SCOTUS rules that public officials may block people on social media in certain circumstances, tossing aside challenges against Michigan and California officials (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/15/politics/supreme-court-rules-that-public-officials-can-block-social-media-followers/
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SCOTUS rules that public officials may block people on social media in certain circumstances, tossing aside challenges against Michigan and California officials
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X takes down a graphic video shared by Elon Musk purporting to show cannibalism in Haiti, for violating the company's rules (Craig Trudell/Bloomberg)
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X Removes Graphic Video Elon Musk Shared Over Rules Violation
Elon Musk’s X took down a post its billionaire owner shared in response to a news report critical of how he and other pundits are politicizing la...
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X removes a graphic video shared by Elon Musk purporting to show cannibalism in Haiti, for violating its rules; there
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Law enforcement arrests two LockBit operators in Poland and Ukraine, issues three arrest warrants, releases a decryption tool, and seizes 200+ crypto wallets (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
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Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files f...
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Authorities arrest two LockBit operators in Poland and Ukraine, issue arrest warrants and a decryption tool, seize 200+ crypto wallets; US indicts two Russians
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FBI Director Christopher Wray says China is inserting "offensive weapons" into critical US infrastructure, with malware pre-positioning reaching a "fever pitch" (Demetri Sevastopulo/Financial Times) https://t.co/CoJntTQqn9
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FBI Director Christopher Wray says China inserts malware into networks to disrupt critical US infrastructure, and its “pre-positioning” has hit a “fever pitch”
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Filing: the FTC seeks a pause in Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, arguing layoffs in Microsoft's gaming division contradict Microsoft's prior claims (Jessica Conditt/Engadget)
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FTC accuses Microsoft of misrepresenting its Activision Blizzard plans after layoffs
The FTC is accusing Microsoft of contradicting its pledge to allow Activision Blizzard to operate independently post-acquisition.
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Filing: the FTC seeks a pause in Microsoft
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Google releases Gemini Ultra 1.0, the largest and most capable version of its LLMs, and renames Bard to Gemini, which now has a dedicated Android app (David Pierce/The Verge)
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Google’s AI now goes by a new name: Gemini
Gemini is coming to your phone, your email, your everything.
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Google debuts Gemini Ultra 1.0, its largest and most capable LLM, renames Bard as Gemini, debuts a dedicated Android app, and plans to add Gemini to its iOS app
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Q&A with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine on Medium expecting to turn a profit in 2024, distribution, training LLMs, AI-generated content, media layoffs, and more (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
What Medium’s CEO has learned about technology and journalism
The online publisher is on track to become profitable this year. But challenges remain for Tony Stubblebine, including AI-generated content.
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Q&A with Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine on Medium expecting to turn a profit in 2024, distribution, training LLMs, AI-generated content, media layoffs, and more
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Sources: Elon Musk's xAI has secured $500M in commitments from investors toward a $1B goal and is aiming for a valuation of $15B to $20B (Bloomberg)
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Musk’s AI Startup Secures $500 Million Toward $1 Billion Funding Goal
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has secured $500 million in commitments from investors toward a $1 billion goal, according to p...
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Sources: Elon Musk
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Canada partners with SecurityScorecard to assess the cyber resilience of companies critical to the country's infrastructure and assign them letter grades (Andrew Martin/Bloomberg)
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Canada Will Use Letter Grades to Assess Companies’ Cyber Resilience
The Canadian government is joining forces with the cybersecurity ratings firm SecurityScorecard Inc. to bolster defenses for that country’s criti...
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Canada partners with SecurityScorecard to assess the cyber resilience of companies critical to the country
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Netflix removes an Indian film depicting a Hindu character eating meat after backlash from Hindu groups; producer Zee apologizes and plans to edit the film (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
Nayanthara Film 'Annapoorani' Pulled From Netflix Over Hindu Portrayal
'Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food,' headlined by Nayanthara, has been pulled from Netflix after multiple complaints from Hindu groups.
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Netflix removes an Indian film depicting a Hindu character eating meat after backlash from Hindu groups; producer Zee apologizes and plans to edit the film
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