Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
The US DOJ charges two Russians for operating $1B+ money laundering services for cybercriminals; one is accused of operating the Joker’s Stash marketplace — The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against two Russian nationals for operating billion-dollar money laundering services …
Kaspersky confirms that it has replaced the antivirus software on its US customers’ computers with software called UltraAV, owned by American company Pango (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Kaspersky confirms that it has replaced the antivirus software on its US customers’ computers with software called UltraAV, owned by American company Pango — Earlier this week, some U.S. customers of Kaspersky’s antivirus were surprised to find out that the Russian-made software disappeared …
Docs: OpenAI’s monthly revenue hit $300M in August, up 1,700% since 2023 beginning; it expects ~$3.7B in 2024 sales but may lose ~$5B, and had 350M MAUs in June (New York Times)
New York Times:
Docs: OpenAI’s monthly revenue hit $300M in August, up 1,700% since 2023 beginning; it expects ~$3.7B in 2024 sales but may lose ~$5B, and had 350M MAUs in June — As the company looks for more outside investors, documents reviewed by The New York Times show consumer fascination with ChatGPT and a serious need for more cash.
Mango DAO, Mango Labs, and Blockworks Foundation agree to destroy MNGO tokens and ask crypto exchanges to stop trading them as part of an SEC settlement (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
Mango DAO, Mango Labs, and Blockworks Foundation agree to destroy MNGO tokens and ask crypto exchanges to stop trading them as part of an SEC settlement — Mango DAO, Mango Labs and Blockworks Foundation agreed to settle charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday.
Google rolls out Gemini-powered contextual Smart Replies, which analyzes the context of an email and suggests a detailed reply, in Gmail for paid users (Abner Li/9to5Google)
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google rolls out Gemini-powered contextual Smart Replies, which analyzes the context of an email and suggests a detailed reply, in Gmail for paid users — Following the announcement at I/O 2024, Google is now rolling out Contextual Smart Replies to Gmail for Android and iOS.
Neo-Nazis are creating AI videos of Hitler making English versions of his speeches and to rebrand him as “misunderstood” via TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube (Washington Post)
Washington Post:
Neo-Nazis are creating AI videos of Hitler making English versions of his speeches and to rebrand him as “misunderstood” via TikTok, X, Instagram, and YouTube — Videos of the Nazi leader speaking in English are reaching millions online. Experts fear they are fueling a surge of antisemitism.
Steam changes its subscriber agreement, removing its forced arbitration policy and allowing gamers to take legal action against its parent company Valve (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Steam changes its subscriber agreement, removing its forced arbitration policy and allowing gamers to take legal action against its parent company Valve — Steam just removed its forced arbitration policy, opening the door for lawsuits against its parent company, Valve.
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies (Cristiano Lima-Strong/Washington Post)
Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
Meta will also block sharing of Ken Klippenstein’s newsletter and other sources with the JD Vance dossier, citing foreign meddling and hacked materials policies — The platform blocked a journalist from sharing a purported research document on the candidate, mirroring its past controversy.
Microsoft details how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature, including making it opt-in and giving users an option to uninstall (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft details how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature, including making it opt-in and giving users an option to uninstall — In response to security concerns, Microsoft is detailing how it has overhauled its controversial AI-powered Recall feature …
The US DOJ charges three hackers employed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard for allegedly hacking Trump’s presidential campaign and disseminating stolen info (Eric Tucker/Associated Press)
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
The US DOJ charges three hackers employed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard for allegedly hacking Trump’s presidential campaign and disseminating stolen info — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign …
