ByteDance’s TikTok will take a 75.01% controlling stake in a joint venture entity formed in partnership with GoTo’s e-commerce unit Tokopedia.
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The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human; plus, hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites
An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials — meaning it wasn't quite the fully autonomous cybercrime de ... Show More
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Jul 7
Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk; Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists and a ransomware gang last year
These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Also, the hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency's annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice ... Show More
7m 14s
Jul 2023
TikTok is coming for books, music and e-commerce
TikTok is one of the biggest, most influential social media networks in the world — and its parent company ByteDance is making moves to capitalize on its enormous cultural influence. The company has announced plans to launch a music streaming service, a book publishing division a ... Show More
30m 32s
Oct 2021
Fri. 10/01 – TikTok And NFTs, Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
TikTok has joined the NFT craze, so the singularity must be nigh. USB-C tries to clear up its customer confusion problem. Zoom abandons a huge acquisition. And a crypto developer is begging users to give $90 million dollars in tokens back, after an all-time screw up.
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