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Craigslist Founder Pledges $100 Million to Boost U.S. Cybersecurity
Donation brings Craig Newmark’s charitable commitments to around $400 million.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareU.S. and allies seize control of massive Chinese tech spying network
FBI Director hails successful action but calls it “just one round in a much longer fight.”
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareCalifornia passes AI laws to curb election deepfakes, protect actors
The bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) come amid concerns over the use of AI in the run-up to the presidential vote and its threat to actors’ livelihoods.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareIndonesia Probes Alleged Hack of Jokowi, Six Million Taxpayers
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Indonesia’s tax agency is investigating claims that data from millions of taxpayers, including President Joko Widodo and his ministers, have been leaked online.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareWarburg-Backed PDG Buys Land Across Asia to Serve AI Demand
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Data center operator Princeton Digital Group bought land in India, Malaysia and Indonesia and secured power supply for the sites to boost its capacity by nearly 50%, seeking to capitalize on rising demand for artificial intelligence services.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareAI Startup Helping Hire Gig Workers Gets Vinod Khosla Backing
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Vahan.ai, an AI-powered recruiter of blue-collar workers, has secured $10 million in funding led by Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla’s Khosla Ventures, bringing artificial intelligence to a hiring segment in India long dominated by mom-and-pop operators.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareThe Fed Decides, Microsoft and BlackRock Team Up | Bloomberg Technology
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Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down what to expect from the upcoming Federal Reserve decision. Plus, Microsoft and BlackRock plan to launch a $30 billion AI investment fund and European Union judges overturn Google's $1.7 billion antitrust fine. (Source: Bloomberg)
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareGensler Says AI Risks Heartbreak Like Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Her’
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Overuse of the same kinds of artificial intelligence systems by too many brokers and money managers could set the stage for future turmoil, according to Gary Gensler, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareOpenAI Hires Former Coursera Executive to Expand AI Use in Schools
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The startup plans to work with educators on responsibly adopting artificial intelligence.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareAlibaba accelerates AI push by releasing new open-source models, text-to-video
Chinese technology company Alibaba released on Thursday new open-source artificial intelligence models and text-to-video AI technology, intensifying its efforts to compete in the booming area of generative AI.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareUN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI
An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations to address AI-related risks and gaps in governance.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareUS FBI disrupts second Chinese hacking group, director says
U.S. law enforcement has disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group nicknamed "Flax Typhoon" and wrested thousands of compromised devices from its grasp, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Wednesday.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareCraig Newmark pledges $100M to fight hacking by foreign governments
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark plans to donate $100 million to further strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, addressing what he sees as a growing threat from foreign governments, he tells the WSJ. Half the funds will focus on protecting power grids and other infrastructure from cyberattacks; half will be earmarked to educate people about so-called cybersecurity hygiene. Newmark, […]
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareLinkedIn scraped user data for training before updating its terms of service
LinkedIn may have trained AI models on user data without updating its terms. LinkedIn users in the U.S. — but not the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, likely due to those regions’ data privacy rules — have an opt-out toggle in their settings screen disclosing that LinkedIn scrapes personal data to train “content creation AI models.” […]
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareUS government ‘took control’ of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director
The FBI, NSA and other U.S. government agencies detailed a Chinese-government operation that used 260,000 of internet-connected devices to launch cyberattacks.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareEdera is building a better Kubernetes and AI security solution from the ground up
Edera, a startup looking to simplify and improve how Kubernetes containers and AI workloads are secured by offering a new hypervisor, today announced that it has raised a $5 million seed funding round led by 645 Ventures and Eniac Ventures. Kubernetes is now 10 years old, but Edera founders Ariadne Conill (distinguished engineer), Emily Long […]
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareLinkedIn's Silent Opt-In for AI Training Raises Privacy Concerns Among Users
LinkedIn has silently opted users into training generative AI models using their data, introducing a new privacy setting and opt-out option. Users can revoke permission, but prior data usage remains unaffected. The platform claims to use privacy-enhancing technologies to protect personal information.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareHouse Advances Child Safety Bills, Sparking Controversy Over Online Regulation and Privacy
The House Committee has advanced the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0, enhancing regulatory power over tech companies for underage users. KOSA imposes a 'duty of care' on social media, while COPPA 2.0 raises privacy protections for teens, sparking debate over potential censorship.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareCrowdStrike Launches Resilient Cybersecurity Framework at Fal.Con 2024
At Fal.Con 2024, CrowdStrike introduced a resilient-by-design framework aimed at enhancing global cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of proactive resilience over mere recovery.
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California Gov. Newsom Signs Laws Regulating Election A.I. ‘Deepfakes’
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The state joins dozens of others in regulating the A.I. fakery in ways that could impact this year’s presidential race.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareHow A.I., QAnon and Falsehoods Are Reshaping the Presidential Race
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Three experts on social media and disinformation share their predictions for this year’s chaotic election.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareRussian Influence Campaign Turned to Harris After Biden Exited Race, Microsoft Says
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After President Joe Biden ended his campaign to return to the White House, Russian efforts to influence the US election shifted to smearing Vice President Kamala Harris with doctored and misleading videos, according to new research from Microsoft Corp.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareAT&T Agrees to Pay $13 Million FCC Fine For Cloud Data Leak
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AT&T Inc. agreed to pay $13 million to settle an investigation by the US Federal Communications Commission into whether the telecommunications company failed to protect customer data that was stolen when a cloud vendor was hacked last year.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareAustralia police charge man with being alleged mastermind of global crime app
Australian police on Wednesday charged a man with creating and managing a messaging app used by global organised crime networks, in the first case of its kind in the country.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareFake Kamala hit-and-run story is the work of Russian propaganda group, Microsoft says
A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed after an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft .
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareUS judges warned of election-year risks of foreign hacking
Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary on Tuesday were warned by one of their colleagues to guard against the risks of cyber breaches by foreign actors who could seek to interfere with election-related litigation and spread misinformation.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareMicrosoft, BlackRock to launch $30 billion fund for AI infrastructure
BlackRock and Microsoft plan to launch a more than $30 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure to build data centers and energy projects, the companies said on Tuesday.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareExplosive Pager Attack Linked to Israeli Intelligence Claims Lives and Injures Thousands in Lebanon
A deadly attack involving modified pagers has left nine dead and thousands injured in Lebanon and Syria. Israeli intelligence reportedly concealed explosives in pagers imported by Hezbollah, triggering explosions through a coded message, amidst ongoing conflict in the region.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareGo Programming Language Revives with Focus on Security and AI
Go programming language is making a comeback due to its strong security features and applications in AI.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareMicrosoft Exposes Russian Disinformation Campaigns Targeting US Elections
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Microsoft reports that Russian troll farms are targeting the Harris-Walz campaign with disinformation tactics aimed at influencing the US presidential elections. These campaigns include fake videos and propaganda, highlighting the ongoing threat of foreign interference in the electoral process.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareDiscord is rolling out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls
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Discord is rolling out new end-to-end encryption for both audio and video calls on its platform. The tech will be applied to calls from DMs, group DMs, voice channels and Go Live streams. Discord detailed the tech and its goals for the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in a blog post. Desktop and mobile clients already support the new upgrade, and the rest of the clients should be getting the feature next year. The company has focused on transparency with its E2EE protocols, and has made plenty of information about it publicly available. Discord is also promising that there should be no sacrifices to call quality with the addition of E2EE. One notable exception to the encryption protocol will be messages. Discord said that's so that the messages can still fall under the company's content moderation rules. This type of thorough encryption has become increasingly common over the years. It's not unusual to see it as either an option or a new default for users on platforms such as Signal, WhatsApp and Zoom.
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Meta Plans to Ban the Russian TV Network RT
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The Facebook and Instagram owner said it would bar Russian media outlets including RT, which the U.S. has accused of acting as an intelligence arm.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareTikTok Faces Tough Questions From Judges in Fight Over U.S. Ban
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TikTok on Monday pushed back against a law that would force the popular video app to sell to a non-Chinese owner or be banned, in what is shaping up to be a landmark case.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareApple’s new iOS 18 upgrade doesn’t fix the ‘green bubble’ problems
Yes, there are still green bubbles — and security compromises that Apple could have avoided.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareTikTok Gets Tough Questions From Court in Fight Against US Ban
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TikTok faces an uphill battle to avoid a US ban if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell the wildly popular social media app, judging from a grilling by an appellate court panel.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShare‘Predator’ Spyware’s Makers Draw More Sanctions From the US
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The US has imposed new sanctions related to the Intellexa Consortium, a web of companies that makes “Predator” spyware products that Biden administration officials say have been used to target American officials and enable human rights abuses.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareFrance uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram's Durov
When French prosecutors took aim at Telegram boss Pavel Durov, they had a trump card to wield - a tough new law with no international equivalent that criminalises tech titans whose platforms allow illegal products or activities.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareHow Google and Yahoo’s shift to stricter email standards proved a windfall for this Armenian startup
EasyDMARC, a B2B SaaS startup out of Armenia that aims to simplify email security and authentication, said it has raised $20 million in a Series A round.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareOpenAI Forms Independent Safety Board to Enhance AI Model Release Oversight
OpenAI has established an independent safety board to oversee model launches, allowing it to delay releases if safety concerns arise. This move follows a review of the company's safety processes and aims to enhance collaboration and transparency in AI security.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareTile Introduces SOS Alerts Amidst Data Breach Concerns
Tile's new trackers now feature SOS alerts that can notify emergency contacts and services. This comes after Life360's data breach earlier this year, raising concerns about user data security amidst the introduction of these safety features.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareMeta Takes Action Against Russian State Media to Combat Foreign Interference
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Meta has banned Russian state media outlets, including RT, from Facebook and Instagram due to foreign interference activities. This decision follows accusations from the Biden administration regarding the spread of propaganda related to the Ukraine invasion.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareOpenAI Restructures Safety Oversight with New Committee, Excluding CEO Sam Altman
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OpenAI has restructured its safety practices by forming a new independent Safety and Security Committee, now led by Zico Kolter. This committee will oversee safety evaluations and has the authority to delay model releases until safety concerns are resolved, marking a significant shift in governance.
linkCopy linkshare_windowsShareUnlocking Roku: Stream Freely with VPN Workarounds
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The article discusses how to stream content on Roku using a VPN, highlighting the benefits of VPNs for bypassing geographic restrictions and enhancing privacy. It offers practical methods for connecting a VPN to Roku, emphasizing ease of use through AirPlay or screencasting.
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