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| 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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| Wall Street Journal: |
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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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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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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| Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: |
Reddit kills Community Points, started in 2020 as a blockchain-based way to reward creators and developers, 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 …
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| Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook makes a rare visit to China, showing up at a contest for Tencent's Honor of Kings game in a 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
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Qualcomm says it's developing a Snapdragon RISC-V chip for Wear OS in partnership with Google, in what could be the first mass-market RISC-V Android SoC — Qualcomm and Google project will enable more RISC-V Android devices in the future. — The Android ecosystem is hurtling toward a RISC-V future.
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google rolls out new accessibility features, like Lens in Maps screen reader options, Google Maps accessible walking routes, and faster Chrome mobile search — Google is updating Maps, Search, and Assistant with new accessibility features. The company is also releasing a new Magnifier app to help users read text in different places.
More: The Keyword, Gizmodo, Engadget, Thurrott, Android Authority, ZDNet, TechRadar, Android Central, Android Headlines, and Mashable
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Similarweb: in September, X's global monthly website traffic fell 14% YoY, US traffic declined 19% YoY, while traffic to Elon 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 …
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| Bloomberg: |
The Colorado Supreme Court rules that Google evidence 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| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: internal Microsoft data shows that Windows 11, released in October 2021, passed 400M monthly active devices and is on pace to pass 500M by early 2024 — Internal data reveals Windows 11 has been more successful than you might think. — According to my sources who are familiar with the matter …
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Forums: r/Windows11, r/windows, and r/technology
| Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg: |
Amazon plans to launch its long-awaited online marketplace in South Africa in 2024, delayed by issues including a land dispute, and invites sellers to register — - US tech giant invited local sellers to register businesses — Amazon to take on South African competitors such as Takealot
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Meta now lets Instagram users control specific activity that third-party websites share with the app, an ability previously only available on Facebook — Meta will now let you block Instagram from collecting your data across the apps and websites you visit.| 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
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Smartphone-based ID verification startup Prove Identity, called Payfone until 2020 and which has ~1,000 business customers, raised $40M at a “unicorn” valuation — Prove Identity, the smartphone-based identity verification startup that originally made its name years ago as Payfone …
More: FinSMEs, PYMNTS.com, and SecurityWeek
| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
Binance.US updates its terms of use to stop direct withdrawals of USD, saying users must first convert “US dollar funds to stablecoin or other digital assets” — U.S. dollar deposits in user wallets are no longer eligible for FDIC insurance protection, according to the updated terms of use.
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Forums: r/ethtrader and r/CryptoCurrency
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Vancouver-based Procurify, which sells spend management and procurement software, raised a $50M Series C led by Ten Coves Capital and says sales are up 100% YoY — Roughly eight years ago, a little-known startup called Procurify raised $4 million for its platform that hosts tools to take some of the pain out of enterprise procurement.
More: BetaKit and Business Wire
| 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
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| Irina Anghel / Bloomberg: |
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