Sneak Peak Saturday for 2024-07-13
Uncovered tech news with a hint of satire, tackling overlooked stories from the week.
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Sneak Peak Saturday for 2024-07-13
Unveiling overlooked tech news with a sprinkle of satire.
Peak 🏔️ vs. Peek 👀
Yes, a play on words.
By Friday, everything seems to be reaching the peak of getting news turned in before a deadline or dread-line.
Why Sneak Peak?
It sometimes seems like we reach a fever pitch in news coverage throughout the week. Then there is a trope, cliché, or bromide about slow news days and the quietly mentioned news updates sent on a Friday — to try and sneak it past wider coverage. Or, in a nutshell, peak patronizing publishing.
In that spirit, here are a few stories that you might have missed on the slow news of a Friday. Or, in the case of a long holiday week.
Insert Let's See Who This Really Is Meme
Techmeme: Letter: OpenAI whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe OpenAI's allegedly restrictive NDAs barring staff from warning regulators about the risks its tech may pose (Washington Post)
From Washington Post. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Techmeme: AT&T says it will begin notifying consumers about a data breach where cybercriminals stole phone records of “nearly all” of its cellular and landline customers (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
By Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch. View the full context on Techmeme.
Insert We're All Trying To Find The Guy Who Did This Meme
Techmeme: Sources: some of OpenAI's safety team felt pressured to speed through a safety protocol to meet GPT-4o's launch; Open AI says it “didn't cut corners” on safety (Washington Post)
From Washington Post. View the full context on Techmeme.
Insert That Wasn't Me, That Was Patricia Meme
Techmeme: Snowflake confirms that the data breach at AT&T is connected to the hack that has affected other customers, including Ticketmaster and LendingTree (Bloomberg)
From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
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Techmeme: Meta says it will soon roll back restrictions on Donald Trump's Instagram and Facebook accounts to ensure parity among candidates ahead of the 2024 election (Sara Fischer/Axios)
By Sara Fischer / Axios. View the full context on Techmeme.
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