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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, @mosseri, @keithedwards, @mikedelmoro, @aaronrosspowell, @datadrivenmd, @carnage4life, @ianhillmedia, @tomwarrenuk, @stshank, @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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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Meta's Reality Labs reports Q3 revenue down 26% YoY to $210M, vs. $299.3M est., and operating loss up 2% YoY to $3.74B, vs. $3.9B est. — - Coming into the third quarter, Meta's Reality Labs division had lost more than $21 billion since the start of last year.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to release AirPods Max and two redesigned fourth-generation AirPods with USB-C in 2024, and AirPods Pro with new chip and design in 2025 — - Company readies updates to entry-level, Pro and Max models — After initial skepticism, AirPods are now a critical category
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X: @vadimyuryev, @maxwinebach, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple, r/wallstreetbets, and MacRumors Forums
| 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 …
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| 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
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Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| 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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| 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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Forums: r/AppleWatch and Slashdot
| Politico: |
UK PM Rishi Sunak announces plans for a new UK-based AI Safety Institute and a new AI research network, modeled on the IPCC, ahead of the 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.
More: Tech Monitor, Reuters, Associated Press, and GOV.UK
| Washington Post: |
Sources: Biden is expected to sign an EO on October 30 requiring assessments of AI models before federal worker use, easing highly skilled immigration, and more — Tackling immigration and safety, the order would require advanced AI models to undergo assessments before they can be used …
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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.
More: Gizmodo, X, Digital Trends, The Verge, SamMobile, Android Authority, International Business Times, Cybernews.com, TechCrunch, Tech Xplore, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, and Forbes
Threads: @chris, @aaronrosspowell, @tomwarrenuk, and @heyimjoew. Bluesky: @hellorbywater.bsky.social
X: @elonmusk, @paultassi, @manruss, @waycooljen, @cb_doge, @xdaily, @kat_woman13, and @krassenstein
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google plans to require apps on the Play Store to offer users the ability to flag offensive AI-generated content without exiting the app, starting in early 2024 — Google is taking aim at potentially problematic generative AI apps with a new policy, to be enforced starting early next year … | 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
More: Financial Times
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve officially releases SteamVR 2.0, including most of the current features of Steam and Steam Deck, after a surprise beta launch in September — Valve announced Wednesday that it has released SteamVR 2.0, launching the major update exactly a month after the surprise launch of the SteamVR 2.0 beta in September.
More: MIXED Reality News, Neowin, Steam Store, TweakTown, and Phoronix
X: @richardanayapdx and @sadlyitsbradley
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Telegram blocks two channels used by Hamas for Android users, blaming Google Play Store guidelines, after Pavel Durov resisted calls to shut down Hamas channels — Social messaging platform Telegram has blocked channels used by Hamas, but only on Android phones due to violations of Google's app store guidelines.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple raises the monthly US price of Apple TV+ from $6.99 to $9.99, News+ from $9.99 to $12.99, Arcade from $4.99 to $6.99, and Apple One from $16.95 to $19.95 — Apple today announced that it is increasing the prices of some of its subscription-based services, including Apple TV+ …
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Threads: @bzamayo. Mastodon: @dcseifert@mastodon.social, @dcseifert@mastodon.social, @dsilverman@mastodon.social, and @carnage4life@mas.to
Bluesky: @michaelrm.bsky.social and @epro.social
X: @tomwarren, @sdw, @edludlow, @nozzeoro, @ballmatthew, @mgsiegler, @loudmouthjulia, @ballmatthew, @snazzylabs, @theregister, @rsgnl, @rjonesy, @maxwinebach, @maxwinebach, @rsgnl, @vadimyuryev, @carlquintanilla, @kantrowitz, @rsgnl, @aaronp613, @playalotta, and @mbrkhrdt
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/tvPlus, r/tmobile, and MacRumors Forums
| Jessica Nix / Bloomberg: |
Magic Leap names Bain Capital tech executive Ross Rosenberg as CEO, starting November 1, replacing Peggy Johnson, who joined from Microsoft in 2020 — Rosenberg, a tech executive at Bain Capital, takes over Nov. 1. He's charged with expanding the commercial adaptation of the AR technology, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
More: PYMNTS.com
| Reuters: |
Sources, docs, and government tenders: China has increased spending to replace Western tech with local options since late 2022, starting with computer equipment — China has stepped up spending to replace Western-made technology with domestic alternatives as Washington tightens curbs …
Forums: Beehaw
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google adds foundation and hair dye options to its AR shopping tool for trying beauty products, and expands the tool to mobile browsers and Google Shopping ads — Google is expanding its augmented reality (AR) shopping feature that allows people to virtually wear beauty products before purchasing … Sponsor Posts
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