Sat.Apr 12, 2025

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Individualist Era: The newest powerbroker in workplace technology is … you

GeekWire

Brooke Shepard. Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Brooke Shepard , a former marketing executive at Salesforce and Tableau. This might feel like another article about AI, but really its about independence, work, and tacos. I should probably start with tacos. They have been on my mind because until ChatGPT hit 100 million users in two months, I thought Id witnessed the fastest adopted tech of my career.

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Sophisticated bot uses OpenAI to bypass filters, flooding over 80,000 websites with spam

TechSpot

AkiraBot is a Python-based framework that exploits website contact forms and live chat widgets, primarily targeting small and medium-sized businesses. Its goal is to promote questionable search engine optimization services under the brands "Akira" and "ServiceWrap.

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Former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold on Bill Gates, AI buzz, and his 2,500-page pastry book

GeekWire

Nathan Myhrvold, CEO of Intellectual Ventures and former Microsoft CTO, speaks at GeekWires Microsoft@50 event at Town Hall Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re featuring highlights from a live interview with Nathan Myhrvold , CEO of Intellectual Ventures and former chief technology officer at Microsoft.

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PC gamers report hackers have taken over Star Wars Battlefront II

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The subreddit and official support forums for Star Wars Battlefront II are currently filled with complaints about a hack that has broken some parts of the game for all players. Some users report that every server for 40-player modes such as Supremacy and Galactic Assault is now inaccessible.

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The AI Race Isn’t Just About Tech Superiority – Its the Supply Chain, Stupid!

The race to dominate AI is no longer about who has the smartest algorithms — it's about who can build and scale faster. Behind every AI breakthrough lies a battle for resources: data centers, compute hardware, power, and telecom infrastructure. And right now, even tech giants are hitting a wall. Our latest white paper reveals the six critical supply chain elements that are increasingly separating AI leaders from the rest.

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Whistleblower tells Congress Facebook worked with China on censorship and data access

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Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former director at Meta, delivered a searing testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, accusing the tech giant of compromising American values and national security to expand its business in China. She alleged that Meta formerly Facebook collaborated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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Survey reveals most people panic when their phone battery drops to 38%

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An online survey by Talker Research found that Americans begin worrying about phone battery life when it hits 38 percent on average. Some might view that threshold as conservative since it reflects over a third of the remaining charge. For example, iPhones typically do not issue a warning until the.

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Trump administration exempts phones, computers, CPUs, memory, and chipmaking tools from sweeping tariffs

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The exclusions, published late Friday by US Customs and Border Protection, narrow the scope of Trump's aggressive trade measures by sparing these products from the 125 percent China-specific tariff and the baseline 10 percent tariff imposed on nearly all other countries.

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