Meta is on trial and facing its biggest existential threat in its history. Testimony from former execs like Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom and longtime COO Sheryl Sandberg have shed new light on the company’s past. Via [@Engadget]( ). #Meta #FTC #Antitrust #Instagram #WhatsApp #Tech #Technology
OpenAI appears to be making its biggest public acquisition to date with an agreement reached to buy software developer tool Windsurf. Via [@venturebeat]( ). #AI #OpenAI #Windsurf #ChatGPT #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/3ZzX2N
OpenAI has decided that its nonprofit division will retain control over its for-profit organization, after the company initially announced that it planned to convert to a for-profit organization. Read more at [@Techcrunch]( ). #OpenAI #AI #ChatGPT #Tech #Technology
Hackers have targeted GlobalX Air, one of the main airlines the Trump administration is using as part of its deportation efforts, and stolen what they say are flight records and passenger manifests of all of its flights, including those for deportation. [@404media]( ) has the story. #GlobalX #Hacktivism #Trump #Deportations #Tech #Technology
After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype is shutting down. Here are some alternatives. Via [@Techcrunch]( ). #Skype #Teams #Meet #Zoom #Tech #Technology
Apple is appealing last week’s district court ruling that prevents the company from charging developers fees on purchases made outside the App Store. Via [@theverge]( ). #Apple #Epic #AppStore #Tech #Technology
A hacker has breached and stolen customer data from TeleMessage, an obscure Israeli company that sells modified versions of Signal and other messaging apps to the U.S. government to archive messages. Read more at [@404media]( ). #Signal #TeleMessage #DOD #Tech #Technology #Cybersecurity
Emily has been streaming every second of her life for three years and counting. Every birthday, holiday and sleepless night has been broadcast to the world via Twitch to thousands of subscribers. @Drew Harwell mastodon.social from [@WashPost]( ) asks her (during her livestream) what it's like to be a 24/7 streamer. https://flip.it/9B5A3O #Twitch #Streaming #Entertainment #Tech #Digital #SocialMedia
Hobby-hacking to find cheats for games and share them for a price is a lucrative business, offering players an unfair advantage. The director and head of anti-cheat at Riot Games talks to @TechCrunch about the key strategies the company employs to fight cheaters and cheat developers, from using Vanguard at the kernel level to infiltrating cheat communities. #Gaming #RiotGames #Vanguard #OnlineSecurity #OnlinePrivacy
A startup founder told a Palantir alumni Slack group that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees. Eight people reacted with clown face emojis, three reacted with a custom emoji of a man licking a boot. Those were some of the tamer responses. [@WIRED]( ) has more: #Tech #Politics #AI #DOGE