📱 Apple’s EU Fines, Cyber Outages, & DEI Debates
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Apple is first company charged with violating EU's DMA rules
With Pen and Paper in Hand, Car Dealers Improvise as Cyber Outage Persists
Silicon Valley leaders are once again declaring 'DEI' bad and 'meritocracy' good - but they're wrong
The Download: hyperrealistic deepfakes, and using math to shape wood
Deepfakes of Elon Musk are pushing crypto giveaway scams on YouTube Live
Let’s dive in
Apple is first company charged with violating EU's DMA rules
By Thomas Ricker via The Verge
Apple charged by EU for violating Digital Markets Act (DMA) with App Store steering policies that restrict competition.
EU opens new investigations into Apple's support for alternative iOS marketplaces and its Core Technology Fee.
Apple faces potential fines up to $38 billion for non-compliance, with further scrutiny on Meta and Google for similar violations.
𝕏: Today we open a new case + we adopt preliminary findings against @Apple under the DMA. We are concerned Apple's new business model makes it too hard for app developers to operate as alternative marketplaces & reach their end users on iOS. - Margrethe Vestager (@vestager)
With Pen and Paper in Hand, Car Dealers Improvise as Cyber Outage Persists
By Robert McMillan via WSJ
AutoNation and other car dealers face disruptions due to a CDK cyberattack, forcing them to revert to manual operations.
The outage persists, impacting operations and causing significant challenges for dealerships.
Dealers are adapting by using pen and paper, reflecting the severity of the cyber incident.
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Silicon Valley leaders are once again declaring 'DEI' bad and 'meritocracy' good - but they're wrong
By Dominic-Madori Davis via TechCrunch
Silicon Valley leaders, like Scale AI's Alexandr Wang, advocate for a shift from DEI to meritocracy, sparking debate on subjectivity and exclusion.
Critics argue that focusing solely on merit ignores systemic barriers and perpetuates existing inequalities, undermining the benefits of diverse teams.
DEI supporters highlight that true meritocracy involves acknowledging diverse experiences and addressing structural disparities in the tech industry.
𝕏: Great piece by @DominicMadori @Kyle_L_Wiggers about the stupidity of the anti-DEI "meritocracy" freaks who don't realise how paradoxical the term is - Ed Zitron (@edzitron)
The Download: hyperrealistic deepfakes, and using math to shape wood
By Charlotte Jee via MIT Technology Review
Hyperrealistic deepfakes set to launch by year-end, raising concerns over realism and online misinformation.
Architect Achim Menges is revolutionizing timber construction by using algorithms to harness the natural properties of wood, aiming for more sustainable building.
Generative AI promises to transform video games, enabling dynamic gameplay with infinitely detailed characters and open-ended interactions.
Deepfakes of Elon Musk are pushing crypto giveaway scams on YouTube Live
By Cheyenne MacDonald via Engadget
Deepfakes of Elon Musk are being used on YouTube Live to promote cryptocurrency giveaway scams, tricking viewers into depositing digital assets.
These scams, leveraging AI-generated voice and video, have become frequent, exploiting Musk's name and mimicking events from Tesla and SpaceX.
The fake livestreams reached tens of thousands of viewers, highlighting an ongoing issue with crypto fraud and celebrity deepfakes on social media platforms.
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