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October 26, 2023, 9:00 AM

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Meta Investor Relations:
Meta reports Q3 revenue up 23% YoY to $34.15B, net income up 164% YoY to $11.58B, and family daily active people up 7% YoY to 3.14B for September 2023  —  Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has hit “just under” 100M monthly users since Instagram released the app in early July  —  The rumors of Threads' early demise have been exaggerated.  —  Meta's competitor to Elon Musk's X has hit “just under” 100 million monthly users since …
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to release AirPods Max and two redesigned fourth-generation AirPods with USB-C in 2024, and AirPods Pro with new chip and design in 2025  —  - Company readies updates to entry-level, Pro and Max models  — After initial skepticism, AirPods are now a critical category
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers reveal an attack forcing iOS and macOS WebKit browsers to divulge secrets, like passwords and email content, of users who visit a malicious website  —  iLeakage is practical and requires minimal resources.  A patch isn't (yet) available.  —  Researchers have devised an attack …
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Sources: Spotify plans major changes to its royalty model in Q1 2024, including a threshold of minimum annual streams before a track starts generating royalties  —  This is huge news - and it's been a long time coming.  MBW has confirmed that Spotify is planning to make significant changes …
Matthieu Faou / WeLiveSecurity:
Pro-Russia hacking group Winter Vivern is targeting European governmental entities' Roundcube Webmail servers, triggering an attack when an email is viewed  —  ESET Research recommends updating Roundcube Webmail to the latest available version as soon as possible
Victoria Song / The Verge:
A look at Apple's double tap gesture, rolling out in watchOS 10.1, letting Series 9 and Ultra 2 users interact with their watch without using its touchscreen  —  Swipes and buttons are the norm, but Apple's double tap gesture opens a future where your smartwatch could be even less dependent on your phone.
Politico:
Stephanie Barnes / Engadget:
X rolls out audio and video calling to some users, with options to “select who you're comfortable using it with” or disable the feature altogether  —  Just call them or not.  —  It's finally happening: X (formerly known as Twitter) has begun rolling out yet another feature nobody asked for.
Washington Post:
Sources: Biden is expected to sign an EO on October 30 requiring assessments of AI models before federal worker use, easing highly skilled immigration, and more  —  Tackling immigration and safety, the order would require advanced AI models to undergo assessments before they can be used …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google plans to require apps on the Play Store to offer users the ability to flag offensive AI-generated content without exiting the app, starting in early 2024  —  Google is taking aim at potentially problematic generative AI apps with a new policy, to be enforced starting early next year …
Jessica Nix / Bloomberg:
Magic Leap names Bain Capital tech executive Ross Rosenberg as CEO, starting November 1, replacing Peggy Johnson, who joined from Microsoft in 2020  —  Rosenberg, a tech executive at Bain Capital, takes over Nov. 1.  He's charged with expanding the commercial adaptation of the AR technology, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
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