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The US plans to significantly constrict AI chip exports, including by Nvidia and Intel, hoping to close perceived loopholes in the export controls from 2022 — New rules make it tougher for Nvidia and Intel to sell advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market| 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
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Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Stephen Warwick / iMore: |
Apple announces a new “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil with USB-C for charging, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all USB-C iPads — A nice surprise... Apple has today unveiled a new “affordable” Apple Pencil with USB-C that costs $79.
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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
The FTX estate floats an amended proposal to return up to 90% of creditor holdings, divided into three pools, and plans to formally file the plan 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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| Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: |
Former federal prosecutors say SBF's prospects for beating the fraud charges he faces are rapidly deteriorating, as the US marshals damaging insider testimony — His former inner circle, now testifying for the prosecution, has offered damning details of the inner workings of his crypto empire| 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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Threads: @yair_rosenberg1, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz. Mastodon: @fifilamoura@eldritch.cafe
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Quest 3's better passthrough video means people are once again walking around in public with face-mounted, video-recording devices, a throwback to “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
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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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| 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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| 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 …
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| 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, and Cryptopolitan
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| 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 …
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| 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 Information, The Messenger, PYMNTS.com, and Reuters
| 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: @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @mosseri
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| 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.| 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
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X: @leijun, @atytse, @heyitsyogesh, @leijun, @leijun, @leijun, and @ishanagarwal24
| 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 … | 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.
More: The Verge, Protos, Reuters, Cointelegraph, CryptoPotato, Bitcoin Insider, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Watcher Guru
X: @dougboneparth, @asherhopp, and @bitfinexed
Forums: r/ethtrader and r/CryptoCurrency
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: internal Microsoft data shows Windows 11 is now in use on 400M+ monthly active devices and on pace to surpass 500M in 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 …
More: Thurrott, XDA Developers, and Neowin
| Sarah Fielding / Engadget: |
Snapchat now lets users embed the app's content into a website, matching long-used Instagram and TikTok features, and adds an OpenAI-based photo expanding tool — Snap appears to be taking a leaf out of TikTok's content playbook. — Snapchat has rolled out two new features … | MK Manoylov / The Block: |
Uniswap plans to charge a 0.15% fee for some crypto trades on its web app and wallet as of October 17; The Block Research estimates this will generate ~$1M/day — - Uniswap will add a new fee starting on Oct. 17 for certain swaps on its web interface and wallet.
More: Uniswap Labs, Wu Blockchain, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, and Cryptopolitan
X: @haydenzadams, @wublockchain, @ledgerstatus, @icebergy_, @merkle3_, @jdkanani, @peter_szilagyi, @1kbeetlejuice, @iamnomad, @defi_made_here, @hosseeb, @cowswap, @p_e, @pauly0x, @dogetoshi, @functi0nzer0, and @deeze. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
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