X activates a setting, on by default, that gives it permission to train Grok on user's posts; the setting can be turned off on the web but not in the mobile app
X's new experience is automatically set to opt-in and uses your data to train its Grok AI model.
US-based security vendor KnowBe4 says it unwittingly hired a North Korean hacker who then unsuccessfully attempted to load malware into the company's network
KnowBe4, which provides security awareness training, was fooled by stolen ID. — KnowBe4, a US-based security vendor …
Filing: the US DOJ says TikTok collected data about its users' views on gun control, abortion, and religion, and censored content at ByteDance's direction
Justice Department defends new law requiring the sale or ban of the popular app — TikTok collected data about its users' views …
The International Association of Machinists says Apple reached a three-year tentative labor agreement with retail workers at a Towson, Maryland store, a first
- Three-year deal will increase pay by an average of 10% — Union aims to build on the success; Apple declines to comment
How TikTok is trying to fend off a potential US ban via ad campaigns, funding creators' lawsuits, and spending $6M on lobbying in H1 2024, vs. $3.5M in H1 2023
Bloomberg :
Leaked promo materials reveal Pixel 9 series specs: all four phones get the Tensor G4, the Pixel 9 Pro comes in 6.3" and 6.8" models with 16GB of RAM, and more
G.S Vasan / 91mobiles :
SAG-AFTRA announces a strike starting on Friday against major video game studios, including EA, after talks for a new contract broke down over AI protections
Some key information: … Jason Nelson / Decrypt : Video Game Actors and Performers to Strike Over AI Protections Dennis Patrick / Gameranx : SAG-AFTRA Has Approved Game Industry Strike Kalhan Rosenblat...
Binarly: UEFI Secure Boot is completely compromised on 200+ device models sold by Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, Intel, and Supermicro due to a cryptographic key leak
hundreds of devices from Dell, Supermicro and more all affected, here's what we know Adam Conway / XDA Developers : PKFail puts hundreds of computers and laptops at risk and renders Secure Boot useles...
The US DOJ indicts a North Korean hacker, still at large, for his alleged role in the Andariel group's cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA, and military bases
Associated Press :
Freelancer.com, iFixit, and others say Anthropic's crawler has aggressively scraped their websites, potentially breaching their terms of service
Web publishers say developer is swarming their sites, collecting content to train models and ignoring orders to stop
Kamala Harris, who began her career in the Bay Area and was involved in Biden's pro-tech actions like the CHIPS Act, sees a surge of support from tech donors
who respects the rule of law—is better for business and the economy, among many other things. @rsafian and I got into this and Silicon Valley politics on the Rapid Response pod. ⬇️ Lauren Goode / @lau...
Ireland's Data Protection Commission says it is surprised and is “seeking clarity” about X's move to automatically allow user data to train Grok
Social media company's move to automatically allow user data to train chatbot could breach European privacy rules
The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics is using real-time AI-based video surveillance tech to detect and predict threats, raising concerns over mass surveillance
The Paris Summer Olympics that begin Friday include among the most public and controversial rollouts ever of algorithmic video surveillance …
How Win With Black Women and other groups are using Zoom calls to organize and fundraise for Kamala Harris; virtual rallies for Harris raised $10M+ this week
- “What we're seeing now at the moment is a beautiful intersection of concerned citizens utilizing digital media and virtual technology …
Sources: Kamala Harris' advisers have approached top crypto companies, including Coinbase, Circle, and Ripple Labs, to “reset” relations with the industry
Vice-president's team aims to improve relations after industry criticism of the Biden administration
Sources: Honeywell is considering a US IPO of its majority-owned quantum computing firm Quantinuum as soon as 2025, and could seek a valuation of about $10B
- The firm has held early talks with banks on potential IPO — A listing in the US could take place as soon as next year
Sources detail how Elon Musk undermined CEO Linda Yaccarino's efforts to repair X's business over the past year; X's US revenue fell 53% YoY to $114M in Q2
Linda Yaccarino, the C.E.O. of X, has worked hard to bring back advertisers and fix the platform's business.
A decade-old drama between David Sacks and Parker Conrad blew up into a fight on X over VC behavior, drawing in Paul Graham and other big Silicon Valley names
Julie Bort / TechCrunch :
Chinese self-driving startup WeRide files to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol WRD, reporting a loss of $268M on revenue of $55M in 2023
This is an initial public offering of American depositary shares, or ADSs, of WeRide Inc. We are offering ADSs. LinkedIn: Xuhui Shao : Congrats to WeRide for it's much anticipated US IPO filing! — W...
A profile of CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, who co-founded CrowdStrike in 2011 after departing as McAfee's CTO following Intel's acquisition of McAfee for $7.68B
'A piece of software shouldn't be able to take everything out,' says George Kurtz — CrowdStrike Chief Executive George Kurtz answered … Mastodon: @Kierkegaanks@beige.party Mastodon: @Kierkegaanks@be...
US unions are trying to organize staff at chip firms set to receive CHIPS Act grants; CWA is pushing to organize workers at Intel and other big chip companies
both in S. Korea and the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/... by @jiyoungjsohn Jesse Felder / @jessefelder : ‘Hundreds of billions of dollars in investment globally is flooding into semiconductors. The U.S. a...
A look at the race to build advanced AI robots; PitchBook: robotics startups have raised $6.5B across 552 deals in 2024 vs. $9.7B across 1,256 deals in 2023
Financial Times :
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
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