The White Helmets, UNHCR, UNRWA, and other volunteer organizations describe how apps like WhatsApp have transformed communication in conflict and disaster zones (John Beck/Rest of World)
John Beck / Rest of World: The White Helmets, UNHCR, UNRWA, and other volunteer organizations describe how apps like WhatsApp have transformed communication in conflict and disaster zones — Meta’s messaging app has transformed communication in conflict and crisis areas….
While businesses frequently try to get on an incoming president’s good side, the past week’s frenzy of tech leaders to woo Trump stood out from other industries (New York Times)
New York Times: While businesses frequently try to get on an incoming president’s good side, the past week’s frenzy of tech leaders to woo Trump stood out from other industries — It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon…
The EC pledges €750M of the €1.5B planned investment to fund AI-optimized supercomputers across seven sites to help EU startups compete with global rivals (Pieter Haeck/Politico)
Pieter Haeck / Politico: The EC pledges €750M of the €1.5B planned investment to fund AI-optimized supercomputers across seven sites to help EU startups compete with global rivals — BRUSSELS — The European Union has committed hundreds of millions of…
An interview with Fei-Fei Li on her NeurIPS keynote talk about visual intelligence, her startup World Labs, giving machines 3D spatial intelligence, and more (Eliza Strickland/IEEE Spectrum)
Eliza Strickland / IEEE Spectrum: An interview with Fei-Fei Li on her NeurIPS keynote talk about visual intelligence, her startup World Labs, giving machines 3D spatial intelligence, and more — Her startup, World Labs, is giving machines 3D spatial intelligence…
Donald Bitzer, plasma screen co-inventor and the father of PLATO computer system, considered a precursor to messaging apps and more, died on December 10 at 90 (Harrison Smith/Washington Post)
Harrison Smith / Washington Post: Donald Bitzer, plasma screen co-inventor and the father of PLATO computer system, considered a precursor to messaging apps and more, died on December 10 at 90 — He helped shape cyberculture as the father of…
A look at Broadcom’s path to $1T in market cap: stock up 760%+ and three deals worth $10B+ after abandoning its $120B bid to acquire Qualcomm in 2018, and more (Ari Levy/CNBC)
Ari Levy / CNBC: A look at Broadcom’s path to $1T in market cap: stock up 760%+ and three deals worth $10B+ after abandoning its $120B bid to acquire Qualcomm in 2018, and more — When Broadcom tried to buy…
Officials say hackers possibly accessed personal data of hundreds of thousands Rhode Island residents, with a “high probability” that sensitive info was stolen (Aimee Ortiz/New York Times)
Aimee Ortiz / New York Times: Officials say hackers possibly accessed personal data of hundreds of thousands Rhode Island residents, with a “high probability” that sensitive info was stolen — An “international cybercriminal group” harvested the personal data of potentially…
Sources say it makes no sense for Elon Musk to target OpenAI with onerous regulation as co-chair of DOGE, given his remit is to find ways to slash regulation (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Sources say it makes no sense for Elon Musk to target OpenAI with onerous regulation as co-chair of DOGE, given his remit is to find ways to slash regulation — Tesla chief’s influence over Donald Trump encourages ChatGPT-maker…
Qualcomm stated Snapdragon X PC return rates are “within industry norm”, after interim Intel co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus claimed large ARM PC return rates (Dylan Martin/CRN)
Dylan Martin / CRN: Qualcomm stated Snapdragon X PC return rates are “within industry norm”, after interim Intel co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus claimed large ARM PC return rates — Qualcomm provided the statement in response to a claim made by…
Researchers find a yearlong ongoing supply-chain attack targeting malicious and benevolent security personnel and stealing over 390K WordPress credentials (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers find a yearlong ongoing supply-chain attack targeting malicious and benevolent security personnel and stealing over 390K WordPress credentials — A sophisticated and ongoing supply-chain attack operating for the past year has been stealing sensitive…