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BloombergElon Musk’s X Bypasses Brazil Ban Through a Software Update
(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s X skirted a ban of the social media network in Brazil though an automatic update of its software, an association of Brazilian internet providers said Wednesday.Most Read from BloombergAOC Proposes $30 Billion Social Housing AuthorityCalifornia’s Anti-Speeding Bill Can Be a Traffic Safety BreakthroughNew York City’s Transit System Plans $65.4 Billion of Upgrades for Grand Central, SubwaysTo Build a Happier City, Design for DensityPipe Fire Near Houston Forces Residents
- South China Morning Post
Alibaba Cloud to kick off annual Aspara tech event with focus on AI
Alibaba Group Holding's cloud unit is set to kick off its annual tech event this week, as China's largest cloud service provider brings together large language model (LLM) start-ups to discuss the future of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Eddie Wu Yongming, chief executive of both Alibaba Group and its cloud unit, will deliver a keynote speech on Thursday morning to open the Aspara Conference 2024 to rally the country's AI community, according to an agenda released by Alibaba Cloud. Aliba
- TechCrunch
US government 'took control' of a botnet run by Chinese government hackers, says FBI director
Last week, the FBI took control of a botnet made up of hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices, such as cameras, video recorders, storage devices, and routers, which was run by a Chinese government hacking group, FBI director Christopher Wray and U.S. government agencies revealed Wednesday. The hacking group, dubbed Flax Typhoon, was “targeting critical infrastructure across the U.S. and overseas, everyone from corporations and media organizations to universities and government agencies,” Wray said at the Aspen Cyber Summit cybersecurity conference on Wednesday.
- The Canadian Press
Justice Department disrupts vast Chinese hacking operation that infected consumer devices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has disrupted a group of hackers working at the direction of the Chinese government who targeted universities, government agencies and other organizations, Director Chris Wray said Wednesday.
- BBC
Brazil fines Musk's X for site's return after ban
The social media platform formerly known as Twitter was banned in the country in August.
- Reuters
Update makes X available again to many in Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Social media platform X became accessible to many users in Brazil on Wednesday as an update to its communications network circumvented a block order by the country's Supreme Court. Last month, after a months-long dispute between X owner Elon Musk and Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme Court had ordered Brazil's mobile and internet service providers to block the platform and users were cut off within hours. But Brazilians flooded back onto the platform on Wednesday, with some cheering what they called a maneuver by Musk to flaunt the law.
- HuffPost
George Clooney Makes Donald Trump An Offer In Taunting Clapback: ‘I Will If He Does’
“That’s a trade-off I’d do,” the actor responded to the former president’s months-old demand.
- Elle
Lady Gaga On Why She Hasn't Addressed Rumours That She Was A Man – Until Now
Lady Gaga on why she chose to address rumours around her gender and that she was a man.
- HuffPost
Ex-GOP Official Hits Donald Trump With A Cold, Harsh Truth On CNN
Geoff Duncan talked about the "epitome of stupidity" when it came to Trump-devoted Republicans.
- HuffPost UK
'It Would Have Made Me A Movie Star': David Schwimmer Names The Iconic 90s Film He Turned Down
"That was a brutal decision," the Friends star admitted.
- The Daily Beast
Teamsters Announce Election Move after Flirting With Trump
Kamala Harris suffered a blow to her campaign Wednesday when the Teamsters, one of the most influential labor unions with long ties to the Democratic Party, declined to make a presidential endorsement.The announcement from the leadership of the 1.3-million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters marked the first time in nearly three decades the union sat out a presidential election. In every presidential election since 1996—the last year the Teamsters did not endorse a presidential candida
- The Independent
Trump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast
‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads
- Hello!
Lady Amelia Windsor shows off sky-high legs in tiny mini-dress
Prince William's cousin Lady Amelia Windsor took looked incredible when she stepped out in the minidress of dreams. See details.
- HuffPost
Kerstin Emhoff Expertly Claps Back At Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Kamala Harris Dig
The former White House press secretary took a jab at the vice president for not having biological children.
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- allrecipes
Lay’s Just Brought Back the ‘Best Chip It’s Ever Made’, According to a Food Editor
Ryan Gosling loves them, too.
- Entertainment Weekly
“The View” star, ex-Trump staffer shocked by Sarah Huckabee Sanders' 'anti-women' comments: 'One of the kindest, sweetest people'
Alyssa Farah Griffin said her "jaw dropped" when Sanders recently suggested that Kamala Harris couldn't be humble because she doesn't have children.
- Hello!
Saoirse Ronan steals the limelight in plunging jumpsuit with edgy twist
The Outrun actress Saoirse Ronan exuded glamour in a plunging jumpsuit on Wednesday as she stepped out to attend a screening of her latest film, The Outrun.
- The Daily Beast
Maria Bartiromo Is Back With a New Trump–Diddy Conspiracy
Pro-Trump, conspiracy-friendly Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo donned her tinfoil hat again Wednesday when she said that rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest and indictment earlier this week for sex trafficking and other charges was designed to take attention away from an attempted assassination of Donald Trump last Sunday.After demanding to hear more from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Bartiromo framed the issue this way: “They” want questions about the attempted assassinatio
- People
Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Laura Loomer Denies Rumors of Affair with Donald Trump
Loomer, an extremist commentator known for making racist remarks and promoting baseless conspiracy theories, has been spending time with Trump on the campaign trail recently