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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
IBM suspends its advertising on X globally after Media Matters said X has been placing ads for IBM, Apple, Oracle, and others alongside pro-Nazi material — Tech company's move is the latest setback to Linda Yaccarino's efforts to convince brands Elon Musk's platform is safe
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Threads: @kenpopehat, @clarajeffery, @ngrossman81, @kenpopehat, @cwarzel, @martinsfp, @owillis1977, @ehananokimmfa, @daveleebbg, @carnage4life, @willoremus, @noahshachtman, @owillis1977, @vincedmonroy, @lorakolodny, @voorhees_dnb, @noahshachtman, @timothyjchambers, @karaswisher, @kalihays1, @alxwinter, @bartclaeys, @crumbler, and @guillecummings
Mastodon: @KingShawn@mastodon.social, @dangoodin@infosec.exchange, @lcamtuf@infosec.exchange, @carnage4life@mas.to, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @fraying@xoxo.zone, @dangoodin@infosec.exchange, and @dangoodin@infosec.exchange
X: @lindayax, @gartenberg, @alkapdc, @rakeshlobster, @elonmusk, @mshannahmurphy, @gerberkawasaki, @mattgertz, @fmanjoo, @ehananoki, @lastcallcnbc, @karaswisher, @mattgertz, @mattgertz, @lastcallcnbc, @mshannahmurphy, and @jason_kint
LinkedIn: Sophie Katsali, Antonio Vincenti, Daniel Tunkelang, Steve Olson, and Asaf Azulay
Forums: r/samharris, r/Twitter, r/business, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/Fuckthealtright
| Nicholas Vinocur / Politico: |
Internal note: the European Commission plans to “temporarily suspend” X advertising over widespread disinformation concerns and to avoid “reputational damage” — Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.
More: The Register, Bloomberg, Variety, Business Insider, and TechCrunch
Mastodon: @jon@gruene.social. Bluesky: @mailia.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, and @markloundy.bsky.social. Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to adopt the GSM's RCS messaging standard by releasing a software update “later next year”, bringing iMessage-style features to cross-platform texts — In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard.
More: The Verge, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, 9to5Google, MacRumors, MobileSyrup, WSVN 7News, Fierce Wireless Industry News, The Sun, MacDailyNews, Wired, Bloomberg, Tom's Guide, Android Headlines, TechRadar, Pocketnow, SamMobile, TechSpot, Android Central, KnowTechie, Silicon Republic, Ghacks, Wccftech, Android Authority on YouTube, Business Today, Sammy Fans, PhoneArena, Android Authority, Techaeris, Redmond Pie, nextpit, PYMNTS.com, Business Insider, The Guardian, Fortune, and 9to5Google
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Bluesky: @dead.place, @jeremydstanley.com, @cachiporra.bsky.social, @sbisson.com, @epro.social, and @addisonryan.bsky.social
X: @getpeid, @lockheimer, @markgurman, @getpeid, @maxwinebach, @greengart, @ishanagarwal24, @android, @gartenberg, @ishanagarwal24, @phhusson, @phhusson, @nexusben, @mike_wuerthele, @gartenberg, @ianzelbo, @ianzelbo, @cugwmui, @getpeid, @charlesarthur, @gadgetsboy, @gartenberg, @stevesi, @mkbhd, @benwood, @bradstone, @stevesi, @richontech, @joannastern, @mkbhd, @drh2023, @chancehmiller, @florian4gamers, @thisistechtoday, and @benbajarin
LinkedIn: Robert Gerstmann, Elmar Weber, Dario Betti, Gianluca Varisco, and Spenser Blank
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to show green bubbles for RCS messages and keep iMessages blue to denote what the company considers is the most secure way for iPhone users to text — Earlier today, Apple announced its plans to bring RCS support to the iPhone in 2024. Since I published my story on the news this morning …
More: TechCrunch, TechRadar, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, Redmond Pie, BGR, AppleInsider, and Android Authority
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @stephenrobles, @9to5mac, @tomaxwell, @panzer, @joannastern, and @mightijamie
Forums: r/apple, r/technology, and r/Android
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Meta unveils new AI tools to edit images and generate videos from text instructions, based on Emu, its model for image generation announced in September 2023 — Artificial intelligence researchers from Meta Platforms Inc. said today they have made significant advances in AI-powered image and video generation.
More: Meta, CryptoSlate, Tom's Guide, Ghacks, PhoneArena, Mashable, Metaverse Post, Analytics India Magazine, Cryptopolitan, Coinspeaker, PetaPixel, Decrypt, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, and The Verge
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Internal memo: Amazon plans to cut several hundred roles in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in priorities and a focus on generative AI — Amazon will eliminate several hundred roles in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in priorities and a focus on developing new forms …
More: CNBC, Bloomberg, Business Today, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, and MSPoweruser
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Coinbase updates Coinbase Commerce with its new open-source Onchain Payment Protocol, which offers instant settlement, low fees, and broad asset support — - Coinbase has built an open source “Onchain Payment Protocol” to improve its Commerce product. — The protocol currently supports Ethereum, Polygon and Base ecosystems.
More: Coinbase, Coinbase, Cryptonews, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, and Unchained Crypto
| Jon Victor / The Information: |
Sources: Google told some cloud customers not to expect Gemini access until Q1 2024, after previously saying they would get access to the LLM by November 2023 — Google's company-defining effort to catch up to ChatGPT creator OpenAI is turning out to be harder than expected.
More: The Verge, Gizmodo, The Decoder, Analytics India Magazine, and Common Sense Media
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LinkedIn: Kim Kuhlman, Simon Smith, and Paul Roetzer
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and r/mlscaling
| Ted Johnson / Deadline: |
TikTok removes videos promoting Osama Bin Laden's “Letter to America” that justified the 9/11 attacks, but calls reports that they were trending “inaccurate” — - George Santos “Blatantly Stole From His Campaign” And Deceived Donors, House Ethics Committee Report Says; Congressman Won't Seek Reelection
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| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI and the CISA release an advisory detailing the tactics used by Scattered Spider, a hacker group that now collaborates with the BlackCat ransomware group — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an advisory …
More: Cybersecurity …, Cyber Daily, Tech Monitor, CyberScoop, ITPro, Infosecurity, The Record, The Register, and InfoRiskToday.com. Forums: r/InfoSecNews
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Discord plans to shut down its ChatGPT-powered experimental chatbot Clyde on December 1; Discord started testing Clyde in March 2023 — Discord is shutting down Clyde, its experimental AI chatbot. In a support note, Discord says the chatbot will be “deactivated” at the end of the month … | Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
MeridianLink confirms a cyberattack after a ransomware gang claimed to have reported the financial software company to the US SEC for not disclosing the breach — Financial software company MeridianLink confirmed that it is dealing with a cyberattack after the hackers behind …
More: Ars Technica, SecurityWeek, BleepingComputer, DataBreaches.net, Cyber Daily, and Cybernews.com
LinkedIn: Michael J. Levin, Scott Crawford, Spencer Alessi, Jon Miller, Jason Alexander, Cory H., Mickell T., Derek A., and Nick Mullen
Forums: r/nottheonion, r/wallstreetbets, and r/nottheonion
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky plans to release a public web interface around the end of November and launch federation in early 2024, and says its social network has crossed 2M users — Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users …
More: Bluesky, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Android Headlines, and Mashable
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
A California convicts former VC Mike Rothenberg on 21 counts for defrauding investors, including bank fraud, false statements, money laundering, and wire fraud — Mike Rothenberg, a former VC known for hosting lavish parties, was convicted today on 21 counts for defrauding investors| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
US v. Google: the DOJ wrapped up the trial's evidentiary phase on Thursday, having argued that Google broke antitrust law; closing arguments are set for May — The U.S. government hammered away at its main arguments against Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Thursday, wrapping up the evidentiary phase … | Elias Leight / Billboard: |
According to an email, Apple Music implemented fraud protections including “financial adjustments” in 2022, resulting in 30% drop in streaming manipulation — While Spotify is just now moving towards a penalty system, Apple quietly started making “financial adjustments” for repeat fraudsters more than a year ago.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details Windows 11 changes coming to the EEA to comply with the DMA, like letting users disable Bing web search, add search providers, and remove Edge — Microsoft will soon let Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area (EEA) disable its Bing web search, remove Microsoft Edge …
More: Ars Technica, Windows Central, The Register, WebProNews, Mashable, Beyond Search, Ghacks, Android Headlines, ITPro, BetaNews, SamMobile, TechSpot, TechRadar, MSPoweruser, and Windows Report
Mastodon: @stevetex@mozilla.social, @dascandy42@mastodon.social, and @bamboombibbitybop …
X: @tedgioia, @jezcorden, and @vxunderground
Forums: r/LinusTechTips, r/neoliberal, r/europe, and r/microsoft
| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Current and ex-Snap staffers say Evan Spiegel has spoken admiringly of some of Musk's ideas for X as he promotes “hardcore” work to lift Snap from an ad slump — Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel has lately taken to walking around his company's Santa Monica, Calif. … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple may again postpone releasing its own iPhone modem chip, until at least late 2025 or early 2026, the final year of its extended Qualcomm contract — Company will likely miss a 2025 goal to roll out its own cellular modem inside the device — Apple Inc. has fallen further behind …
More: Thurrott, HotHardware, Finbold, iMore, Android Authority, BGR, GSMArena.com, TechRadar, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, The Information, and PhoneArena
X: @nano_arun, @shameermulji, @philsolis, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Eddie Makuch / GameSpot: |
Game developer Scopely, citing data.ai, says Monopoly Go reached $1B+ in revenue in seven months, faster than any other casual game in mobile game history — Game company Scopely has announced that its mobile game Monopoly Go has now raked in more than $1 billion in revenue, becoming 2023's …
More: GamesIndustry.biz, The Escapist, Mobilegamer.biz, Forbes, VentureBeat, and Pocket Gamer.biz
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Forever Companions' service, which let customers talk to an AI girlfriend modeled after influencer Caryn Marjorie, stopped working after CEO John Meyer's arrest — Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. — Success — Great! Check your inbox and click the link. — Error
More: Telegraph and The Overspill
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