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Network security company LogicMonitor confirms “a security incident”, a source says due to assigning customers' default passwords, like “Welcome@” plus a number (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch) 31-08-2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Network security company LogicMonitor confirms “a security incident”, a source says due to assigning customers’ default passwords, like “Welcome@” plus a number  —  Some customers of the network security company LogicMonitor have been hacked due to the use of default passwords, TechCrunch has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

YouTube Music redesigns its Now Playing screen on Android and iOS with larger cover art and a comments section, after launching real-time lyrics last week (Abner Li/9to5Google) 31-08-2023

Abner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube Music redesigns its Now Playing screen on Android and iOS with larger cover art and a comments section, after launching real-time lyrics last week  —  After pulling a variant at the start of this year, YouTube Music is rolling out the latest redesign of Now Playing on Android and iOS, adding a comments section. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cybersecurity giant Malwarebytes lays off 100+ employees in preparation of a major restructuring to separate its consumer and corporate-facing business units (Carly Page/TechCrunch) 31-08-2023

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Cybersecurity giant Malwarebytes lays off 100+ employees in preparation of a major restructuring to separate its consumer and corporate-facing business units  —  Cybersecurity giant Malwarebytes this week laid off 100 employees as it prepares for a major restructuring that will see the business split into two, TechCrunch has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Investigation: IBM signed a £54.7M deal to develop a UK biometrics platform, including for facial recognition, in July, despite a 2020 pledge to quit such work (Mark Wilding/The Verge) 31-08-2023

Mark Wilding / The Verge: Investigation: IBM signed a £54.7M deal to develop a UK biometrics platform, including for facial recognition, in July, despite a 2020 pledge to quit such work  —  IBM has returned to the facial recognition market — just three years after announcing it was abandoning work on the technology due … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta is showing a “For you on Threads” carousel on the Instagram app for some users, with a button to open the Threads app (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 31-08-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta is showing a “For you on Threads” carousel on the Instagram app for some users, with a button to open the Threads app  —  Meta is continuously experimenting with features to bump up engagement on Threads, which has fallen off after the initial rush of excitement and installs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta releases FACET, an AI benchmarking tool for evaluating the “fairness” of AI models that classify and detect things in photos and videos, including people (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 31-08-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Meta releases FACET, an AI benchmarking tool for evaluating the “fairness” of AI models that classify and detect things in photos and videos, including people  —  Continuing on its open source tear, Meta today released a new AI benchmark, FACET, designed to evaluate the “fairness” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, seeks a ~10% equity sale at a $5B to $8B valuation; source: CoreWeave projects $1.5B in 2024 revenue (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg) 31-08-2023

Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: Sources: CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, seeks a ~10% equity sale at a $5B to $8B valuation; source: CoreWeave projects $1.5B in 2024 revenue  —  – Company counts Nvidia, Magnetar as existing equity investors  — Startup raised $2.3 billion in debt from Blackstone, others Lees verder op Tech Meme

Berlin-based Ivy, which offers an API to form a “network of networks” for instant bank payments, raised a $20M Series A led by Valar, after a $7.7M seed in July (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 31-08-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Ivy, which offers an API to form a “network of networks” for instant bank payments, raised a $20M Series A led by Valar, after a $7.7M seed in July  —  Open banking — where traditional banks open their data up with APIs to build new financial services for their customers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Network security company LogicMonitor confirms a “security incident”, source says due to assigning customers default passwords like “Welcome@” plus a number (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch) 31-08-2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Network security company LogicMonitor confirms a “security incident”, source says due to assigning customers default passwords like “Welcome@” plus a number  —  Some customers of the network security company LogicMonitor have been hacked due to the use of default passwords, TechCrunch has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Starfield, a game by Microsoft's Bethesda with 1,000 explorable planets, set for September 6 after a 10-month delay, as Microsoft needs an Xbox hit (New York Times) 31-08-2023

New York Times: A look at Starfield, a game by Microsoft’s Bethesda with 1,000 explorable planets, set for September 6 after a 10-month delay, as Microsoft needs an Xbox hit  —  The stakes are high for Bethesda’s newest role-playing game.  Microsoft needs an Xbox hit, and players are hungry for an expansive and satisfying space adventure. Lees verder op Tech Meme