Ruwiki is described as Kremlin-compliant (aligned with the Russian government).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Ruwiki
As Wikimedia Russia shuts down, a look at the Kremlin-compliant Wikipedia alternative Ruwiki, which recently went live, led by an ex-Wikimedia Russia director
Bloomberg · 2024-01-24 · #19
Netflix says it has not changed its sports strategy, denying that the company is shifting into conventional sports.
denied 1 article 2024-01-24
Netflix sports strategy
Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B, vs. $8.71B est., paid users up 12.8% to 260.3M, vs. 256M est., $938M net income, up from $55M; NFLX jumps 8%+
CNBC · 2024-01-24 · #18
EquiLend is down following a January 22 cyberattack; the firm, which processes $2.4T of securities-lending transactions per month, says restoration may take a few days.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
EquiLend securities-lending transactions
Originality AI reports that more than 88% of top US news outlets block web crawlers used by AI companies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Originality AI Top US news outlets
Originality AI: 88%+ of the top US news outlets now block AI companies' web crawlers; leading right-wing outlets, like Breitbart and Newsmax, mostly permit them
Wired · 2024-01-24 · #6
Over 88% (nearly 90%) of top/high-quality US news sites, including The New York Times, block web crawlers used by AI companies for data collection.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Top US news outlets high-quality news sites The New York Times AI companies' web crawlers OpenAI web crawlers
Originality AI: 88%+ of the top US news outlets now block AI companies' web crawlers; leading right-wing outlets, like Breitbart and Newsmax, mostly permit them
Wired · 2024-01-24 · #6
Testing indicated the Framework Laptop 16 ran hot.
failed 1 article 2024-01-24
Framework Laptop 16
Framework Laptop 16 review: the modular system offers unprecedented customization, competent at mid-range gaming, but ran hot, froze, and glitched in testing
The Verge · 2024-01-24 · #43
loanDepot reports that sensitive personal information of about 16.6 million people was stolen in a January 6 ransomware attack.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
loanDepot sensitive personal information ~16.6M people January 6 ransomware attack
Mortgage lender loanDepot says the “sensitive personal information” of ~16.6M people was stolen in a January 6 ransomware attack and offers them free services
BleepingComputer · 2024-01-23 · #10
Social networks are reducing moderation and adopting a hands-off approach to 2020 election lies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
Social networks 2020 election lies
Social networks' reduction in moderation, like a hands off approach to 2020 election lies and shuttering election integrity teams, is risky as AI content booms
Bloomberg · 2024-01-23 · #34
Current and former Google employees publicly criticize Google for lacking "visionary" leaders and for opting not to deliver layoff news face-to-face, among other complaints.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
current and former Google employees Google lack of "visionary" leaders choice not to deliver layoff news face-to-face
Some current and former employees publicly blast Google, criticizing its lack of “visionary” leaders, choice not to deliver layoff news face-to-face, and more
New York Post · 2024-01-23 · #36
loanDepot offers free services to the affected individuals whose data was stolen in the January 6 ransomware attack.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
loanDepot affected individuals free services
Mortgage lender loanDepot says the “sensitive personal information” of ~16.6M people was stolen in a January 6 ransomware attack and offers them free services
BleepingComputer · 2024-01-23 · #10
A bug in the Nethermind Ethereum client caused about 8% of Ethereum validators to go offline on January 21.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
Nethermind Ethereum validators
A bug in Ethereum's Nethermind client took down 8% of Ethereum's validators on January 21, raising concerns about Geth, which powers ~85% of the validators
CoinDesk · 2024-01-23 · #17
Experts warn the concentration of validator clients (notably Geth's ~85% share) and the Nethermind outage indicate systemic centralization and operational risk for Ethereum validators.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
Experts Geth Ethereum validators
A bug in Ethereum's Nethermind client took down 8% of Ethereum's validators on January 21, raising concerns about Geth, which powers ~85% of the validators
CoinDesk · 2024-01-23 · #17
Aleksandr Ermakov is accused of having a role in the October 2022 breach of the Medibank Private network that resulted in more than 9 million sensitive records being stolen.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
Aleksandr Ermakov Medibank Private
Australia sanctions a Russian hacker over his role in the October 2022 hack of health insurer Medibank, marking the first use of its cyber sanctions laws
ABC · 2024-01-23 · #30
Security experts say the threat of embedded viruses that would justify bricking printers is theoretical and not demonstrated.
denied 1 article 2024-01-23
security experts embedded viruses printer-bricking updates
HP says updates that brick printers with third-party cartridges could protect users from embedded viruses, but security experts say such a threat is theoretical
Ars Technica · 2024-01-23 · #8
The SEC says the January 9 hack of its X account was carried out via a SIM swap attack that reset the account password.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-23
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) X account SIM swap attack
The US SEC says the January 9 hack of its X account was via a SIM swap attack to reset its password; it had disabled 2FA in July 2023 over account access issues
CNBC · 2024-01-23 · #33
Bunnell's unpublished account costars/mentions Steve Jobs and Bill Gates among others.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
unpublished manuscript by David Bunnell Steve Jobs Bill Gates
In an unpublished manuscript, David Bunnell, who co-founded PC Magazine, PC World, and Macworld, details the origins of the enduring media brands from the 1980s
Technologizer · 2024-01-22 · #20
Yann LeCun stated that open source AI platforms are a very good thing and widely used.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Yann LeCun open source AI platforms
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
Yann LeCun said human-level artificial intelligence is going to take a long time.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Yann LeCun human-level AI
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
Sam Altman suggested AI will change the world and jobs much less than many expect.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Sam Altman world jobs
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
A survey of 3,000+ game developers found 84% were somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of using generative AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
GDC State of the Game Industry report generative AI
A September 2023 survey of 3,000+ game developers: 84% were somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of using generative AI and 35% were impacted by layoffs
The Verge · 2024-01-22 · #21
Generative AI tools such as DALL-E and Midjourney are threatening the industries of illustrators and animators.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
DALL-E Midjourney other generative AI tools illustrators animators
Architects are incorporating DALL-E, Midjourney, and other generative AI tools for complex design work, threatening the industry of illustrators and animators
Financial Times · 2024-01-22 · #12
Marc Benioff warned that corporate integrity is on the line during the AI era and urged tech giants to show their true colors.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Marc Benioff tech giants AI
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
Yann LeCun expressed concern about the potential of AI‑generated fake videos in upcoming elections.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Yann LeCun AI-generated fake videos elections
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
Nick Clegg observed that the AI debate at Davos has matured from focusing on existential threats to more immediate impacts like elections.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Nick Clegg existential risks elections AI debate
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
The UN head criticized big tech firms for recklessly pursuing profits from AI.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
António Guterres big tech firms
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
António Guterres was reported as saying AI 'won't' change health care.
denied 1 article 2024-01-22
António Guterres health care
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres said AI poses risks to societies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
António Guterres AI
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Nikkei Asia · 2024-01-22 · #22
Harry McCracken (Technologizer) reports on David Bunnell's unpublished manuscript.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Harry McCracken Technologizer unpublished manuscript by David Bunnell
In an unpublished manuscript, David Bunnell, who co-founded PC Magazine, PC World, and Macworld, details the origins of the enduring media brands from the 1980s
Technologizer · 2024-01-22 · #20
David Bunnell has an unpublished manuscript detailing the origins of enduring 1980s media brands.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
David Bunnell unpublished manuscript
In an unpublished manuscript, David Bunnell, who co-founded PC Magazine, PC World, and Macworld, details the origins of the enduring media brands from the 1980s
Technologizer · 2024-01-22 · #20
Ransomware is characterized as a national security issue for the UK following the British Library hack.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Ransomware UK
British Library hack lessons for the UK: ransomware is a national security issue, a national response is required, policy mitigations are available, and more
Ciaran's Crispy Cogitations · 2024-01-22 · #10