Kylie Robison / The Verge:
OpenAI launches Tasks, rolling out in beta to ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Pro subscribers, to let users schedule reminders, with up to ten active at any given time — OpenAI is launching a new beta feature in ChatGPT called Tasks that lets users schedule future actions and reminders.
The US says the FBI hacked ~4.2K devices in the US to delete PlugX, malware used by China-backed hackers since 2014, after obtaining warrants in August 2024 (Carly Page/TechCrunch)
Carly Page / TechCrunch:
The US says the FBI hacked ~4.2K devices in the US to delete PlugX, malware used by China-backed hackers since 2014, after obtaining warrants in August 2024 — U.S. authorities have confirmed that they disrupted the operations of a Chinese state-backing hacking group, which infiltrated millions …
OpenAI has appointed BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to its board; last year, BlackRock acquired Ogunlesi’s company Global Infrastructure Partners for ~$12B (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
OpenAI has appointed BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to its board; last year, BlackRock acquired Ogunlesi’s company Global Infrastructure Partners for ~$12B — The billionaire has experience focusing on infrastructure investments. — OpenAI has appointed BlackRock Inc. executive Adebayo Ogunlesi …
Parallels rolls out an “early technology preview” of Parallels Desktop for Macs with Apple Silicon that has “really slow” support for x86 OSes, like Windows 11 (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Parallels rolls out an “early technology preview” of Parallels Desktop for Macs with Apple Silicon that has “really slow” support for x86 OSes, like Windows 11 — Virtualization software like Parallels and VMware Fusion give Mac owners the ability to run Windows …
Biden signs an EO that directs the DOD and DOE to lease land to companies building gigawatt-scale AI data centers and clean power facilities, and more (Justine Calma/The Verge)
Justine Calma / The Verge:
Biden signs an EO that directs the DOD and DOE to lease land to companies building gigawatt-scale AI data centers and clean power facilities, and more — President Biden issued an executive order today aimed at speeding the development of AI data centers in the US.
The US, Japan, and South Korea issue a joint statement saying North Korean-backed hackers stole $659M+ in crypto heists in 2024 and were behind the $235M WazirX (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
The US, Japan, and South Korea issue a joint statement saying North Korean-backed hackers stole $659M+ in crypto heists in 2024 and were behind the $235M WazirX — North Korean-backed hackers stole at least $659 million through multiple cryptocurrency heists in 2024, while also deploying …
Draft of an EO called “Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity” that Biden may issue this week lists 52 actions agencies must take (Cynthia Brumfield/CSO)
Cynthia Brumfield / CSO:
Draft of an EO called “Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity” that Biden may issue this week lists 52 actions agencies must take — The ambitious final executive order requires 52 agency actions to bolster cyber protections and counter adversaries …
Meta plans to cut about 5% of its lowest performers with the intent of backfilling their roles this year, according to an internal memo sent to employees (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
Meta plans to cut about 5% of its lowest performers with the intent of backfilling their roles this year, according to an internal memo sent to employees — Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to cut about 5% of its lowest performers with the intent of backfilling their roles this year, according to an internal memo sent to employees.
The TON Foundation names board member Manuel Stotz as president, as its blockchain with close ties to Telegram plans to expand in the US (Ryan Weeks/Bloomberg)
Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg:
The TON Foundation names board member Manuel Stotz as president, as its blockchain with close ties to Telegram plans to expand in the US — – TON Foundation names Kingsway’s Stotz as its new president — Development is part of a strategic shift to focus on US growth
Sources and business records detail how Barcelona has emerged as an unlikely hub for spyware companies, raising concerns from digital rights groups (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Sources and business records detail how Barcelona has emerged as an unlikely hub for spyware companies, raising concerns from digital rights groups — Toward the end of 2023, an Israeli security researcher from Tel Aviv said that he was approached on LinkedIn with an opportunity to work abroad with “good pay.”
