The US' restrictions on Kaspersky will stop US sales of its antivirus tool from July 20 and bar software updates and resales for US customers from September 29
The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia's Kaspersky Lab in the United States …
Claude 3.5 Sonnet appears to be a tremendous leap for Anthropic and LLMs generally, and shows that AI model makers' performance gains are not slowing down
Carl Franzen / VentureBeat :
Anthropic launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which beats its flagship model Claude 3 Opus and outperforms GPT-4o in some tests, available for free on the web and iOS
OpenAI rival Anthropic is releasing a powerful new generative AI model called Claude 3.5 Sonnet. But it's more an incremental step than a monumental leap forward.
In a filing, ByteDance urged a US court to strike down a law that could ban TikTok in the US, recounting lengthy talks that it says the US ended in August 2022
which had been shrouded in secrecy. Eager for more revelations: https://www.nytimes.com/... David Shepardson / @davidshepardson : More from TikTok brief: “In short, Congress reached for a sledgehammer...
London hospitals hackers Qilin publish almost 400GB of data, including sensitive patient info, on their darknet site and on Telegram; the NHS is investigating
Experts say the hack is one of the most “significant and harmful” cyber attacks ever in the UK. — 46 mins ago — Technology
SpaceX unveils Starlink Mini, a compact version of its satellite internet antenna “that can easily fit in a backpack”, offering a “limited number” for $599 each
SpaceX is rolling out a compact version of its Starlink antennas, which the company is advertising …
iOS 18 brings AccessorySetupKit, a new API that lets third-party accessory makers offer the same quick pairing experience as Apple accessories like the AirPods
When Apple introduced AirPods in 2016, the company also unveiled a new, easy and intuitive way to pair wireless accessories to iPhone and iPad.
Spotify debuts a new Basic streaming plan in the US for $10.99/month, which includes all the benefits of Premium without the monthly audiobook listening time
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The Commerce Department bans Kaspersky antivirus sales in the US, saying Kaspersky threatens national security and users' privacy because it is based in Russia
The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it is banning the sale of Kaspersky antivirus in the country …
A look at Congress' absurd plan to ban DJI drones in the US, even as the company adds geofencing restrictions and other features to comply with FAA regulations
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives jammed a functional ban on DJI drones, called the “Countering CCP Drones Act” into a military funding bill that it then passed.
Sources: the US DOJ won't pursue the FTC's claim that TikTok misled US users on data security in its upcoming lawsuit that will accuse TikTok of violating COPPA
Bloomberg :
The US Department of the Treasury announces sanctions against twelve executives of Kaspersky; founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky is not included in the sanctions
The U.S. government announced Friday sanctions against twelve executives and senior leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky.
NY's governor signs two bills to protect minors, banning “addictive feeds”, limiting data collection, barring social media notifications from 12am to 6am, more
not publication of 3 party content. Governor Kathy Hochul / @govkathyhochul : With our SAFE for Kids Act and NY Child Data Protection Act, we're sending a clear message: We won't let kids be bombarded...
TikTok confirms it offered the US a “kill switch” in 2022 to shut down the app in the US at the government's discretion if TikTok did not follow certain rules
TikTok says it offered the US government the power to shut the platform down in an attempt to address lawmakers' data protection and national security concerns.
Squarespace agrees to sell its restaurant reservation service Tock to American Express for $400M, the exact amount that Squarespace paid for Tock in March 2021
Website building platform Squarespace is selling Tock, its restaurant reservation service, to American Express in a deal worth $400 million …
OpenAI buys Rockset, an enterprise search and analytics startup that raised $105M, integrating both the tech and staff of an acquisition for the first time
OpenAI has done acquihires, but this deal marks the first time it will be integrating both the technology and staff of the company it's buying.
Some users complain that Meta is tagging real photos with the Made with AI label, possibly because AI tools were used to edit, rather than create, the images
Earlier in February, Meta said that it would start labeling photos created with AI tools on its social networks.
Source: The CFTC is investigating the Chicago-based trading firm Jump's involvement in crypto, including inquiries into its trading and investing activity
London-based PQShield, which is developing tools for implementing post-quantum cryptography, raised a $37M Series B, taking its total funding to $57M+
Our Series B comes just as @NIST is due to publish new standards for post-quantum #cryptography (#PQC) - a process we were heavily involved in, and which is driving the global adoption of PQC.
Huawei says around 900M gadgets are now running on its HarmonyOS and sales of premium Huawei smartphones climbed 72% in the first five months of 2024
Bloomberg :
How some Meta users in the US are turning to small claims court, often successfully, to recover their Facebook or Instagram accounts; some won financial damages
Karissa Bell / Engadget :
Australia waters down draft rules to force tech companies to detect child abuse and terror content on E2EE messaging services, after pushback from Apple, others
Josh Taylor / The Guardian :
Indian rapid grocery delivery startup Zepto raised a $665M Series F co-led by Glade Brook, Nexus, and StepStone at a $3.6B valuation, up from $1.4B in 2023
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Estonia blocks an EU VAT reform that would have imposed new liabilities on short-term rental services like Airbnb and passenger transport services like Bolt
Bloomberg :
Google pauses plans to allow real-money games on the Play Store, as supporting such apps in markets without a central licensing framework proves difficult
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch :
PayPal hires one of Walmart's top tech executives, Srini Venkatesan, as its CTO, effective June 24, replacing Archie Deskus, who will leave the company in July
Sources: Revolut plans to sell ~$500M worth of existing shares, including those held by employees, at a $40B+ valuation, up from $33B during a 2021 fundraising
Source: AI chipmaker Cerebras confidentially filed for a US IPO; filing: in early June, it authorized new shares at a steep discount to its 2021 funding round
chip developer Cerebras has filed confidentially to go public. There's more to the story, though, as the company also authorized shares at a much lower price to its last round. https://www.theinformat...
AI-powered language-learning app Speak raised a $20M Series B extension led by Buckley, bringing its total funding to $84M and doubling its valuation to $500M
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Sources: Poolside, co-founded by ex-GitHub CTO Jason Warner to build AI tools to speed up software development, is raising $400M+ at a $2B+ post-money valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
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