A report says the Microsoft key that Chinese hackers stole could have given them more access than originally assumed; Microsoft disputes the report
Microsoft is disputing a new report that claims hackers may have had access to more parts of victims' systems than previously known in a campaign … Source: Wiz Blog .
Twitter says unverified accounts will have daily limits on the number of direct messages they can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs
It looks like Elon Musk really wants users to pay for Twitter Blue. … In another controversial change, Twitter will restrict the number …
In six months, Amazon plans to begin production of Kuiper satellites in Washington, hoping to build and launch up to 80 satellites per month within a few years
Amazon unveils satellite facility in Florida, may switch prototype launch to Atlas V — Within a few years …
OpenAI plans to release ChatGPT for Android next week, after launching an iOS app in May 2023
/ OpenAI is releasing the Android version of the app for ChatGPT next week after launching on iOS in May. … Since launching in November, OpenAI's ChatGPT tool has reached a number of users …
The Linux Foundation forms the Ultra Ethernet Consortium with AMD, Cisco, HPE, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, and others to optimize Ethernet standards for AI and HPC
Big names come together to refine Ethernet standards for AI and high-performance computing. — Earlier today …
Sources: Spotify plans to raise its US ad-free premium tier's price for the first time, by $1 to $10.99/month, and increase prices globally in the coming months
Audio company had avoided raising prices, but faces investor pressure to increase profitability
Coinbase will fully close its bitcoin-backed loan program Borrow for retail customers and says loan holders have to pay outstanding dues by November 20, 2023
- Coinbase will fully sunset its Borrow program for retail customers, effective November 20. — Coinbase will shut …
Sources: Amazon plans to force some remote corporate employees to relocate as part of a mandate requiring workers to be in the office three days a week
- Requirement comes amid souring morale in wake of layoffs — Company requires workers to be in office three days a week
A US AT&T call center worker details working with AI, which generates call transcripts and provides suggestions, and wonders if she is training her replacement
To many people, chatbots and other technology feel like a ticking time bomb, sure to explode their work. But to some, the threat is already here. LinkedIn: Stephen Loynd . Bluesky: @kashhill.bsky.soc...
Court filing: Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein reach a plea deal over allegedly laundering billions in cryptocurrency from Bitfinex's 2016 hack
Luc Cohen / Reuters :
OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Anthropic, and Inflection make voluntary AI promises to the White House, like cybersecurity investment and watermarking
White House Pranav Dixit / Business Today : OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon and others pledge to watermark AI content for safety Ryan Morrison / Tech Monitor : White House secures AI safety commitment As...
Google plans to adopt the Message Layer Security protocol for its Messages app; MLS allows interoperable E2E encrypted messaging across services and platforms
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
OpenAI adds opt-in “custom instructions”, or a user's details that ChatGPT should remember, in beta for ChatGPT Plus subscribers everywhere but the UK and EU
how to set it up Kyle Barr / Gizmodo : OpenAI's Trust and Safety Head Steps Down as Devs Pledge to Spend More Time Fixing ChatGPT The Sun : ChatGPT ‘brain leap’ lets bot remember who you are and your ...
Digital World Acquisition Corp., which is seeking to take Truth Social public via a SPAC merger, settles fraud charges with the US SEC for $18M; DWAC is up 50%+
Julie Coleman / CNBC :
NYC's MTA used AI-powered surveillance software at seven subway stations in May 2023 to track fare evaders, and plans to expand to ~12 more by the end of 2023
http://www.nbcnews.com/... Twitter: Rich Bellis / @mr_bellis : NEW @kevincollier @nbcnews: An AI-based “counting tool” for monitoring fare evaders is already in use in 7 NYC subway stations and soon c...
South Korean and Indian filmmakers are hoping the Hollywood strikes will give them more bargaining power with US streamers and a precedent to follow
SEOUL — When Netflix launched in South Korea in 2016, it was a breath of fresh air for filmmakers jaded by a local industry notorious for labor abuses and penny-pinching. Twitter: @jintakhan Twitter: ...
Troy Hunt: the sensitive info of almost 4,000 Roblox Developer Conference attendees from 2017 to 2020 was leaked in 2021; Roblox disclosed the leak this week
Rich Stanton / PC Gamer :
Norwegian robotics company AutoStore agrees to pay £200M to UK supermarket giant Ocado to settle a global dispute over warehouse patent infringements
As part of the agreement, the companies will withdraw their actions against each other, Autostore and Ocado said in separate statements on Saturday.
How Vietnam-based 1Byte, which sells TheTruthSpy stalkerware, created networks of fake sellers with forged US passports to evade detection and funnel payments
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :
Sources: during July 17 meetings with officials in DC, the CEOs of Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm warned that export controls risk harming US chip leadership
Bloomberg :
A look at a proposed Massachusetts bill letting police use face recognition for image matching but not face surveillance, which could set the standard in the US
A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America. Mastodon: @aregenberg@mastodon.online Mastodon: Alan Regenberg / @aregenberg@mastodon...
Letter: the US SEC subpoenaed Bolt and sent a notice to former CEO Ryan Breslow in 2022 over their past misleading statements to current and potential investors
All VCs get 24hrs to write off the shitty and fraudulent investments made during the height of greed [embedded post] Twitter: Kyle Russell / @kylebrussell : I don't reimburse myself for taking the tea...
Amazon settles with the US DOJ and the FTC for $25M over not complying with parents' requests to delete their kids' Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer :
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