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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Michael Dell, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on his election victory — Leaders of major technology companies congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance on their victory …
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Threads: @zuck, @documentingmeta, @reidhoffman, @bostonjoan, @quillmatiq, @kylie.robison, @mac_ryan_, @anildash, @mattnavarra, @theromit, and @taylorlorenz
Bluesky: @shultzman.com, @o.simardcasanova.net, and @davidrvetter.bsky.social
X: @tim_cook, @jeffbezos, @sama, @sundarpichai, @ajassy, @satyanadella, @reidhoffman, @mikeisaac, @mattdpearce, @jbendery, @mikeisaac, @theviewfromll2, @drericding, @jstein_wapo, @michaeldell, @aaronp613, @teddyschleifer, @markmobility, @davill, @bgrueskin, @gdb, @seangarrette, @elonmusk, @canteverdie, and @dougleone
Forums: r/democrats and r/BlueOrigin
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
What a Trump victory means for tech: antitrust woes die down, except for Google, TikTok survives, AI progress accelerates, social media shifts right, and more — Another Trump presidency will be good for crypto and Elon Musk, but every big tech company may not benefit from a more hands-off approach to antitrust.
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Threads: @taylorlorenz, @daveleebbg, @karaswisher, @bobbyallyn, @benedictevans, and @nxthompson
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| Bloomberg: |
The US SEC's crypto-related enforcement is slated for a major rollback under President Trump, who has pledged to fire Gary Gensler on the first day in office — - Trump has pledged to fire Gensler on the first day in office — Next SEC chair is expected to push forward new regulations| Financial Times: |
Elon Musk's gamble on Donald Trump pays off, as Trump wins the race; Trump gave Musk a lengthy shout out in his victory speech, calling him “a super-genius” — “A star is born: Elon,” said Donald Trump in a lengthy shout out to his biggest donor while claiming victory in the US presidential race on Wednesday morning.
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| Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, and says it's not blocking Canadians' access to the app — Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Qualcomm and Arm's earnings results show the smartphone industry making an uneven comeback, with both companies seeing a stronger demand for high-end models — - Both companies are seeing stronger demand for high-end models — Qualcomm results outshine Arm's in dueling reports Wednesday
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
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| Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: |
Take-Two reports Q2 net bookings up 2% YoY to $1.47B, vs. $1.43B est., net revenue up 4% to $1.35B, and sells its Private Division label to an unnamed buyer — Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO.O) beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter bookings and profit on Wednesday …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI acquired chat.com, which now redirects to ChatGPT; HubSpot co-founder Dharmesh Shah reportedly bought the domain, registered in 1996, for $15.5M in 2023 — OpenAI bought Chat.com, adding to its collection of high-profile domain names. — As of this morning, Chat.com now redirects to OpenAI's AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT.
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| Maani Truu / ABC: |
Australia plans to introduce legislation that would ban children under 16 from using social media, not exempting those already with accounts or parental consent — In short: — Social media users under the age of 16 are set to be barred from using social media, under legislation expected to be introduced to parliament this month.
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Forums: r/technology and Slashdot
| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
Stand With Crypto: US voters elected 253 pro-crypto candidates to the House, compared to 115 anti-crypto candidates, and 16 pro-crypto Senate candidates — The spending spree fueled a string of victories on Tuesday for congressional candidates who had expressed support for cryptocurrencies.
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| Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: |
JPMorgan rebrands its Onyx blockchain unit as Kinexys and plans to add on-chain foreign exchange capabilities as early as Q1 2025, starting with USD and EUR — The banking giant was one of the early leaders in applying blockchain tech to traditional financial activities …
More: J.P. Morgan, Bloomberg, The Information, Decrypt, CryptoSlate, and CoinGape
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Roblox plans to stop kids under 13 from accessing experiences with “certain types of interactive features”, including “social hangouts”, starting November 18 — Roblox is going to block kids from accessing certain types of experiences following reports alleging that the platform has enabled child abuse.
More: Roblox Developer Forum, Engadget, and Bloomberg
| Priyanka.G / Reuters: |
Bumble reports Q3 revenue down 0.7% YoY to $273.6M, vs. $271.9M est., its first quarterly sales drop since going public in 2021, and 4.3M total paying users — Bumble (BMBL.O) posted on Wednesday its first decline in quarterly sales since going public in 2021 and said that it would take longer …
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| Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: |
Sources: TSMC and GlobalFoundries have finished negotiating agreements for billions of dollars in grants and loans under the CHIPS Act to support US factories — - US officials look to announce agreements in coming weeks — Biden team is racing to get Chips Act money out the door
More: TrendForce News, Reuters, and Phoenix Business Journal
| Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 32% YoY to $1.52B, vs. $1.44B est, gross bookings up 16% to $4.1B, forecasts Q4 gross bookings above est.; LYFT jumps 20% after hours — Lyft (LYFT.O) forecast current-quarter gross bookings above estimates after beating September-quarter sales on Wednesday …
More: Lyft, SiliconANGLE, MarketWatch, Investor's Business Daily, SiliconANGLE, CNBC, and Bloomberg
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
More: Lyft, Fleet News Daily, Robotics & Automation News, Bloomberg, and The Verge
| Michelle Conlin / Reuters: |
Polymarket and Kalshi expect to pay out ~$450M total to US election bettors; Kalshi says 28K bet on Harris, 40K on Trump; one Polymarket user bet $40M on Trump — Thousands who gambled on the U.S. election are looking forward to a potential payout of about $450 million from online gambling sites …
More: Wall Street Journal, ZeroHedge News, TechCrunch, Wired, and CoinGape
| Marc Hochstein / CoinDesk: |
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X: @shayne_coplan, @polymarket, @lessin, @mansourtarek_, @tyler, @kalshi, @mansourtarek_, @autismcapital, @polymarket, @rleshner, @thestalwart, @lopp, @chainlinkgod, @gregusjakub, @0xlstern, @0xmikado, @ecommerceshares, @tenreirodaniel, @tier10k, @theninaparker, @mattyglesias, @0xmert_, @nic__carter, @0xgaut, @d_gilz, @shayne_coplan, @nicolebehnam, @ntmoney, @dystopiabreaker, @0xcygaar, @typesfast, @thestalwart, @jillrgunter, @polymarket, and @thestalwart
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