Reuters: At an internal town hall, Chris Cox said Meta is looking to add more “retention-driving hooks” to Threads, like showing Instagram users important Threads  —  Meta Platforms (META.O) executives are heavily focused on boosting retention on their new Twitter rival Threads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adriana Lee / WWD: Croissant, which integrates into merchants’ sites and uses AI to generate a guaranteed buyback value on listed items, launches with a $24M seed  —  Croissant launches Thursday with a novel proposition for retailers and consumers.  —  Resale isn’t just a business, for a growing swath of consumers, it’s a pre-purchase consideration. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Analyses: hackers infect players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads in online lobbies; Activision turns off multiplayer for the game on Steam  —  Hackers are infecting players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads automatically in online lobbies, according to two analyses of the malware. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Wiz researchers say two vulnerabilities in the OverlayFS filesystem module in Ubuntu may allow unprivileged local users to gain elevated privileges  —  Two Linux vulnerabilities introduced recently into the Ubuntu kernel create the potential for unprivileged local users to gain elevated privileges on a massive number of devices. Lees verder op Tech Meme