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Western Digital informed customers that their data was stolen on Friday, a month after it disclosed a data breach. On March 26, the company detected “a network security incident” where hackers “gained access to a number of the Company’s systems,” according to a press release. “The Company proactively disconnected our …

Artists and AI companies continue to fight in court. In recent months, several lawsuits have been filed against OpenAI and Stability AI over their generative AI tech, alleging that copyrighted data, mostly art, was used to train the models without permission. Generative AI models “train” on random web images and …

Faraday Future, a publicly traded company, should jump into the AI hype machine now because it is nearly out of cash and its long-delayed EV has yet to reach customers. Faraday Future announced Tuesday that its first production car, the FF 91 Futurist, will have generative AI. Never mind that …

Twitter announced Tuesday that its API is free for public announcements like weather alerts, transportation updates, and emergency warnings. The company said verified government or public-owned services posting public utility alerts will receive free API usage. One of the most important use cases for the Twitter API has always been …

Apple and Google announced today that they will lead an industry-wide initiative to draft a specification that alerts users to unwanted Bluetooth tracking after numerous cases of Bluetooth trackers like Apple’s AirTag being used for stalking or other criminal apps. Other tracker makers like Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, eufy Security, and …

In the past six weeks, Salesforce, Adobe, Ada, and Forethought have announced generative AI initiatives. Box AI, the latest to announce its own version of the technology, will partner with OpenAI to launch the platform’s first tools. Like many of the other companies making these announcements, they are working with …

With the launch of Fire TV Channels this week, Amazon is doubling down on free, ad-supported content. Fire TV Channels will now be updated throughout the day and integrated into Home Screen rows, the “Free” tab, and genre-specific pages on Fire TV. Fire TV also has a new Travel category …

Jumpscare: A Twitter bug allows legacy blue check holders to update their bio and temporarily regain their badge of (dis)honor. I added a few spaces and got my check back. It even said I’m “notable in government, news, entertainment, or another designated category,” even though I didn’t pay for it. …

Elon Musk’s ten-billion-dollar defamation case against critic Randeep Hothi is nearing its end. In March, Hothi’s lawyers said Musk asked to settle the nearly three-year-old case. “For a modest $10k,” Hothi tweeted on Monday. The Tesla skeptic said he “look[s] forward to receiving a check from him in the mail.” …

Apple released its first “rapid security” patches on Monday to fix security vulnerabilities that are actively exploited or pose a significant risk to customers. Rapid Security Response updates “deliver important security improvements between software updates,” a notice states. Apple introduced Rapid Security Responses to update devices faster than usual. Some …