Journals

CNN: New Hampshire’s AG says fake robocalls using deepfaked audio of Biden to discourage voters numbered 5K to 25K and are linked to Lingo Telecom and a Texas firm  —  A robocall that used an AI voice resembling President Joe… Read More »New Hampshire’s AG says fake robocalls using deepfaked audio of Biden to discourage voters numbered 5K to 25K and are linked to Lingo Telecom and a Texas firm (CNN)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Apple releases a beta version of visionOS 1.1, which brings enterprise device management to the Vision Pro  —  It’s been hard to avoid news about the Apple Vision Pro, the company’s entry into the virtual reality… Read More »Apple releases a beta version of visionOS 1.1, which brings enterprise device management to the Vision Pro (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Matt Burgess / Wired: A look at Meta’s plan to build interoperability into WhatsApp and Messenger under the DMA; Meta plans to make third-party chats opt-in and in a separate inbox  —  New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must… Read More »A look at Meta’s plan to build interoperability into WhatsApp and Messenger under the DMA; Meta plans to make third-party chats opt-in and in a separate inbox (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Niamh Rowe / Fortune: Consensys announces MetaMask integration with Robinhood, letting MetaMask users purchase USDC, ether, bitcoin, and other crypto via Robinhood’s order engine  —  Blockchain software company ConsenSys and investment platform Robinhood today announced the integration of Robinhood Connect… Read More »Consensys announces MetaMask integration with Robinhood, letting MetaMask users purchase USDC, ether, bitcoin, and other crypto via Robinhood’s order engine (Niamh Rowe/Fortune)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube says Shorts averages 70B+ daily views and the number of channels uploading Shorts rose 50% YoY  —  YouTube CEO Neal Mohan today shared what the video service is focusing on in 2024.  At a high-level,… Read More »YouTube says Shorts averages 70B+ daily views and the number of channels uploading Shorts rose 50% YoY (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Antoaneta Roussi / Politico: The UK, the US, France, Poland, and other nations, plus Google, Microsoft, Meta, and others, sign a statement recognizing the need for more action on spyware  —  Governments have struggled to stop the spread of commercial… Read More »The UK, the US, France, Poland, and other nations, plus Google, Microsoft, Meta, and others, sign a statement recognizing the need for more action on spyware (Antoaneta Roussi/Politico)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Mozilla announces Monitor Plus, a $14/month US service that scans 190+ data broker sites and automatically submits requests for removal of the user’s dataß  —  Mozilla today is introducing a new subscription service that will help… Read More »Mozilla announces Monitor Plus, a $14/month US service that scans 190+ data broker sites and automatically submits requests for removal of the user’s dataß (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Forbes: Admissions essay reviewers say that certain words, such as “tapestry”, appear more frequently in submissions now and can be seen as red flags that AI was used  —  ChatGPT and other generative AI are being widely used in higher… Read More »Admissions essay reviewers say that certain words, such as “tapestry”, appear more frequently in submissions now and can be seen as red flags that AI was used (Forbes)

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta expands its Take It Down tool, which helps teens combat non-consensual sharing of intimate imagery, to 25 languages  —  Meta is introducing a few new updates and efforts to help teens on its platforms combat… Read More »Meta expands its Take It Down tool, which helps teens combat non-consensual sharing of intimate imagery, to 25 languages (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg: DocuSign plans to lay off 6% of its workforce, or ~440 jobs, and will incur a $28M-$32M charge, after acquisition talks seemingly fell through; DOCU drops 6%+  —  – Deal talks with Bain, Hellman & Friedman… Read More »DocuSign plans to lay off 6% of its workforce, or ~440 jobs, and will incur a $28M-$32M charge, after acquisition talks seemingly fell through; DOCU drops 6%+ (Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg)