A look at attacks on internet cables in France in April 2022, when “backbone cables” were surgically cut in three locations around Paris in around two hours — As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown.
How China's mass collection of personal info and its new, unevenly enforced data security rules contribute to a thriving underground market for stolen data — Government's mass collection of personal information aids social control but undermines national security, cybersecurity researchers say
Meta closed down 7%+ and Alphabet closed down 5%+ on Friday, as Snap's weak earnings, inflation, and other factors lead to worries about online advertising — Weak earnings raise fears that inflation and interest rates are starting to hit social media companies
Sources: FBI determined around 2017 that Huawei gear in cell towers near US military bases in the Midwest was capable of capturing and disrupting DoD comms — On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build  …
CBRE research: San Francisco's office vacancy rate rose to 24.2% in Q2 2022, up 0.4% QoQ, as tech companies' flexible return-to-office slows the city's recovery — - The office vacancy rate in San Francisco rose to 24.2% in the second quarter from 23.8% in the prior period, according to CBRE research.
Survey of 14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are satisfied with work, 82% would keep their jobs “for a while” or “forever” — Platform work has freed people from oppressive workplace culture. For now. — • TOKYO, JAPAN
Twitter reiterates its estimate that the average of false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of MAUs in Q2 — Twitter spent $33m (£27m) on Elon Musk's proposed deal to buy the firm between April and June 2022. — It also said its number of monthly daily users had risen to 237m …
Twitter says ad revenue grew 2% to $1.08B in Q2 and blames its revenue slide on uncertainty around the Elon Musk acquisition and ad industry problems — Musk is creating ‘uncertainty’ for advertisers — Twitter would have earned more money over the past few months if Elon Musk hadn't been in the picture.
Twitter reports Q2 revenue of $1.18B, down 1% YoY, a net loss of $270M, down from $66M in net income last year, and 237.8M mDAUs, up 16.6% YoY — - Twitter reported earnings for the second quarter on Friday that missed analyst estimates on earnings, revenue and user growth.
Vittoria Elliott / Wired : Memo: the Army CIO reinstates limits on Army members' AI token usage; docs show the DOD's Ask Sage too...
