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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: How Vietnam-based 1Byte, which sells TheTruthSpy stalkerware, created networks of fake sellers with forged US passports to evade detection and funnel payments  —  A network of fake sellers allowed a global phone surveillance ring to operate under the radar for years Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Collier / NBC News: NYC’s MTA used AI-powered surveillance software at seven subway stations in May 2023 to track fare evaders, and plans to expand to ~12 more by the end of 2023  —  An MTA spokesperson said the software doesn’t flag fare evaders to New York police but declined to comment on whether that policy could change. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Reddit removes three moderators and takes charge of r/malefashionadvice, one of the biggest subreddits to close in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes  —  Reddit is now in charge of r/malefashionadvice, which for a time was the biggest subreddit still closed in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julie Coleman / CNBC: Digital World Acquisition Corp., which is seeking to take Truth Social public via a SPAC merger, settles fraud charges with the US SEC for $18M; DWAC is up 50%+  —  – Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. soared more than 50% on Friday after the company reached an $18 million dollar fraud settlement with the SEC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: How Vietnam’s 1Byte, the startup behind TheTruthSpy stalkerware, created fake sellers networks with forged US passports to evade detection and funnel payments  —  A network of fake sellers allowed a global phone surveillance ring to operate under the radar for years Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: How Vietnam’s 1Byte, the startup behind TheTruthSpy stalkerware, created fake sellers network with forged US passports to evade detection and funnel payments  —  A network of fake sellers allowed a global phone surveillance ring to operate under the radar for years Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Tarasov / CNBC: A look at Samsung’s $17B and Texas Instruments’ $30B chip fabs in Texas, as the state becomes a US chipmaking hub with six projects expected to create 8K+ jobs  —  WATCH NOW  —  How Texas became the center of U.S. chipmaking  —  On a 1,200-acre plot of land in a small town 30 miles north of Austin … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Collier / NBC News: The New York MTA says it has used AI-powered surveillance software at seven subway stations in May to track fare evaders, plans to expand to ~12 more this year  —  An MTA spokesperson said the software doesn’t flag fare evaders to New York police but declined to comment on whether that policy could change. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rich Stanton / PC Gamer: Troy Hunt: the sensitive info of almost 4,000 Roblox Developer Conference attendees from 2017 to 2020 was leaked in 2021; Roblox disclosed the leak this week  —  This may cost the company a few Robux.  —  The major gaming platform Roblox has suffered a major data breach … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: OpenAI’s head of trust and safety Dave Willner leaves the company, citing the job’s pressures on his family life and saying he’d be available for advisory work  —  OpenAI’s head of trust and safety Dave Willner is leaving the company, he said in a LinkedIn post on Friday … Lees verder op Tech Meme