Sunday, July 18, 2021

Investigation: NSO Group's malware was allegedly used to infect 23 phones belonging to journalists, activists, others from a list of 1K+ people in 50+ countries (Dana Priest/Washington Post)

Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Investigation: NSO Group's malware was allegedly used to infect 23 phones belonging to journalists, activists, others from a list of 1K+ people in 50+ countries  —  Dana Priest, a reporter at The Washington Post for 30 years, covers national security issues.



Telefonica awards Nokia and Ericsson 50-50 use of its Spanish 5G bands

Telefonica said on Friday that it had awarded a contract for its Spanish 5G radio network to Nokia and Ericsson for the frequency bands 3.5GHZ and 700MHZ. https://ift.tt/3kwXwu0

[Thread] The response to Biden from Facebook's VP of Integrity is a textbook example of bluster and obfuscation (Carl T. Bergstrom/@ct_bergstrom)

Carl T. Bergstrom / @ct_bergstrom:
[Thread] The response to Biden from Facebook's VP of Integrity is a textbook example of bluster and obfuscation  —  After Biden's criticism of @Facebook for their inaction on antivax propaganda, @fbnewsroom is going on the offensive. They issued a press release that is a textbook example of bluster, obfuscation, and agnatogenesis. Here's the link. Let's take a look. https://about.fb.com/...



Interviews with digital artists and game makers who are pushing the boundaries in Roblox by creating interactive art projects and MMO games (Lewis Gordon/The Verge)

Lewis Gordon / The Verge:
Interviews with digital artists and game makers who are pushing the boundaries in Roblox by creating interactive art projects and MMO games  —  Like so many Roblox players, digital artist Everest Pipkin has their own abandoned birthday world.  —  Last year, when the pandemic …



Experts say consent and disclosure are key to the ethical use of synthetic media, amid controversy surrounding Bourdain's deepfake voice in a new documentary (Helen Rosner/New Yorker)

Helen Rosner / New Yorker:
Experts say consent and disclosure are key to the ethical use of synthetic media, amid controversy surrounding Bourdain's deepfake voice in a new documentary  —  The new documentary “Roadrunner” uses A.I.-generated audio without disclosing it to viewers.  How should we feel about that?



Specright, whose software helps companies manage and share supply chain data across suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, raises $30M Series B (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs:
Specright, whose software helps companies manage and share supply chain data across suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, raises $30M Series B  —  Specright, a Tustin CA-based provider of Specification Management software, raised $30M in Series B funding.



A profile of Benjamin Brundage, a 22-year-old college senior who helped uncover the Kimwolf botnet, which launched 26,000+ DDoS attacks targeting 8,000+ victims (Robert McMillan/Wall Street Journal)

Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal : A profile of Benjamin Brundage, a 22-year-old college senior who helped uncover the Kimwolf botne...