Attention worthy Insider Week 16 news
The Week 16 news from owlpower.eu has some attention-worthy headlines for online business owners. Our Insider news is a weekly report that covers public news from a business perspective. We focus on the online segment and highlight how it is influenced by real-world events and governmental decisions. You can find the latest headlines on various topics, such as emerging strategies, social trends, and technology.
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Week 16 news:
- CVE remediation time depends on the ease of upgrading and testing software, and developers often prioritize convenience over the number of CVEs in container images.. Read news here: CVE Management is Painful, By Chainguard.
- This explains 9 password cracking attacks. Read lessons here: Don’t Let These Password Cracking Attacks Catch You Off Guard, By Casey Crane.
- “…UK authorities said it had banned more than 10,000 illegal investment ads across Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok in 2022 — a 1,500% increase over the previous year.” Read about the ever-expanding scam here: They’re Looting The Internet, By Edward Zitron.
- I remember the era when you were punished when your product had manufacturer images, not YOUR original images. Now this: AI + affiliate links propelled to top position for mainstream media. Read 2K scam here: SEARCH • Google’s Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, By Tod Maffin.
- Something public gets blocked, because Google’s “yes, we can”. Read news here: YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked, By Ron Amadeo.
- Your advertising money goes to fuel censorship and genocide. Read news here: Exclusive: Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry, By Billy Perrigo.
- Dumbphones are making a comeback. You get to stay in contact, but not be non-stop spied on by everybody. Read news here: The Dumbphone Boom Is Real, By Kyle Chayka.
- A new change that even the LinkedIn spokesperson is silent about it. Read news here: Premium Company Page is separate from other LinkedIn Premium subscriptions, such as LinkedIn Premium Business., By linkedin.com.
- Interior ministers from EU member countries reportedly want to exempt themselves – but not only – from the looming Child Sexual Abuse (CSAM) Regulation. Read tip here: EU Officials Dodge Their Own Surveillance Law, By Patricia Harrity .
- US and UK guarantees regarding the illegal prosecution of Julian Assange since 2012 (yes, terror ongoing for 12 years) summarized as “weasel words” by Stella Assange. Read news here: “Weasel Words” – Stella Assange Challenges US Over Julian’s Fate, By Didi Rankovic .
- EU Regulators don’t see evidence of Microsoft controlling OpenAI: ousted OpenAI CEO runs to MS and MS hires him + MS owns 49 percent of OpenAI, + MS has a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar” investment in OpenAI + MS owns and operates a dedicated unique and exclusive OpenAI license. Read news here: Microsoft’s $13 Billion OpenAI Deal to Avoid Formal EU Probe, By Samuel Stolton.
- AWS first denied the issue, then found that the scope of the problem was larger than initially believed, but still took 6 months to deploy a fix. Read news here: AWS took 6 months to fix Security Token Service bug – IAM policy simulator inadequate, says Stedi, By The Stack.
- Internet advertising revenues de-connected from reality. Read news here: 2023 U.S. Digital Advertising Industry Hits New Record, According to IAB’s Annual Internet Advertising Revenue Report, By Interactive Advertising Bureau.
- Google’s advertising business is under antitrust laws fire from both the U.S. government and the European Union. Read news here: Report finds that Big Tech’s ad monitoring tools are failing miserably, By Chase DiBenedetto.
- European Union regulators seeking details from TikTok on a new app from the video-sharing platform that pays users to watch videos. TikTok has 24 hours to turn over the risk assessment. Read news here: EU questions TikTok’s new app that pays users to watch videos, By fastcompany.
- “…using metadata from television shows to target consumers better”. Read news here: TV ADS • Ads to Match the “Mood” of a Show, By by Tod Maffin.
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