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Take-Two Interactive's 2K, the publisher of Bioshock, Xcom, and popular sports games, says a hacker accessed its help desk and sent customers links to malware — American video game publisher 2K has confirmed that its help desk platform was hacked and used to target customers …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: improved ANC, sound quality, and clarity, but an unchanged design, Lightning connector, and no major software update — Redesigned inside but not out, the new AirPods Pro are destined to be another hit — even if the magic is waning
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| Sheena Vasani / The Verge: |
Instagram is working on a feature to protect users from receiving unsolicited nude photos in their DMs; Meta says the tech won't let the company view the photos — Instagram is working on a way to protect users from receiving unsolicited nude photos in their DMs.
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
UK media regulator Ofcom plans to investigate the cloud computing, personal messaging, and smart device markets over competition concerns — - Ofcom, the U.K. media watchdog, is set to launch a study examining the role of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the cloud services market.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Google refreshes Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the price to $35, adding a remote control, and supporting only 1080p content, down from 4K — Confirming rumors, Google has unveiled the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) device that offers features from the $50 4K model at a significantly cheaper $30 price.| New York Times: |
An investigation, based on ~160K documents from Roskomnadzor, details Russia's vast surveillance and censorship apparatus, which helps Putin maintain his regime — Four days into the war in Ukraine, Russia's expansive surveillance and censorship apparatus was already hard at work.
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| Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: |
Swiss company Proton VPN becomes the latest to leave India over invasive new rules requiring customer data collection, following Surfshark, Nord, and others — Swiss service is latest to pull servers over requirement that companies must save user data and disclose to authorities on demand| Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company can't “use what others might consider censorship as a tactic” regarding labeling content that seems to be false — Microsoft Corp. won't label social media posts that appear to be false in order to avoid the appearance that the company …
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| Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: |
The FTC says Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy cannot avoid testifying in an ongoing investigation into Prime membership, after Amazon pushed back against the probe — Commissioners deny company's request to quash subpoenas and pare back investigation — Amazon vs. Walmart: How the Giants Look to Each Other to Best Each Other
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| Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: |
Disney, P&G, LVMH, and other large companies have hired chief metaverse officers, seeking to capitalize on Web3, but questions remain about their usefulness — Advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA introduced the newest member of its C-suite at a technology conference in Paris this year.
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell plans to step down and Chief Operating Officer Dave Ripley will succeed him in the coming months; Powell will stay on as chairman — Jesse Powell, the CEO of Kraken, is stepping down from the top job at the cryptocurrency exchange he founded in 2011.
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| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
A Python directory traversal vulnerability disclosed in August 2007, but never patched, likely affects 350K+ open-source projects and can lead to code execution — A vulnerability in the Python programming language that has been overlooked for 15 years is now back in the spotlight …
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| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
Meta-commissioned report from BSR details censorship and allegations of “unintentional bias” against Palestinians during violence by Israeli forces in May 2021 — Facebook and Instagram's speech policies harmed fundamental human rights of Palestinian users during a conflagration …
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| Camomile Shumba / CoinDesk: |
Dubai's crypto regulator grants Binance a license to offer domestic bank accounts, an asset exchange, payments and custody services, and more — The exchange had previously secured a license to offer limited crypto exchange products and services to qualified investors in Dubai.| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
A leaked presentation shows that Google is working on royalty-free media formats for HDR video and 3D audio, in an effort internally known as Project Caviar — Google is gunning for Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision: The company is looking to introduce two new media formats to offer HDR video …
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Sources: to cut costs by 10%+ in a few months, Meta is nudging out staff by reorganizing departments and giving them a limited window to apply for other roles — Facebook parent is looking to reduce costs by at least 10%, people familiar with the plans said, while Google has required some employees to apply for new jobs
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| NetBlocks: |
Amid protests, Iran restricts access to WhatsApp and Instagram across major ISPs; Instagram had been one of the few remaining social networks in Iran — Network data from NetBlocks confirm a near-total disruption disruption to internet service in parts of Kurdistan province in west Iran from the evening of Monday 19 September 2022.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
ByteDance unveils Pico 4 VR headset with dual 2,160x2,160 displays, Snapdragon XR2, and up to 256GB, shipping in Europe and Asia for €429 or €499 on October 18 — Pico, the Chinese startup acquired last year by TikTok parent company ByteDance, has a new virtual reality headset on the way.
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Larry Page's flying car startup Kittyhawk says it will “wind down” and is “working on the details of what's next”; Kittyhawk was founded as Zee.Aero in 2010 — - Google co-founder Larry Page's flying car startup Kittyhawk is winding down, the company announced.
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| Gina Chon / Semafor Media: |
Nick Clegg says Meta could lift its ban on Donald Trump's accounts in January 2023, when the current suspension expires, after it consults with experts — Semafor launches this fall, but we wanted to get this news right out to you. Sign up for Semafor Technology for regular coverage … | Reuters: |
Spain fines food delivery app Glovo €79M for allegedly denying 10,600+ riders a labor contract since the country's “riders' law” came into effect in August 2021 — Spain has fined Delivery Hero's (DHER.DE) local business Glovo 79 million euros ($78 million) … | Gregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: seeking to increase profits, Coinbase hired Wall Street traders and explored using its own cash to trade crypto in 2021, including a $100M transaction — The company completed a $100 million transaction before ending the effort. It says that it hasn't engaged in proprietary trading.| Moneycontrol: |
WhatsApp confirms Manesh Mahatme, who led its Indian payments business, has stepped down after 18 months; a source says Mahatme plans to rejoin Amazon — Mahatme's resignation comes at a time when WhatsApp's mobile payments business has failed to take off in a significant fashion in IndiaSponsor Posts
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