Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
How cybersecurity researcher Jon DiMaggio used fake personas to infiltrate LockBit and trick its alleged administrator into revealing operation details — Jon DiMaggio used sockpuppet accounts, then his own identity, to infiltrate LockBit and gain the trust of its alleged admin, Dmitry Khoroshev.
A look at the consequences of Spotify’s disinvestment in podcasts in Latin America, where one survey found 90% of podcast listeners used Spotify (Stan Alcorn/Rest of World)
Stan Alcorn / Rest of World:
A look at the consequences of Spotify’s disinvestment in podcasts in Latin America, where one survey found 90% of podcast listeners used Spotify — In Latin America, “podcast” and “Spotify” became synonymous; now the audio industry is reckoning with the company’s retreat. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
Around 200 nations approved the UN Convention against Cybercrime, expected to win General Assembly approval; critics say it could be used to justify repression (Michael Weissenstein/Associated Press)
Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press:
Around 200 nations approved the UN Convention against Cybercrime, expected to win General Assembly approval; critics say it could be used to justify repression — A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around …
Trump campaign says some of its internal communications were hacked, citing a Microsoft report that Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email” to a campaign (Alex Isenstadt/Politico)
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign says some of its internal communications were hacked, citing a Microsoft report that Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email” to a campaign — The campaign suggested Iran was to blame. POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation.
Turkey says it is restoring access to Instagram after Meta agreed to cooperate with authorities regarding “catalog crimes” and “censorship imposed on users” (Reuters)
Reuters:
Turkey says it is restoring access to Instagram after Meta agreed to cooperate with authorities regarding “catalog crimes” and “censorship imposed on users” — Turkey will restore access to social media platform Instagram at 1830 GMT on Saturday after the company agreed …
Flux, an open-source AI image generator from the startup Black Forest Labs, goes viral for creating ultra-realistic images of people (Ryan Morrison/Tom’s Guide)
Ryan Morrison / Tom’s Guide:
Flux, an open-source AI image generator from the startup Black Forest Labs, goes viral for creating ultra-realistic images of people — Multiple ways to try Flux — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Just two of OpenAI’s 11-strong founding team are active at OpenAI, after a series of exits in 2024 following the attempted boardroom coup against Sam Altman (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)
M.G. Siegler / Spyglass:
Just two of OpenAI’s 11-strong founding team are active at OpenAI, after a series of exits in 2024 following the attempted boardroom coup against Sam Altman — It’s probably time to change that non-profit structure for good… In late 2015, the blog post announcing OpenAI to the world was short and sweet.
Just two of OpenAI’s 11-strong founding team are active at OpenAI, after a series of exits in 2024 following the attempted boardroom coup against Sam Altman (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Just two of OpenAI’s 11-strong founding team are active at OpenAI, after a series of exits in 2024 following the attempted boardroom coup against Sam Altman — Only two of 11 co-founders of ChatGPT maker are still active at the $86bn company after a series of exits this year
X adds the ability to sort replies, letting users choose most relevant, most recent, or most liked replies; it is unclear how the most relevant option works (Matt Binder/Mashable)
Matt Binder / Mashable:
X adds the ability to sort replies, letting users choose most relevant, most recent, or most liked replies; it is unclear how the most relevant option works — Sorry, blue checks, it seems like you will no longer dominate users’ mentions on X. — Thanks to a new feature, “blue checks” may no longer dominate reply threads on X.
An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube (Washington Post)
Washington Post:
An obituary of Susan Wojcicki, who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, helped launch and grow AdSense, and pushed for Google to buy YouTube — Ms. Wojcicki, who helped start Google, was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley before stepping down from YouTube.
