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| Gilad Edelman / Wired: |
The Senate's Section 230 hearing, with Dorsey, Zuckerberg, and Pichai, only briefly discussed the law, instead letting Republicans berate Dorsey for soundbites — Republican senators unloaded on Twitter's Jack Dorsey, but had little to say about reforming the foundational internet law.
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Recording of Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Section 230 where Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai testified — Senate Commerce Committee Hearing
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Section 230 hearing never mentioned 2018's FOSTA-SESTA law, which, with the full support of Facebook, resulted in over-moderation, hurting smaller sites — What is it going to take to get good tech policy in America? — 1 hr — An error message is seen as Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) …
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| Nancy Scola / Politico: |
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| Christopher Bing / Reuters: |
Cybersecurity experts say FBI is investigating Ryuk ransomware attacks on more than two dozen US hospitals, and officials warned hospitals to back up systems — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating the recent targeting with ransomware of more than two dozen hospitals across …
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us-cert.cisa.gov, Krebs on Security, Becker's Hospital Review, BleepingComputer, FireEye, New York Times, CNN, Washington Post, Business Insider, WWNY, Gist, Associated Press, NPR, The Hacker News, Bloomberg, SecurityWeek, Ars Technica, SC Media, NBC News, PCMag, and Healthcare IT News
Tweets: @cisakrebs, @bymikebaker, @andreachalupa, @briankrebs, @maddowblog, @arawnsley, and @agoodfireburns
| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung reports operating profit of $10.9B in Q3, up 59% YoY, on highest ever quarterly revenue of $59B, up 8% YoY, led by strong demand for its smartphones — While the pandemic continues to rage, consumers are buying phones and other electronics again. — The pandemic-caused lull … | Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News: |
Internal email: Spotify defends Joe Rogan interviewing Alex Jones, saying it won't “ban specific individuals from being guests on other people's shows” — In public, Spotify is staying quiet about an appearance by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones yesterday on its flagship podcast …
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| Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter: |
Amazon files motion to dismiss suit alleging false advertising of Prime Video purchases, says its terms indicate users pay for “limited license”, not ownership — The streamer says its terms of use are clear: What viewers are paying for is a limited license.
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| Brandon Russell / XDA Developers: |
Sony updates its PlayStation App for iOS and Android, introducing in-app voice chat support, a revamped UI, PlayStation Store integration, and more — Ahead of the PlayStation 5's launch on November 12, Sony has introduced a big update to its PlayStation App for Android and iOS.
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PlayStation.Blog, Android Authority, Firstpost Tech, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, Gizchina, Tom's Guide, PlayStation LifeStyle, IGN, Twinfinite, Engadget, Android Headlines, Neowin, Game Rant, CNET, USgamer.net, Trusted Reviews, Droid Life, Kotaku, The Verge, 9to5Mac, and Android Central
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| Craig Chapple / Sensor Tower Blog: |
Genshin Impact, a freemium mobile RPG, grossed $245M in worldwide player spending in its first month, making it one of the largest mobile game launches ever — Global blockbuster Genshin Impact from miHoYo has amassed $245 million in player spending during its first month …
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Destructoid, Twinfinite, Game Rant, GamesIndustry.biz, and Pocket Gamer.biz
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| New York Times: |
A look at startup culture wars happening around Coinbase, Expensify, and others as they become embroiled in a debate over the role of politics in the workplace — Coinbase, Expensify, Soylent, Clubhouse and others are embroiled in a culture war over politics and the workplace.
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Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @ellenchisa, @belril, @nathanielpopper, @nicoleperlroth, @nytmedia, @oduneweniyi, @plainsite, @dealbook, @beingbrina, @nytimesbusiness, @rahafharfoush, @s_m_i, and @eringriffith
| Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu / Quartz: |
Facebook and Instagram mislabeled some posts on Nigeria's EndSARS protests as “fake news”, while Twitter actively boosted posts on the mostly peaceful protests — The two and a half week-long #EndSARS protests in Nigeria against police brutality has garnered attention … | Jonathan Albright / Medium: |
A look at 493 COVID related iOS apps across 98 countries including each app's permissions requests, developer location and embedded SDKs, sorted by categories — Health and Fitness - Pandemic: The Next App Store Genre? — Since the Coronavirus pandemic began, a host of Covid-19 applications have emerged.
Tweets: @d1gi, @rachelcoldicutt, @seanmmcdonald, @justinhendrix, @d1gi, @profcarroll, @arielbogle, and @markhurst
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Sidekick Health raises $20 million Series A for its gamified digital care service that focuses on chronic disease management — Nordic digital therapeutics company, Sidekick Health, has closed a $20 million Series A led by pan-European VC Wellington Partners and healthcare focused VC Asabys Partners.| Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
Spotify had total Q3 revenue of €1.97B, up 14% YoY, ARPU of €4.19, down 10% YoY, with 320M MAUs, up 29% YoY, and 144M paying subscribers, up 27% YoY — Listening time, revenue increased as use in cars and homes grew — Spotify Technology SA moved past a slump that hit early in the pandemic … | Washington Post: |
Following social media crackdowns, QAnon content is continuing to thrive on Amazon and platforms like Parler and Telegram with limited moderation — Months into Silicon Valley's crackdown on the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, dozens of websites, social media apps and e-commerce platforms remain flooded … | Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Coinbase brings its Coinbase Card, a debit Visa card for cryptocurrency, to the US, after launching in Europe — It draws directly from your Coinbase account — Coinbase has announced that US customers can now join the waitlist for its Coinbase Card, a debit Visa card that allows customers …
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The Coinbase Blog, TechCrunch, Cointelegraph, Coin Journal, coinspeaker.com, CryptoGlobe, and Modern Consensus. Tweets: @felixsalmon
| Will Knight / Wired: |
A profile of Primer, whose AI tech helps the intelligence industry analyze thousands of public news sources and identify information war campaigns — Primer can quickly sort through hundreds of sources to identify, say, Russian interference in Azerbaijan. It sells its tech to Walmart too.
Tweets: @martijnrasser, @barrydauber, @wired, @primer_ai, @lux_capital, @willknight, and @privacydigest
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
FCC filing appears to suggest iPhone 12 models have an unannounced reverse wireless charging feature, possibly to charge future AirPods or the rumored “AirTags” — Could be used to charge future AirPods or Apple's long rumored “AirTags” trackers
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The Verge, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Macworld, Laptop Mag, The Irish Times, Tom's Guide, Trusted Reviews, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @horwitz and @markgurman
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Pinterest reports Q3 revenue of $443M, up 58% and beating estimates of $383.5M, and 442M MAUs, up 37% YoY and above estimates of 436.4M; stock up 15%+ — - Pinterest's stock price soared more than 15% after hours on Wednesday as the company posted strong revenue and user growth in its third-quarter earnings.
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Pinterest, PYMNTS.com, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, ZDNet, and Bloomberg. Thanks:@sal19
| Karin Matussek / Bloomberg: |
Germany probes Amazon and Apple over “brandgating”, an Amazon practice that removes independent sellers of branded products from companies like Apple — - Federal Cartel Office investigates brand-product agreements — Banning other brand product sellers may violate antitrust law| Patrick Moorhead / Forbes: |
Marvell Technology is acquiring Inphi in a $10B deal to boost its cloud and 5G opportunities — I had the chance to talk last night with Marvell CEO Matt Murphy and optics leader Inphi CEO Dr. Ford Tamer on its deal valued at $10B, which considerably expands Marvell's market opportunity in the cloud data center and 5G end markets.Sponsor Posts
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