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Reuters:

Chinese chipmaker YMTC filed a lawsuit against Micron on November 9, 2023 in California, alleging that the US chipmaker infringed eight of its patents — Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) has filed a lawsuit against U.S. rival Micron Technology (MU.O) alleging infringement of eight of its patents.

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Financial Times:

An in-depth look inside a covert Russian operation to get dual-use specialist microchips, which are protected by EU export controls, into the hands of the state — A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state

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LinkedIn: Raimonds Bricis and Leen Paape

Wall Street Journal:

Former FTX employees, including general counsel Can Sun, plan to launch crypto exchange Backpack, protecting user funds using lessons learned from FTX's failure — Ex-FTX lawyer Can Sun and other former company executives want the new exchange to allow customers to verify holdings at any time

More: Unchained Crypto, Cointelegraph, PYMNTS.com, CoinStats, Bitcoin Insider, crypto.news, The Daily Beast, and The Block

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

A look at Apple's work on its “ambitious and compelling” OS updates for 2024, paused for a week after hitting a key milestone in iOS 18 and macOS 15 development — Apple's recent software development delay underscores the need to get ambitious 2024 updates right.

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Forums: r/apple, r/iphone, r/technology, and r/ios

David Gilbert / Wired:

Experts say terrorist groups are using generative AI to bypass the hashing databases used by tech companies to automatically remove violent extremist content — Experts are finding thousands of examples of AI-created content every week that could allow terrorist groups and other violent extremists …

Andi Yu / ABC:

DP World Australia, the country's second largest port operator, shuts down because of a cyberattack, impacting the movement of goods in and out of Australia — Australia's second largest port operator has shut down because of a cyber security incident, impacting the movement of goods in and out of the country.

Wes Davis / The Verge:

Many Threads users report that the app now has a privacy option that lets them opt out of having their posts show up on Instagram and Facebook — Many Threads users are now saying they have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook.

More: Livemint, PCMag, NewsBytes, and 9to5Mac

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Bloomberg:

Foxconn launches two prototype low-Earth orbit communication satellites on a SpaceX rocket, as Foxconn diversifies into new sectors with greater urgency — - Taiwan's Foxconn wants to replicate outsourcing model in orbit — Company launches first two LEO satellites on a SpaceX rocket

More: Benzinga, Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), SpaceNews, NewsBytes, South China Morning Post, and Neowin

X: @honhai_foxconn, @honhai_foxconn, and @mytechmusings

Jack Ewing / New York Times:

How Łukasz Krupski, a Tesla whistleblower in Norway, leaked personnel records and Autopilot data that caught the attention of regulators in several countries — An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.

Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @pallenberg@mastodon.social

X: @mrstad, @stephaniemflynn, @michellesdude, and @thefawcette

LinkedIn: Nicholas Benes, Michael Plunkett, and Deb Hileman, SCMP. Forums: r/RealTesla

Shanti Das / The Guardian:

Investigation: the UK biomedical research database Biobank shared the sensitive health data of ~500K volunteers with insurance companies despite pledging not to — Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so

Kate Irwin / Decrypt:

Esports leaders discuss ongoing industry challenges, including VC bubbles, layoffs, and ageism, and call for wealthy game studios to take on more responsibility — Decrypt's investigation reveals ongoing challenges in the young esports industry—including VC bubbles, layoffs, and ageism—and where it's going.

X: @decryptmedia and @iamhodler_

Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg:

Xiaomi is up 60%+, gaining about $20B in market value since June 2023 on the back of strong Xiaomi 14 series sales and its foray into EV and other businesses — - Xiaomi up more than 60% from June low on new smarthphone push — JPMorgan sees ‘trading opportunity in the next six months’

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Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:

A look at the first “case” brought before Objection, which aims to use AI to evaluate news stories, and a Q&A with Objection's founder; the site is now dark

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Gene Shalit, a longtime film critic for NBC's Today who was with the show from 1970 until his retirement in 2010, dies at 100

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Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg:

Alibaba and JD.com reported YoY sales increases for Singles Day, but neither company provided overall revenue figures for the event for the second straight year

More: The Register, Reuters, and South China Morning Post

X: @economics, @shanghaimacro, @24hcitizen, and @michaelxpettis

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:

London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on “mass affluent” customers in the UK, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation

More: Tech.eu, Crowdfund Insider, BusinessCloud, FinTech Futures, Financial IT, FinSMEs, and AltFi

X: @markkleinmansky. LinkedIn: Wasim Khouri, Monument, and Ian Rand

David Gilbert / Wired:

Google's Jigsaw unit and Tech Against Terrorism launch Altitude, a free tool that helps smaller platforms detect and remove terrorist content on their networks

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LinkedIn: Clare S. and Mark Dobson. Forums: r/technology

Steph Batalis / Foreign Policy:

Chatbots can lower the information barrier to help malicious actors build a bioweapon, making chatbot development guardrails a good first step for biosecurity

More: CoinStats. Threads: @ethank and @carnage4life

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Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Humane's Ai Pin is a bizarre cross between Google Glass and a pager, the lack of apps seems extremely limiting, and $699 is too high compared to other wearables

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LinkedIn: Scott C. Lemon, John Miner, Marc Calamia, and Timo Kissel. Forums: Ars OpenForum

Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg:

Filing: FTX sues crypto exchange Bybit and two affiliates to recover ~$953M, including $327M+ that they allegedly withdrew just before FTX filed for bankruptcy

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A profile of Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones, who succeeds Whitney Wolfe Herd and is charged with turning around a company whose stock is down ~80% since its 2021 IPO

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Reuters:

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