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Apple has handled its response, including the proposed App Store changes, to the EU’s DMA with aplomb despite the law being an assault on Apple’s brand promise (Steven Sinofsky/Hardcore Software)

    Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: Apple has handled its response, including the proposed App Store changes, to the EU’s DMA with aplomb despite the law being an assault on Apple’s brand promise  —  An essay on the EU Digital Markets… Read More »Apple has handled its response, including the proposed App Store changes, to the EU’s DMA with aplomb despite the law being an assault on Apple’s brand promise (Steven Sinofsky/Hardcore Software)

    Researchers detail the rise of sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, and other apps, driven by Yahoo Boys, an informal West African cybercriminal gang (Lora Kolodny/NBC News)

      Lora Kolodny / NBC News: Researchers detail the rise of sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, and other apps, driven by Yahoo Boys, an informal West African cybercriminal gang  —  “Yahoo Boys” is an informal network of cybercriminals who… Read More »Researchers detail the rise of sextortion of young users on TikTok, Instagram, and other apps, driven by Yahoo Boys, an informal West African cybercriminal gang (Lora Kolodny/NBC News)

      The Biden admin plans to use the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI models (Will Knight/Wired)

        Will Knight / Wired: The Biden admin plans to use the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI models  —  The Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act to… Read More »The Biden admin plans to use the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI models (Will Knight/Wired)

        X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, TX, aiming to hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation content (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

          Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, TX, aiming to hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation content  —  – Employees will be full-time, primarily focused on… Read More »X plans to build a new “Trust and Safety center of excellence” in Austin, TX, aiming to hire 100 full-time moderators to fight child sexual exploitation content (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

          X blocks searches about Taylor Swift as a “temporary action and done with an abundance of caution”, days after explicit AI-generated images of her flooded X (Wall Street Journal)

            Wall Street Journal: X blocks searches about Taylor Swift as a “temporary action and done with an abundance of caution”, days after explicit AI-generated images of her flooded X  —  Singer’s name yielded error messages Saturday, days after her fans… Read More »X blocks searches about Taylor Swift as a “temporary action and done with an abundance of caution”, days after explicit AI-generated images of her flooded X (Wall Street Journal)

            Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple’s electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian (Bloomberg)

              Bloomberg: Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple’s electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian  —  – DJ Novotney, VP of hardware, helped start Apple’s car project  —… Read More »Sources: DJ Novotney, an Apple VP of hardware engineering who led work on home devices and helped start Apple’s electric vehicle project, is leaving for Rivian (Bloomberg)

              With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts are worried that a piece of disinformation potentially involving a deepfake might soon have a calamitous impact (Tim Harford/Financial Times)

                Tim Harford / Financial Times: With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts are worried that a piece of disinformation potentially involving a deepfake might soon have a calamitous impact  —  It’s only a matter of time before disinformation leads to… Read More »With high-stakes elections in 2024, some experts are worried that a piece of disinformation potentially involving a deepfake might soon have a calamitous impact (Tim Harford/Financial Times)

                In his new book, a16z VC Chris Dixon argues blockchain is a morally neutral tech that regulators must differentiate from the crypto industry’s casino culture (Joel Khalili/Wired)

                  Joel Khalili / Wired: In his new book, a16z VC Chris Dixon argues blockchain is a morally neutral tech that regulators must differentiate from the crypto industry’s casino culture  —  In his new book Read Write Own, investor Chris Dixon… Read More »In his new book, a16z VC Chris Dixon argues blockchain is a morally neutral tech that regulators must differentiate from the crypto industry’s casino culture (Joel Khalili/Wired)

                  FTX is unloading cryptoassets as bankruptcy advisers look to repay customers; filings: its affiliates’ cash pile grew from $2.3B in October to $4.4B at 2023 end (Jonathan Randles/Bloomberg)

                    Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg: FTX is unloading cryptoassets as bankruptcy advisers look to repay customers; filings: its affiliates’ cash pile grew from $2.3B in October to $4.4B at 2023 end  —  – Cash of key affiliates rose to about $4.4… Read More »FTX is unloading cryptoassets as bankruptcy advisers look to repay customers; filings: its affiliates’ cash pile grew from $2.3B in October to $4.4B at 2023 end (Jonathan Randles/Bloomberg)

                    Apple removes a requirement that apps with third-party log-ins must offer Sign in with Apple, but requires an equivalent option with certain privacy features (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

                      Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple removes a requirement that apps with third-party log-ins must offer Sign in with Apple, but requires an equivalent option with certain privacy features  —  There’s another small but notable change coming to the App Store. … Read More »Apple removes a requirement that apps with third-party log-ins must offer Sign in with Apple, but requires an equivalent option with certain privacy features (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

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