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Twitter on Friday removed the “government-funded media" label from the main Twitter accounts for several public media companies, including some that had publicly denounced it.

Why it matters: The labels drove several outlets to suspend their use of Twitter. NPR, PBS and CBC stopped tweeting after Musk placed the labels on their main accounts earlier this month.

A recent North Korea-linked supply chain attack targeting video conferencing tool 3CX was actually two supply chain attacks in one, researchers at Mandiant have found.

Driving the news: Researchers laid out their findings in a blog post published Thursday, saying the discovery marks the "first time Mandiant has seen a software supply chain attack lead to another software supply chain attack."

This year's wave of tech layoffs is leaving cyber workers exhausted, overextended and eager to quit their jobs, according to new data.

Why it matters: The U.S. cybersecurity industry was already stretched thin to meet demand across the country — leaving security defenders facing burnout after several years of headline-grabbing cyberattacks.

Elon Musk on Thursday said that he is personally paying for select users to remain verified on Twitter, even when those users had indicated they didn't want that status under his new system of blue check marks as a subscription perk.

State of play: Earlier Thursday, Twitter finally began removing most of the blue check marks from the hundreds of thousands of accounts belonging to celebrities, journalists, and other public figures who had been verified by Twitter before Musk changed the rules.

While many fret that AI threatens to take opportunities away from human artists, several practitioners took to the TED stage on Thursday to show the power that can emerge when they collaborate with technology.

Why it matters: Questions around AI are often framed as a battle between man and machine, ignoring what's possible when they team up instead.

Ex-Apple employee Imran Chaudhri gave TED attendees on Thursday an early glimpse of the AI-powered wearable that his startup, Humane, has been developing.

Why it matters: The screenless device, which does not require a nearby cell phone to work, uses a combination of voice and gestures for input and can display information by projecting it onto nearby objects.

Blue checkmarks for legacy accounts have begun disappearing from Twitter.

The big picture: The removal of the once-highly sought-after verification symbol will now become a pay-to-play marker accessible to anyone willing to cough up a few bucks a month.