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| 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 …
More: Andreessen Horowitz, 404 Media, Insider, and Pixel Envy
Threads: @migueldeicaza, @arunsees, @taylorlorenz, @tomgara, @reckless1280, @alex.stamos, @thatadamguy, @b_fung, @johnbattelle, @daveleebbg, @malwaretech, @crumbler, and @alex.stamos
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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 …
More: Cisco Talos Blog, Cisco, BleepingComputer, National Vulnerability …, Silicon Republic, Hackread, Dark Reading, ComputerWeekly.com, SecurityWeek, TechRadar, The Register, SiliconANGLE, The Record, iTnews, Security Affairs, and CRN
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LinkedIn: Peter Bossley, Kristen S., Daniel Moore, Michael Schuler, Jason Wiele, Noel Wade, and Vladimir Yakovlev, CISSP
Forums: r/technology, r/cybersecurity, and Ars OpenForum
| Stephen Council / SFGATE: |
Music storefront Bandcamp lays off nearly 50% of its workforce, or 58 employees, as part of Songtradr's acquisition of the company from Epic Games in September — Bandcamp built a unique music business: profitable and good for artists with a popular editorial arm.
More: The Verge, Variety, GamesIndustry.biz, Kotaku, Engadget, Music Ally, The Register, Game Developer, TechCrunch, Hollywood Reporter, and The Messenger
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Forums: r/Music and r/BandCamp
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Meta identifies and fixes a bug after thousands of Palestinian supporters say their 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.| CNN: |
As Telegram lets Hamas use its service, CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram channels are “a unique source of first-hand information” for researchers and journalists — Hamas is barred from most social media platforms. But its following has surged on popular messaging app Telegram since its October 7 terror attack on Israel.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail Netflix's deepening gaming push: more games based on its shows, including Squid Game and Wednesday, discussions about a GTA game, and more — Streamer to put greater emphasis on developing games based on its popular programming, including ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Black Mirror’
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X: @deeketweak, @jtoonkel, and @wsjbusiness
LinkedIn: Sarah Krouse, Sarah E. Needleman, and David Kaye
| 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.| New York Times: |
More: CoinDesk, Reuters, Livemint, Watcher Guru, Axios, CNBC, Bitcoinist.com, Cryptopolitan, Cryptonews, Fast Company, Bitcoin Insider, PYMNTS.com, The Block, Forkast, CryptoPotato, The Verge, TechCrunch, Unchained Crypto, Bitcoin News, Blockworks, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, The Information, Fortune, Insider, CryptoSlate, CoinGape, DL News, Financial Times, and Bloomberg
| 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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| Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: |
Twitch launches Stories, expiring after 48 hours, for Partners and Affiliates who have streamed at least once for 45 minutes or longer in the last 30 days — Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, Twitch is launching stories for streamers to connect with their audience even when they aren't live.| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
Stand.earth: Apple is ahead of Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Dell, and HP in climate initiatives and is the only one that has renewable targets for its suppliers — A new report compares climate initiatives by Apple, Dell, Google, HP, Microsoft, and Nvidia. Apple's far from perfect, but so far …
More: 9to5Mac, Stand.earth, PhoneArena, The Meghalayan, The Messenger, and AppleInsider
X: @benlovejoy and @9to5mac
Forums: r/technology and r/hardware
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
LinkedIn plans to lay off 668 staff, mostly from its engineering team, after cutting 716 jobs in May 2023; a source says LinkedIn is ramping up hiring in India — - LinkedIn is cutting almost 700 employees as revenue growth has slowed over the past two years.
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LinkedIn: Noble Smith, Jeremy Dejno, Kushagra Shrivastava, Jordan Novet, Laurence Wilson, Dan Rayburn, and Sara Fischer
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/developersIndia, r/recruitinghell, r/Economics, r/technology, r/business, and Slashdot
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Binance halts user signups in the UK, after the FCA restricted a local partner's ability to approve communications for crypto companies with customers — - UK's financial promotions regime was widened to include crypto — Exchange plans to hire a new approver for its communications
More: Binance Blog, CoinDesk, UKTN, Cryptonews, Reuters, Bitcoin Insider, Forkast, Cointelegraph, Crowdfund Insider, Financial Times, Cryptopolitan, Unchained Crypto, crypto.news, Decrypt, and The Block. Forums: Slashdot
| James Titcomb / Telegraph: |
Israel plans to boycott Europe's biggest tech conference, Web Summit, after the event's co-founder accused Israel of war crimes, as many tech companies pull out — Dozens of companies pull out of Lisbon event following a wave of protest from tech bosses — Israel has said it will boycott …
More: VentureBeat, Cybernews.com, Bloomberg, Insider, The Information, TechCrunch, The Irish Times, Globes Online, New York Times, CTech, Independent.ie, Metaverse Post, RTÉ, and Business Post
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| The Markup: |
Analysis: X throttles traffic to Patreon, WhatsApp, and at times Messenger by 2.5 seconds on average; Patreon creators say doing so undermines their livelihood — Markup readers helped uncover the link delays, which also affect WhatsApp and Messenger. — Twitter is now slowing down traffic …
More: Social Media Today. Threads: @kkwleung and @kkwleung
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