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-Stetson

Tech News TL;DR

This week’s IT and tech news in 5-minutes-ish or less

Cyber-Security

Linux version of TargetCompany ransomware focuses on VMware ESXi.

FBI recovers 7,000 LockBit keys and urges ransomware victims to reach out.

RansomHub extortion gang linked to now-defunct Knight ransomware.

TikTok fixes the zero-day bug used to hijack high-profile accounts.

Microsoft deprecates Windows NTLM authentication protocol.

The collection agency FBCS’s data breach tallied with 3.2 million people.

361 million stolen accounts were leaked on Telegram and added to HIBP.

Kaspersky has released a free tool that scans Linux for known threats.

Artificial Intelligence

ClickUp wants to take on Notion and Confluence with its new AI-based Knowledge Base.

Stability AI releases a sound generator.

Russian agents deployed an AI-produced Tom Cruise narrator to the Summer Olympics.

Google’s new startup program focuses on bringing AI to public infrastructure.

What to expect from Apple’s AI-powered iOS 18 at WWDC 2024.

Ex-OpenAI staff call for “right to warn” about AI risks without retaliation.

Top news app caught sharing “entirely false” AI-generated news.

Google’s AI Overviews misunderstand why people use Google.

Misc

Is Microsoft trying to commit suicide?

More layoffs at Microsoft: What's going on here?

Google has taken on virtual desktops with the acquisition of app-streamer Cameyo.

Contrary to its fine print, Google says it won't confiscate repair returns with unapproved parts.

Nvidia passes Apple in market cap as the second-most valuable public U.S. company.

Spotify raises the price of premium subscription plans.

Wi-Fi can watch your heartbeat, Taiwan’s data center power outfit Delta finds.

Canada demands 5% of revenue from Netflix, Spotify, and other streamers.

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