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New York Times: An investigation finds thousands of parent-run Instagram accounts posting images of their own children attracting pedophiles, who sometimes pay for more content  —  The ominous messages began arriving in Elissa’s inbox early last year.  “You sell pics… Read More »An investigation finds thousands of parent-run Instagram accounts posting images of their own children attracting pedophiles, who sometimes pay for more content (New York Times)

Samuel Bestvater / Pew Research Center: A survey of 2,745 US adult TikTok users: the top 25% post 98% of all public videos, the typical user rarely posts, 40% say For You is interesting, and more  —  Around half of… Read More »A survey of 2,745 US adult TikTok users: the top 25% post 98% of all public videos, the typical user rarely posts, 40% say For You is interesting, and more (Samuel Bestvater/Pew Research Center)

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Microsoft announces Generative Erase for the Photos app on Windows 10 and higher, which will allow users to remove objects and people from images using AI  —  Google and Samsung aren’t the only ones baking… Read More »Microsoft announces Generative Erase for the Photos app on Windows 10 and higher, which will allow users to remove objects and people from images using AI (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Mark Tyson / Tom’s Hardware: Samsung says the Galaxy Book4 series, with Intel Core Ultra chips and AMOLED touchscreens, will be available in the US, the UK, and other markets on February 26  —  The Galaxy Book 4 Ultra, Book… Read More »Samsung says the Galaxy Book4 series, with Intel Core Ultra chips and AMOLED touchscreens, will be available in the US, the UK, and other markets on February 26 (Mark Tyson/Tom’s Hardware)

ABC News: AT&T believes the February 22 outage was “caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process” as it was expanding its network, “not a cyber attack”  —  AT&T says they have “restored wireless service to all our… Read More »AT&T believes the February 22 outage was “caused by the application and execution of an incorrect process” as it was expanding its network, “not a cyber attack” (ABC News)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta’s Oversight Board extends its scope to Threads, letting users appeal Meta’s content moderation decisions with the same process as on Facebook and Instagram  —  Meta’s external advisory group, its Oversight Board, announced today that it… Read More »Meta’s Oversight Board extends its scope to Threads, letting users appeal Meta’s content moderation decisions with the same process as on Facebook and Instagram (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Jessica Lyons / The Register: Filing: UnitedHealth says a “suspected nation-state” actor had access to systems of IT provider Change Healthcare, prompting an outage at pharmacies in the US  —  Prescription orders hit after IT supplier Change Healthcare pulls plug… Read More »Filing: UnitedHealth says a “suspected nation-state” actor had access to systems of IT provider Change Healthcare, prompting an outage at pharmacies in the US (Jessica Lyons/The Register)

Hannah Lang / Reuters: Block reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $5.77B, Square profit up 18% YoY, Cash App profit up 25% YoY, and forecasts Q1 adjusted EBITDA above est.; SQ jumps 12%+  —  Jack Dorsey-led Block (SQ.N) on… Read More »Block reports Q4 revenue up 24% YoY to $5.77B, Square profit up 18% YoY, Cash App profit up 25% YoY, and forecasts Q1 adjusted EBITDA above est.; SQ jumps 12%+ (Hannah Lang/Reuters)

The Information: Sources: Nextdoor’s board discussed replacing CEO Sarah Friar with co-founder Nirav Tolia, who served as CEO between 2010 and 2018, or selling the company  —  Board members at the struggling local networking site Nextdoor have been debating the… Read More »Sources: Nextdoor’s board discussed replacing CEO Sarah Friar with co-founder Nirav Tolia, who served as CEO between 2010 and 2018, or selling the company (The Information)

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: S-1: Sam Altman has an 8.7% stake in Reddit, making him the third-largest shareholder, behind Advance Magazine Publishers, with 30.1%, and Tencent, with 11%  —  As the tech platform prepares for a public offering,… Read More »S-1: Sam Altman has an 8.7% stake in Reddit, making him the third-largest shareholder, behind Advance Magazine Publishers, with 30.1%, and Tencent, with 11% (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)