Subj : CrowdStrike's global outage ⚡, OpenAI improves defenses 🤖, California's AI regulation 📜 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Jul 22 2024 10:35 am --ujKh2U7E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A fault with an update issued by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity vendor that= helps companies detect and block hacks, led to worldwide outages on Frid= ay.=C2=A0=20 Sign Up [1] |Advertise [2]|View Online [3]=20 =09=09TLD= R =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Okta] [4] TLDR 2024-07-22 AUTH0 BY O= KTA IS FREE FOR ELIGIBLE STARTUPS =F0=9F=9A=80=C2=A0(SPONSOR) [4]=20 Au= th0 for Startups covers everything you want to do today, and everything y= ou'll need tomorrow =E2=80=94 from creating a seamless login experience w= ith SSO to securely managing individual and business customers. And = if you're an eligible startup, you can get Auth0 free for one full year [= 4]. That's quite the headstart! Need an example of what you can do wit= h Auth0 for Startups? 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A fix has b= een issued, but it could be hard to implement - engineers will have to go= into each individual data center running Windows to apply the fix, enter= ing complex encryption keys manually for encrypted machines.=20 GOOGL= E WANTS TO STEAL RAY-BAN MAKER FROM META FOR GEMINI SMART GLASSES (2 MINU= TE READ) [7]=20 Google has approached Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica ab= out putting its Gemini assistant on future smart glasses. Meta was recent= ly in advanced talks with EssilorLuxottica about acquiring a five percent= stake in the company. It is unlikely that Meta will lose its partnersh= ip with EssilorLuxottica to Google. Google is developing an XR platform a= nd has partnered with Samsung and Qualcomm for a device. 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The discovery was made by accident after the 1-ton rover drove = over a rock and cracked it open, revealing yellowish-green crystals. On E= arth, pure elemental sulfur is mostly found in places like hydrothermal= vents. The rock was discovered in an area that was likely formed due t= o violent water flows and landslides. Curiosity is still in great health = after 12 years of service.=20 =F0=9F=92=BB=20 PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & D= ATA SCIENCE AWS + DATADOG GUIDE TO ALIGN YOUR CLOUD STRATEGY WITH THE= WELL-ARCHITECTED FRAMEWORK (SPONSOR) [10]=20 The AWS Well-Architecte= d framework can help you build modern, resilient cloud infrastructure [10= ]. In this guide: =09* Defining your modernization goals. =09* The= six pillars of the AWS Well-Architected framework. =09* Using unified o= bservability to meet requirements. 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