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WhatsApp has just made it easier to take note of more important messages from within a conversation. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp head Will Cathcart have both announced on their respective WhatsApp channels that you'll now be able to pin up to three messages to the top of a chat, allowing you quick access to any information you want. As TechCrunch notes, you could only pin one message from the time the feature launched in December up until now. But with this update, you may no longer have to save, say,…

Karissa Bell / Engadget: The Mozilla Foundation and 90+ research and advocacy groups urge Meta to support CrowdTangle through January 2025 to track election misinformation globally — The letter, also signed by CrowdTangle's former CEO, claims shutting it down is a “direct threat” to researchers' work Karissa Bell / Engadget: The Mozilla Foundation and 90+ research and advocacy groups urge Meta to support CrowdTangle through January 2025 to track election misinformation globally …

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers detail an unpatchable vulnerability in Apple's M-series of chips that lets attackers extract secret keys from Macs during cryptographic operations — Fixing newly discovered side channel will likely take a major toll on performance. — A newly discovered vulnerability baked … Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers detail an unpatchable vulnerability in Apple's M-series of chips that lets attackers extract secret keys from Macs during…

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Researchers reveal a hotel keycard hacking technique that lets a hacker almost instantly open RFID-based Saflok locks used in ~3M doors across 13K properties — The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels. Andy Greenberg / Wired: Researchers reveal a hotel keycard hacking technique that lets a hacker almost instantly open RFID-based Saflok locks used in ~3M doors across 13K properties …

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: In its lawsuit, the US DOJ alleges CarPlay lets Apple exert too much control over the auto industry; some analysts say the DOJ may be misunderstanding CarPlay — Buried in the 88-page antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Apple is a reference to everyone's favorite phone-projection system, CarPlay. Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: In its lawsuit, the US DOJ alleges CarPlay lets Apple exert too much control over the auto industry; some analysts…

Ben Glickman / Wall Street Journal: Robinhood co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Baiju Bhatt plans to step down to pursue other entrepreneurial interests, but will remain on the company's board — Bhatt to remain a member of the board — Robinhood Markets co-founder Baiju Bhatt will step down from his chief creative officer role … Ben Glickman / Wall Street Journal: Robinhood co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Baiju Bhatt plans to step down to pursue other…

David Ingram / NBC News: Changing policy, X bans the posting of real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after it suspended accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi cartoonist — Some X users said the move was another example of Musk going out of his way to defend neo-Nazis, antisemites and white supremacists. David Ingram / NBC News: Changing policy, X bans the posting of real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after it suspended accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi…

Kanishka Singh / Reuters: Tennessee passes the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, aiming to protect musicians and other artists from unauthorized use involving AI — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Thursday that aimed to protect artists including musicians from unauthorized use by artificial intelligence. Kanishka Singh / Reuters: Tennessee passes the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, aiming to protect musicians and other artists from…

Buster Benson / The Medium Blog: Medium says it will revoke Partner Program enrollment from writers who publish AI-generated stories, even with disclosure, and other low-quality content — Protecting Medium's mission and authentic writers means doing more to protect quality — We know you've seen it: spammy comments that say nothing of value. Buster Benson / The Medium Blog: Medium says it will revoke Partner Program enrollment from writers who publish AI-generated stories, even…

Axios: Some senators who received a classified briefing about TikTok say China's government can use the app to spy on US users and push propaganda at alarming levels — China's government can use TikTok to spy on American users and push propaganda at alarming levels, senators who received … Axios: Some senators who received a classified briefing about TikTok say China's government can use the app to spy on US users and push propaganda at alarming levels — China's…