Michel Devoret, a Google Quantum AI chief scientist, John Martinis, who left Google in 2020, and John Clarke win the Nobel in Physics for quantum computing work
all 3 @UofCalifornia professors. Home to groundbreaking physicists, including 2 immigrants leading the world in innovation and possibility, California is proud to dream big and deliver even bigger. @e...
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself
The search engine's AI-generated responses also said geologists recommend humans eat one rock per day. Brian Merchant / @bcmerchant : ‘Luigi Mangione shoots himself’ — ‘Netanyahu arrested’ — These...
After the House vote, Chinese officials say the US has shown “robber's logic” toward TikTok, and Washington must “stop unfairly suppressing foreign companies”
TIKTOK IS LESS OF A DANGER TO THE USA THAN META (FACEBOOK!), WHICH IS A TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. Jessica Kwong / Metro.co.uk : Trump's ex-treasury secretary is trying to buy TikTok amid ban threat Mo...
A profile of Wiz co-founder and CEO Assaf Rappaport, who sold Adallom to Microsoft for $320M in 2015 before building the $10B Israeli cloud security startup
$200 million in sales. A $10 billion valuation. New billionaire Assaf Rappaport has built Wiz into one of software's fastest-growing startups ever. X: @alexrkonrad , @alexrkonrad , and @alexrkonrad ...
As Israel enacts controversial judicial reforms, many tech companies are protesting or distancing themselves from the country, moving money and HQs overseas
Impeachment now front and center for House GOP Twitter: @glichfield : “Almost 70 percent of Israeli startups are taking measures to distance themselves from their home country, withdrawing cash or mov...
An investigation into the rise of NSO's Pegasus shows its widespread use by the CIA, UAE, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and others; the FBI bought but didn't use it
Firstly, welcome to my new blog! (Or is it a “newsletter”?) Tweets: Eva / @evacide : Here I am, having taken to my fainting couch, wearing my finest clutching pearls, because NSO Group has been caugh...
The French government found proof of Pegasus malware on three French journalists' phones and has referred its findings to the Paris public prosecutor's office
ban the exploit trade. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... John Scott-Railton / @jsrailton : UPDATE: 🇫🇷French Intelligence officially confirms Pegasus spyware found on phones of *more* reporters. Referre...
Sources: Israel's Netanyahu has authorized the use of a previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to fight coronavirus; the move still requires approval
Social distancing is here to stay … Yaacov Benmeleh / Bloomberg : Israel Approves 30-Day Tech Tracking of Coronavirus Carriers Tweets: Patrick Howell O'Neill / @howelloneill : Israel PM Netanyahu is m...
Sources: Israel's Netanyahu has authorized the use of a previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to fight coronavirus; the move still requires approval
The information, intended for use in counterterrorism, would help identify people who have crossed paths with known patients. Tweets: @howelloneill , @haaretzcom , @moorehn , @ronenbergman , and @ymur...