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September 20, 2024

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Tech News TL;DR

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

Cyber-Security

Discord rolls out end-to-end encryption for audio and video calls.

X hacking spree fuels "$HACKED" crypto token pump-and-dump.

Broadcom fixes critical RCE bug in VMware vCenter Server.

AT&T paid $13 million in FCC settlement over the 2023 data breach.

CISA warns of Windows flaws that are used in infostealer malware attacks.

The US cracks down on spyware vendor Intellexa with more sanctions.

Chrome switching to NIST-approved ML-KEM quantum encryption.

FBI tells the public to ignore false claims of hacked voter data.

Artificial Intelligence

“Dead Internet theory” comes to life with a new AI-powered social media app.

Landmark AI deal sees Hollywood giant Lionsgate provide a library for AI training.

Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here.

Google seeks authenticity in the age of AI with a new content labeling system.

Ban warnings fly as users dare to probe the “thoughts” of OpenAI’s latest model.

Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison.

YouTube Shorts to integrate Veo, Google’s AI video model.

California’s 5 new AI laws crack down on election deepfakes and actor clones.

Misc

AWS claims customers are packing bags and heading back on-prem.

Cloud giants point the finger at each other during regulator hearings.

IBM quietly axing thousands of jobs, the source says.

IBM scores $45M zinger from Zynga in the patent wringer.

Apple Mobile Processors Are Now Made in America. By TSMC.

Open-source maintainers are underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray.

Despite Russia's warnings, Western critical infrastructure remains unprepared.

Broadcom CEO predicts hyperscalers poised to build million-accelerator clusters.

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