The next wave of social media harms

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Here’s your wrap of the latest must-read tech news. For more expansive and analytical coverage from around the globe, get the Tech In Depth newsletter. Market Snapshot Space Exploration Technologies Corp $139.65 -2.6% SK hynix Inc ₩1,617,000 -0.4% Amazon.com Inc $265.84 +2.5% Market data as of 07:49 PM ET. Data is subject to provider delays. Your watchlist Top Stories Deal rejection: SpaceX approached artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI about a potential acquisition, in what would have been its second large takeover in recent months to gain ground in the AI race. Cognition rebuffed the approach. Share buyback: Memory-chip maker SK Hynix, which has seen its market value more than double this year, said it would buy back $29 billion of stock and return more profits to investors. The shares have tumbled more than 50% in two months. Back to the drawing board: Sony’s PlayStation division is reworking the latest game in its Horizon franchise after receiving negative player feedback. The staff has through December to impress executives with a do-over. Must Reads Tech Deploys Charm Offensive to Combat AI Data Center Backlash Companies are now fighting to push through their projects in the face of growing opposition. Marvell Gives Client Google Right to Buy $12.2 Billion Stock Marvell Technology Inc. has agreed to give Alphabet Inc.’s Google rights to buy as much as $12.2 billion of its shares in exchange for purchasing chips. Amazon’s New Order Confirmation Emails Seen Boosting Phishing Risk When Dan Landau ordered a portable photo printer from Amazon.com Inc., he expected the confirmation email to tell him what was on its way. Instead, he was notified that his “luggage” was coming. In another instance, the 38-year-old head of marketing for a venture capital firm ordered items to maintain his pool and was confused when the company labeled them three different ways: “Decor,” “Outdoors” and “Garden.” Beyond The Brief Promotions for GLP-1 weight loss drugs have flooded social media and are bombarding the timelines of teens, Alexandra S. Levine writes in today’s Tech In Depth. The ill effects of those drugs on the health of young people may spur the next wave of claims in the lawsuits against social media companies, she writes. Get the Tech In Depth newsletter for analysis and scoops about the business of technology from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. This Week In Cyber Bulletin T-Mobile security officers used a very old-school method to foil hackers before customers’ data could be accessed late in 2024 in the Salt Typhoon attack, considered one of the most audacious cyber espionage campaigns, Jake Bleiberg reports in this week’s Cyber Bulletin. The T-Mobile staffers literally cut the cord and pulled out the router they suspected had been infiltrated, he writes. Sign up for the Cyber Bulletin newsletter for exclusive coverage inside the shadow world of hackers and cyber-espionage ‒ and how businesses are playing defense. Before You Go... Apple’s Camera-Equipped AI AirPods Remain on Track for 2027 Despite Video Leak An Apple Inc. effort to sell camera-equipped AirPods remains on track for 2027, despite a leak from the company indicating that the product might arrive sooner. Read more We’re improving your newsletter experience and we’d love your feedback. If something looks off, help us fine-tune your experience by reporting it here. Follow Us You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg’s Tech In Brief newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, sign up here to get it in your inbox. Unsubscribe Bloomberg.com Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 |