Russia accuses US of using Apple iPhones for spying

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused the US of using Apple iPhones to spy. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB said that it had uncovered a US National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to access specially made so-called backdoor vulnerabilities in Apple phones. Incidentally, this is the same NSA that had tried to garner public opinion on its side as it objected to Apple's refusal to give it access to user data. https://ift.tt/HdrTyxn

A look at the grotesque world of AI true-crime-victim TikTok, where AI deepfakes, based on images of children who were abused, describe their own ghastly demise (EJ Dickson/Rolling Stone)

EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone:
A look at the grotesque world of AI true-crime-victim TikTok, where AI deepfakes, based on images of children who were abused, describe their own ghastly demise  —  TikTok accounts are posting horrifying artificial intelligence-generated clips of murder victims — mostly children — describing their own ghastly demise

OnePlus 11 Genshin Impact likely to launch in June: What to expect

OnePlus 11 5G made its debut in India earlier this year. It seems the company is still not done with its latest premium iteration as it is planning to launch a new edition of the OnePlus 11 5G model. Tipster Max Jambore has claimed that OnePlus may soon launch a special version of the phone in India later this month. Dubbed the OnePlus 11 Genshin Impact Limited Edition, the smartphone is likely to make its debut in India and China. The company has previously launched the Genshin Impact Limited Edition of the OnePlus Ace 2 and OnePlus Ace Pro in China. OnePlus has not confirmed any details about the launch of the special edition OnePlus 11. https://ift.tt/Vm9vG5I

KPMG, Coatue, VC firm Headline, and other investors are using AI to help pick acquisition targets and startups for investment, hoping for an edge over rivals (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
KPMG, Coatue, VC firm Headline, and other investors are using AI to help pick acquisition targets and startups for investment, hoping for an edge over rivals  —  Accountancy firm KPMG, hedge fund Coatue and VC firm Headline among those incorporating the technology

Xiaomi announces Summer Service Camp 2023: Here’s what the users will get

Xiaomi has announced a new service for its customers. The Chinese smartphone maker has announced the Summer Service Camp for 2023. The service camp will start on June 1 and it will be held at over 1000 authorised Xiaomi service centres in the country. https://ift.tt/wqN5DOG

How the Shoggoth, a character from a 1936 H.P. Lovecraft novella, became a meme among AI workers as a metaphor for not fully understanding LLMs' inner workings (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

Kevin Roose / New York Times:
How the Shoggoth, a character from a 1936 H.P. Lovecraft novella, became a meme among AI workers as a metaphor for not fully understanding LLMs' inner workings  —  The Shoggoth, a character from a science fiction story, captures the essential weirdness of the A.I. moment.

Google officially ends support for 1st-generation Chromecast

Google launched its 1st generation Chromecast in 2013. The tech giant has now quietly announced that the company has ended support for the device. This means that Google will no longer offer updates to the 1st generation Chromecast. https://ift.tt/xhK0C9J

An investigation into Papa, a TaskRabbit-like service for seniors that has raised $240M, finds dozens of allegations of harassment, assault, theft, and more (Priya Anand/Bloomberg)

Priya Anand / Bloomberg:
An investigation into Papa, a TaskRabbit-like service for seniors that has raised $240M, finds dozens of allegations of harassment, assault, theft, and more  —  If you've been to an annual open enrollment fair in the past few years, you may have noticed a new eldercare benefit with the unusual name of Papa.

Foxconn predicts "triple-digit growth in AI servers" in H2 2023 as demand skyrockets; in 2022, Foxconn made ~$36B in server revenue out of its $215B total (Kathrin Hille/Financial Times)

Kathrin Hille / Financial Times:
Foxconn predicts “triple-digit growth in AI servers” in H2 2023 as demand skyrockets; in 2022, Foxconn made ~$36B in server revenue out of its $215B total  —  Apple's largest manufacturer says demand for servers needed to run ChatGPT-like services will double this year

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company had "serious issues" in leadership, people, and methodology, discusses the rough turnaround, competitors, and more (Asa Fitch/Wall Street Journal)

Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company had “serious issues” in leadership, people, and methodology, discusses the rough turnaround, competitors, and more  —  Rivals such as Nvidia have left the chip company far behind.  CEO Pat Gelsinger aims to reverse firm's fortunes by vastly expanding its factories.

Why Amazon is joining hands with UP Police for these Nukkad Nataks

The Uttar Pradesh Police and Amazon India are coming together to tackle the menace of online shopping scams with a consumer education and awareness campaign, Mission GraHAQ. The two partners are collaborating to explore several joint initiatives aimed at empowering consumers to shop online with greater confidence. https://ift.tt/YAPFOxd

A viral clip from Nintendo's Tears of the Kingdom shows Link unfurling a bridge, wowing game developers; Nintendo reportedly spent a year polishing the game (Nicole Carpenter/Polygon)

Nicole Carpenter / Polygon:
A viral clip from Nintendo's Tears of the Kingdom shows Link unfurling a bridge, wowing game developers; Nintendo reportedly spent a year polishing the game  —  What looks simple is actually very hard to make  —  There's a bridge to cross the lava pit in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Marakuguc Shrine, but it's broken.

Binance names Richard Teng to run all regional markets outside the US, a swift ascension for the executive that joined in August 2021, as CZ comes under fire (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg)

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:
Binance names Richard Teng to run all regional markets outside the US, a swift ascension for the executive that joined in August 2021, as CZ comes under fire  —  Binance tapped Richard Teng to head all its regional markets outside of the US, a swift and steady ascension for the executive …

Chegg, Duolingo, and other edtech companies insist generative AI has the potential to enhance their products, despite the threat of being undercut by cheap AI (Bethan Staton/Financial Times)

Bethan Staton / Financial Times:
Chegg, Duolingo, and other edtech companies insist generative AI has the potential to enhance their products, despite the threat of being undercut by cheap AI  —  Groups including Chegg and Duolingo say new tech presents opportunities as they fight to compete

Arm transitions to a comprehensive 64-bit platform with new mobile CPU core designs Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-A520, built on its Armv9.2 architecture (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech)

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech:
Arm transitions to a comprehensive 64-bit platform with new mobile CPU core designs Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-A520, built on its Armv9.2 architecture  —  Throughout the world, if there's one universal constant in the smartphone and mobile device market, it's Arm.