Reddit's management risks putting the service in a death spiral as users revolt, dedicated moderators quit, and its vibrant content moves to other platforms
When the user revolt ends—if it ever does—Reddit's community won't ever be the same. — It's pretty easy to piss people off on Reddit.
Microsoft says DDoS attacks by hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan “temporarily impacted availability” of some of its services, including Azure, in early June 2023
In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft's flagship office suite …
Similarweb: Reddit had ~52M visitors on Tuesday, June 13, down from 57M the day before blackouts began; average session was 7.2 minutes, lowest in three years
The protest appears to have had a small but noticeable effect on the platform. — When more than 8,000 subreddits went dark …
Block announces an open beta program for Bitkey, its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, with Coinbase and CashApp integrations
Bitkey will allow beta users to withdraw Bitcoin from Coinbase and Cashapp using “copy and paste.” — Jack Dorsey's payments company Block announced an open beta program …
How architects are using AI to design workplaces, office buildings, and spaces that cater to workers' individual needs, as more companies adopt a hybrid model
With more hybrid workers and new office needs, firms like Zaha Hadid Architects are turning to artificial intelligence for solutions. LinkedIn: Kurt Evans , Bernardo Scheinkman , and Steve Zoegall Twi...
Intel has agreed in principle to build a $25B manufacturing plant in Israel, which is slated to begin operations by 2027 and remain active until at least 2035
Intel Corp. has agreed in principle to build a new manufacturing plant in Israel in the latest move by the US semiconductor giant to diversify its production sources.
Report: a group of central banks developed 33 API functionalities to test 30+ CBDC online, offline, and in-store use cases, via QR codes, phones, and more
An API layer could facilitate a wide range of central bank digital currency payment scenarios, a Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England experiment has shown.
WhatsApp keeps banning Taliban officials' accounts due to US sanctions, causing disruptions at the nascent government, which relies on the app for communication
The Taliban administration is stuck in a cat-and-mouse game with WhatsApp, which is off-limits to the nascent government because of U.S. sanctions. Twitter: @nytimes , @pstasiatech , @oviosu , @waheed...
How Huawei lost a $200M contract to build Danish telecom TDC's 5G network in 2019, after TDC opened a probe suspecting Huawei of unethical business practices
At a hastily scheduled meeting on March 5, 2019, the bidding to upgrade Denmark's cellular network crossed over into something strange. Forums: Hacker News Forums: Hacker News : A Huawei bid turned in...
Oregon and Louisiana warn that the MOVEit hackers may have stolen the SSNs and driver's license numbers of 3.5M Oregonians and 3M+ Louisianians from state DMVs
what you need to know Kevin Collier / NBC News : Info from dozens of companies, millions of Americans compromised by Russia-speaking cybergrime group Benjamin Freed / StateScoop : More state governmen...
Researchers find that major foundation model providers can feasibly comply with the EU's draft AI Act, which would improve transparency in the entire ecosystem
Stanford researchers evaluate foundation model providers like OpenAI and Google for their compliance with proposed EU law on AI. Twitter: @dynamicwebpaige , @ampanmdagaba , @mario_gug , @alexcengler ,...
Sources: Huawei is seeking licensing fees from ~30 small to midsize Japanese firms over the use of its patented tech, an unusual move for a major manufacturer
Chinese telecom giant turns to patent fees to offset sales decline — China's Huawei to trying to forge a path forward amid U.S. sanctions …
A US federal judge signs off on a temporary agreement between Binance, Binance.US, and the SEC to ensure only Binance.US employees can access US customer funds
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk :
Meta scrambles to refocus its resources on usable AI products and features after a decade of research in its AI division disincentivized work on generative AI
it's also about how gen AI fever can seize hold of one of the world's largest giants. w/ @sal19 & @dseetharaman https://www.wsj.com/...
The UK names Ian Hogarth to lead its AI Foundation Model Taskforce; Hogarth co-founded concert discovery service Songkick, which sold to Warner Music in 2017
The British government said on Sunday that tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth would head its new taskforce to look at the safety risks posed by artificial intelligence. Twitter: @soundboy , @soundboy , and...
Crypto payments startup Wyre is winding down and says that investors can withdraw assets through July 14, months after Bolt scrapped its $1.5B Wyre acquisition
Users Told to Remove Assets From Platform Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider : Crypto Infrastructure Provider Wyre to Wind Down Operations Due to Extended Bear Market Alyz Kent / Inside Bitcoins : Wyre B...
A profile of Jack Ma, the Chinese tech icon who disappeared from public view for three months after regulators questioned him over a November 2020 speech
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Genetic testing company 1health.io settles with the US FTC for $75K after allegedly exposing sensitive health data, in the FTC's first genetic info enforcement
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop :
Google makes third-party “smart chips” in Docs available to all Workspace and personal Google accounts, letting users pull and view data from third-party apps
Wes Davis / The Verge :
How a seminal 2017 paper by Google researchers laid the groundwork for the 2020s AI boom, causing a Silicon Valley frenzy not seen since the 1990s dot-com fever
it's chock full of historical perspective and excellent details RE the last several months of crazy— by @BradStone. https://twitter.com/... @scale_ai : “There are a lot of AI tourists pretending to be...
Sources: the US is struggling to distinguish between tech that China can use to advance its military and tech that firms use commercially, particularly with AI
Wall Street Journal : Twitter: @bobdavis187 , @davidmwessel , and @jchengwsj Twitter: Bob Davis / @bobdavis187 : This is one reason for continued engagement. AI regulation needs to be global to be ef...
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