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Hackers are exploiting ConnectWise flaws to deploy LockBit ransomware, security experts warn

Security experts are warning that a pair of high-risk flaws in a popular remote access tool are being exploited by hackers to deploy LockBit ransomware — days after authorities announced that they had disrupted the notorious Russia-linked cybercrime gang. Researchers … Continue reading

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Apple’s India iPhone business outpaces individual EU countries, Morgan Stanley says

Apple’s long-term bet on India is beginning to pay dividends. The company’s iPhone revenue in India jumped 42% year-on-year in 2023 to $8.7 billion, Morgan Stanley wrote in a note on Friday. The iPhone shipments in India grew 39% year-on-year … Continue reading

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Google Tweaked Search to Comply With EU Rules. Yelp Says It Makes Results Even More Unfair

Google says its new designs comply with the Digital Markets Act, which bars platforms from favoring their own tools. Yelp says tests show one tweak made people even more likely to stick with Google.

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AI can ‘disproportionately’ help defend against cybersecurity threats, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says

Rapid developments in artificial intelligence could help strengthen defenses against security threats in cyber space, according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Armenia’s 10web brings AI website-building to WordPress

Generative AI has done an impressive job in improving productivity in a wide range of areas, including website building. There’s no lack of tools that now allow one to generate web designs by simply describing what they want in prompts, … Continue reading

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Threads starts testing in-app camera shortcut and drafts

Meta said Thursday that it has started to test two “most requested” features: drafts and in-app camera. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that both features are available to only a small number of people. Users who have access to the … Continue reading

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Ride-hailing giant Grab posts first profitable quarter, announces $500 million share buyback

On Thursday, Grab posted its first-ever profitable quarter, raking in $11 million in profit.

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Reddit’s IPO Filing Is Missing Something: Cofounder Alexis Ohanian

Only one of Reddit’s two cofounders is named in a new filing that puts the company weeks away from going public. Ohanian and Steve Huffman, now CEO, fell out in 2020.

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UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hacked by nation state, as pharmacy outages drag on

U.S. health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group said Thursday in a filing with government regulators that its subsidiary Change Healthcare was compromised likely by government-backed hackers. In a filing Thursday, UHG blamed the ongoing cybersecurity incident affecting Change Healthcare on suspected … Continue reading

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Google introduces advanced AI capabilities to advertisers through Gemini integration

Google announced on Thursday its plans to enhance its advertising products with the integration of its Gemini artificial intelligence models, aiming to offer advanced AI capabilities to a broader range of its customers. According to a Reuters report, this move … Continue reading

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