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Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk says it has suffered a cyberattack recently; source: hackers stole source code and private code signing keys (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

    Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk says it has suffered a cyberattack recently; source: hackers stole source code and private code signing keys  —  AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to… Read More »Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk says it has suffered a cyberattack recently; source: hackers stole source code and private code signing keys (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

    Sources: Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German startup specializing in anonymizing face and license plate data, to enhance privacy features on Vision Pro (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

      Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Sources: Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German startup specializing in anonymizing face and license plate data, to enhance privacy features on Vision Pro  —  Sources indicate Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German… Read More »Sources: Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German startup specializing in anonymizing face and license plate data, to enhance privacy features on Vision Pro (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

      A look at Reddit’s third-party app ecosystem seven months after API changes: most current apps now charge users a monthly fee, some are profitable, and more (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

        Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: A look at Reddit’s third-party app ecosystem seven months after API changes: most current apps now charge users a monthly fee, some are profitable, and more  —  Apollo dev: “I don’t believe Reddit’s leadership… cares… Read More »A look at Reddit’s third-party app ecosystem seven months after API changes: most current apps now charge users a monthly fee, some are profitable, and more (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

        The rise and fall of Ben Armstrong, aka BitBoy, who was one of the most popular crypto YouTubers, lost much of his wealth, and now faces personal turmoil (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times)

          David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: The rise and fall of Ben Armstrong, aka BitBoy, who was one of the most popular crypto YouTubers, lost much of his wealth, and now faces personal turmoil  —  Ben Armstrong, better known as… Read More »The rise and fall of Ben Armstrong, aka BitBoy, who was one of the most popular crypto YouTubers, lost much of his wealth, and now faces personal turmoil (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times)

          Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, which is responsible for Llama, is made up largely of women; sources say ~60% of FAIR’s leadership team are women (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

            Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, which is responsible for Llama, is made up largely of women; sources say ~60% of FAIR’s leadership team are women  —  In the high stakes, brutally competitive AI race, Mark… Read More »Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, which is responsible for Llama, is made up largely of women; sources say ~60% of FAIR’s leadership team are women (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

            Nayib Bukele doubles down on BTC despite El Salvador’s economic woes and IMF asking for BTC’s removal as legal tender; 88% of citizens didn’t use BTC in 2023 (Reuters)

              Reuters: Nayib Bukele doubles down on BTC despite El Salvador’s economic woes and IMF asking for BTC’s removal as legal tender; 88% of citizens didn’t use BTC in 2023  —  James and Nicki Malcolm moved to El Salvador from New… Read More »Nayib Bukele doubles down on BTC despite El Salvador’s economic woes and IMF asking for BTC’s removal as legal tender; 88% of citizens didn’t use BTC in 2023 (Reuters)

              Synergy: enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services was ~$74B in Q4 2023, up 20% YoY, and $5.6B over Q3 2023, the largest QoQ increase ever achieved (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

                Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Synergy: enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services was ~$74B in Q4 2023, up 20% YoY, and $5.6B over Q3 2023, the largest QoQ increase ever achieved  —  For the last several quarters we’ve seen a lull… Read More »Synergy: enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services was ~$74B in Q4 2023, up 20% YoY, and $5.6B over Q3 2023, the largest QoQ increase ever achieved (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

                Analysis: ByteDance spent $8.74M on US lobbying activities in 2023, up 77% YoY, and Shein spent $2.12M, up 7.6x from 2022, amid rising US-China trade tensions (Ryotaro Yamada/Nikkei Asia)

                  Ryotaro Yamada / Nikkei Asia: Analysis: ByteDance spent $8.74M on US lobbying activities in 2023, up 77% YoY, and Shein spent $2.12M, up 7.6x from 2022, amid rising US-China trade tensions  —  Chinese firms seek to minimize effects of alarm… Read More »Analysis: ByteDance spent $8.74M on US lobbying activities in 2023, up 77% YoY, and Shein spent $2.12M, up 7.6x from 2022, amid rising US-China trade tensions (Ryotaro Yamada/Nikkei Asia)

                  Chinese automaker Geely launches 11 LEO satellites to provide high-precision positioning support to self-driving cars and expects 72 to be in orbit by 2025 (Reuters)

                    Reuters: Chinese automaker Geely launches 11 LEO satellites to provide high-precision positioning support to self-driving cars and expects 72 to be in orbit by 2025  —  Chinese automaker Geely Holding Group (0175.HK) said on Saturday it has launched 11 low-earth… Read More »Chinese automaker Geely launches 11 LEO satellites to provide high-precision positioning support to self-driving cars and expects 72 to be in orbit by 2025 (Reuters)

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