OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach
The report, which spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises, is the most complete accounting of the incident to date.
The Download: selling battlefield drone data and AI reshaping language
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace —Cory Alpert, a researcher at the University of Melbourne studying AI’s impact on democracy, who previously served in the…
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How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Settlement Will Change Social Media
The company decided to settle rather than go to trial against four states who claim the platform endangers children.
Comedian Jeff Arcuri Gets Paid to Talk to Strangers
Netflix’s breakout crowd-work comedian shares the risk he took that finally paid off and joke recipe that you definitely won’t want to bite into.
Think You’re Good With Money? Try Scoring Higher Than a Teen on This New Advanced Placement Exam
A new course offered by the College Board this fall teaches high school students about personal finance and entrepreneurship.
Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web
Flipboard is acquiring Bluesky feed-building startup Graze, bringing its privacy-friendly ad technology and creator monetization tools into Flipboard’s growing open social web ecosystem.
Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to its operations
The company won’t say if medical devices are affected or if any customer data was exfiltrated.
What Growing Businesses Should Expect From an HR and Payroll Provider
Here’s what growing businesses need from an HR and payroll partner as their workforce becomes more complex.
5 Powerful Lessons I’ve Learned From Building a Third-Generation Family Business
Family businesses are not signs of limited ambition but represent the extraordinary challenge of stewarding something meaningful that extends beyond oneself.
US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate
The FBI has seized domains associated with a botnet that allowed Chinese-backed hackers to breach several U.S. government departments.
Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the ‘female economy’
Capital F, one of the few all-female-led VC firms, announced Wednesday the $17 million close of its debut fund. The firm backs companies building in the “female economy” — or the markets where women drive demand. That mainly falls into three buckets for the firm, Margaret Coblentz, the firm’s co-founder, told TechCrunch — women’s health, […]