Apple wants permission to buy memory from a blacklisted Chinese supplier
Apple wants the White House’s blessing to buy RAM from CXMT, a company blacklisted by the Pentagon, which carries serious reputational risks.
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AI was supposed to kill engineering jobs, but new data suggests they're the most resilient | TechCrunch
While AI dominates the layoff narrative, engineers are actually making up a larger share of new hires, according to SignalFire data.
New website names and shames companies that still don't offer passkeys to users | TechCrunch
According to a new site, 24% of the most popular websites in the world don't offer support for passkeys, which are considered the most secure way to log in to apps and services.
Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds
Meta will soon start using data shared by other businesses, such as the games you play or the purchases you’ve made, to personalize its feeds across Instagram and Facebook.
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks | TechCrunch
Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.
Meta’s Marketplace evades the EU’s Big Tech crackdown.
The EU’s General Court said the European Commission’s decision to designate Facebook Marketplace as a gatekeeper service under Digital Markets Act rules “lacks sufficient reasoning,” and that it should be exempt from the regulation. Meta also tried to appeal Messenger’s designation, but that decision stands firm. [Link: Meta’s Marketplace Wins EU Court Reprieve From Big Tech Law | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-03/meta-secures-partial-win-in-challenge-over-eu-big-tech-rules | Bloomberg]
Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial-recognition feature | TechCrunch
The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access | TechCrunch
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers
Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
States ask judge to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster
The requests go far beyond the terms in the DOJ’s settlement.
Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports 'record quarterly revenue' | TechCrunch
This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.
ABC and Disney accuse Trump admin of violating First Amendment rights
In a legal filing, ABC asked the Federal Communications Commission to “affirm its long-standing approach” to enforcing agency rules after requesting a review of The View.
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
Meta is rolling out a new AI-powered system on Facebook and Instagram that will scan photos and videos for visual cues, such as users’ height and bone structure, to detect whether they’re under 13.
Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU
A preliminary ruling found Meta is breaching Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent children under 13 from using Facebook and Instagram.
North Korean hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft
The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.
Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case
A jury reached a decision in the landmark social media addiction trial brought by 20-year-old Kaley G.M. against Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube.
Meta says its AI moderation systems will replace contractors over the next few years.
Last year, content moderators who’ve risked consequences like PTSD working for Big Tech companies have started to organize for better treatment in the last several years. Now, Meta has announced a wide rollout of its AI support assistant for Facebook and Instagram, and that it will “reduce our reliance on third-party vendors” employing humans for content enforcement. > While we’ll still have people who review content, these systems will be able to take on work that’s better-suited to technology, like repetitive reviews of graphic content or areas where adversarial actors are constantly changing their tactics, such as with illicit drugs sales or scams.
The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam
The FBI believes a series of video games published on Steam in the last two years were embedded with malware by the same hacker.