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X says it will accelerate plans to attract ad spending by SMBs, including outsourcing some ad sales to third parties, such as US marketing startup JumpCrew — Social media site accelerates plan to attract small businesses as billionaire owner battles big brands
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Some marketing agencies say their brands don't plan to return to advertise on X, and others are advising brands to stop posting on X, after Elon Musk's comments — Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times's DealBook Summit.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Apple releases emergency security updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to fix two zero-days “that may have been exploited”, reaching 20 zero-days patched in 2023 — Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and impacting iPhone …
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| Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple and Paramount have discussed an Apple TV+ and Paramount+ bundle that would cost less than subscribing to both streaming services separately — Streamers are increasingly joining with rivals to offer bundles that help attract and keep subscribers
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| Reuters: |
A US district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Montana's first-of-its-kind state ban on TikTok from taking effect on January 1, 2024 — A U.S. judge late on Thursday blocked Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Jan. 1.
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| Marko Zivkovic / MacRumors: |
Internal docs: Apple plans to include the Action button on the entire iPhone 16 lineup that would include a force sensor and “tact-switching functionality” — The release of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max saw the introduction of an entirely new user-configurable button known as the Action button …
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| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
Coinbase reports receiving 13,079 law enforcement requests from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023, up 6% YoY and 3x since 2020; almost 50% were from the US — Almost half of the 13,079 law enforcement requests Coinbase received in 2023 came from the U.S., according to a new report.| Wall Street Journal: |
Tests: Meta's recommendation systems promote pedophile content on Instagram and Facebook Groups, despite Meta announcing a child-safety task force in June 2023 — The social-media company has stepped up enforcement, but its algorithms continue to promote problematic content| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Tiger Global cut valuations of its portfolio companies in September 2023, including Superhuman by 45%, DuckDuckGo 72%, Yuga Labs 69%, and OpenSea 94% — The nearly $13 billion Private Investment Partners 15 fund marked down AI-powered email company Superhuman by 45% and cut …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve launches a Steam Link app on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro, letting users more easily play VR games from their Steam library wirelessly — Valve's Steam Link app, which lets you stream games from your Steam library to another device, is out now for the Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets, according to a news post from Valve.
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| Bloomberg: |
Phil Spencer says Microsoft is talking to partners to help launch a mobile gaming store to take on Apple's and Google's app stores, but offers no launch date — Challenge to Apple, Google app stores could come soon. — Microsoft Corp. is talking to partners to help launch a mobile gaming store … | Martin Coulter / Reuters: |
Google asks the UK CMA to take action against Microsoft, claiming the company's licensing practices unfairly discouraged customers from using rivals' services — Google (GOOGL.O) has called on Britain's antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft (MSFT.O), claiming its business practices …
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| Richard Nieva / Forbes: |
An interview with Yann LeCun and Joelle Pineau ahead of the 10th anniversary of Meta's Fundamental AI Research lab on ChatGPT, AI in the metaverse, and more — In an exclusive interview leading up to the 10th anniversary of Meta's AI lab, LeCun reflects on the artificial intelligence boom … | Lawrence Bonk / Engadget: |
Google updates Android, Wear OS, and Google TV devices, adding TalkBack AI-created image descriptions, more Live Caption languages, Assistant Routines, and more — Wear OS and Google TV are also getting new tools. — Google is rolling out a trio of system updates to Android, Wear OS and Google TV devices.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
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LinkedIn: Sanaz Ahari Lemelson and Craig Lennon
Forums: r/google, r/GooglePixel, and r/GoogleMessages
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta expands the keyword search feature of Threads to all markets where the app is available, with support for “all languages” — Instagram's Twitter/X rival, Threads, is becoming more competitive with the expansion of its keyword search feature to all markets where the app is available.
More: 9to5Mac, Hindustan Times, ReadWrite, The Hill, PhoneArena, and Social Media Today
Threads: @mosseri, @tarynnasaurus, @hi.nixson, @mergesort, @azknightindustries, @mosseri, @haticeavci, @aulia, @hunkabilly, @jasonszep, @newsguyusa, @chris, and @mattnavarra. Mastodon: @Champagne@masto.ai. Forums: Beehaw
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Threads: @jw, @laurengoode, @threads, @mergesort, @atlientrader, @crumbler, and @edcarson1971
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| Samyuktha Sriram / Unchained Crypto: |
In a letter to two US Senators, Circle denies a report alleging it had a role in financing Hamas and Hezbollah and an “ongoing relationship” with Justin Sun — Stablecoin issuer Circle hit back against claims made by non-profit watchdog group Campaign for Accountability (CfA) … | Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: |
On-chain data and sources: Polygon gave DraftKings millions of MATIC to run a validator; the validator underperformed, and DraftKings was kicked off the network — Blockchain data shows the crypto project quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public it was an “equal” member of the validator community.Sponsor Posts
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