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Today is Friday. Welcome to Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup.Hope everyone remembered to wake Billie Joe Armstrong up this morning, it's Cyber Month! President BidenJoe BidenFrance (and Britain) should join the Quad Election denialists smacked down by Idaho secretary of state Under Biden, the US could fall further behind in the Arctic MORE kicked off the festivities Friday in a statement touting his administration's work to secure the nation against cybersecurity threats. The vote of confidence, and the awareness month, come amid a steep rise in major hacks and other cybersecurity incidents.The Hill will be following along all October as lawmakers and stakeholders seek to turn that heightened attention on cyber into practical defenses and solutions.Follow The Hill’s cyber reporter, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and tech team, Chris Mills Rodrigo (@millsrodrigo) and Rebecca Klar (@rebeccaklar_),  » Read More

Maine schools took precautions earlier this week after a threat to 'shoot up' a school was circulated on Snapchat. MAINE, USA — It was a message on Snapchat, threatening to shoot up a school, that prompted the Bonny Eagle school district to cancel all classes district-wide. Portland High School also went to remote classes on Thursday even though the threat didn't mention a specific school. "It wasn't specific to Bonny Eagle High School but that doesn't matter. When you get threats you chase them," MSAD 6 superintendent Paul Penna said. This is the first incident of its kind making headlines this school year, but educators said social media has caused problems in schools for years. "It's been a real uptick in it this fall with some of the stuff that's gone one with the TikTok and Snapchat," Windham High School Assistant Principal Phil Rossetti said. He's referring to the "devious licks" trend in which students record themselves stealing items from the bathrooms at their schools. Some even ripped out toilets and other bathroom fixtures.  He added that he never knows what he's walking into in the morning because he doesn't know what may have happened on social media the night…

NBC has an excellent story that takes a look at the trend of young adults attempting to buy prescription or recreational drugs from dealers on Snapchat — and ending up with fentanyl instead. The report tells the story from the perspective of several parents who have lost children and who suspect that they bought the pills using the popular chatting app. It also goes into how Snapchat is trying to deal with the problem and the difficulties that come with that moderation, both for parents and law enforcement. Some parents suspect their children were trying to obtain painkillers to deal with various pains that weren’t being addressed by doctors or dentists, while some say their kids were trying to escape a world of emotional turmoil. In at least one instance, a parent suspects Snapchat facilitated a deal with a drug dealer who might only live a few blocks away.None of that is to say that Snapchat is off the hook. One mother talks about how the suspected dealer is still advertising pills months later. Another parent says that it took Snap five months to provide info to law enforcement on one suspected dealer, who was eventually arrested. Snap told NBC…

Audio social network Clubhouse, video sharing platform Vimeo and anti-ad fraud startup DoubleVerify are among a clutch of tech companies and organzations preparing to sign up to a beefed-up version of the European Union’s Code of Practice on Online Disinformation, the Commission said today. Back in May the EU’s executive said it would be strengthening the (still) voluntary code which is aimed at driving joined-up industry action to counter the spread of harmful disinformation online. It called on smaller digital services and adtech firms to sign up — saying it particularly wanted broader participation, not just the usual platform giants (some of whom were among the first group of signatories). Facebook, Google, Twitter and Mozilla were among the first clutch of tech platforms to sign up to the EU disinformation code back in 2018, while TikTok joined last summer. Eight newbies are said to be preparing to agree to the beefed-up code now. In addition to the three aforementioned startups, the Commission said organisations that provide specific expertise and technical solutions to fight disinformation, such as Avaaz, Globsec, Logically, NewsGuard and WhoTargetsMe, are also preparing to join. “Substantial additional efforts are needed to reduce the flow of harmful disinformation, as…

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If you thought Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's relationship couldn't get any sweeter — wait until you watch this clip.Gaga and Bennett released their Cole Porter 10-track tribute album Love for Sale on Friday, and in a sweet clip, fans can watch Bennett drawing Gaga for the album's cover."You know what I was thinking of doing is sketching you, and possibly pose for the cover," Bennett, 95, says in the opening of the video."Really?" Gaga, 35, says in response. "I would love that!"Tony Bennett Draws Lady Gagavimeo RELATED: Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett Take Fans Behind the Scenes of New Love for Sale Album: 'We Did It!'The video then pans and transitions throughout the process of Gaga posing as Bennett sketches her with a notebook and pencil — and as their version of "I Concentrate on You" plays in the background.When Bennett completes the sketch, he shows the drawing to Gaga and she begins to tear up."Tony, it's beautiful," she says. "It's so beautiful."Tony Bennett Draws Lady Gagavimeo Earlier this week, Colombia Records/Interscope Records released a new trailer that offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Love for Sale's production. At the beginning of the clip, Gaga explained that Bennett called her…

This is an excerpt from Please Like Me, BuzzFeed News’ newsletter about how influencers are battling for your attention. You can sign up here. For more than a decade, Acacia Kersey has been one of the most controversial figures on YouTube, Tumblr, and Instagram. This week, she decided she has had enough.Acacia, 23, announced in an Instagram post that she will quit influencing and step away from social media indefinitely. She is done monetizing her life, she said, and after months of debate, has decided it is “time to move on.” The negatives of being an influencer finally outweigh the positives.“This role has done an immense amount of damage to me, my relationships, my financial stability and my view of the world,” she wrote.This decision is huge for Acacia because, as she notes, she has only ever lived her life online. Acacia’s family is familiar with fame. Her older brother Peyton Clark appeared on the Disney Channel. When she was young, Acacia aspired to become a singer and actor. She appeared in a few bands with middling success and had a few small acting roles over the years.Acacia started a Tumblr account when she was in seventh grade and soon…

by Steve Vegvari – Fri, October 1, 2021Clubhouse is already getting ready to implement even more features after recently announcing the addition of spatial audio for iOS. The audio-only chat app will soon be testing a feature that introduces sharable 30-second previews of rooms, Universal Search, and more.Announced in a blog post, Clubhouse revealed that a handful of new and widely requested features will start hitting the app today. To begin, Universal Search is now available, meaning users can now openly search for users, clubs, live rooms, and future events. Discoverability will undoubtedly increase as users can now seek out exactly what they are looking for. Clubhouse notes that Universal Search will be available on iOS and Android, though it will stay in the Explore tab as the company monitors feedback for the first week or two.Clips is another feature being added, albeit in beta. Once accessible, users can share 30-second previews of a room to friends or others on the internet.  » Read More

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ANI | Updated: Oct 01, 2021 16:00 IST Washington , October 1 (ANI): The audio social networking app Clubhouse is getting several new features this month, including one many people have wanted: in-app recording. As per The Verge, in October, app users will be able to record a room, save it to their profile and club, or download it. The company is calling the feature "replays."Creators and moderators are the ones who can record, and they can toggle that option on or off. Rooms must be public to be recorded. Along with full recordings, users will be able to create 30-second shareable clips in rooms that allow it. The app is also gaining a search feature so people can type a keyword or name and receive the rooms, people, clubs, and bios that match.Finally, spatial audio is also now coming to Android devices after rolling out to iOS devices in August.To create a clip,  » Read More