|
December 29, 2023, 7:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
Apple blocking Beeper Mini, not a service unto itself but an unauthorized client for a proprietary platform that costs a lot to run, is not anticompetitive — There's a lot to catch up on since last I wrote about Beeper. Long story short, they've been playing — and no surprise, losing — the cat-and-mouse game with Apple.
More: The Verge and mjtsai.com
Threads: @gruber, @gruber, @lscottspencer, @jonjesbuzz, @schykle, @craigmod, @brianericford, @mosseri, @danielkuney, @batlogic, @jasonostrander, @adrianlee.xyz, @laughing.han, @darkzuckerberg, @eshumarneedi, @mattt__b, @ben_adida, @batlogic, @carnage4life, @sandofsky, @ronoffringa, @schrismartin, @eshumarneedi, @mosseri, @solespire.marcus, @parkerortolani, @followsol, @_mk_mcg, and @markzimmerman2003. Mastodon: @ernie@writing.exchange
X: @gpanger and @parkerortolani
| NBC News: |
Sources: US intelligence determined that the Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US in January and February 2023 used a US ISP to communicate with China — An American intelligence assessment found that the balloon used a commercially available U.S. network to communicate, primarily for navigation, U.S. officials say.
More: Boing Boing and The Messenger
Mastodon: @JGRW@infosec.exchange. X: @matthewkeyslive, @brianweeden, @stevedaines, @tanvi_madan, and @frankfigliuzzi1. LinkedIn: Ben Lowsen
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches Microsoft Copilot on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, a free ChatGPT-like app that supports GPT-4 and DALL-E 3 — Just days after introducing a Copilot app on Android, Microsoft has rolled out an app for its AI chatbot on iOS and iPadOS.
More: App Store, AppleInsider, and Windows Latest
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
GitHub launches GPT-4-powered Copilot Chat in general availability for all users, in the sidebar of Microsoft's IDEs, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio — Earlier this year, GitHub rolled out Copilot Chat, a ChatGPT-like programming-centric chatbot, for organizations subscribed to Copilot for Business.
More: The GitHub Blog, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, Thurrott, Voicebot.ai, Neowin, and The Verge
| CNBC: |
After a 33% plunge in 2022, the Nasdaq finished 2023 up 43%, its best year since 2020, led by Nvidia, which soared 239%, and Meta, which jumped almost 200% — - The Nasdaq climbed 43% in 2023, one of its best performances in two decades. — Similar to the rallies in 2009 and 2003 …
More: TechStartups, Associated Press, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, and Financial Mirror
X: @katie_roof, @renesellmann, @beth_kindig, and @kgreifeld
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Apple was up ~50% in 2023 but underperformed its tech peers after Apple suffered four straight quarters of declining revenue, its longest such slide since 2001 — - In 2023, Apple suffered its longest revenue slide in 22 years, reporting four straight quarters of declining sales.| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers: hackers are abusing Google OAuth endpoint “MultiLogin” to restore expired authentication cookies and log into accounts even after a password reset — Multiple information-stealing malware families are abusing an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named “MultiLogin” …
More: CloudSEK | Blog, 9to5Google, Hackread, DataBreachToday.com, and Cybernews.com
| Usama Jawad / XDA Developers: |
Microsoft disables Windows App Installer's ms-appinstaller after the URI scheme was used to spread malware; Microsoft disabled and re-enabled the scheme in 2022 — Microsoft has disabled the ms-appinstaller URI scheme handler by default in the latest version of App Installer due to a rise in cyberattacks.| Benjamin Weiser / New York Times: |
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen says he mistakenly used bogus legal citations from Google Bard in a motion seeking an early end to court supervision — Donald Trump's former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction.
More: The Verge, Axios, Engadget, Washington Post, NBC News, Metro, Independent.ie, Business Insider, New York Post, The Messenger, The Hill, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Associated Press, and Rolling Stone
Threads: @carnage4life, @martinsfp, and @jeffjarvis
X: @scot1andt, @techno_fog, @sarahfrier, @jeffgoldesq, @levie, @chad_westreal, and @eggerdc. Forums: Slashdot
| Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: |
Sources: for months, OpenAI has held talks with major news publishers including Gannett, News Corp, and IAC about the price and terms of licensing their content — Several major publishers have been in talks to license content to the creator of ChatGPT, but agreement on the price and terms has been elusive.
More: Seeking Alpha, iPhone in Canada Blog, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, and Techdirt
Threads: @benjaminmullin, @thebrianpenny, @jacobschumer, @bawish, and @willoremus
Mastodon: @Colarusso@mastodon.social and @ernie@writing.exchange
X: @minimaxir, @rustybrick, and @davidclinchnews
| Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI: |
OpenAI and others will likely face more copyright lawsuits as systems like DALL-E produce copyright-infringing materials without attribution or informing users — A full of spectrum of infringement — At around the same time as news of the New York Times lawsuit vs OpenAI broke …
X: @yoda, @ceciliazin, @peterhense, @ceciliazin, @nelkmarge, @benlandautaylor, @emollick, @bobehayes, @venturetwins, @garymarcus, @burkov, and @ylecun
LinkedIn: Frith Tweedie and Jon Lam
| The Information: |
Sources: BuzzFeed is close to selling most of Complex Networks to livestream shopping startup Ntwrk for a little above $100M, far below Jonah Peretti's target — After months of discussions, BuzzFeed is close to an agreement to sell most of its Complex Networks business to Ntwrk … | Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk: |
Sources: India's decision to seek the blocking of the URLs of nine foreign crypto exchanges followed a request from the Indian crypto and Web3 advocacy body — Bharat Web3 Association's (BWA) Chairman wrote the letter to the Indian government on Dec. 16. — Unmute — Register Now
More: Bitcoin Insider
| The Indian Express: |
More: Press Information Bureau, TechCrunch, Bitcoin Insider, Metaverse Post, Coinspeaker, Crypto Daily, ZyCrypto, Bloomberg, CryptoSlate, CoinDesk, Inc42 Media, Tech in Asia, Cryptopolitan, Coinpedia Fintech News, Bitcoinist.com, crypto.news, Decrypt, Watcher Guru, CoinGape, PYMNTS.com, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, The Block, and Business Today
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Zoho:
What's new in Zoho Tables with Apple's latest OS updates — Your work shouldn't slow you down when you're on the move.With our latest updates for iOS 27, we're bringing more of Apple Intelligence …
What's new in Zoho Tables with Apple's latest OS updates — Your work shouldn't slow you down when you're on the move.With our latest updates for iOS 27, we're bringing more of Apple Intelligence …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Soxton:
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!Featured Podcasts
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
David George from a16z
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Big Technology Podcast:
SAP CEO: AI Won't Kill Software, But It Will Change Your Job — With Christian Klein
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
David Ellison's Paramount-Warner Empire & The Fight That Comes Next
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Sources:
Factory CEO on why AGI is already here
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
Invest Like the Best:
Noah Shinn - Building Instinct: The Personal Agent
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Lenny's Podcast:
The grief, loneliness, and burnout sweeping through the tech industry right now | Molly Graham
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 7:30 PM ET, December 29, 2023.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Todd Spangler / Variety:Los Angeles Times:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Amrita Khalid / The Verge: |
More: LG NEWSROOM, TechSpot, Pocket-lint, SamMobile, Tom's Hardware, MSPoweruser, Phandroid, Engadget, Gizmochina, Liliputing, XDA Developers, and WinBuzzer
Earlier Picks
| Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: |
More: WinBuzzer, The Decoder, and Cryptopolitan
| Reuters: |
More: United States District Court Southern District of New York, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, CryptoPotato, Bitcoin Insider, ZyCrypto, Cryptopolitan, Coinspeaker, Analytics Insight, The Crypto Basic, crypto.news, Cryptonews, CryptoSlate, CoinGape, Unchained, The Block, Cointelegraph, Blockworks, PYMNTS.com, and Wall Street Journal
X: @leomschwartz, @lex_node, @leomschwartz, and @leomschwartz
| Martin Young / Cointelegraph: |
More: vitalik.eth.limo, Ethereum Research, Inside Bitcoins, Bitcoin News, Decrypt, New.blicio.us, U.Today, AMBCrypto, The Defiant, The Daily Hodl, crypto.news, Crypto Briefing, CCN.com, CryptoPotato, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, The Block, Cryptonews, and Bankless Times
Bluesky: @unfitforpurpose.net. X: @vitalikbuterin, @superphiz, @raqcoin1, @techleadhd, and @donnoh_eth. LinkedIn: Ian Brunner
| Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica: |
More: Reuters, Washington Post, Engadget, California Northern District Court, CNET, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, TechStartups, HotHardware, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, WinBuzzer, iPhone in Canada Blog, PCMag, Notebookcheck, Android Headlines, TechSpot, MSPoweruser, Android Police, Tech.co, Gizchina, XDA Developers, Dexerto, Nairametrics, 9to5Google, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, Pixel Envy, Neowin, Android Authority, and WebProNews
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @anshublog, @chrisharihar, @leehepner, @megangra, @wendyndavis, and @jason_kint
Forums: Slashdot and Ars OpenForum