Twelve Gaza-based ISPs have been down since October 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Gaza Strip 12 ISPs
Gaza's internet and telecoms have been fully shut down for seven straight days, the longest time since October 2023; 12 of its ISPs are down since October 2023
Access Now · 2024-01-18 · #24
During initial oral arguments the judge delivered early criticism of the SEC's position, an exchange characterized in reports as a rebuff that could benefit Coinbase's case.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Judge Failla SEC
SEC v. Coinbase: in an opening hearing, Coinbase says that buying crypto on an exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #39
Prosecutors say the large volume of AI-generated tips is creating backlogs and delaying criminal investigations.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
AI-generated tips prosecutors law enforcement
Meta sent 27M+ reports, or 84% of the tips, of suspected CSAM to the NCMEC in 2022; some prosecutors say the volume of AI-generated tips delays investigations
The Guardian · 2024-01-18 · #35
Tech companies are using fewer human reviewers and more AI tools to scan for CSAM, producing many automated reports.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Tech companies AI tools reduced human reviewers
Meta sent 27M+ reports, or 84% of the tips, of suspected CSAM to the NCMEC in 2022; some prosecutors say the volume of AI-generated tips delays investigations
The Guardian · 2024-01-18 · #35
Law enforcement officials report a massive backlog of CSAM reports that cannot be accessed from companies without a warrant.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Law enforcement CSAM reports held by tech companies
Meta sent 27M+ reports, or 84% of the tips, of suspected CSAM to the NCMEC in 2022; some prosecutors say the volume of AI-generated tips delays investigations
The Guardian · 2024-01-18 · #35
The US Data Protection Review Court was authorized in October 2022 to enable the resumption of US-EU data transfers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
US Data Protection Review Court US-EU data transfers
A look at the US Data Protection Review Court, authorized in October 2022 to resume US-EU data transfers and which issues secret rulings, raising privacy fears
Politico · 2024-01-18 · #32
Internet Watch Foundation reports a record 275,655 webpages containing CSAM in the past year, up 8% year-over-year.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Internet Watch Foundation webpages featuring CSAM
The Internet Watch Foundation: 100K+ webpages featured self-generated CSAM in the past year, up 66% YoY; a record 275,655 webpages in total had CSAM, up 8% YoY
The Guardian · 2024-01-17 · #18
Internet Watch Foundation reports more than 100,000 webpages contained self-generated CSAM in the past year, a 66% year-over-year increase.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Internet Watch Foundation webpages featuring self-generated CSAM
The Internet Watch Foundation: 100K+ webpages featured self-generated CSAM in the past year, up 66% YoY; a record 275,655 webpages in total had CSAM, up 8% YoY
The Guardian · 2024-01-17 · #18
Sources report the Cyberspace Administration of China plans to review Shein's data handling and sharing practices.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-17
Cyberspace Administration of China Shein
Sources: the Cyberspace Administration of China plans to review Shein's data handling and sharing practices, which could delay the company's forthcoming US IPO
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-17 · #32
The US Treasury and the IRS state they are not currently enforcing the rule that would require businesses to report receiving more than $10,000 in digital assets within 15 days.
denied 1 article 2024-01-17
US Treasury IRS reporting_requirement for businesses to report receiving more than $10,000 in digital assets within 15 days
The US Treasury and the IRS say they are not currently enforcing a rule requiring businesses to report getting $10K+ in digital assets within 15 days of receipt
Decrypt · 2024-01-17 · #14
Google plans to tweak search results to give comparison websites more prominence, including adding a new unit of links for such sites, to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Google comparison websites new unit of links EU Digital Markets Act
Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
LeftoverLocals vulnerability affected devices
Researchers describe a GPU vulnerability that allows attackers to exfiltrate data from local memory on some devices with Apple, Qualcomm, AMD, and other chips
Wired · 2024-01-17 · #5
FCC filings indicate the Apple Vision Pro lacks the chips required to support Ultra Wideband (UWB), Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Apple Vision Pro Ultra Wideband Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 7
FCC filings seem to indicate that the Apple Vision Pro lacks the chips needed to support Ultra Wideband, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7
9to5Mac · 2024-01-17 · #7
Researchers describe the LeftoverLocals GPU vulnerability that enables attackers to exfiltrate data from local memory on devices using Apple, Qualcomm, AMD, and other chips.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Researchers LeftoverLocals
Researchers describe a GPU vulnerability that allows attackers to exfiltrate data from local memory on some devices with Apple, Qualcomm, AMD, and other chips
Wired · 2024-01-17 · #5
Apple will charge a 27% commission for outside payment methods, or 12% for small business developers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Apple developers small business developers
Apple revises its US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, but will charge a 27% commission, or 12% for small business developers
9to5Mac · 2024-01-17 · #1
Apple revises its US App Store rules to allow developers to link to outside payment methods.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Apple developers outside payment methods
Apple revises its US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, but will charge a 27% commission, or 12% for small business developers
9to5Mac · 2024-01-17 · #1
The Collective Alignment team will design a process to collect and use input from the public to train and shape the behavior of OpenAI's models.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Collective Alignment team public input model training model behavior
OpenAI forms a Collective Alignment team to design a process for collecting and using input from the public “to train and shape the behavior of our models”
TechCrunch · 2024-01-17 · #38
Australia unveils a plan to mandate safeguards for higher-risk AI (including self-driving technology), potentially requiring auditing and labeling.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Australia higher-risk AI self-driving technology auditing labeling
Australia unveils a plan to mandate safeguards around the use of higher-risk AI, such as self-driving technology, potentially requiring auditing and labeling
ABC · 2024-01-17 · #36
HashKey operates a licensed Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
HashKey Hong Kong crypto exchange
HashKey, which runs a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange, raised a nearly $100M Series A at a $1.2B+ valuation; sources say OKX Ventures is a lead investor
Bloomberg · 2024-01-17 · #40
Uber aims to be emissions-free in the US and Canada by 2030.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
Uber US Canada 2030
Uber is working with Tesla to urge its drivers to switch to EVs in a bid to be emissions-free in the US and Canada by 2030, including by sharing trip data
Axios · 2024-01-17 · #34
Rising volume of material children are coerced or groomed into creating (self-generated CSAM) is prompting renewed attacks or calls to weaken end-to-end encryption.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-17
increase in coerced/self-generated CSAM end-to-end encryption
The Internet Watch Foundation: 100K+ webpages featured self-generated CSAM in the past year, up 66% YoY; a record 275,655 webpages in total had CSAM, up 8% YoY
The Guardian · 2024-01-17 · #18
Scammers use bot farms and pirates relabeling musicians' recordings to steal streaming revenue.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
scammers bot farms pirates musicians music recordings
A look at music streaming fraud, including bot farms and pirates relabeling musicians' work to steal revenue; Beatdapp estimates fraud costs musicians $2B/year
New York Times · 2024-01-16 · #26
The DMA's deadline to implement certain requirements, including sideloading support, is set to occur on March 7.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Digital Markets Act (EU) March 7 deadline
Gurman: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7
MacRumors · 2024-01-16 · #28
The EU's Digital Markets Act mandates that app platforms must allow sideloading of apps.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Digital Markets Act (EU) sideloading support requirement
Gurman: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7
MacRumors · 2024-01-16 · #28
Reports say Apple plans to enable sideloading of apps on iOS devices in the EU to meet requirements of the Digital Markets Act.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-16
Apple sideloading on iOS in the EU
Gurman: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7
MacRumors · 2024-01-16 · #28
Reports indicate Apple is preparing to split its App Store into two separate versions — one for the EU and one for other markets — to comply with EU rules.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-16
Apple App Store split into separate EU and non-EU versions
Gurman: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7
MacRumors · 2024-01-16 · #28
OpenAI is working to prevent abuse of its tools, including efforts to reduce the use of its models for creating misleading deepfakes and spreading misinformation in elections.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
OpenAI misleading deepfakes misinformation
OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools and not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning
OpenAI · 2024-01-16 · #27
Coinbase's provision of custody, trading, and financing to many bitcoin ETF issuers creates concentration risk and may lead to intensified regulatory scrutiny.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
Coinbase bitcoin ETF issuers concentration risk increased regulatory scrutiny
Coinbase offering custody, trading, and financing to a majority of bitcoin ETF issuers, including BlackRock, poses concentration risk and may intensify scrutiny
Bloomberg · 2024-01-16 · #12
The impact of cutting-edge AI tools on work and society is expected to dominate discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
World Economic Forum Davos cutting-edge AI tools impact on work and society
A PwC survey of 4,702 CEOs: 25% expect generative AI to lead to 5%+ cuts in 2024, ~46% expect using generative AI to boost profitability in 12 months, and more
Financial Times · 2024-01-16 · #10
OpenAI will increase transparency about AI-generated content, providing provenance details and labeling to help users identify synthetic material.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-16
OpenAI AI-generated content
OpenAI shares its plans ahead of 2024 elections, including image provenance tools and not letting users make tools for impersonation or political campaigning
OpenAI · 2024-01-16 · #27