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| Kylie Robison / Fortune: |
X tests Not A Bot, requiring new, unverified users to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post and interact, in New Zealand and the Philippines — The owner of X, Elon Musk, has long floated the idea of charging users $1 to use the platform.
More: X, The Verge, 9to5Mac, BetaNews, BleepingComputer, PCMag, New York Post, Engadget, NPR, NBC News, Thurrott, Techdirt, X, PetaPixel, Global News, Android Headlines, BBC, The Messenger, Android Central, TechCrunch, TweakTown, Newser, Reuters, iMore, NBC Bay Area, Tech Xplore, TechSpot, TechRadar, PhoneArena, Ghacks, IGN, Mashable, T3, Search Engine Journal, The Register, Digital Trends, The Information, Rolling Stone, Neowin, Insider, The Guardian, WRAL TechWire, KRQE-TV, Wccftech, The Hollywood Reporter, SiliconANGLE, MacRumors, and Axios
Threads: @carnage4life, @crumbler, @alex.stamos, @reporterzoe, @malwaretech, @mergesort, @timothyjchambers, @camroth, @diegojimenez, @carnage4life, @jw, @mattbinder, @timothyjchambers, @parkerortolani, @camwilsonreporter, @chinmay.karande, @b_fung, @oneunderscore__, @timothyjchambers, @tomgara, @guillecummings, and @mike_isaac
Mastodon: @davemark@mastodon.social, @kevinrothrock@infosec …, @thekenyeung@mastodon.social, @andrewt@mathstodon.xyz, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @MikeBeas@mas.to, @bastardsheep@aus.social, @andypiper@macaw.social, @joannaholman@aus.social, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @denny@boing.world, @mergesort@macaw.social, @shepgo@mastodon.social, @stefan@gardenstate.social, @wiredfire@mas.to, and @ChrisPirillo@mastodon.social
Bluesky: @cjdeboix.bsky.social, @kevincollier.bsky.social, @edbott.com, @rahaeli.bsky.social, @scalzi.com, @dell.bsky.social, @darthbluesky.bsky.social, @jeremydstanley.com, @dell.bsky.social, @golikehellmachine.bsky.social, @chickenpuppet.bsky.social, @sababausa.bsky.social, @velodus.bsky.social, @srossmktg.bsky.social, @jaredlholt.bsky.social, and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
X: @support, @elonmusk, @manmademoon, @molly0xfff, @buccocapital, @jenmsft, @wadhwa, @evacide, @james_acton32, @david_strathdee, @mrbenwexler, @benfowlkesmma, @elonmusk, @vinn_ayy, @film_girl, @tianyuf, @film_girl, @elysiumdesigns, @kairyssdal, @chrispirillo, @kyliebytes, and @kyliebytes. LinkedIn: Andrew Kaiser
| Matt Mullenweg: |
More: TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Hill, PYMNTS.com, Cryptopolitan, Tech.co, CryptoSlate, TechStartups, Silicon Republic, crypto.news, Financial Times, Business Today, Phandroid, Social Media Today, and International Business Times
X: @troyhunt, @xdaily, @jobvo, @gergelyorosz, @photomatt, @gergelyorosz, and @troyhunt
| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
Arm CEO Rene Haas says the US' goal to cut off China's access to sophisticated chips with military uses will be “a hard problem to solve” using export controls — The US government's goal of cutting off Chinese access to sophisticated semiconductors with military uses will be difficult … | Reuters: |
The US' new 400-page chip export rules show officials are open to chip sector input on ways to keep sending AI chips to China for small and medium-sized uses — While stripping China's access to key U.S. artificial intelligence chips, the Biden administration's sweeping new rules also quietly threw Nvidia …
More: U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, Fortune, Computerworld, Tom's Hardware, Windows Central, New York Times, The Messenger, Associated Press, RCR Wireless News, TechCrunch, WRAL TechWire, TechSpot, CNN, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal
X: @danielgross, @dalperovitch, @kevinsxu, @beijingdai, @researchqf, @kifleswing, @beth_kindig, @barrettyoutube, @researchqf, and @dnystedt. Forums: r/wallstreetbets
| Zeba Siddiqui / Reuters: |
In a rare joint statement, Five Eyes chiefs from the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand warn on China's IP “theft” and using AI to hack and spy — The Five Eyes countries' intelligence chiefs came together on Tuesday to accuse China of intellectual property theft … | Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Google says that government-backed hackers linked to Russia and China are exploiting a since-patched zero-day in WinRAR, discovered by Group-IB in August 2023 — Google security researchers say they have found evidence that government-backed hackers linked to Russia and China are exploiting …
More: The Keyword, BleepingComputer, XDA Developers, PCMag, The Verge, CyberScoop, Neowin, SecurityWeek, and PaymentSecurity.io
Mastodon: @dangoodin@infosec.exchange. X: @tomwarren, @cyb3rops, @billyleonard, and @cheddarb0b42. Forums: Slashdot
| 404 Media: |
Experts say misinformation from “verified” pseudo-OSINT accounts on X, driven by profit and engagement, is destroying the Israel-Palestine information ecosystem — The problem with profit and engagement driven misinformation from pseudo-OSINT accounts during the Israel-Palestine conflict is “unprecedented.”| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
More: Wired, Insider, New York Times, New York Times, and Conspirador Norteñ
Mastodon: @tchambers@indieweb.social. Bluesky: @epro.social. X: @communitynotes, @freddieraynolds, @functi0nzer0, @kcoleman, @_jaybaxter_, @westcoastbill, and @elonmusk
| Politico: |
More: Washington Post, The Verge, and Electronic Frontier Foundation
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon details Sequoia, its new AI and robotics tools for its warehouses to help reduce delivery times by up to 25% and identify inventory up to 75% faster — Company to use new AI systems at its fulfillment facilities that will work alongside employees — Amazon .com is introducing … | Wall Street Journal: |
At a conference, Sam Altman and other tech leaders say AI will likely bring seismic workforce changes, eliminating professions, a hard sell to the most affected — At WSJ Tech Live, Sam Altman said coming workforce changes will play out unevenly — LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. …
More: Gizmodo, Insider, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, TweakTown, PetaPixel, and CryptoSlate
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
YouTube adds a news page to its mobile apps that suggests content from “authoritative sources”, and plans to spend $1.6M to promote creating Shorts news content — YouTube is embracing news from “authoritative sources” at a time when Meta is reluctant to promote hard news …
More: YouTube Official Blog, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, The Messenger, Thurrott, Neowin, PetaPixel, SlashGear, and KnowTechie
Bluesky: @darthbluesky.bsky.social and @blackamazon.bsky.social
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Foxconn and Nvidia plan to build “AI factories”, data centers that accelerate the development of self-driving EVs, autonomous machines, and industrial robots — Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise …
More: Nvidia Newsroom, PCMag, Insider, DatacenterDynamics, Tech Monitor, NVIDIA, The Messenger, Gizmodo, Silicon Valley Business …, 鴻海 on YouTube, VentureBeat, HotHardware, Reuters, CNBC, Financial Times, Constellation Research, Neowin, Tech Xplore, Metaverse Post, WinBuzzer, Coinspeaker, Nikkei Asia, TechCircle, Fortune, CNN, Foxconn Technology Group, Network World, and SiliconANGLE
X: @dnystedt, @nvidiadrive, @dnystedt, @wenyee_lee, and @tculpan. LinkedIn: VATSAL MAHETA. Forums: Beehaw
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
In cross-examining Nishad Singh, SBF's defense finally picked holes in a US witness, pointing out that Singh used a $3.7M FTX loan of user funds to buy a house — Nishad Singh looks less reliable. Is it enough? … Of Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged co-conspirators, Nishad Singh gave the most emotionally compelling testimony.| Katie Notopoulos / MIT Technology Review: |
Federated networks like Mastodon and a growing acceptance of paying for content may help move people away from big social platforms and improve online discourse — We're in a very strange moment for the internet. We all know it's broken. That's not news.
Mastodon: @stefan@gardenstate.social, @jangles@mastodon.social, @Cassandra@artisan.chat, @timbray@cosocial.ca, @tchambers@indieweb.social, and @mammoth@moth.social
X: @katienotopoulos, @niallfirth, @katienotopoulos, @tiffanygholar, @artsjournalnews, @katienotopoulos, and @katienotopoulos
LinkedIn: Mitch Goldstein and Rachel Courtland
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google updates Chrome's address bar with improved autocomplete, suggestions for misspelled URL names, search within bookmark folders, and more — Google is rolling out a series of updates to the address bar (or Omnibox) in Chrome that improves the accuracy of autocomplete across the desktop and mobile browser.
More: The Verge, The Keyword, PCWorld, XDA Developers, Google Chrome Releases, Tom's Guide, SlashGear, How-To Geek, and Droid Life
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Phil Spencer says Activision Blizzard games won't come to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, as “the regulatory process took so long” before the acquisition could close — There's no 'secret celebration drop that's coming in the next couple of weeks.'
More: Xbox on YouTube, Gizmodo, Video Games Chronicle, Game Developer, TechRadar, GameSpot, Wccftech, Video Games Chronicle, Gameranx, TrueAchievements, PC Gamer, KitGuru, Eurogamer.net, Tom's Guide, GamesRadar, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, GamingBolt, and SamMobile
X: @charlieintel, @okami13_, @peterovo5, @charlieintel, @ingamehector, @tomwarren, and @charlieintel
Forums: r/GeForceNOW and r/XboxGamePass
| CNBC: |
How IRS officials tracked down James Zhong, a hacker who stole 50K+ bitcoin from Silk Road in 2012 and was involved in the development of bitcoin itself in 2009 — - In 2012, someone stole 50,000 bitcoin from the Silk Road, an illegal dark web marketplace.
More: CNBC on YouTube. X: @hugh_son, @insta_gator1, @watchthebreaks, and @tomgara
Forums: r/technology, r/georgiabulldogs, r/ethtrader, and r/CryptoCurrency
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
ASML reports Q3 revenue up 15.5% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.71B est., net profit up 11% YoY to €1.89B, vs. €1.8B est., and forecasts 2024 revenue growth will be flat — - ASML reported a profit decline in the third quarter, but beat estimates as it forecast 2024 revenue will be flat.| Bloomberg: |
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao meets Tim Cook and says China welcomes Apple for “win-win development” and to share the “dividends of the Chinese market” — - New iPhone off to a weak start in China, initial data show — China banned use of iPhone in some government, state firms| Ashley Stewart / Insider: |
Internal document: Amazon has committed more than $1B over five years to secure 1M+ Microsoft 365 license seats — - Internal document shows Microsoft ramping up internally for a huge 365 cloud deal with Amazon. — Amazon has purchased more than 1 million seats for Microsoft's 365 suite, the document states.
More: Thurrott, Reuters, CRN, The Register, MSPoweruser, Windows Central, ITPro, WinBuzzer, PCMag, TechRadar, and OnMSFT.com
Bluesky: @cpm5280.bsky.social. X: @florian4gamers, @ashannstew, and @ivanthek. LinkedIn: Daniel Tunkelang
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and r/technology
| Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: |
PitchBook: global AI startup funding rose 27% YoY to $17.9B in Q3 2023, one of the VC world's lone bright spots as overall startup funding fell 31% YoY to $73B — Multibillion-dollar investments in artificial intelligence startups have become almost commonplace in Silicon Valley … Sponsor Posts
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