Journals

Bloomberg: FTC’s Lina Khan says open-weights AI models can promote competition and “liberate startups from the arbitrary whims of closed developers and cloud gatekeepers”  —  – Khan comments made at San Francisco event on AI startups  — Agency is probing… Read More »FTC’s Lina Khan says open-weights AI models can promote competition and “liberate startups from the arbitrary whims of closed developers and cloud gatekeepers” (Bloomberg)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Binarly: UEFI Secure Boot is completely compromised on 200+ device models sold by Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, Intel, and Supermicro due to a cryptographic key leak  —  Keys were labeled “DO NOT TRUST.”  Nearly 500 device… Read More »Binarly: UEFI Secure Boot is completely compromised on 200+ device models sold by Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, Intel, and Supermicro due to a cryptographic key leak (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Associated Press: The US DOJ indicts a North Korean hacker, who remains at large, for his alleged role in Andariel group’s cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA, and military bases  —  A North Korean military intelligence operative has been indicted in… Read More »The US DOJ indicts a North Korean hacker, who remains at large, for his alleged role in Andariel group’s cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA, and military bases (Associated Press)

Todd Spangler / Variety: Kamala Harris joins TikTok, following an explosion of Harris memes since announcing her presidential run; her account has attracted 400K+ followers in ~2 hours  —  Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now running for president in… Read More »Kamala Harris joins TikTok, following an explosion of Harris memes since announcing her presidential run; her account has attracted 400K+ followers in ~2 hours (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Kali Hays / Fortune: Memo: Jack Dorsey plans a Block restructuring to remove business unit silos and group staff by function and warns that it may feel “disruptive or uncomfortable”  —  Jack Dorsey is in reassembly mode at Block, the… Read More »Memo: Jack Dorsey plans a Block restructuring to remove business unit silos and group staff by function and warns that it may feel “disruptive or uncomfortable” (Kali Hays/Fortune)

Sam Sabin / Axios: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says 97% of Windows sensors are back online, about a week after CrowdStrike shipped a faulty update that bricked Windows computers  —  – “While I can’t promise perfection, I can promise a… Read More »CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says 97% of Windows sensors are back online, about a week after CrowdStrike shipped a faulty update that bricked Windows computers (Sam Sabin/Axios)

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: A decade-old drama between David Sacks and Parker Conrad has blown up into a fight on X over VC behavior, drawing in Paul Graham and other Silicon Valley names  —  A decade-old drama involving VC David… Read More »A decade-old drama between David Sacks and Parker Conrad has blown up into a fight on X over VC behavior, drawing in Paul Graham and other Silicon Valley names (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)

G.S Vasan / 91mobiles: Leaked promo material reveals Pixel 9 series specs: all phones powered by Tensor G4, Pixel 9 Pro in 6.3-inch and 6.8-inch models with 16GB of RAM, and more  —  – Google Pixel 9 Pro will come… Read More »Leaked promo material reveals Pixel 9 series specs: all phones powered by Tensor G4, Pixel 9 Pro in 6.3-inch and 6.8-inch models with 16GB of RAM, and more (G.S Vasan/91mobiles)

Reuters: Canalys: China’s smartphone shipments rose 10% YoY in Q2, with Huawei’s shipments up 41%; Apple’s market share in China dropped to 14%, down from 16% in Q2 2023  —  Apple’s smartphone shipments in China fell by 6.7% in the… Read More »Canalys: China’s smartphone shipments rose 10% YoY in Q2, with Huawei’s shipments up 41%; Apple’s market share in China dropped to 14%, down from 16% in Q2 2023 (Reuters)

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon says a judge has dismissed a Washington state case, alleging that Amazon exposed warehouse workers to injuries, for lack of evidence  —  – State had investigated conditions at four company faciliites  — The ruling is… Read More »Amazon says a judge has dismissed a Washington state case, alleging that Amazon exposed warehouse workers to injuries, for lack of evidence (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)