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| The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has hit “just under” 100M monthly users since Instagram released the app in early July — The rumors of Threads' early demise have been exaggerated. — Meta's competitor to Elon Musk's X has hit “just under” 100 million monthly users since …
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Threads: @mosseri, @parkert, @mosseri, @carnage4life, @mikedelmoro, @keithedwards, @stshank, @aaronrosspowell, @datadrivenmd, @tomwarrenuk, @ianhillmedia, @kalihays1, @matthewfacciani, @parkerortolani, @moskov, @crumbler, @justingp331, @lanceulanoff, @bashowicks, @guillecummings, and @daveleebbg
X: @swiftstories, @tomaxwell, @alexeheath, @thetranscript_, and @alexeheath. Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Meta Investor Relations: |
Meta reports Q3 revenue up 23% YoY to $34.15B, net income up 164% YoY to $11.58B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.14B for September 2023 — Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
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Threads: @kalihays1 and @kalihays1
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
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Threads: @jaymayo_vrtist. X: @glenkacher, @rebrand_as_y, @thetranscript_, @cullend, and @ballmatthew
| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Internal Google documents detail plans to contain Apple's search ambitions after Spotlight's 2021 update; sources say Google paid Apple $18B for search in 2021 — Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening.
More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, Business Times, and AppleInsider
X: @nicoagrant and @matthew_d_green
Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Wall Street Journal: |
X's tumultuous first year under Elon Musk: mobile DAUs down 16% from October 2022 to September 2023, app downloads drop after rebrand, and investor markdowns — The platform struggles to attract users and advertisers, third-party data suggest, while Musk has voiced optimism
More: Bloomberg, Insider, BroBible, Tech Xplore, Business Today, TechStartups, and Reuters
Mastodon: @blindcoder@toot.berlin and @mnutty@mastodon.ie
Bluesky: @bobmcdonaldwrites.com and @danilo.redeem-tomorrow.com
X: @danprimack and @wsj
| Matthieu Faou / WeLiveSecurity: |
Pro-Russia hacking group Winter Vivern is targeting European governmental entities' Roundcube Webmail servers, triggering an attack when an email is viewed — ESET Research recommends updating Roundcube Webmail to the latest available version as soon as possible
More: Ars Technica, BleepingComputer, Security Affairs, Silicon Republic, Hackread, Dark Reading, The Record, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, Help Net Security, SecurityWeek, The Hacker News, The Register, and Infosecurity
X: @esetresearch, @esetresearch, @thehackersnews, and @eset
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google begins rolling out new Maps features, including updating search to more easily find things nearby and expanding Immersive View for Routes to new cities — Google is adding a slew of new updates for Maps, including a few AI-powered features that are designed to make it easier for users to search … | Sheena Vasani / The Verge: |
Samsung offers Galaxy smartphone and tablets running One UI 6 a Temporary Cloud Backup feature with unlimited storage for up to 30 days for free, matching Apple — Samsung is starting to roll out a “Temporary Cloud Backup” feature to Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets running on One UI 6, the company announced on Thursday.
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| Stephanie Barnes / Engadget: |
X rolls out audio and video calling to some users, with options to “select who you're comfortable using it with” or disable the feature altogether — Just call them or not. — It's finally happening: X (formerly known as Twitter) has begun rolling out yet another feature nobody asked for.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers reveal an attack forcing iOS and macOS WebKit browsers to divulge secrets, like passwords and email content, of users who visit a malicious website — iLeakage is practical and requires minimal resources. A patch isn't (yet) available. — Researchers have devised an attack …
More: BleepingComputer, iLeakage, 9to5Mac, PCMag, TechRadar, AppleInsider, and SecurityWeek
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| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Kioxia investor SK Hynix says the company didn't agree to the Kioxia-Western Digital merger due to “the overall impact on the value of the company's investment” — - Its opposition introduces more uncertainty to a landmark deal — Western Digital and Kioxia have talked for years about a combo
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| Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide: |
Sources: Spotify plans major changes to its royalty model in Q1 2024, including a threshold of minimum annual streams before a track starts generating royalties — This is huge news - and it's been a long time coming. MBW has confirmed that Spotify is planning to make significant changes …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
The UK's controversial Online Safety Bill becomes law, imposing fines of up to £18M or 10% of global turnover; Ofcom now plans to publish a code of practice — The UK's Online Safety Bill, a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to make the country “the safest place in the world to be online” …
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X: @childrenscomm, @ofcom, @ofcom, @mollyroseorg, @ofcom, @johnc1912, and @scitechgovuk
Forums: r/privacy and r/unitedkingdom
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft reorganizes its Xbox gaming and marketing leadership, promoting Matt Booty to president of game content and studios and Sarah Bond to Xbox president — Microsoft is reorganizing its Xbox gaming and marketing leadership, less than two weeks after acquiring Activision Blizzard.| Sarah Fielding / Engadget: |
Google expands its bug bounty program to include generative AI, which presents different security issues, including model manipulation and unfair bias — New guidance outlines what discoveries garner financial rewards. — With concerns around generative AI ever-present …
More: The Keyword, TechCrunch, SecurityWeek, Android Headlines, InfoRiskToday.com, and SiliconANGLE
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve releases SteamVR 2.0, including “most of the current features of Steam and Steam Deck”, Steam Chat, and Voice Chat, after a surprise beta September launch — Valve announced Wednesday that it has released SteamVR 2., launching the major update exactly a month …
More: Gizmodo, PC Gamer, Steam Store, Neowin, and Phoronix
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
A look at Apple's double tap gesture, rolling out in watchOS 10.1, letting Series 9 and Ultra 2 users interact with their watch without using its touchscreen — Swipes and buttons are the norm, but Apple's double tap gesture opens a future where your smartwatch could be even less dependent on your phone.
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X: @maxjmb and @snazzylabs
LinkedIn: Todd Irwin and Bryant Courtney
Forums: r/AppleWatch and Slashdot
| Andrew Tarantola / Engadget: |
Leica releases the $9,480 M11-P camera, which watermarks photos with Content Credentials metadata, created by advocacy groups to fight misinformation — It automatically watermarks photos with Content Credentials metadata. — It's getting to the point these days that we can't even trust …
More: Content Authenticity …, USA Today, PCMag, ZDNet, The Verge, Leica Rumors, TechRadar, and PetaPixel
| Politico: |
UK PM Rishi Sunak announces plans to set up a UK-based AI Safety Institute and an AI research network modeled on the IPCC, ahead of the UK AI Summit in November — British PM defended seeking Chinese buy-in for a bevvy of new AI governance initiatives he is set to launch next week.| CNBC: |
Uber starts offering rides in fully autonomous Waymo cars in Phoenix, Arizona; users can accept or reject the autonomous option, which includes a 24/7 helpline — - Uber users in Phoenix, Arizona, will be able to ride in a fully autonomous car, Uber announced Thursday.
More: PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, Waypoint, and USA Today
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Kids are attending virtual pro-Palestine protests on Roblox in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war; one virtual protest area has been visited 275K+ times — - Kids are attending virtual pro-Palestine protests on Roblox in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war, and so far, one virtual protest area has been visited more than 275,000 times.
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