Mark Zuckerberg testified in federal court about Meta’s acquisition of Within, as the FTC’s highly unusual challenge seeks an injunction to stop the deal (New York Times)

New York Times: Mark Zuckerberg testified in federal court about Meta’s acquisition of Within, as the…

Man simulates time travel thanks to Stable Diffusion image synthesis

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a fictional time traveler named Stelfie during the construction of…

Chinese media reports: Xiaomi plans to lay off ~15% of its 35,314 employees amid weaker sales due to China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and slower consumer spending (Che Pan/South China Morning Post)

Che Pan / South China Morning Post: Chinese media reports: Xiaomi plans to lay off ~15%…

Swatters used Ring cameras to livestream attacks, taunt police, prosecutors say

Enlarge Federal prosecutors have charged two men with allegedly taking part in a spree of swatting…

Twitter has deleted @TwitterSafety’s tweets and a webpage detailing its new policy to prevent accounts from promoting other social media platforms (Molly White/@molly0xfff)

Molly White / @molly0xfff: Twitter has deleted @TwitterSafety’s tweets and a webpage detailing its new policy…

FuboTV goes kaput during World Cup semifinals, blames “criminal cyber attack”

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Sports-focused streaming-video service FuboTV said a “criminal cyber attack” was responsible for…

Report: Huawei accounts for 59% of Germany’s 5G radio access network equipment compared to 57% in 4G networks, despite intense diplomatic pressure from the US (Sarah Marsh/Reuters)

Sarah Marsh / Reuters: Report: Huawei accounts for 59% of Germany’s 5G radio access network equipment…

Microsoft discovers Windows/Linux botnet used in DDoS attacks

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Microsoft researchers have discovered a hybrid Windows-Linux botnet that…

On December 16, Twitter reinstated at least 12 far-right accounts including election misinformation celeb Mike Lindell and popular QAnon fans like Patrick Byrne (Media Matters for America)

Media Matters for America: On December 16, Twitter reinstated at least 12 far-right accounts including election…

Riffusion’s AI generates music from text using visual sonograms

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of musical notes exploding forth from a computer monitor. (credit: Ars…