BBC: A Finnish court sentences hacker Julius Kivimäki to six years and three months, after he breached a health care database and tried to blackmail 33,000 people  —  One of Europe’s most wanted cyber criminals has been jailed for attempting to blackmail 33,000 people whose confidential therapy notes he stole. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: Amazon makes its AI assistant Amazon Q generally available and adds an “app creator” in preview to let employees build generative AI apps based on company data  —  Amazon says it will give non-developers the ability to create apps using natural language as part of a new feature for Amazon Q … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Robertson / New York Times: Eight daily newspapers owned by Alden, the second-largest US newspaper operator, sue OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly using copyrighted articles to train AI  —  The suit, which accuses the tech companies of copyright infringement, adds to the fight over the online data used to power artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider: Source: Apple is testing Safari 18 features, including more advanced content blocking and an AI-powered Intelligent Search tool, expected to debut later in 2024  —  Apple is testing a version of its Safari web browser that includes UI tweaks, advanced content blocking features … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sahil Patel / The Information: Sources: Google has agreed to pay News Corp $5M to $6M annually to develop new AI-related content and products, as part of its Google News Initiative  —  Google has agreed to pay Wall Street Journal owner News Corp between $5 million and $6 million annually to develop new artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Evan Schuman / CSO: Marriott quietly admits it did not encrypt certain user data impacted by a 2018 breach, after arguing in court encryption was used so lawsuits should be tossed  —  Marriot revealed in a court case around a massive 2018 data breach that it had been using secure hash algorithm 1 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Satellite telco SES has agreed to buy Starlink-rival Intelsat for $3.1B in cash  —  – SES said it will finance the deal with cash and new debt  — Talks between the satellite providers fell apart last year  —  SES SA has agreed to buy Intelsat SA for $3.1 billion in cash to create … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lawrence Hurley / NBC News: SCOTUS declines to block a Texas online porn restriction law, after critics said an age-verification mandate violates 1A by forcing viewers to submit their info  —  The pornography industry challenged the state law’s age-verification provision, saying it places an unlawful burden on adults wishing to access content. Lees verder op Tech Meme

BBC: A Finnish court sentences hacker Julius Kivimäki to six years and three months, after he breached a healthcare database and attempted to blackmail 33,000 people  —  One of Europe’s most wanted cyber criminals has been jailed for attempting to blackmail 33,000 people whose confidential therapy notes he stole. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Beats announces $200 Solo 4 on-ear wireless headphones, with up to 50 hours of battery life, and $80 wireless Solo Buds shipping in June 2024, both without ANC  —  Beats just announced its new Solo 4, its latest in a long line of on-ear wireless headphones.  The latest model, priced at $199.99, offers battery life of up to 50 hours. Lees verder op Tech Meme