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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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mariella Moon / Engadget: The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text  —  The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mariella Moon / Engadget: The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text  —  The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marty Stempniak / Radiology Business: Mendaera, which is developing a robotic system with real-time imaging and AI for use in interventional radiology, raised a $73M Series B led by Threshold  —  Mendaera, a startup aiming to bring robotics into interventional radiology, has raised $73 million in financing, the company announced Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mariella Moon / Engadget: The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an investigation into a 2019 breach, fining Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text  —  The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Intel and the US government plan to finalize $8.5B in direct funding for the chipmaker by 2024’s end, as Intel tries to stabilize its ailing business  —  Chipmaker is seeking ways to shore up its business although potential takeover approaches could complicate talks Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vishal Chawla / The Block: DefiLlama: Coinbase’s Layer 2 Ethereum network Base stands at $2.08B in total value locked, up 370% from ~$430M at the start of 2024, second only to Arbitrum  —  – Base has surpassed a total value locked of $2 billion for the first time — a 370% increase year-to-date. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: Stripe data: AI startups took a median 11 months to hit $1M in annualized revenue after their first sales, vs. 15 months for the previous gen of SaaS startups  —  New data from payments group Stripe suggest artificial intelligence groups are making revenues at an unprecedented rate Lees verder op Tech Meme