What’s Happening In The Matrix
Github Moves to Guard Open Source Against Supply Chain AttacksThe popular Microsoft-owned code repository plans to roll out code signing, which will help beef up the security of open... Read more »- A Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track Your Browsing or LocationThe new Pretty Good Phone Privacy service for Android hides the data linking you to your mobile device.... Read more »
Github Moves to Guard Open Source Against Supply Chain Attacks
- Crypto.com says it has secured registrations to operate as a virtual asset service provider in South Korea, acquires two local startups for undisclosed amounts (Kate Park/TechCrunch)Kate Park / TechCrunch: Crypto.com says it has secured registrations to operate as a virtual asset service provider in South Korea, acquires two local startups for undisclosed amounts — Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has acquired two startups in South Korea — payment service provider PnLink …... Read more »
- Despite YouTube suspending hundreds of Kremlin-linked channels, Russia has yet to ban the service, some argue because the Kremlin views it as too big to block (Wall Street Journal)Wall Street Journal: Despite YouTube suspending hundreds of Kremlin-linked channels, Russia has yet to ban the service, some argue because the Kremlin views it as too big to block — Access to the video site allows Russians access to one of the few sources of independent information about the Ukraine... Read more »
- iOS 16 beta 5 adds an option to show the battery percentage in the status bar on some iPhones, after Apple removed it for notched models at the iPhone X's debut (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: iOS 16 beta 5 adds an option to show the battery percentage in the status bar on some iPhones, after Apple removed it for notched models at the iPhone X's debut — The battery percentage has finally been added back to the status bar with today's... Read more »
- Sources: DataRobot's CFO and several other executives have resigned after CEO Dan Wright's resignation in July 2022 amid an uproar over execs' quiet stock sales (Kevin McLaughlin/The Information)Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: Sources: DataRobot's CFO and several other executives have resigned after CEO Dan Wright's resignation in July 2022 amid an uproar over execs' quiet stock sales — The chief financial officer and several other senior executives at artificial intelligence startup DataRobot have resigned …... Read more »
- The US Treasury sanctions crypto mixing service Tornado Cash and 44 related ETH and USDC wallets, citing their use in high-profile hacks, such as by North Korea (Kollen Post/The Block)Kollen Post / The Block: The US Treasury sanctions crypto mixing service Tornado Cash and 44 related ETH and USDC wallets, citing their use in high-profile hacks, such as by North Korea — - The Treasury is sanctioning DeFi mixing service, Tornado Cash. — The move is the agency's second... Read more »
- Twilio discloses "unauthorized access" on August 4 by a "sophisticated" unknown actor using an SMS-based phishing attack on staff to gain info on some accounts (Carly Page/TechCrunch)Carly Page / TechCrunch: Twilio discloses “unauthorized access” on August 4 by a “sophisticated” unknown actor using an SMS-based phishing attack on staff to gain info on some accounts — Communications giant Twilio has confirmed hackers accessed customer data after successfully tricking employees …... Read more »
- What to expect from Samsung's Unpacked event on August 10: the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5, Galaxy Buds Pro 2, and more (Jon Porter/The Verge)Jon Porter / The Verge: What to expect from Samsung's Unpacked event on August 10: the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5, Galaxy Buds Pro 2, and more — Two new foldables and a new generation of smartwatches — Samsung's annual summer launch event is... Read more »
- Filing: Qualcomm agrees to buy an additional $4.2B in chips from GlobalFoundries' upstate New York factory, bringing its total commitment to $7.4B through 2028 (Reuters)Reuters: Filing: Qualcomm agrees to buy an additional $4.2B in chips from GlobalFoundries' upstate New York factory, bringing its total commitment to $7.4B through 2028 — Qualcomm (QCOM.O) and GlobalFoundries (GFS.O) signed an agreement on Monday to more than double their existing long-term manufacturing agreement …... Read more »
- Nvidia reports Q2 preliminary earnings, showing $6.7B revenue, down 19% from Q1 and less than $8.1B guidance, driven by weaker gaming revenue; stock drops 6.3% (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Nvidia reports Q2 preliminary earnings, showing $6.7B revenue, down 19% from Q1 and less than $8.1B guidance, driven by weaker gaming revenue; stock drops 6.3% — - Nvidia shares dipped Monday after the company released preliminary earnings that show early second-quarter revenue of $6.7 billion, well... Read more »
- A profile of Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, as the company goes bankrupt; sources say he is a brash entrepreneur who has left many investors and colleagues unhappy (Wall Street Journal)Wall Street Journal: A profile of Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, as the company goes bankrupt; sources say he is a brash entrepreneur who has left many investors and colleagues unhappy — Entrepreneur proposed a stream of moonshot ideas in different industries over many years—and frequently left a string of unhappy... Read more »
The big idea: are we living in a simulation?- mp3Interview 1741 - Keith Knight Presents The Voluntaryist Handbook[iframe src="https://www.bitchute.com/embed/cSWMXJpCGXn5/" width="90%" height="320" allow="fullscreen"] Keith Knight of Don't Tread on Anyone joins us to discuss The Voluntaryist Handbook (available for free on Odysee but support the work by buying a copy) The post Interview 1741 - Keith Knight Presents The Voluntaryist Handbook first appeared on The Corbett Report.... Read more »
- August Open Thread (2022)Corbett Report members are invited to log in and leave their thoughts in the August Open Thread. The post August Open Thread (2022) first appeared on The Corbett Report.... Read more »
- mp3Interview 1740 - Declare Your Independence From The Media Matrixvia FreedomsPhoenix.com: James joins Ernest Hancock for his regular appearance on the Declare Your Independence radio show to discuss how media is used to distract us from real life and real solutions. The post Interview 1740 - Declare Your Independence From The Media Matrix first appeared on The Corbett Report.... Read more »
- mp3Interview 1739 - New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato[iframe src="https://www.bitchute.com/embed/GwPziiQZrVT3/" width="90%" height="320" allow="fullscreen"] This week on the New World Next Week: Pelosi goes to Taiwan as cold war machinations continue; Zawahiri is dead (just don't ask for proof); and the UN declares war on conspiracy theorists. The post Interview 1739 - New World Next Week with James Evan... Read more »
- mp3A Mass Media Reading List - Questions For Corbett #088Jackie writes in to ask for another book list, so James obliges by going through the reading list for the new Mass Media: A History online course. The post A Mass Media Reading List - Questions For Corbett #088 first appeared on The Corbett Report.... Read more »