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Kyodo News announced an unauthorized access incident to its business environment, where approximately 6,000 names and email addresses were viewed, with potential leakage of email contents.

• •Kyodo News announced the possibility of an information leak due to unauthorized access to business systems such as email.
• •Approximately 6,000 records, including names and email addresses of staff, member companies, and business partners, may have been viewed.
• •Reports indicate that unauthorized access may have reached the content of emails and saved files for some accounts.

NASA announced that a used SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will impact the Moon, highlighting space debris and orbital control challenges despite no direct risk to Earth.

• •NASA announced that a used SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is expected to impact the Moon near the Einstein crater.
• •The collision probability is stated as 100%, with no direct danger to Earth.
• •The importance of managing used spacecraft and orbital control in space has been highlighted again.

Innovation, operated by ITmedia, announced a GitHub credential leak that may have exposed up to 60,000 personal records, revealing security management vulnerabilities.

• •It was discovered that GitHub credentials used by Innovation Group had leaked to a third party.
• •Up to approximately 60,000 personal records, including names and email addresses, may have been leaked.
• •The company announced that the breach resulted from inadequate security settings in the development environment.

Palo Alto Networks' research team disclosed three attack methods exploiting a vulnerability in Google Password Manager to hijack passkey-protected accounts, warning of increased security risks as some attacks succeeded.

• •Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 identified and disclosed three types of attack methods against Google Password Manager.
• •These methods enable the hijacking of passkey-protected accounts, with some instances of successful attacks.
• •Security firms are warning that vulnerabilities and attack vectors exist even in new authentication methods.

OpenAI issued a formal statement fully rebutting Apple's lawsuit over trade secret misappropriation, denying ownership or use of such secrets and pointing out communication errors on Apple's part.

• •OpenAI officially denied possessing Apple's trade secrets in a blog post in response to the lawsuit.
• •The company rebutted claims by citing specific examples of communication failures and misunderstandings from Apple.
• •Apple has filed for an injunction, and the conflicting claims between the two parties continue.

Google announced that pre-orders for the new Pixel 11 series will begin on August 12, with a product launch event and the opening of its first direct-operated store in Japan scheduled for the next day.

• •Pre-orders for the new 'Pixel 11 series' smartphones will start at 11:00 PM on August 12.
• •The 'Made by Google' event detailing the new products will be held at 7:00 AM on the 13th.
• •Google's first direct-operated store in Japan will open in Omotesando, Tokyo, on the same day.

Flightradar24 published ADS-B data regarding the Haneda Airport near-miss, revealing that the vertical separation between the two aircraft narrowed to approximately 30 meters.

• •The aircraft tracking site published detailed flight data from the time of the incident.
• •The ANA aircraft and the government flight inspection aircraft came within approximately 100 feet vertically.
• •The published data allows for objective verification of the incident's sequence and the level of danger.

Discord's 'online notification' feature has drawn user criticism, with concerns raised about unnecessary interference, privacy, and the quality of communication.

• •A feature was introduced that notifies friends when a user comes online.
• •Criticism on social media describes the feature as overly intrusive and unnecessary.
• •The feature has sparked discussions regarding boundaries in communication between users.

Capcom halved the price of 'Monster Hunter Wilds' to overcome sluggish sales growth and accelerate user acquisition.

• •The game's price was significantly reduced from 9,900 yen to 4,990 yen, tax included.
• •The company is using price competitiveness to promote sales in response to slow growth.
• •Improved cost-performance lowers the barrier to entry for new players.

docomo bike share temporarily suspended services due to a system malfunction, with the resumption date undetermined as a stable service outlook is not yet available.

• •docomo bike share temporarily suspended services due to a system malfunction.
• •The resumption date is undetermined because a stable service provision outlook is not yet available.
• •User access may be affected for the time being.