[Thread] After the SEC approved Prometheum's SPBD for digital assets, a look at CEO Aaron Kaplan's bizarre Congressional testimony and issues with the SPBD
This Prometheum storyline has got to be the strangest thing I have seen in awhile in this industry. Has anyone actually looked into this? Beyond bizarre...
Valve releases a Steam update, announced in April, offering a big UI makeover, unifying the codebase for Desktop, Big Picture Mode, and Steam Deck, and more
While much of that has been available in beta, today's the day it goes wide with a full stable release. So if your Steam is looking rather different, that's why!
Microsoft researchers detail Cadet Blizzard, a GRU group they say was behind the WhisperGate data-wiping attacks in Ukraine just before Russia's 2022 invasion
Microsoft has linked a threat group it tracks as Cadet Blizzard since April 2023 to Russia's Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU).
Microsoft begins selling replacement Surface components via the Microsoft Store, including displays, batteries, and SSDs, for “out-of-warranty, self repair”
Microsoft is starting to sell replacement components for its Surface devices. The software giant now supplies replacement parts …
Sources: at a May meeting, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority questioned HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Bank of China on why they were not accepting crypto clients
Regulators are pushing for banks to accept more exchanges as clients in quest to develop digital assets industry
A look at Barracuda's Email Security Gateway zero-day, exploited by a China-linked actor since October 2022 to spy on governments, mostly in the Americas
On May 23, 2023, Barracuda announced that a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) …
Meta AI's Yann LeCun says experts' fears of AI threatening humanity are “preposterously ridiculous” and keeping research “under lock and key” would be a mistake
One of the three “godfathers of AI” has said it won't take over the world or permanently destroy jobs.
Intel announces a chip naming refresh: dropping the “i”, opting for a straightforward Core 3, 5, and 7 structure, and placing premium chips under an Ultra brand
As first hinted at by Intel back in late April, Intel is embarking on a journey to redefine its client processor branding …
New Zealand sentences two men who ran the wildly popular pirating website Megaupload to more than two years in prison, ending an 11-year extradition battle
Two men who helped run the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload were each sentenced by a New Zealand court on Thursday to more than two years in prison.
Some hackers are impersonating cybersecurity researchers on Twitter and GitHub to post fake zero-day proof-of-concept exploits that push Windows/Linux malware
Hackers are impersonating cybersecurity researchers on Twitter and GitHub to publish fake proof-of-concept exploits for zero …
Sources: Alphabet cautions staff not to enter confidential info into chatbots, including Bard, or directly use AI-generated code, following Amazon and others
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it markets …
In a case study, researchers estimate that between 33% and 46% of Mechanical Turk workers used LLMs when completing a text summarization task
File this one under inevitable, but hilarious. Mechanical Turk is a service that from its earliest days seemed to invite shenanigans …
A look at Apple's Game Porting Toolkit, based on a 20K line of code patch to Wine, easing ports to Apple silicon, and possible paths Apple may take with gaming
At WWDC last week, most of the focus was rightfully on the new Apple Vision Pro headset and the new visionOS.
The US DOJ agrees to try Sam Bankman-Fried on eight charges for now, including wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering, down from the 13 he faces
Sam Bankman-Fried moved to dismiss most of the charges brought against him last month. — The U.S. Department of Justice intends …
Uber plans to add video ads to its main app, Uber Eats, and alcohol app Drizly, starting in the US; 345K merchants bought Uber ads in Q1, up from 315K in Q4
The company, which sees ad sales as a key growth area, will debut long-form videos on Uber Eats, Drizly and its ride-hailing app
The CCDH estimates Google made $10M in two years from anti-abortion organizations' ads misdirecting users to “pregnancy crisis centers” that do not provide care
Study finds the search giant has profited since Roe was overturned from anti-abortion groups buying misleading search terms
Google Shopping gets a virtual try-on clothing feature that uses a diffusion-based generative AI model, letting US users see how items look on many human models
Sources: the European Commission plans to ban Huawei and ZTE equipment from its own internal telecom networks, ahead of its 5G guidance update for bloc members
The European Commission is planning to ban equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp …
The European Commission issues a preliminary view in its antitrust investigation of Google and suggests the company divest its ad business; Google can now reply
The US National Music Publishers' Association sues Twitter, alleging the company violates the copyright of songwriters by using ~1,700 songs without permission
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Russia-linked ransomware gang Clop releases its first batch of victims, targeted via the MOVEit Transfer tool since May, including US banks and universities
Researchers say the newly discovered security flaw was exploited as far back as 2021 — Clop, the ransomware gang responsible …
Despite the US adding Hangzhou-based encryption chip maker Hualan to its Entity List in 2021, NASA, NATO, the DEA, and more still use chips from its subsidiary
The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China's military. Yet US agencies still use … Mastodon: @agreenberg@infosec.exchange . Tweets: @wired Mastodon: Andy Greenbe...
IBM details using its 127-qubit quantum processor to simulate the behavior of 127 atom-scale bar magnets, known as the Ising model, in less than a millisecond
Google rolls out a Lens feature to search skin conditions “visually similar to what you see on your skin”, while warning the results are “not a diagnosis”
here's how Camila Foster / Sammy Fans : Google Lens now helps you to identify your skin condition Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / CNET : Google Lens Now Lets You Search for a Skin Condition. Here's How Jar...
Epic releases MetaHuman Animator, which lets Unreal Engine users capture a performance with an iPhone and apply it to a MetaHuman character in “minutes”
Today, Epic is releasing a new tool designed to capture an actor's facial performance using a device as simple as an iPhone …
Applied Materials sues Chinese-owned, California-based rival Mattson over an alleged 14-month effort to steal IP, including staff-poaching and design transfers
Applied Materials Inc. is suing a Chinese-owned rival over what it says was a 14-month effort to steal some of its most valuable secrets … Tweets: @byron_wan Tweets: Byron Wan / @byron_wan : Applied M...
A look at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's bet, made over a decade ago, to build AI chips; data center operators jointly spent $15B on bulk orders from Nvidia in 2022
The first time Jensen Huang tried ChatGPT, he asked it to write a poem about his company. Huang, who'd made a bet …
Amazon Fire Max 11 review: cheap, a nice screen, and a decent stylus, but an anemic app store, limited multitasking, a cramped aspect ratio, and a bad trackpad
Streamlabs launches Podcast Editor, offering text-based editing, content reformatting for other platforms, and more, included in the $19 per month Ultra package
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Siemens plans to spend €2B to build factories, R&D centers, and training sites globally, including a €200M plant for its industrial automation unit in Singapore
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Samsung says a Galaxy Watch update coming this summer will add an Irregular Heart Rhythm Notifications feature in 13 markets, including the US and South Korea
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Razer updates its Blade 14 laptop with AMD's Ryzen 9 7940HS, Nvidia's RTX 4060 or RTX 4070, up to 32GB of RAM, and a 14" QHD+ 240Hz display, starting at $2,400
Amazon launches its “Hey Disney!” voice command for most Echo devices in the US, featuring 20+ characters, the first Alexa Custom Assistant for customers' homes
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch :
Meta expands Instagram Channels globally, letting users share public, one-to-many text, images, and other content with their followers
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch :
A profile of Guangying “Heina” Chen, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao's mysterious associate who appears repeatedly in the SEC's lawsuit against the crypto exchange
A look at Fake Review Watch on YouTube, run by Kay Dean, documenting fake reviews on Yelp, Google, and others, often tracing them back to Facebook Groups
Stephen Council / SFGATE : Tweets: @dannosphere , @mrmalty , and @sfgate . Forums: Hacker News Tweets: Dan Gentile / @dannosphere : “The online review business is the Wild West, and there's no sherif...
Analysis: US spending on Temu was 20% higher than on Shein in May 2023; Apptopia: Temu has been the top iOS app on the US App Store during most days in 2023
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Momentum Works: Southeast Asia's e-commerce GMV hit $99.5B in 2022, up 1.8x from 2020; Shopee accounted for $47.9B, Lazada for $20.1B, and Tokopedia for $18.4B
almost half was from Shopee
French luxury goods group LVMH plans to use Epic Games' 3D tools for immersive products and experiences, like virtual fitting rooms, new collections, and ads
Jesse Levine / Bloomberg :
Alibaba plans to launch its e-commerce site Tmall in Europe, starting with a pilot in Spain, a significant step in the company's international expansion
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC :
Canva announces a new SDK, a new set of APIs, and a $50M fund to help developers build, grow, and market apps for the company's marketplace
Victor Dey / VentureBeat :
Munich-based Fernride, which develops technology for autonomous driving and teleoperated electric yard trucks, raised a $31M Series A
Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu :
A look at ByteDance's efforts to turn Douyin into a super app; ByteDance says Douyin's 700M users increased their spending on its on-demand services 7x in 2022
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg :
One year after its NYSE delisting, Didi has a ~$14B market cap, which would be in the NYSE's top 11%, and has kept a ~70% ride-hailing market share in China
Bloomberg : LinkedIn: Gufeng Ren LinkedIn: Gufeng Ren : Delisting from major stock exchanges usually marks an end to an equity story. That's not the case for Didi, the symbol of China's tech crackdo...
A look at Japanese ride-hailing app Go, which has a nearly 75% local market share, as some taxi operators say founder Ichiro Kawanabe pushed them to avoid Uber
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