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October 26, 2023, 10:55 AM
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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 …
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.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta's Reality Labs reports Q3 revenue down 26% YoY to $210M, vs. $299.3M est., and operating loss up 2% YoY to $3.74B, vs. $3.9B est.
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
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.
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
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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.
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.
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” …
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 …
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 …
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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From Mediagazer

Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Hasbro launches Sixth Wall, an AI studio working with ElevenLabs and voice actors to create and license AI-native versions of its characters and franchises

Washington Post:
Two Stars and Stripes advisory board members sue the US Defense Department, saying new restrictions on the paper violate the First Amendment and federal law

Adam Rose / The Guardian:
Police at an NJ immigration center's protests treated media inconsistently; the US Press Freedom Tracker counted 30 assaults by officers on reporters in a week

More News

Sheena Vasani / The Verge:
Samsung now offers Galaxy users running One UI 6 a Temporary Cloud Backup feature with unlimited storage for up to 30 days for free, on par with Apple
Washington Post:
Although creators are an economic juggernaut in the US, the industry remains broadly unregulated and largely fails to appear in the Census Bureau's job index
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Analysis of 1,800 AI datasets: ~70% didn't state what license should be used or had been mislabeled with more permissive guidelines than their creators intended

Earlier Picks

Jordan Novet / CNBC:
IBM Q3: revenue up 5% YoY to $14.75B, vs. $14.73B est., a $1.7B net income, vs. a $3.2B net loss YoY, and software revenue up 8% YoY to $6.27B, vs. $6.27B est.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google adds foundation and hair dye options to its AR shopping tool for trying beauty products, and expands the tool to mobile browsers and Google Shopping ads
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
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Google rolls out “About this image”, a tool that provides background information and context about images in Google Search, to English-language users globally
Rania Aniftos / Billboard:
TikTok announces TikTok in The Mix, its first live global music event, set for December 10 in Mesa, Arizona, with Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta, and Charlie Puth
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