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Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge get updates to address an actively exploited flaw in the WebP Codec's library libwebp; many non-browser apps are also affected (Alex Ivanovs/Stack Diary) 13-09-2023

Alex Ivanovs / Stack Diary: Chrome, Firefox, Brave, and Edge get updates to address an actively exploited flaw in the WebP Codec’s library libwebp; many non-browser apps are also affected  —  A significant vulnerability in the WebP Codec has been unearthed, prompting major browser vendors, including Google and Mozilla … Lees verder op Tech Meme

MGM Resorts' website is still down over 60 hours after being hit by a cyberattack; ransomware-as-a-service group ALPHV, aka BlackCat, reportedly took credit (Suzanne Rowan Kelleher/Forbes) 13-09-2023

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher / Forbes: MGM Resorts’ website is still down over 60 hours after being hit by a cyberattack; ransomware-as-a-service group ALPHV, aka BlackCat, reportedly took credit  —  The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for a breach that began, of all places, on LinkedIn. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon announces generative AI tools to help sellers write “captivating product descriptions, titles, and listing details” and add to existing descriptions (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 13-09-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon announces generative AI tools to help sellers write “captivating product descriptions, titles, and listing details” and add to existing descriptions  —  Amazon today introduced a new set of generative AI tools aimed at sellers which the retailer says will simplify the process of creating product listings. Lees verder op Tech Meme

T-Mobile plans to acquire more 5G airwaves from Comcast, which is selling 600MHz spectrum licenses that the conglomerate is “unlikely” to need, for up to $3.3B (Emma Roth/The Verge) 13-09-2023

Emma Roth / The Verge: T-Mobile plans to acquire more 5G airwaves from Comcast, which is selling 600MHz spectrum licenses that the conglomerate is “unlikely” to need, for up to $3.3B  —  T-Mobile is buying airwaves from Comcast in a deal valued at up to $3.3 billion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

News sharing app Artifact adds Links, a section where users can post any type of link and discover links through a Following page or an algorithmic For You page (David Pierce/The Verge) 13-09-2023

David Pierce / The Verge: News sharing app Artifact adds Links, a section where users can post any type of link and discover links through a Following page or an algorithmic For You page  —  Artifact, the algorithmic news-reading app started by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, was never really meant to just be a news-reading app. Lees verder op Tech Meme

MGM Resorts' website is still down more than 60 hours after it was hit by a cyberattack, as ransomware-as-a-service group ALPHV reportedly claims credit (Suzanne Rowan Kelleher/Forbes) 13-09-2023

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher / Forbes: MGM Resorts’ website is still down more than 60 hours after it was hit by a cyberattack, as ransomware-as-a-service group ALPHV reportedly claims credit  —  The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group claimed responsibility for a breach that began, of all places, on LinkedIn. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Former FaZe Clan staff describe a mismanaged creator organization, as its market cap falls from $725M at its 2022 SPAC merger to below $15M; FaZe fired its CEO (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg) 13-09-2023

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Former FaZe Clan staff describe a mismanaged creator organization, as its market cap falls from $725M at its 2022 SPAC merger to below $15M; FaZe fired its CEO  —  The board fired CEO Lee Trink following a steep decline in the shares  —  Three months after its July 2022 debut on the Nasdaq … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Docs: Starlink reported $1.4B in 2022 revenue, up from $222M in 2021, falling short of projections in 2015, as some question satellite internet's growth options (Wall Street Journal) 13-09-2023

Wall Street Journal: Docs: Starlink reported $1.4B in 2022 revenue, up from $222M in 2021, falling short of projections in 2015, as some question satellite internet’s growth options  —  Revenue at satellite-internet business has jumped but fallen short of Elon Musk’s financial projections Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bio: Elon Musk told Bari Weiss that Twitter needs to be careful when discussing China due to Tesla's business, and that China's Uyghur repression has two sides (Isaac Schorr/Mediaite) 13-09-2023

Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: Bio: Elon Musk told Bari Weiss that Twitter needs to be careful when discussing China due to Tesla’s business, and that China’s Uyghur repression has two sides  —  A passage in Walter Isaacson’s biography of Elon Musk sheds new light on the billionaire’s willingness to placate the genocidal Chinese regime. Lees verder op Tech Meme

News sharing app Artifact adds Links, a new section where users can post any link and discover links through a Following page or an algorithmic For You page (David Pierce/The Verge) 13-09-2023

David Pierce / The Verge: News sharing app Artifact adds Links, a new section where users can post any link and discover links through a Following page or an algorithmic For You page  —  Artifact, the algorithmic news-reading app started by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, was never really meant to just be a news-reading app. Lees verder op Tech Meme