge in interest during the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has drawn new business to start-ups that provide end-of-life services, from estate planning to a final tweet. Tweets: @codybarbo , @nytimesbusiness , @followlantern , @danimar...
Profile of Child Rescue Coalition, whose tech is used in 96 countries including the US to help police triage child porn cases, as experts raise privacy concerns
BOCA RATON, Fla. — In December 2016, law enforcement agents seized computers and hard drives from the home of Tay Christopher Cooper … Tweets: @furorrises , @nbcnews , @oliviasolon , @lorihandrahan2 ,...
A look at the bifurcation of the VC industry between agglomerators, who invest at every stage and across every sector, and specialists, who focus on one
Welcome to issue #10 of next big thing. — On one side of the venture capital industry are the agglomerator firms.
Some experts agree that TikTok may pose a threat to the US national security because of China, but blocking the app would be too drastic a measure
Louise Matsakis / Wired : Tweets: @wired , @lmatsakis , @lmatsakis , and @lmatsakis Tweets: @wired : TikTok's fiercest opponents argue that it should be viewed as a dangerous Trojan Horse for Chinese...
Critics contend that predictive policing algorithms need to be dismantled due to biased training data, even as advocates say that algorithms can be made fair
and things may be getting worse. In the wake of the protests after the killing of George Floyd, some police departments are doubling down on their use of predictive tools. https://www.technologyreview...
CampusLogic, whose SaaS tech is helping simplify student financial aid processes at 750+ colleges and universities, receives $120M investment from Dragoneer
Christine Hall / Crunchbase News :
Current and former employees provide an inside look at Airbnb amid layoffs, as its warm and fuzzy office culture met with the business realities of a pandemic
Erin Griffith / New York Times : Tweets: @dpteran , @twadhwa , @nbashaw , @briangaar , @mdudas , @nytimes , @alex_peys , @eringriffith , @karaswisher , @roseveleth , and @chrisalbon Tweets: Dan Teran...
Sources: FTC's antitrust probe of Facebook will probably roll into next year when there may be a new president as FTC looks into its acquisition of Giphy
Cecilia Kang / New York Times : Tweets: @tofdaj , @catschocolates , and @nytimestech Tweets: @tofdaj : Giphy acquisition getting a thorough look by regulator. Less about this case and more CYA by FTC...
CloudMinds CEO, a Chinese engineer who started the cloud-based robotics company in SV, says he will not consider US listing after sanctions hurt the business
South China Morning Post :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.