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| Twitch Blog: |
Twitch says a server configuration change left data exposed on the internet and let a third-party access its data — Out of an abundance of caution, we have reset all stream keys. You can get your new stream key here: https://dashboard.twitch.tv/settings/ stream.
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Ars Technica, AndroidPolice, 9to5Mac, The Record, BleepingComputer, ZDNet, HotHardware.com News, The Verge, Android Headlines, dexerto.com, DataBreachToday, BBC, Tubefilter, MobileSyrup, PC Gamer, The Hacker News, ComputerWeekly.com, Destructoid, Game Rant, ExchangeWire.com, Security Affairs, SlashGear, Windows Central, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, PCMag, Engadget, MSPoweruser, Light Reading, Wccftech, TechRadar, thegamer.com, Kotaku, Variety, GamesIndustry.biz, DataBreaches.net, and Video Games Chronicle
Tweets: @twitch, @kellen_browning, @krisabetha, @mattmday, @zachbussey, @twitch, @tomwarren, @gossithedog, @tomwarren, @vahn16, and @campuscodi
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
Tweets: @lorenzofb, @motherboard, @vice, and @lorenzofb
| Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle: |
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TechCrunch, GamesIndustry.biz, dexerto.com, Dot Esports, Kotaku, IGN, TNW, Security Boulevard, SlashGear, TechRadar, MediaNama, Memeburn, infosecurity-magazine.com, Game Rant, Ubergizmo, Silicon Republic, and Insider
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is developing an iPhone-based car control system that could access climate control, speedometer, radio, seats, and more, expanding on CarPlay — - Company looks to build on success of CarPlay, launched in 2014 — Initiative, known as ‘IronHeart,’ is still in the early stages
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MobileSyrup, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, iThinkDifferent, The Verge, iMore, Tom's Guide, KnowTechie, TechSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCentral, CNET, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, Mashable, phonearena.com, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iPhone Hacks, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, and Redmond Pie
Tweets: @parkerortolani, @rakeshlobster, @davidclinchnews, @newsynick, and @markgurman
| Reuters: |
Sources: Dutch antitrust regulator finds Apple requiring developers to use its in-app payment system is anti-competitive and orders changes — The Dutch antitrust authority has found that Apple's rules requiring software developers to use its in-app payment system are anti-competitive … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Payments company Paddle announces an alternative in-app payments system for iOS, charging 5%-10% fees and launching December 7, following Epic v. Apple ruling — In response to the Epic Games vs. Apple ruling last month, payments platform Paddle today announced that it plans to launch …
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Paddle. More:
iThinkDifferent, The Verge, Finextra, iMore, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, Insider, Crowdfund Insider, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @bramus, @timsweeneyepic, @paddlehq, @theholykau, @brianroemmele, @rsgnl, and @davemark
| Zeke Faux / Bloomberg: |
Investigation into Tether, which issued 48B coins this year, as regulators struggle to understand its cash reserves, organizational structure, and other details — A wild search for the U.S. dollars supposedly backing the stablecoin at the center of the global cryptocurrency trade …
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Tether, The Block, PYMNTS.com, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and CoinDesk
| Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook: |
Mark Zuckerberg says that Facebook does not prioritize profit over safety and well-being and argues that many of Frances Haugen's claims don't make sense — I wanted to share a note I wrote to everyone at our company. — Hey everyone: it's been quite a week, and I wanted to share some thoughts with all of you.
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BIG by Matt Stoller, Input, The Guardian, VICE, Benzinga, 9to5Mac, Slate, CNN, TIME, and The Hill
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| Anya Kamenetz / NPR: |
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New York Times, Tech Xplore, and Quartz
Tweets: @anya1anya, @andymstone, @anya1anya, @npr, @andymstone, @shuhbillskee, and @rjcc
| Louis Barclay / Slate: |
Developer says Facebook banned him for life and threatened to sue after he made Unfollow Everything, a browser extension to help people use Facebook less — If someone built a tool that made Facebook less addictive—a tool that allowed users to benefit from Facebook's positive features …
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Protocol. Tweets: @louisbarclay, @wavesblog, @louisbarclay, @louisbarclay, @jameeljaffer, and @lauraedelson2
| Frank Bajak / Associated Press: |
Microsoft says Russia carried out 58% of detected state-backed hacks in the year ending June 30, with a 32% success rate; China accounted for 8% — BOSTON (AP) — Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share …
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Microsoft On the Issues, Thurrott, Windows Central, and Neowin
Tweets: @cyberamyhb, @msftsecintel, @juliesbrill, @etuckerap, @ericgeller, @ersincmt, @cristingoodwin, @jseldin, @kembawalden, and @bradsmi
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Visionrare, an NFT marketplace for “fantasy startup investing” where users spend money to buy fake shares in startups, shuts down the service after one day — Just over 24 hours into its open beta, Visionrare, which launched an NFT marketplace for “fantasy startup investing,” …
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Visionrare. More:
The Block and TechCrunch
Tweets: @kateclarktweets, @lucasmtny, @eringriffith, @nourharidy, @edzitron, @tim, @mylesudland, @danprimack, @jason, @bennetttomlin, @rstephens, @levie, and @jason
| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
AMD warns that its CPUs running Windows 11 may suffer 3%-5% reduced performance for some apps, 10%-15% for esports games; AMD and Microsoft are working on a fix — AMD has announced that all of its WIndows 11-compatible processors can suffer from reduced performance in some applications …
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Softpedia News, MobileSyrup, The Verge, BleepingComputer, XDA Developers, Ars Technica, ExtremeTech, TechRadar, TechSpot, The Register, Windows Report, BetaNews, ZDNet, and Tom's Guide. Tweets: @tomwarren. Thanks:@paulyalcorn
| Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
Sources: Salesforce COO Bret Taylor told people close to him that he expects to be promoted to CEO soon — What will Salesforce look like when its co-founder and CEO, Marc Benioff, finally passes the baton to someone else? — The tech industry may get to find out sooner rather than later.
Tweets: @yoda, @rstephens, @amir, @nickwingfield, @kevkubernetes, @martinsfp, and @carnage4life
| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
Apple says developers will need to offer users a way to delete accounts attached to third-party apps starting January 31, 2022 — The company also confirmed its app reporting tool is supported on macOS — Apple will require developers that offer a way to create accounts in their apps …
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Apple Developer. More:
Macworld, PCMag, XDA Developers, The Hacker News, iPhone in Canada Blog, fossbytes.com, Pocketnow, Wccftech, and iThinkDifferent
Tweets: @darkpatterns and @carnage4life
| Wall Street Journal: |
Ireland, where most US tech companies have their European HQ, says it will join the global agreement to set a minimum rate of 15% for taxing corporate profits — The country had been one of a small number of holdouts on an agreement that aims to overhaul global taxation
Tweets: @cate_long, @jnordvig, @richardrubindc, and @anthony
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Facebook details its efforts to bring more people online, including Bombyx, a robot that climbs medium-voltage power lines to install fiber — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!
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About Facebook. More:
Wired, Facebook Engineering, Livemint, Light Reading, and CNET
Tweets: @schrep, @schrep, @lanceulanoff, @schrep, and @ishaheen10
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Google and YouTube say they will prohibit ads and monetization on content that denies climate change, starting next month — Google and YouTube on Thursday announced a new policy that prohibits climate deniers from being able to monetize their content on its platforms via ads or creator payments.
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support.google.com, The Verge, Search Engine Land, AdExchanger, Bloomberg, and Digiday
Tweets: @issielapowsky, @mhbergen, and @mhbergen
| BBC: |
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company is not considering UK for its upcoming chip factories due to Brexit; Intel is investing $95B to open European plants — The boss of Intel says the US chipmaker is no longer considering building a factory in the UK because of Brexit.
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Bloomberg, TechSpot, Neowin, The Independent, Daily Mail, TechPowerUp, IT PRO, The Register, Tom's Hardware, and City A.M.
| Nikkei Asia: |
Japan's FTC will investigate whether Apple and Google are using their smartphone OS dominance to severely limit options for consumers by eliminating competition — Fair Trade Commission probes iOS and Android for potential market manipulation — TOKYO — Japan's Fair Trade Commission …
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PCMag, iThinkDifferent, Six Colors, Wccftech, Android Central, iPhone in Canada Blog, BleepingComputer, 9to5Mac, iMore, Thurrott, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @vijayshekhar and @timsweeneyepic
| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Many popular VPN services are owned by companies with shady track records, like London-based Kape Technologies, which also owns VPN review sites — Many virtual private network services that were meant to protect your web browsing can no longer be trusted. Here are other ways.
Tweets: @campuscodi, @kennwhite, @roustem, @ncweaver, @breejfowler, @nytimestech, and @nytimestech
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Massachusetts-based Solo.io, which offers APIs to connect networking software, data, and hardware, raises $135M Series C at a $1B+ valuation — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!
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TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, FinSMEs, and GlobeNewswire News Room
Tweets: @rseroter, @christianposta, @ramhwoo, and @altcap
| Ian Hamilton / UploadVR: |
Facebook removes its brand from its in-development social VR platform Facebook Horizon, renaming it as Horizon Worlds, and announces a $10M Creator Fund — Facebook removed its brand from in-development social VR platform Horizon and plans to focus the effort around VR-based building tools …
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The Verge, About Facebook, Forbes, The Information, CNET, Forbes, and VRScout
Tweets: @billhd, @th3j35t3r, @tprstly, @brianroemmele, @kettlecorn, @hmltn, @lucasmtny, @ericpresidentvr, and @hmltn
| Maddie Stone / Grist: |
Microsoft reaches an agreement with investor advocacy nonprofit As You Sow to make its devices easier to fix, increasing access to spare parts and repair docs — In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the company has committed to increasing access to spare parts and repair documents.
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Gizmodo, Windows Central, Tom's Hardware, VICE, Bloomberg, As You Sow, Mashable, and Neowin
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