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| Kent Walker / The Keyword: |
Google says the DOJ's “wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision”, would hurt US consumers, and jeopardize the US' global tech leadership — President, Global Affairs & Chief Legal Officer, Google & Alphabet — As part of its lawsuit over how we distribute Search …
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Forums: r/privacy, r/Android, r/google, r/google, and Ars OpenForum
| Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: |
Filing: the US DOJ asks a judge to force Google to sell Chrome, restrict Android from favoring Google Search, and ban default search deals on iOS and other OSes — U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through …
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Forums: r/privacy, r/moderatepolitics, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
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| M.G. Siegler / Spyglass: |
More: Global News, Forbes, Washington Post, Financial Times, Shacknews, and Android Authority
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X: @modestproposal1 and @mgsiegler
| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
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Bluesky: @laurengoode.bsky.social and @peard33.bsky.social
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16 — - Company is working on overhaul that employees call ‘LLM Siri’ — Unveiling planned for next year, with rollout coming in 2026| Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
The CFPB will supervise tech companies with digital wallets, like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Venmo, with 50M+ annual transactions, treating them more like banks — The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will now treat those companies more like banks as long as they handle …
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| Brady Dale / Axios: |
SEC chair Gary Gensler will step down on January 20; it has been traditional for SEC chairs to resign if the administration changes in the middle of their term — - “I thank President Biden for entrusting me with this incredible responsibility. … The agency had resisted launching exchange …
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Bluesky: @drogen.bsky.social. X: @garygensler, @s_alderoty, @repdonaldspress, @intern, @senkatiebritt, @cryptomanran, @usrepmikeflood, @greg16676935420, @arrington, @matt_hougan, @s_alderoty, @blknoiz06, @erikvoorhees, @elonmusk, and @ericjackson. Forums: Slashdot
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Adam Mosseri says Threads is rebalancing ranking to prioritize content from people that users follow, warns that creators' “unconnected” reach may go down — As Bluesky's user numbers continue to rise, Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says Threads will change its For You page to show fewer posts from accounts you don't follow.
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Bluesky: @mikeisaac.bsky.social, @conorsen.bsky.social, @conorsen.bsky.social, @tomwarren.co.uk, @mattdpearce.bsky.social, @pippuri.bsky.social, @josefresco.bsky.social, @chriscadence.bsky.social, @retornam.bsky.social, @jaypeters.net, @benadida.com, @0day.exchange, @jboitnott.bsky.social, @quinnypig.com, @kirkpams.bsky.social, @scifitaco.bsky.social, and @mikemaney.bsky.social
| Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve — A slew of crypto companies including Ripple, Kraken and Circle are jostling for a seat on President-elect Donald Trump's promised … | Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Jensen Huang says “foundation model pretraining scaling is intact” and models like OpenAI's o1 could play a larger role in Nvidia's business moving forward — Nvidia raked in more than $19 billion in net income during the last quarter, the company reported on Wednesday … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Cybersecurity startup Wiz acquires Dazz, a specialist in security remediation and risk management; sources say the cash-and-stock deal is valued at $450M — Wiz, one of the most talked-about names in the world of cybersecurity, is making a significant acquisition to expand its product reach … | Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta is rolling out voice message transcripts on WhatsApp globally over the coming weeks in select languages, and says they are generated on users' devices — WhatsApp announced on Thursday it's rolling out voice message transcripts. The Meta-owned company says the new feature will come … | Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Spotify adds new audiobook features for Premium users: video clips up to 30 seconds long, Author Pages, and visuals that appear while users listen — Spotify is enhancing the audiobook experience for premium users through three new experiments: video clips, author pages, and the ability to add visuals that appear while users listen.| Steven Levy / Wired: |
How Satya Nadella put Microsoft back on top, including by cleaning up its toxic culture, embracing open source, and crafting the OpenAI deal, as it nears 50 — When Satya Nadella took over as CEO, the company was lumbering and uncool. He cleaned up a toxic culture, crafted the deal of the decade, and put Microsoft back on top.
More: Business Insider and The Information
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: Amazon will likely face an EU investigation next year into whether it breaches the DMA by favoring its own brand products on its online marketplace — Amazon (AMZN.O) will likely face an EU investigation next year into whether it favours its own brand products on its online marketplace … | Michelle Conlin / Reuters: |
Nick Pickles, who left X as VP of Global Affairs in September, joins Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity, which is building World Network, as chief policy officer — Nick Pickles, the former head of global affairs at Elon Musk's social media platform X, is joining forces with one of Musk's rivals, his fellow OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman.
More: Proactive, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, and Benzinga
| Josh O'Sullivan / Cointelegraph: |
Crypto mining company Mara Holdings raised $1B through convertible notes, mostly to acquire bitcoin, as it expects bitcoin mining to flourish under Trump — Mara Holdings has secured $1 billion through convertible notes for strategic debt management and aggressive Bitcoin investment. — Total views
More: MARA, Cryptonews, The Crypto Times, Benzinga, Crypto Briefing, and Cryptopolitan. Bluesky: @micah541.bsky.social
| James Reddick / The Record: |
In its latest security report, Meta says it removed 2M+ accounts this year connected to pig butchering scams conducted from Southeast Asia and the UAE — Meta has taken down more than 2 million accounts this year connected to pig butchering scams conducted from Southeast Asia and the United Arab Emirates, the company said Thursday.
More: Meta, The Hill, Wired, CyberScoop, CNET, Washington Post, Engadget, and PCMag. Bluesky: @canadianstockshq.bsky.social
| Ronan Farrow / New Yorker: |
The Trump administration's promises of mass deportations may lead to increased use of spyware like Graphite; ICE has a $2M contract with Graphite maker Paragon — Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups.
More: RedState. Mastodon: @[email protected] and @[email protected]
Bluesky: @never-obey.bsky.social, @danielrsummers.bsky.social, @gabriengregory.bsky.social, @couts.bsky.social, @wbm312.bsky.social, @hollyanderson.bsky.social, @ronanfarrow.bsky.social, @ronanfarrow.bsky.social, and @vaspanagiotopoulos.com
Forums: r/conspiracytheories, r/politics, r/Intelligence, and r/esist
| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI considered making a browser, discussed deals to power AI features on Samsung devices and search on sites and apps from Condé Nast and others — OpenAI is preparing to launch a frontal assault on Google. — The ChatGPT owner recently considered developing a web browser … | Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
Baidu reports Q3 revenue down 3% YoY to $4.78B, net income up 14% YoY to $1.09B, and online marketing revenue up 12% YoY to $1.1B, driven by AI cloud business — BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Baidu on Thursday posted a 3% annual drop in third-quarter revenue, nevertheless beating market expectations amid AI cloud growth.
More: Nikkei Asia, Cryptopolitan, Proactive, Benzinga, South China Morning Post, Baidu, Inc., Reuters, Barron's Online, and Tech in Asia. X: @callmemilan
| Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired: |
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response — A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.
More: Futurism. Mastodon: @[email protected]. Bluesky: @couts.bsky.social and @evystadium.bsky.social. Forums: r/inthenews
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
SpyCloud researchers say Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting insiders working for government surveillance agencies to sell their access online — Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data … | George Hammond / Financial Times: |
A profile of Thrive Capital, whose biggest portfolio companies include OpenAI and Stripe, as rivals dismiss the VC firm's approach as closer to asset management — As OpenAI raced to raise almost $7bn last month, one investor was always on hand. Thrive Capital stayed close …
X: @sjhmorris
| Washington Post: |
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