An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube
Ms. Wojcicki, who helped build Google, was one of the most prominent women in technology. — Susan Wojcicki, whose garage …
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer
Her husband, Dennis Troper, made the announcement earlier this evening: … Susan Wojcicki joined Google in 1999 as its 16th employee and first marketing manager.
Trump campaign says some of its internal communications were hacked, citing a Microsoft report that Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email” to a campaign
The campaign suggested Iran was to blame. POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation.
Around 200 nations approved the UN Convention against Cybercrime, expected to win General Assembly approval; critics say it could be used to justify repression
A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around …
Celsius sued Tether on Friday in an attempt to claw back ~40K bitcoins, now worth ~$2.4B, that Celsius claims Tether sold improperly at the bottom of the market
- Celsius filed a lawsuit against Tether on Friday in an attempt to claw back Bitcoin worth $2.4 billion that the company …
Interfax: Roskomnadzor blocked Signal in Russia for allegedly violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations; Venezuela reportedly blocked Signal too
Signal is being blocked in Venezuela and Russia. The app is a popular choice for encrypted messaging and people trying …
A look at Apple's future plans: iPhone 16 lineup, a new iPhone SE, a thin “Air” model in the iPhone 17 series, and a Watch SE with a plastic case in bold colors
Apple's iPhone 16 will keep sales stable until more innovative models are ready next year.
Turkey says it is restoring access to Instagram after Meta agreed to cooperate with authorities regarding “catalog crimes” and “censorship imposed on users”
Turkey will restore access to social media platform Instagram at 1830 GMT on Saturday after the company agreed …
Just two of OpenAI's 11-strong founding team are active at OpenAI, after a series of exits in 2024 following the attempted boardroom coup against Sam Altman
It's probably time to change that non-profit structure for good... In late 2015, the blog post announcing OpenAI to the world was short and sweet.
A look at the consequences of Spotify's disinvestment in podcasts in Latin America, where one survey found 90% of podcast listeners used Spotify
In Latin America, “podcast” and “Spotify” became synonymous; now the audio industry is reckoning with the company's retreat. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA LinkedIn: Sophie Schmidt and Luciano Banchero See al...
Flux, an open-source AI image generator from the startup Black Forest Labs, goes viral for creating ultra-realistic images of people
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X adds the ability to sort replies, letting users choose most relevant, most recent, or most liked replies; it is unclear how the most relevant option works
the most relevant reply is the one telling you to leave X — RE: https://www.threads.net/... Bluesky: Brian Skinner / @thebrianskinner.bsky.social : Being Unclear is the best part of any X experience...
Since the OpenAI board dispute, Microsoft diversified AI investments and partnerships, built its own models, and hired aggressively for its consumer AI efforts
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How cybersecurity researcher Jon DiMaggio used fake personas to infiltrate LockBit and trick its alleged administrator into revealing operation details
Jon DiMaggio used sockpuppet accounts, then his own identity, to infiltrate LockBit and gain the trust of its alleged admin, Dmitry Khoroshev. Mastodon: @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange and @zackwhittaker@...
Q&A with Wikimedia Foundation executives on how AI could make knowledge more accessible to people, the risk that AI may impact its volunteers' engagement, more
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Q&A with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on the toymaker's gaming push, licensing deals, and more; Monopoly GO! has earned $3B+ in revenue since its April 2023 launch
Monopoly GO! — has become one of the top mobile games of all time and grossed billions in revenue since it launched last year. LinkedIn: Chris Cocks LinkedIn: Chris Cocks : This was fun. Thanks, Trac...
Former Twitter board member Omid Kordestani, who helped oversee the sale of the company to Elon Musk, sues X for failing to cash out $20M+ worth of stock
Kordestani, who joined Twitter's board in 2015 & helped oversee the sale of the company to Musk in 2022, received most of his compensation in stock. … Forums: r/law : Former Twitter Board Member Sues ...
Instagram is testing a Snap Maps-like feature that lets users post text and video updates to a map that can be shared with friends
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
A researcher shows five proof-of-concept ways that Copilot can be manipulated by attackers, including turning it into an automatic spear-phishing machine
https://www.wired.com/... LinkedIn: Lana Salameh : What an honor — WIRED magazine featuring #powerpwn copilot spearphishing !! — https://lnkd.in/... link to github repository in first comment For...
Truth Social parent TMTG, which has a $5B market cap, reports Q2 revenue down 30% YoY to $837K and a net loss of $16.4M; Trump owns 59.9% of TMTG's common stock
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q … Claudia Assis / MarketWatch : Trump Media narrows quarterly loss to $16.4 million Rohail Saleem / Wccftech : Trump M...
TikTok is offering steep discounts on goods to US users who invite friends to the app, expanding a referral scheme from countries like Japan and Thailand
Kaya Yurieff / The Information :
Sources: Anysphere, a GitHub Copilot rival, has raised a $60M Series A co-led by a16z and Thrive at a $400M post-money valuation
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Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.