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Mobile phone security firm iVerify has discovered a vulnerability in Google Pixel smartphones. According to iVerify's investigation, a piece of third-party software with deep system access is to blame, and troublingly it shipped with "a very large percentage of Pixel devices [...] since September 2017."

The issue relates to "Showcase.apk," a bit of software made for Verizon and used to put Pixel



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Kenon Chen.
  • Kenon Chen, a member of BI's Workforce Innovation board, is Clear Capital's strategy and growth EVP.
  • He views AI as a chance to improve workplace processes and give employees the tools to innovate.
  • This article is part of "Workforce Innovation," a series exploring the forces shaping enterprise transformation.

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T-Mobile has been fined $60 million for failing to both report and stop data breaches, as indicated by Bloomberg. The hefty fine was levied by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) and represents the largest such financial penalty the organization has ever issued. T-Mobile is owned by Deutsche Telekom, a company based in Germany, which is why CFIUS got involved.

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Attendees during a media tour of the Revolution Wind construction hub at the Port of Providence in Providence, Rhode Island, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024.  | Photo: Getty Images

Offshore wind energy giant Ørsted is pushing back the start date for Revolution Wind, the project it’s building off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut.

It’s a another setback to the Biden



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It’s strange to sit down at my desk and talk to an AI about my life — but that’s what I spent my Tuesday doing.

I’d gotten access to OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, the new ChatGPT feature that sounds strangely like a human. When counting quickly, it’ll pretend it’s out of breath. It says “um” and “uh.” It laughs. It changes tone when talking about difficult or upbeat



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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he regrets his previous statements, blaming Google's remote work policy as the reason why the company was trailing behind startups like OpenAI.
  • Eric Schmidt claimed that Google's remote work policy was hurting the company in the AI race.
  • "Eric misspoke about Google and their work hours," a spokesperson for Schmidt told BI.
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Ukrainian service members riding in a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle near the Russian border on Saturday.
  • Ukrainian forces have advanced miles into Russia since launching their cross-border incursion.
  • The shocking invasion has seen Kyiv capture at least 1,000 square kilometers, by some estimates.
  • Ukraine's advances can be seen in maps published by the Institute for the Study of



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Sonos’ midrange Beam soundbar might not sound as immersive as the Arc, but it’s a step up from the built-in speakers on your TV. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge

It’s been a rough few months for Sonos fans, but there has been at least some good news sprinkled in with the bad. Sonos might be relaunching its old app, for one, and right now, Woot is offering steep cuts on