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This tool tells you if NSO's Pegasus spyware targeted your phone. Over the weekend, an international consortium of news outlets reported that several authoritarian governments — including Mexico, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates — used spyware developed by…(Zack Whittaker via TechCrunch)
How Spotify has changed music libraries forever. The first time I remember shopping for music was at a Best Buy one day in 2001. I came home with two CDs: the Baha Men's Who Let the Dogs Out and the pop compilation Now That's What I Call Music! 5. (Joe Pinsker via The Atlantic)
Apple will postpone return to office after Covid-19 persists. Apple Inc. is pushing back its return to office deadline by at least a month to October at the earliest, responding to a resurgence of Covid variants across many countries, people familiar with the matter said.(Mark Gurman via Bloomberg)
The Pentagon Is Bolstering Its AI Systems-by Hacking Itself. The Pentagon sees artificial intelligence as a way to outfox, outmaneuver, and dominate future adversaries. But the brittle nature of AI means that without due care, the technology could perhaps hand enemies a new way to attack. (Will Knight via WIRED)
Peloton plans to launch an in-app video game where you pedal to control a rolling wheel. Peloton is entering the video game business. Today the company announced its latest idea to get people to exercise: an in-app video game tentatively called Lanebreak. The game, which will only be available for Peloton bike owners and subscribers, involves riders changing their cadence and resistance to meet various goals and control an on-screen rolling wheel. (Ashley Carman via The Verge)
The Flimsy Evidence Behind the CDC's Push to Vaccinate Children. A tremendous number of government and private policies affecting kids are based on one number: 335. That is how many children under 18 have died with a Covid diagnosis code in their record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Marty Makary via Wall Street Journal)
New Jersey Attorney General Issues Cease And Desist Order Against Multi-Billion Dollar Bitcoin Financial Services Platform. According to a draft press release from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, the Bureau of Securities is planning to issue a Summary Cease and Desist Order to New Jersey-based multi-billion dollar bitcoin financial services platform BlockFi to stop offering interest-bearing accounts. (Steven Ehrlich via Forbes)
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