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December 14, 2023, 3:33 AM

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is testing making posts from Threads accounts “available on Mastodon and other services that use the ActivityPub protocol”  —  Mark Zuckerberg said today that Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other AcitivityPub protocol-supported networks.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitch now allows some previously prohibited sexual content, including “deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks or pelvic region”, with a sexual themes label  —  Twitch is updating the way it responds to sexual content.  As part of the change, the streaming platform will now allow …
Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
Google announces Gemini Pro for enterprises, letting Cloud clients build apps for free, with some limits, and plans to add Gemini Pro to AI Studio and Vertex AI  —  Gemini Pro is aimed at businesses and app developers  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google announced a slate of upgraded artificial intelligence features …
AJ Vicens / CyberScoop:
Microsoft seizes US-based infrastructure and websites used by cybercrime group Storm-1152 that created ~750M fraudulent Microsoft accounts, after a court order  —  Relying on a court order, the tech giant seized websites belonging to a top purveyor of fraudulent Microsoft accounts.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available in beta on the Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro, for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers  —  Xbox Cloud Gaming is arriving on Meta's range of VR headsets today.  A beta version of the cloud gaming app is now available for the Meta Quest 2, 3 …
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $5.05B, vs. $5.03B est., Digital Media revenue up 13% YoY to $3.72B, and FY 2024 guidance below est.; ADBE drops 5%+  —  - Adobe's fiscal fourth-quarter results surpassed expectations, but guidance for fiscal 2024 trailed estimates.
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
After an on-by-default AI toggle caused confusion, Dropbox says user data is only shared with OpenAI if the AI-powered search feature is actively being used  —  AI feature turned on by default worries users; Dropbox responds to concerns.  —  On Wednesday, news quickly spread on social media …
Natasha Singer / New York Times:
A Stanford survey of 40+ US high schools finds ChatGPT didn't increase cheating rates in 2023 versus prior years, suggesting the alarm may have been overblown  —  A.I. tools like ChatGPT did not boost the frequency of cheating in high schools, Stanford researchers say.
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: sparked by Spotify's complaint in 2019, the EU may fine Apple in 2024 and plans to ban its anti-steering App Store rules used on music streaming rivals  —  - EU to ban allegedly abusive App Store rules for music rivals  — Antitrust decision due early 2024 and could come with fines
Keith Laing / Bloomberg:
Tesla plans to update Autopilot in 2M+ cars after the NHTSA issued a recall, following a probe that found its means for keeping drivers engaged were inadequate  —  - US regulator finds system doesn't do enough to prevent misuse  — Agency will keep defect investigation open, monitor remedies
Bloomberg:
Coinbase rolls out spot crypto trading on its international exchange, starting with BTC-USDC and ETH-USDC pairs via API access for non-US institutional clients  —  - Hazy regulatory outlook deters some investors from US venues … Institutional investors can initially trade Bitcoin and Ether …

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