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TechCrunch
- SpaceX officially prices shares at $135 in the largest IPO everWits its official share pricing announcement, SpaceX's IPO has begun.
- Oracle warns of security bug that hackers abused to breach 100+ companiesThe tech giant warned of a security flaw that a cybercrime gang said it's exploiting as part of a mass-hacking campaign. Google said it notified more than 100 organizations that had potentially vulnerable servers.
- SpaceX SPV investors wonât know their true holdings until post-IPO lock-ups liftAfter SpaceX makes its public debut, lower-tier SPV investors face hidden fees, lengthy payout delays, and the risk of outright fraud.
- Bluesky launches group chats, as company shifts focus to community featuresBluesky's latest feature is group chats, arriving amid a shift in focus on building features for smaller communities.
- Metaâs Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop versionBy integrating an AI assistant directly into Edits, Meta is aiming to keep creators engaged on Instagram as it continues to compete with TikTok and YouTube for creators' attention.
IGN
Ars Technica
- Locked in heated rivalry with researcher, Microsoft fixes 0-day they disclosedA separate zero-day also disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse appears to be patched as well.
- High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single faulty characterUse-after-free bug can be exploited to evade sandbox defenses.
- For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer73 packages run self-replicating stealer as soon as they're opened by an AI agent.
- How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touchedSeller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn't consider the behavior a vulnerability.
- Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaultsBy targeting large numbers of users, attackers increased their chances of success.
Wired
- âHands Off Our NHSâ: Anti-Palantir Protests Break Out in UK Over Deal With National Health ServiceCrowding the gates of a major health care conference, protesters called for Palantir to be booted out of the UKâs National Health Service over privacy concerns and political grievances.
- Meet the OpenAI Engineer Leading ChatGPT's Biggest Transformation YetThibault Sottiaux helped make AI coding one of OpenAIâs fastest-growing businesses. Now heâs overseeing a sweeping overhaul of ChatGPT.
- Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest GrokActivists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors.
- Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous WomenA WIRED investigation found dozens of ânudifiedâ deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.
- Is It a Super El Niño Year? It Could Turn the Worldâs Weather Upside DownFrom a wet winter in the Southwest to fewer Atlantic hurricanes, this is what to expect as a potential super El Niño takes shape.
The New York Times Technology News
- SpaceX Finalizes IPO Price at $135 a Share in Worldâs Largest Public OfferingElon Muskâs rocket company said it would sell more than 555 million shares at $135 each in its blockbuster initial public offering, which is set to begin trading on Friday.
- SpaceX IPO: How Our Reporters Assess the Sky-High Valuation and Potential Economic ImpactTwo Times tech reporters and their editor talk about assessing the sky-high valuation of the rocket and satellite maker, the potential economic impact of its public debut and the role of the worldâs richest man in it all.
- Skeptics Question Whether SpaceX Is Worth $1.77 TrillionElon Muskâs rocket company is spending big and losing money. That has raised questions about whether it can justify its valuation for its blockbuster initial public offering.
- How Teslaâs Stock Listing in 2010 Enabled SpaceXâs I.P.O.Investors who bought the automakerâs shares in its initial public offering became rich. As a result, many have a deep faith in Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX.
- SpaceXâs IPO Could Turn 4,400 Employees Into MillionairesWhile Elon Musk may soon become a trillionaire, his rocket companyâs market debut is set to change the lives of its current and former employees, too.