After Kamala Harris held a rally in Detroit with thousands of attendees, Donald Trump falsely claimed the crowd was “fake” and “she 'AI'd” a picture of it
The former president has also falsely accused his opponents of paying people to attend their rallies
PUBG publisher Krafton acquires former Xbox game studio Tango Gameworks and its Hi-Fi Rush IP; in May 2024, Microsoft announced plans to close Tango Gameworks
Tango Gameworks will live on, thanks to Krafton — Krafton, the publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol …
A look at Apple's plans: the iPhone 16 lineup, a new iPhone SE, a thin “Air” model in the iPhone 17 lineup, and a plastic, kid-friendly Watch SE in bold colors
Apple's iPhone 16 will keep sales stable until more innovative models are ready next year.
How Iran has emerged as the most aggressive foreign threat to the US election; Microsoft published a report detailing a litany of efforts to target the election
Hack of Trump campaign has led some to accuse Tehran just weeks after U.S. officials believed Russia posed bigger threat
Meta and UMG sign a multiyear agreement about AI, monetization, and more for UMG artists and songwriters on Meta's apps, including WhatsApp for the first time
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the announcement says the new agreement “reflects the two companies' shared commitment …
As 19+ Chinese cities run robotaxi and robobus tests, safety and job loss concerns grow in China due to the rapid pace of permits issued for autonomous vehicles
Liu Yi is among China's 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part time this year …
A researcher finds 15K+ hardcoded secrets and 66K vulnerable websites, including details on accessing Stanford's Slack, by searching overlooked data sources
Security researcher Bill Demirkapi found more than 15,000 hardcoded secrets and 66,000 vulnerable websites—all by searching overlooked data sources. Forums: r/technews , r/cybersecurity , r/Nebraska ,...
PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter review: a robust VR experience, but the setup is a headache, especially with the Bluetooth dependency and the lack of included cables
PC VR2 — Until now, the otherwise excellent-on-paper PlayStation VR2 headset has seen its loyal fans relegated to an underwhelming selection of games.
Celsius sued Tether on August 9 to try to claw back 39,542 bitcoin, now worth ~$2.4B, that Celsius claims Tether sold improperly at the bottom of the market
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Q&A with Replika founder and CEO Eugenia Kuyda on AI chatbots, marrying chatbots, Replika's therapy app Tomo, friendship chatbots, LLMs, open source, and more
The head of chatbot maker Replika discusses the role AI will play in the future of human relationships.
At least eight US states, including Indiana and Louisiana, have passed laws or adopted rules so far in 2024 to curb students' smartphone use during school hours
Natasha Singer / New York Times :
TikTok has been sending inaccurate and misleading news-style alerts to users, including a weeks-old disaster warning; TikTok removed some of the notifications
False claims about Taylor Swift among outdated and misleading information in news-style notifications from video-sharing app
Kamala Harris appealed to tech leaders in San Francisco, drawing ~700 people and raising $13M on August 11, in her first return to the city since her nomination
and Elite Donors—to Boost Election Bid Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg : Harris Follows Swing-State Tour With Fundraiser in San Francisco The San Francisco Standard : Kamala Harris courts donors at sold-ou...
Balderton Capital raised $1.3B for European startups across two funds: a $615M early-stage fund and a $685M fund for “growth” investing in more mature startups
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AMD releases updates to mitigate the “Sinkclose” vulnerability but has no plans to update older Ryzen 1000, 2000, and 3000 or Threadripper 1000 and 2000 CPUs
which the company says it probably won't patch now Ashish Khaitan / The Cyber Express : Sinkclose Vulnerability in AMD Chips: What You Need to Know About Unpatched Models Jacob Roach / Digital Trends ...
Thomas White, who served five years for administering Silk Road 2.0 and possessing images of CSAM, claims to have co-founded activism organization DDoSecrets
A co-founder of transparency activism organization Distributed of Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) was a dark web drug kingpin who ran … Mastodon: @AnarchoDoggo@kolektiva.social and @josephcox@infosec.e...
Patreon says it has begun a migration process to move all creators to Apple's subscription billing by November 2025, after Apple threatened to remove the app
Apple has threatened to remove crowdfunding app Patreon from the App Store if creators continue to use unsupported third-party billing options …
A look at Front Porch Forum, which counts nearly half of Vermont's adults as active members and prioritizes careful moderation and civility over engagement
A detailed look at China's chip buildout and how US chip sanctions and industrial policies have accelerated China's push to develop its own chip supply chain
and right now, despite US sanctions, China is importing near-record amounts of chipmaking equipment.🧵 https://www.apricitas.io/... Timothy B. Lee / @binarybits : Great deep dive into the data on semic...
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge review: nice design and display, quiet keys, and 14-hour battery, but outperformed by Snapdragon rivals and ARM limits compatibility
Joanna Nelius / The Verge :
Some longtime users of LinkedIn lament the barrage of performative content from hustle-culture influencers and AI-generated “thought leadership” on the site
One, it allows long enough posts to explore the substance … Oana Lungescu : Are you missing out because you're not getting personal enough on LinkedIn? Read this insightful Bloomberg piece about the ...
Google Pixel Fold one year later: far from a perfect gadget, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold could solve its issues
Chris Welch / The Verge :
Polymarket, which lets users bet on real-world events, partners with AI search engine Perplexity to show news summaries and with Tako to make AI visuals
Prediction marketplace Polymarket, which lets users bet on real-world events, is partnering with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to display news summaries of events.
How Uber, facing sexual assault litigation, spent millions trying to get a Nevada ballot proposal that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits
Jessica Silver-Greenberg / New York Times : X: @davidenrich , @jonathancohn , and @deepakguptalaw X: David Enrich / @davidenrich : Uber is facing hundreds of lawsuits by women who say they were sexua...
Accountable Tech: the average weekly reach per post of five prominent political Instagram accounts fell 65% after Meta began to downrank political content
Alicia Clanton / Bloomberg :
How xAI is relying on talent, data, and GPUs from Elon Musk's other businesses, leading to lawsuits that such shifting of resources is hurting Tesla's investors
Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal :
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
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