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Spam Operation Hijacked Spotify Search; Databricks Launches Spatial SQL

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A joint congressional report has revealed a sophisticated spam operation that manipulated Spotify's search rankings to promote illegal pharmacy and scam websites. This operation created tens of thousands of fake podcasts, effectively using the platform as bait for malicious links. Separately, Databricks announced the general availability of its Spatial SQL, integrating AI and Business Intelligence maps, Delta Sharing, and Iceberg v3 for advanced geospatial data analysis. In unrelated news, Focus Entertainment and Asobo Studio released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming title, 'Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.' AI

IMPACT Databricks' Spatial SQL integration of AI/BI maps may enhance geospatial analytics for AI operators.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Drug Sites Hijacked Spotify’s Search Ranking Through Fake Podcasts, Report Finds A joint congressional report describes a spam operation that turned tens of t

    📰 Drug Sites Hijacked Spotify’s Search Ranking Through Fake Podcasts, Report Finds A joint congressional report describes a spam operation that turned tens of thousands of fake podcasts into search-engine bait for illegal pharmacy and scam sites. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Arch…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/drug-sites-hijacked-spo… web.archive.org
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    📰 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy ‘Long Gameplay’ trailer Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Asobo Studio have released a seven-minute “long gameplay”

    📰 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy ‘Long Gameplay’ trailer Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Asobo Studio have released a seven-minute “long gameplay” trailer for … Source 📰 Source: Gematsu 🔗 Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2026/06/resonance-a-plague-tale-legacy-long-gamep…

    LINKS gematsu.com/…/resonance-a-plague-tale-leg…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📊 Geospatial Unbounded: Spatial SQL GA with AI/BI Maps, Delta Sharing, and Iceberg v3 A hurricane is forming in the Florida Gulf. As an insurer, you need to ans

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    LINKS databricks.com/…/geospatial-unbounded-spa…

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