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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to adopt the GSM's RCS messaging standard by releasing a software update “later next year”, bringing iMessage-style features to cross-platform texts — In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard.
More: TechRadar, The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, Business Insider, The Guardian, Thurrott, The Information, Android Authority, CNET, Macworld, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Cult of Mac, ZDNet, HotHardware, Financial Times, Gizmodo, Wired, AppleInsider, Axios, Bloomberg, Appleosophy, Fortune, Droid Life, Light Reading, The Messenger, 9to5Google, Reuters, PCMag, GovTech, Daring Fireball, IGN, ExtremeTech, Neowin, PC Gamer, iThinkDifferent, Dexerto, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup, The Apple Post, Six Colors, MacDailyNews, GSMArena.com, BGR, Pocket-lint, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, Android Headlines, TweakTown, and MSPoweruser
Threads: @pkedrosky, @tomwarrenuk, @danseifert, @karissabe, and @benedictevans
Mastodon: @nitrobear@owo.cafe, @carnage4life@mas.to, @ChanceHMiller@mastodon.social, @film_girl@mastodon.social, and @cpgsaw@mastodon.social
Bluesky: @addisonryan.bsky.social, @dead.place, @jeremydstanley.com, @sbisson.com, @cachiporra.bsky.social, and @epro.social
X: @getpeid, @android, @markgurman, @lockheimer, @ishanagarwal24, @maxwinebach, @ishanagarwal24, @greengart, @phhusson, @phhusson, @nexusben, @mike_wuerthele, @gartenberg, @ianzelbo, @ianzelbo, @cugwmui, @benwood, @mkbhd, @drh2023, @florian4gamers, @bradstone, @getpeid, @benbajarin, @getpeid, @gadgetsboy, @chancehmiller, @richontech, @stevesi, @stevesi, @gartenberg, @mkbhd, @charlesarthur, @thisistechtoday, and @joannastern
LinkedIn: Robert Gerstmann, Dario Betti, Gianluca Varisco, Elmar Weber, and Spenser Blank
| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
MeridianLink confirms a cyberattack after a ransomware gang claimed to have reported the financial software company to the US SEC for not disclosing the breach — Financial software company MeridianLink confirmed that it is dealing with a cyberattack after the hackers behind …
More: DataBreaches.net, BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek, SC Media, DataBreachToday.com, TechRadar, Metacurity, SiliconANGLE, and ComputerWeekly.com
Mastodon: @gsuberland@chaos.social, @jalefkowit@octodon.social, and @ThrunterX@hackers.town. X: @caseyjohnellis
LinkedIn: Scott Crawford, Spencer Alessi, Jon Miller, Nick Mullen, Jason Alexander, Cory H., Michael J. Levin, Mickell T., and Derek A.
Forums: r/nottheonion and r/wallstreetbets
| Ted Johnson / Deadline: |
TikTok removes videos promoting Osama Bin Laden's “Letter to America” that justified the 9/11 attacks, but calls reports that they were trending “inaccurate” — - George Santos “Blatantly Stole From His Campaign” And Deceived Donors, House Ethics Committee Report Says; Congressman Won't Seek Reelection
More: 404 Media, Rolling Stone, CNN, The Wrap, The Verge, Gizmodo, New York Magazine, The Guardian, New York Times, Reuters, Haaretz, Forbes, Semafor Tech, The Messenger, Know Your Meme Editorials, Washington Post, KTSM-TV, New York Post, Mediaite, and Boing Boing
Mastodon: @ben@werd.social and @jalcine@todon.eu
X: @tiktokpolicy, @yashar, @broderick, @allezlesboulez, @jasonabbruzzese, @washingtonpost, @parkermolloy, @omarsakrpoet, @jwherrman, @jason_koebler, @stevesi, @janelytv, @normative, @jason_koebler, @abolishnato, @seyitaylor, @nikitabier, @ggreenwald, @dancow, @zei_squirrel, @normative, @normative, @ali_lev, @buccocapital, and @semaforben
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
IBM suspends its advertising on X globally after Media Matters said X has been placing ads for IBM, Apple, Oracle, and others alongside pro-Nazi material — Tech company's move is the latest setback to Linda Yaccarino's efforts to convince brands Elon Musk's platform is safe
More: Media Matters for America, Reuters, The Verge, New York Times, Bloomberg, Variety, CNBC, Deadline, The Messenger, and Mashable
Forums: r/Twitter and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone: |
More: CNN, The Atlantic, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Business Times, Forbes, Whatever, The Hill, KNSD-TV, Gizmodo, 404 Media, New York Post, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, Daily Mail, Media Matters for America, and TechCrunch
Threads: @lorakolodny, @carnage4life, @ezraklein, @hunterwalk, @sebastianra, @yair_rosenberg1, @e.w.niedermeyer, @kenpopehat, @blueimpb, @mark.follman, @kevinmkruse, @e.w.niedermeyer, @jaketapper, @menottim, @tominchicago, @chancerydaily, @profgalloway, @mediamattersforamerica, @noahshachtman, @moskov, @alxwinter, and @ezraklein
Mastodon: @cwebber@octodon.social, @melaniesill@mastodon.social, @mattblaze@federate.social, @patrickokeefe@mastodon.social, @theynege@strangeobject.space, @JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social, @Leeisme@mastodon.xyz, and @hybridhavoc@darkfriend.social
Bluesky: @ryanlcooper.com, @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, @paleofuture.bsky.social, and @helenkennedy.bsky.social
X: @elonmusk, @breakingbaht, @elonmusk, @cwboca, @elonmusk, @marcbodnick, @jaketapper, @elonmusk, @deitaone, @elonmusk, @wyatt_privilege, @elonmusk, @bigblackjacobin, @teroterotero, @michaelehayden, @mattyglesias, @nandoodles, @yair_rosenberg, @yair_rosenberg, and @pkafka. LinkedIn: Menotti M.
Forums: r/MarchAgainstNazis, r/thebulwark, r/inthenews, and r/politics
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
In a first, the Signal Foundation publishes Signal's operating costs: ~$40M in 2023, projected to hit $50M by 2025, with $14M for infrastructure costs in 2023 — Signal's president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations …
More: Signal Messenger and PCMag
Threads: @trevorcroker. Mastodon: @ncweaver@thecooltable.wtf, @tdp_org@mastodon.social, and @me@joshuastrobl.social
X: @mer__edith, @mikarv, @signalapp, @mer__edith, @bwplotka, @a_greenberg, @profwoodward, @ambaonadventure, @trevortimm, and @signalapp. LinkedIn: Tim N.
Forums: Hacker News, r/signal, r/privacy, and r/signal
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple may again postpone releasing its own iPhone modem chip, until at least late 2025 or early 2026, the final year of its extended Qualcomm contract — Company will likely miss a 2025 goal to roll out its own cellular modem inside the device — Apple Inc. has fallen further behind …
More: MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, The Verge, iClarified, MacDailyNews, and Supercharged
X: @shameermulji, @philsolis, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Ryan Felton / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon plans to let US auto dealers sell new vehicles on its platform, starting in 2024 with Hyundai, which will include Alexa in its cars beginning in 2025 — The companies say Hyundai will be the first brand available to car buyers on tech company's platform starting in 2024
More: About Amazon, GeekWire, The Verge, CNBC, Seattle Business Journal, PCMag, Reuters, International Business Times, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Engadget, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, and Tech Xplore
X: @chrispratt98, @bradhalverson, @pitdesi, @ajassy, and @stevesi
| Will Knight / Wired: |
YouTube lets some Shorts creators test Dream Track, which uses DeepMind's Lyria AI to generate and remix music in the styles of nine artists, including Sia — YouTube creators will get to test a new AI tool that generates and remixes music in the style of several famous musicians, including Sia, Demi Lovato, and T-Pain.
More: YouTube Official Blog, Google DeepMind, YouTube Official Blog, Engadget, The Verge, MobileSyrup, BBC, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Windows Report, TechRadar, NBC 7 San Diego, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cryptopolitan, SiliconANGLE, Cybernews.com, Gizmodo, Android Authority, and Billboard
X: @andrewcurran_, @mealreplacer, @andrewcurran_, @leokelion, @jannespijkervet, @sedielem, @giffmana, @keunwoochoi, @demishassabis, @pushmeet, @vaibhavk97, @googledeepmind, @andrewcurran_, and @catalinacangea
LinkedIn: Karthika Periyathambi, Tom Hume, Pamala Billman, Deepti Jasti, and Vadim Lavrusik. Forums: r/technology
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft launches a Windows App in preview for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, and the web, letting customers connect to Windows devices and apps remotely — Microsoft brings Windows to non-Windows devices. — What you need to know — Microsoft is launching the “Windows app” …
More: The Verge, Microsoft Learn, PCWorld, Mashable, The Register, Liliputing, PCMag, Redmond Pie, 9to5Google, Tom's Hardware, NewsBytes, The Economic Times, TechRadar, Microsoft Learn, and Neowin
Bluesky: @epro.social. X: @mgsiegler. LinkedIn: Arthur Ditner, Michael Loftus, and Michael Stricker. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Katie Malone / Engadget: |
Google finds and helps patch a Zimbra Collaboration email server zero-day used to steal data from governments in Greece, Moldova, Tunisia, Vietnam, and Pakistan — Google's threat analysis team discovered the security flaw in June. — Google's Threat Analysis Group revealed on Thursday … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details Windows 11 changes coming to the EEA to comply with the DMA, like letting users disable Bing web search, add search providers, and remove Edge — Microsoft will soon let Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area (EEA) disable its Bing web search, remove Microsoft Edge …
More: Ars Technica, Windows Central, ZDNet, and Windows Report
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft plans to release Copilot for Windows 10 Home and Pro to Release Preview testers, for devices with a minimum of 4GB of RAM and a 720p screen resolution — Microsoft is bringing its AI-powered Copilot to Windows 10. … “It's a key opportunity for us to bring Copilot value to more customers … | Bloomberg: |
Tether plans to spend ~$500M over the next six months to become one of the world's top Bitcoin miners, after acquiring a 20% stake in Northern Data in September — - Tether to invest about $500 million in the next six months — Stablecoin issuer builds its own facilities in three countries
More: Finbold, Bitcoin News, Cointelegraph, CoinGape, Decrypt, Bitcoinist.com, Crypto Briefing, crypto.news, Cryptonews, and Bitcoin Insider
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google's Search Generative Experience adds shopping tools to help find niche or unique items and expands virtual try-ons to men's tops from hundreds of brands — Google's AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) is behind a bunch of new shopping features that aim to help users find niche …
More: The Keyword, Search Engine Roundtable, Gizmodo, Android Authority, Wccftech, Android Headlines, Lifewire, NewsBytes, 9to5Google, and Engadget
LinkedIn: Ben Hanson, Daniel Tunkelang, Paula Marie Kilgarriff, and Lilian Rincon
| K.J. Yossman / Variety: |
Embracer reports Q2 net sales up 13% YoY to ~$1B, layoffs that impacted ~900 staff, or 5% of its workforce, and 36 fewer games in development than in Q2 2022 — “Lord of the Rings” owner Embracer Group has reported a 13% increase in net sales year-on-year in Q2, in part thanks to its intensive restructuring program.
More: Game Developer, Embracer Group, Video Games Chronicle, IGN, Video Games Chronicle, PC Gamer, Stevivor, Polygon, Game Rant, Kotaku, Reuters, and Destructoid
X: @stephentotilo, @rim_aj, @deeketweak, @alannamode, @stephentotilo, @mauronl3, @mauronl3, @embracergroup, and @keefstuart
Forums: r/XboxSeriesX and r/pcgaming
| Laurent Giret / Thurrott: |
Nvidia updates its GeForce Now app to introduce Game Syncing, which lets users stream PC games purchased via the Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+ — Nvidia is releasing a new update for its GeForce Now app today that introduces Game Syncing with the Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+.
More: NVIDIA, The Verge, KitGuru, Dexerto, 9to5Google, Neowin, TechPowerUp, and Windows Central
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Toyota Financial Services, which provides auto financing to Toyota customers, confirms a breach after the Medusa ransomware gang threatened to leak company data — Toyota Financial Services (TFS) has confirmed that it detected unauthorized access on some of its systems in Europe and Africa … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
GitGuardian: nearly 3K of the 450K projects submitted to PyPI exposed at least one credential in code, like API keys, including some from “very large companies” — Many transgressions come from “very large companies that have robust security teams.”
More: GitGuardian Blog, TechRadar, SecurityWeek, Infosecurity, and Security Boulevard
Mastodon: @dangoodin@infosec.exchange and @audiodude@sfba.social
X: @gitguardian, @gitguardian, and @ravirockks
LinkedIn: Joe H., Timo Kissel, Garett Moreau, Alex Lokshin, Ahmed A., Justin Hutchings, Jeffrey Daro, and David Luxford
Forums: r/cybersecurity and Ars OpenForum
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky plans to release a public web interface around the end of November and launch federation in early 2024, and says it crossed 2M users — Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September … | Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: |
Alibaba reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to ~$30.8B, beating est., a ~$3.8B net income, up from a net loss YoY, and nixes its cloud business spinoff; BABA drops 9%+ — - The decision marks a dramatic reversal on a signature move — Alibaba's historic six-way restructuring is now in doubt| Andrew Romero / 9to5Google: |
MediaTek announces a partnership with Meta to develop chips for AR smart glasses; the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 — Meta is looking to expand on what AR smart glasses could actually accomplish, and a new partnership with MediaTek proves that the company is taking it seriously.
More: Android Central. X: @anshelsag, @mediatek, @benbajarin, @thisistechtoday, @swebster77, @wayne_lam, and @anshelsag
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases Apple Music Classical for iPadOS as part of a v1.1 update, the first major update to the app since its release in spring 2023 for iOS and Android — Apple Music Classical, included as part of a standard Apple Music subscription, launched as an iPhone only app in the spring ... but is now available on the iPad too.
More: App Store, The Verge, iThinkDifferent, TechHive, The Apple Post, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechRadar, Mashable, and MacRumors
Threads: @dsilverman, @graysonmagg, @laurelstreet, @mgsiegler, @benedictevans, and @benedictevans
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube updates its guidelines to allow monetizing videos that display nudity while breastfeeding if a child is present, non-sexually graphic dancing, and more — YouTube is updating its guidelines to allow new types of content to monetize adult content, including videos that display nudity … | Karen Freifeld / Reuters: |
Sources: chip equipment maker Applied Materials is under a US DOJ criminal investigation for possibly evading export restrictions on SMIC, China's top chipmaker — Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT.O) is under U.S. criminal investigation for potentially evading export restrictions …
More: SiliconANGLE, Investor's Business Daily, and Barron's Online
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