Nullbulge, Kaspersky US, Squarespace, and No Apple Intelligence Yet

🎨💻 Nullbulge, a hacktivist group opposed to AI art, has leaked Slack messages purportedly from Disney, criticising the company's handling of artist contracts and its approach to AI. [link]

🛡️🇺🇸 Kaspersky plans to shut down its US operations and eliminate US-based positions following the country's ban on the sale of its antivirus tool starting July 20. [link]

🔓💻 Researchers report that hackers have exploited a Squarespace flaw to hijack domains, primarily targeting crypto businesses, that were migrated from Google Domains. [link]

🍎🚀 Apple releases the public betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11, but they do not include any Apple Intelligence features. [link]

📱🌍 According to IDC and Counterpoint, the global smartphone market saw growth of 6.5% and 6% respectively in Q2 2024, driven by discounts during China's 618 event. Meanwhile, iPhone sales have stabilised. [link]

📱🇮🇳 IDC reports that approximately 350 million people in India still use a feature phone, with 50% of them owning models costing less than $18. The average selling price of a smartphone is now $255, up 54% from 2020. [link]