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The US plans to significantly constrict AI chip exports to China, including by Nvidia and Intel, aiming to close perceived export control loopholes made in 2022 — New rules make it tougher for Nvidia and Intel to sell advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market
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Forums: r/NVDA_Stock and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook makes a rare visit to China, appearing at a contest for Tencent's Honor of Kings game in the Chengdu Apple Store, as the US ramps up its chip sanctions — - Cook joined an ‘Honor of Kings’ contest in Chengdu Apple store — The CEO visits as worries grow about its performance in China
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Pocket Gamer.biz, TipRanks Financial, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, CNBC, Fortune, Tech in Asia, iMore, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, CHINAdaily, CNN, and The Information
X: @edourdoo, @thinking_panda, @business, @sino_market, @onlyyoontv, and @onlyyoontv. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Stephen Warwick / iMore: |
Apple unveils an “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil that charges via a USB-C cable, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all iPads that have a USB-C port — A nice surprise... Apple has today unveiled a new “affordable” Apple Pencil with USB-C that costs $79.
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Threads: @parkerortolani and @juliangustavogomez
Mastodon: @corbin@toot.community, @dcseifert@mastodon.social, @dcseifert@mastodon.social, and @viticci@mastodon …
| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
FTX floats an amended proposal to return up to 90% of creditor holdings, divided into three pools, and plans to formally file the plan in court by December 16 — An amended proposal released early Tuesday will be filed by the FTX Debtors by mid-December if approved.
More: PR Newswire, PYMNTS.com, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, Fortune, CCN.com, The Block, Bitcoin Insider, Cryptonews, CryptoSlate, CryptoPotato, and Decrypt
X: @ftx_official, @napgener, @timccopeland, @sunil_trades, @wassielawyer, @spreekaway, @ftx_official, and @colegarnerstake. Forums: r/ethtrader
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Meta identifies and fixes a bug after thousands of Palestinian supporters say their rule-abiding posts were suppressed or removed from Facebook and Instagram — Meta has cautioned that some posts may be temporarily suppressed or suspended as it sifts through millions of posts spreading across its platforms.
More: The Verge, Semafor, Rolling Stone, DeadAnt, HUNGER TV, The Quint, Doha News | Qatar, Preview Magazine, The Islamic Information, GMA News Online, Inquirer Entertainment, The Current, Oyeyeah, The New Arab, and Mashable
Threads: @yair_rosenberg1, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz. Mastodon: @fifilamoura@eldritch.cafe
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Meta Quest 3's better passthrough video means people are again walking in public with face-mounted, video-recording devices, a throwback to Google “glassholes” — It's happening: people are once walking into public places wearing a video-recording face computer on their heads.
More: UploadVR, TikTok, and TikTok
Threads: @jaymayo_vrtist, @jaymayo_vrtist, @cixliv, @seanhollister, @jaymayo_vrtist, and @cixliv
Mastodon: @joejerome@mstdn.social and @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
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LinkedIn: Rob England 🦓, Joseph Jerome, Randall Rode, Richard Marshall, Mark John Chukwuemeka …, and Tom Emrich 🏳 …
Forums: r/OculusQuest, r/technology, and r/Futurology
| Rachyl Jones / Fortune: |
Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimist Manifesto lists trust and safety, sustainability, and tech ethics as “enemies”, says AI is “our Philosopher's Stone”, and more — In a 5,200-word manifesto published by the venture capitalist and billionaire Marc Andreessen on Monday …
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Threads: @parkert, @arunsees, @migueldeicaza, @taylorlorenz, @tomgara, @reckless1280, @alex.stamos, @thatadamguy, @b_fung, @johnbattelle, @daveleebbg, @malwaretech, @crumbler, and @alex.stamos
Mastodon: @bengrosser@mastodon.social, @mjk@hachyderm.io, @carnage4life@mas.to, @Meyerweb@mastodon.social, @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io, and @jonty@chaos.social
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LinkedIn: Daniel Tunkelang, Christopher Rice, and John V Willshire
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| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
WhatsApp plans to roll out passkey support to all Android users over the coming months to replace passwords and 2FA; Meta did not share passkey plans for iOS — WhatsApp users on Android can say goodbye to insecure and annoying SMS two-factor authentication.
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LinkedIn: Mike Bradford and Mike Bradford
| Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: |
Sources: Israel ordered Binance to close 100+ accounts since Hamas' attacks on October 7; Binance confirms that the exchange “blocked” a “small number” of users — Authorities close more than 100 accounts on Binance as appeals for donations appear on social media platforms
More: CoinDesk, Blockonomi, CCN.com, CryptoPotato, Cryptopolitan, crypto.news, and Watcher Guru
LinkedIn: Israel A. and Bob Seeman
| Bloomberg: |
Baidu co-founder Robin Li unveils Ernie 4.0 and claims that the language model is on par with OpenAI's GPT-4 in terms of sophistication and general capabilities — - Robin Li says AI model is finally on par with OpenAI's GPT-4 — US and China are locked in a race with profound implications| Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg: |
Amazon plans to launch its online marketplace in South Africa in 2024, a long-awaited move delayed by land disputes, and invites potential sellers to register — - US tech giant invited local sellers to register businesses — Amazon to take on South African competitors such as Takealot
More: About Amazon, The Messenger, The Information, PYMNTS.com, and Reuters
| Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: |
Reddit is killing blockchain-based Community Points, launched in 2020 as a way to reward creators and devs, citing the regulatory environment and scaling issues — Reddit is winding down Community Points — the blockchain-based “internet points” program designed to reward creators and developers … | Bloomberg: |
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled evidence from Google obtained via a “keyword search warrant” may be used, one of the first tests of the controversial practice — - Ruling is first test of legality of keyword search warrants — Suspect had been found to Google the address 14 times| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Cisco says a zero-day flaw in its IOS XE software has been exploited in the wild since at least September 18; Shodan shows up to 80K devices could be affected — An unknown threat actor is exploiting the vulnerability to create admin accounts. — Cisco is urging customers to protect …
More: Cisco Talos Blog, VulnCheck, National Vulnerability …, BleepingComputer, Security Affairs, CRN, Dark Reading, Cybersecurity Dive, TechRadar, SC Media, TechSpot, The Register, Hackread, Metacurity, Silicon Republic, ComputerWeekly.com, SecurityWeek, GitHub, cybersecurityconnect.com.au, Infosecurity, and SiliconANGLE
X: @bradintn, @maxclark, and @talossecurity
LinkedIn: Peter Bossley, Kristen S., Daniel Moore, Noel Wade, Vladimir Yakovlev, CISSP, Michael Schuler, and Jason Wiele
Forums: r/technology, r/cybersecurity, and Ars OpenForum
| Brian Steinberg / Variety: |
Netflix plans to air a “Netflix Cup” golf tournament on November 14, its first live sports event, featuring “Drive to Survive” drivers and “Full Swing” golfers — Like other streamers, Netflix seems eager to get into live sports.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says Threads blocking health-related search terms like “Covid” and “vaccines” is temporary and will be lifted in “weeks or months” — A week after Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company's new Threads app will not …
More: The Verge. Threads: @mosseri, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz
Bluesky: @walkerbragman.bsky.social and @annatarkov.bsky.social
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Smartphone-based ID verification startup Prove Identity, formerly Payfone, says it raised $40M at a “unicorn status” valuation and has ~1K business customers — Prove Identity, the smartphone-based identity verification startup that originally made its name years ago as Payfone …
More: SecurityWeek
| Adamya Sharma / Android Authority: |
Xiaomi unveils the Android-based HyperOS, set to debut with the Xiaomi 14 series and gradually replace the company's 13-year-old MIUI OS for all Xiaomi devices — HyperOS will cater to Xiaomi's wide range of products beyond just smartphones. — • — TL;DR
More: HotHardware, Engadget, 9to5Google, nextpit, Ghacks, MSPoweruser, Huawei Central, Mashable, xiaomiui, Wccftech, Android Headlines, Gizchina, and Nikkei Asia
X: @leijun, @atytse, @heyitsyogesh, @leijun, @leijun, @leijun, and @ishanagarwal24
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Similarweb: X's global monthly website traffic declined 14% YoY in September, US traffic dropped 19% YoY, while traffic to Musk's profile page was up 96% YoY — Despite proclamations from X CEO Linda Yaccarino that usage of the social network was at an all-time high this summer …
Forums: r/technology
| New York Times: |
How the Israeli military uses mobile phone data to track the movements of ~1.1M Gaza residents in real-time and assess how many heeded Israel's call to evacuate — The Israeli military says the tracking and the call to evacuate are to preserve as many civilian lives as possible during … Sponsor Posts
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