Sources: Builder.ai collapsed after it revised its 2024 revenue estimate from $220M to ~$55M and restated its previously reported 2023 sales from $180M to ~$45M
With the sublime @cynthiao.bsky.social and @alexandraheal.bsky.social [embedded post] Mando / @mrmandolino.itch.io : All of this is following the exact same arc that the crypto\NFT bubble did — Like...
A look at Tel Aviv-based Toka, which helps clients in government and intelligence agencies hack security cameras and alter live feeds and past recordings
Meet Toka, the Israeli cyber firm founded by Ehud Barak, that lets clients hack cameras and change their feeds - just like in Hollywood heist movies Tweets: @haaretzcom , @spyblog , @haaretzcom , @haa...
US court filing details how fraudsters used AI to clone a UAE company director's voice to steal $35M in early 2020
AI voice cloning is used in a huge heist in the U.A.E, according to Dubai investigators, amidst warnings about cybercriminal use of the new technology. Tweets: @iblametom , @lorenzofb , @racheltobac ,...
Uncertainty about the nature of the list of 50K potential Pegasus targets created confusion and controversy, but doesn't negate the investigation's key findings
which used NSO tech to spy on dissidents— to expand surveillance into the UK.https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : NSO Group is now blaming Palestinian activist...
Investigation reveals how Instagram influencers are enabling animal abuse for clicks by using services that promote Dubai's underground animal trade
The monkey squirms while a woman holds it up with one hand and records it without speaking. The TikTok video is brief and has no description … Tweets: @eliothiggins , @xposetrophyhunt , @lisaforteuk ...
Overview of the ongoing efforts by the US to modernize its spy operations, to contain the damage from the 2014 OPM breach, be more resilient to tracking, more
likely based on differences in pay between diplomats, speedy promotions...” https://twitter.com/... Artyom Lukin / @artyomlukin : Fascinating longread on espionage tradecraft. Mentions possible CN-RU ...
Overview of the ongoing efforts by the US to modernize its spy operations, to contain the damage from the 2014 OPM breach, be more resilient to tracking, more
When hackers began slipping into computer systems at the Office of Personnel Management in the spring of 2014 … Tweets: @edwardlucas , @sanhotree , @zachsdorfman , @inteloperator , @artyomlukin , @kim...
After Khashoggi's murder, Saudi Arabia and SoftBank seem unlikely to lose out on many deals; sources say a $500M Softbank-led investment in Flexport is underway
Axios : Tweets: @billkristol , @joenbc , @alex , and @teddyschleifer See also Mediagazer Tweets: Bill Kristol / @billkristol : Tom Barrack, on Lincoln's birthday in Dubai: “Whatever happened in Saudi...
Facebook testing News Feed change in six countries, moving non-promoted posts from Pages to a secondary feed, decreasing engagement for some media
Unless They Pay Karissa Bell / Mashable : Facebook just added a bunch of hidden Easter eggs you can unlock by typing special words Casey Newton : Facebook imagines a News Feed without the news [The In...
Chaos Computer Club hackers say they have defeated Samsung Galaxy S8's iris recognition system using a photo of victim's iris
Biometrics on smartphones … Ian Morris / Forbes : Samsung Galaxy S8 Iris Scanner Hacked In Three Simple Steps Corbin Davenport / Android Police : Members of the Chaos Computer Club have cracked the Ga...