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Sources: the iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked using NSO's spyware in the past several months — Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group …
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Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes, adds a “Set default” button for browsers in a preview build — Windows 11 will now make it easier to change default browsers — Microsoft is backtracking on changes it made to Windows 11 that made it more difficult to switch default browsers.
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
An anti-fascist researcher says Twitter suspended her account after someone reported a 2019 tweet of hers following Twitter's updated Private Information Policy — Researchers fear the new ban on posts sharing people's private information will be ‘emboldening to the fascists’ eager to keep their identities concealed.
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| Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: |
Journalists and activists worry Twitter's new privacy policy will be weaponized and make their jobs harder, due to vague terms like “the public interest” — On Tuesday, Twitter said it is expanding its privacy policy to include what the company calls “private media.”| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sony plans to launch a subscription service, codenamed Spartacus, next spring that merges PlayStation Plus and Now, to compete with Xbox Game Pass — - Subscription offering would blend PlayStation Now and PS Plus — Code-named Spartacus, launch is targeted for next spring
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| Wall Street Journal: |
The FTC sues to block Nvidia's acquisition of Arm, arguing the chip deal is anticompetitive; the $40B deal has risen to ~$75B due to Nvidia's share price — The agency alleges the semiconductor deal is anticompetitive — WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: SoftBank could lose ~$74B if Nvidia's Arm acquisition is blocked; an Arm IPO would likely value it at far less than Nvidia's offer — - U.S. antitrust enforcers seek to block sale of Arm to Nvidia — SoftBank faces potentially less lucrative Plan B: an Arm IPO| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google says it will not require US employees to return to the office on January 10 as expected but encourages them to come in to build “muscle memory” — - Google's security VP, Chris Rackow, sent a companywide email Thursday that said Google will not require employees to return to offices on Jan. 10 as expected.| Dalvin Brown / Wall Street Journal: |
Instagram has quietly rolled out a pop-up over the past year encouraging users to “try a new account” to help them “keep up with a smaller group of friends” — An in-app notice calls on users to ‘try a new account.’ Can a fresh start keep people from losing their enthusiasm for the platform?
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| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
DocuSign reports Q3 revenue of $545.5M, up 42% YoY, with subscription revenue of $528.6M, up 44%, and 1.11M customers; stock is down 35%+ after weak Q4 guidance — - DocuSign said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $557 million to $563 million, trailing the average analyst estimate of $573.8 million.| Reuters: |
Didi Global says it will begin the process of delisting from the NYSE and listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, in an attempt to appease Chinese regulators — Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global (DIDI.N) said on Friday it will start work on delisting from the New York stock exchange …
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| Isaac McIntyre / dexerto.com: |
Streamer Ludwig Ahgren has been banned from YouTube days after his highly publicized move from Twitch, amid speculation the ban is a result of DMCA strikes — The 26-year-old has been the talk of the streaming world these past few days, after he signed an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch arch-rivals YouTube.| Bloomberg: |
A draft EU proposal would force food delivery and ride-hailing apps to reclassify as many as 4.1M workers as employees, costing the sector up to $5.1B per year — - Up to 4.1 million couriers, drivers could be made employees — Customers might see increase in costs for delivery and drivers| The Moscow Times: |
Insurance company Sogaz, founded by state firm Gazprom, gains control of Russia's largest social media network VKontakte after buying a 45% stake in the company — VK's CEO has also resigned as part of sweeping changes that boost Kremlin's control of VKontakte.| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Records show at least three US federal agencies bought Lorex video surveillance equipment from Chinese firm Dahua Technology despite a government ban — Lorex is owned by Dahua, a technology maker linked to human rights abuses. — At least three U.S. federal agencies, including the military …
Tweets: @brendancarrfcc, @adam_k_levin, and @zackwhittaker
| The Verge: |
Report: Google's Pixel hardware group is working on the company's first smartwatch, internally codenamed “Rohan”, which it plans to launch next year — A Pixel Watch is finally in the works — Google is finally making its own in-house smartwatch that's set to launch in 2022 …
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| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
DeFi protocol BadgerDAO is investigating after security researchers say $120.3M was stolen from users via its compromised front end — Quick Take — DeFi protocol BadgerDAO was exploited earlier today for $120 million. — It appears that its front end was compromised and users were tricked into making unwanted transactions.
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| Lukas I. Alpert / MarketWatch: |
US prosecutors charge two men with running a music royalty scam, collecting $20M+ from YouTube, by falsely claiming rights to 50,000 Spanish language songs — Prosecutors say the men claimed rights to 50,000 Spanish-language songs they didn't own, using the royalty money to buy mansions, fancy cars and jewelry.Sponsor Posts
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