The must-reads
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Hackers exploited a flaw in Microsoft’s software to attack government agencies
Engineers across the world are racing to mitigate the risk it poses. (Bloomberg $)
+ The attack hones in on servers housed within an organization, not the cloud. (WP $)
2 The French government has launched a criminal probe into X
It’s investigating the company’s recommendation algorithm—but X isn’t cooperating. (FT $)
+ X says French lawmaker Eric Bothorel has accused it of manipulating its algorithm for foreign interference purposes. (Reuters)
3 Trump aides explored ending contracts with SpaceX
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