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| 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 …
More: The Independent, Engadget, Fresno Bee, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Neowin, The Hindu, The Media Leader, PhoneArena, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Today, BERNAMA, Social Media Today, The Hollywood Reporter, Daring Fireball, The New Indian Express, and Shacknews
Threads: @parkert, @mosseri, @mosseri, @carnage4life, @mikedelmoro, @keithedwards, @stshank, @aaronrosspowell, @datadrivenmd, @tomwarrenuk, @ianhillmedia, @kalihays1, @matthewfacciani, @parkerortolani, @moskov, @crumbler, @justingp331, @lanceulanoff, @bashowicks, @guillecummings, and @daveleebbg
X: @swiftstories, @tomaxwell, @alexeheath, @thetranscript_, and @alexeheath. Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam
| 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.
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Threads: @kalihays1 and @kalihays1
X: @munster_gene, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @swiftstories, @borrowed_ideas, @munster_gene, @lexnfx, @thetranscript_, @thetranscript_, @lexnfx, @lexnfx, @supbagholder, @borrowed_ideas, @jason_kint, @sylviavarnham, @munster_gene, @thetranscript_, @munster_gene, @richlightshed, @kylebrussell, @rjrcapital, @rihardjarc, @richlightshed, @alexeheath, @mattrosoff, @richlightshed, @stockmktnewz, and @rihardjarc. Forums: Hacker News
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
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Threads: @jaymayo_vrtist. X: @glenkacher, @rebrand_as_y, @thetranscript_, @cullend, and @ballmatthew
| Wall Street Journal: |
X's tumultuous first year under Elon Musk: mobile DAUs down 16% from October 2022 to September 2023, app downloads drop after rebrand, and investor markdowns — The platform struggles to attract users and advertisers, third-party data suggest, while Musk has voiced optimism
More: Bloomberg, Insider, Tech Xplore, Business Today, TechStartups, Reuters, and The Verge
X: @danprimack and @wsj
| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Internal Google documents detail plans to contain Apple's search ambitions after Spotlight's 2021 update; sources say Google paid Apple $18B for search in 2021 — Google has worried for years that Apple would one day expand its internet search technology, and has been working on ways to prevent that from happening.
More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, Business Times, and AppleInsider
X: @nicoagrant and @matthew_d_green
Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, and Slashdot
| 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
More: Ars Technica, BleepingComputer, Silicon Republic, Hackread, Dark Reading, Security Affairs, The Record, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, Help Net Security, SecurityWeek, The Hacker News, The Register, and Infosecurity
X: @esetresearch, @esetresearch, @thehackersnews, and @eset
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google begins rolling out new Maps features, including updating search to more easily find things nearby and expanding Immersive View for Routes to new cities — Google is adding a slew of new updates for Maps, including a few AI-powered features that are designed to make it easier for users to search …
More: The Keyword, Engadget, 9to5Google, The Verge, Android Police, PhoneArena, Fast Company, Tom's Guide, NewsBytes, CNBC, Android Central, TechRadar, and Mashable
| 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 …
More: BleepingComputer, iLeakage, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, PCMag, AppleInsider, and SecurityWeek
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X: @steipete, @we1x, @titanas, @moo9000, @steipete, @p3b7_, and @danielgenkin. LinkedIn: Simon Carlson-Thies
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, Beehaw, and Ars OpenForum
| 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.
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Threads: @chris, @aaronrosspowell, @heyimjoew, and @tomwarrenuk. Bluesky: @hellorbywater.bsky.social
X: @elonmusk, @paultassi, @manruss, @waycooljen, @cb_doge, @xdaily, @kat_woman13, and @krassenstein. Forums: r/technology
| 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 …
More: Billboard, Stereogum, Billboard, The Verge, NME, EDMTunes, Consequence, and Music Business Worldwide
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| Sarah Fielding / Engadget: |
Google expands its bug bounty program to include generative AI, which presents different security issues, including model manipulation and unfair bias — New guidance outlines what discoveries garner financial rewards. — With concerns around generative AI ever-present …
More: The Keyword, TechCrunch, SecurityWeek, Android Headlines, InfoRiskToday.com, and SiliconANGLE
| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Kioxia investor SK Hynix says the company didn't agree to the Kioxia-Western Digital merger due to “the overall impact on the value of the company's investment” — - Its opposition introduces more uncertainty to a landmark deal — Western Digital and Kioxia have talked for years about a combo
More: The Register, Nikkei Asia, TechCrunch, and Financial Times
| 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
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X: @vadimyuryev, @maxwinebach, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple, r/wallstreetbets, and MacRumors Forums
| 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.
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Forums: r/AppleWatch and Slashdot
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve officially releases SteamVR 2.0, including most of the current features of Steam and Steam Deck, after a surprise beta launch in September — Valve announced Wednesday that it has released SteamVR 2.0, launching the major update exactly a month after the surprise launch of the SteamVR 2.0 beta in September.
More: Gizmodo, Destructoid, PC Gamer, MIXED Reality News, Steam Store, TweakTown, Neowin, and Phoronix
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
The UK's controversial Online Safety Bill becomes law, imposing fines of up to £18M or 10% of global turnover; Ofcom now plans to publish a code of practice — The UK's Online Safety Bill, a wide-ranging piece of legislation that aims to make the country “the safest place in the world to be online” …
More: BBC, GOV.UK, Wired, and Ofcom
X: @childrenscomm, @ofcom, @ofcom, @mollyroseorg, @ofcom, @johnc1912, and @scitechgovuk
Forums: r/privacy and r/unitedkingdom
| Andrew Tarantola / Engadget: |
Leica releases the $9,480 M11-P camera, which watermarks photos with Content Credentials metadata, created by advocacy groups to fight misinformation — It automatically watermarks photos with Content Credentials metadata. — It's getting to the point these days that we can't even trust …
More: Content Authenticity …, USA Today, PCMag, ZDNet, The Verge, TechRadar, Leica Rumors, and PetaPixel
| 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 … | CNBC: |
Uber starts offering rides in fully autonomous Waymo cars in Phoenix, Arizona; users can accept or reject the autonomous option, which gets a 24/7 helpline — - Uber users in Phoenix, Arizona, will be able to ride in a fully autonomous car, Uber announced Thursday.| Politico: |
UK PM Rishi Sunak announces plans for a new UK-based AI Safety Institute and a new AI research network, modeled on the IPCC, ahead of the AI Summit in November — British PM defended seeking Chinese buy-in for a bevvy of new AI governance initiatives he is set to launch next week.
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| Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
Toronto-based Arteria AI, which offers tools to manage financial documentation, raised a $30M Series B led by GGV Capital US, taking its total funding to $50M — Data makes the world go 'round, but only if you can get what you need and know how to put it to good use.
More: BetaKit, FinTech Futures, and Business Wire
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