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After criticism, PayPal says its policy update about a $2,500 penalty for “the sending, posting, or publication” of misinformation was “incorrect information” — PayPal Holdings Inc. said it has no intention of fining customers for spreading misinformation … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube announces “handles”, letting creators identify their channel using the @username format across channel pages, video descriptions, comments, and Shorts — YouTube is making it easier for creators to direct viewers to their channels. The company today announced “handles …
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| IDC: |
Global PC shipments fell 15% YoY to 74.3M units in Q3 2022; Lenovo, HP, and Dell declined YoY by 16.1%, 27.8%, and 21.2%, respectively, as Apple grew 40.2% YoY — Declines continued for the traditional PC market as global shipments totaled 74.3 million units during the third quarter of 2022 …
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9to5Mac, CRN, Barron's Online, Canalys, PCMag, TechCrunch, Tom's Hardware, TechSpot, iThinkDifferent, The Register, AppleInsider, Appuals.com, CNBC, GSMArena.com, Thurrott, ZDNet, BGR, and WinBuzzer
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| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Intel says a third party leaked its proprietary UEFI code and asks researchers to report any flaws; Alder Lake's BIOS source code was leaked to 4chan and GitHub — Hack's perpetrator and origins remain unknown. — We recently broke the news that Intel's Alder Lake BIOS source code …
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| Zi Wang / Decrypt: |
Days after Celsius shared all its users' names and crypto transaction histories in a bankruptcy filing, a new website shows who allegedly lost the most money — Using data likely pulled from its bankruptcy filing, a new tool now shows exactly how much different users lost following Celsius' collapse.
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CoinDesk, Web3 is going just great, Gizmodo, Protos, Bitcoinist.com, Crypto Briefing, CoinGeek, and Inside Bitcoins
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| Jahnavi Sen / The Wire: |
Source: Instagram removed 705 posts without oversight in India in September, after being flagged by Amit Malviya, the head of BJP's IT Cell, as part of XCheck — Seven posts by satirical account @cringearchivist were removed without any verification because the head of the BJP's …
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| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
Some iPhone 14 users say the crash detection feature triggered false alarms, calling 911 during rollercoaster rides or after a phone drop while or after driving — Apple's crash detection for the iPhone 14 and new Apple Watch models can alert 911 and emergency contacts in the event of a collision.
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Tweets: @joannastern, @artemr, @pt, @mkbhd, @tunguz, @someofmiles, @stevemoser, @rsgnl, @tehjh, @scottgustin, @chrisalbon, @somospostpc, @jodiecongirl, @digiphile, @ankushdharkar, @david_slotnick, @rachelmetz, @stevekovach, @bruceqburke, @tomwarren, @gartenberg, @evan_greer, @kennwhite, and @reckless
| Will Oremus / Washington Post: |
A look at the history of online content moderation, which has become a top culture war issue since the 2016 US election and is the subject of many court cases — Online content moderation wasn't always a partisan issue. That began to change in 2016. — Early last year …
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| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
TSMC reports Q3 revenue rose 48% YoY to ~$19.4B, vs. ~$19B estimated, as Micron, Kioxia, Samsung, and others report faltering demand for electronics products — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue, signaling the chip giant is benefiting …
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9to5Mac, Fortune, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Wall Street Journal, iThinkDifferent, BGR, SamMobile, CNBC, and Financial Times
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: BeReal has passed 53M installs, its MAUs are up 2,254% since January 2022, and ~9% of its active Android installs opened the app every day in Q3 — Gen Z social media app BeReal encourages its users to take a photo every day — a format designed to create a daily habit.| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
Samsung announces the first third-party TV makers to ship devices with its Linux-based Tizen, a year after licensing the OS, in Europe and Australasia in 2022 — Samsung has confirmed the first third-party smart TV makers to ship with its Tizen operating system (OS), with several manufacturers preparing … | Birgit Mitwollen / Reuters: |
German media reports the government plans to dismiss the country's cybersecurity chief, Arne Schoenbohm, over possible contacts with Russian security services — German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to dismiss the country's cybersecurity chief due to possible contacts with people involved …
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Security Affairs, The Hill, DW.COM, Euractiv, SecurityWeek, and Infosecurity
Tweets: @afp, @kimzetter, @davetroy, @scottmstedman, @michaeldweiss, and @ericgarland
| Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: |
WhatsApp users in India say the service, which has ~550M users in the country, has become overrun by spam from brands, some using WhatsApp's business tools — Revenue pressures forced WhatsApp to turn to e-commerce, and now the company is contending with a plague of spammers. — • BENGALURU, INDIA
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TechCrunch. Tweets: @venkatananth, @shiraovide, @onelikeapp, @restofworld, @shiraovide, @anupkaphle, and @theromit
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