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Sources: Meta plans to launch Threads in Europe in December, the largest expansion since its July debut, offering a choice of using Threads without a profile — Expansion is expected in December, a signal of company's commitment to microblogging service — Facebook parent Meta Platforms plans …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google says RCS in Google Messages now has over 1B MAUs, and adds Photomoji, Screen Effects, Custom Bubbles, and other features — First, the number: according to Google, over 1 billion monthly active users are using RCS in Google Messages. That's huge, considering support was scarce …
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| Lawrence Bonk / Engadget: |
Google rolls out updates to Android, Wear OS, and Google TV devices, including adding AI-created image descriptions and an Assistant Routines feature — Wear OS and Google TV are also getting new tools. — Google is rolling out a trio of system updates to Android, Wear OS and Google TV devices.| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that co-founder Ilya Sutskever won't be a board member, but that the company is “discussing how he can continue his work at OpenAI” — - Sam Altman is officially back as CEO of the AI startup — Mira Murati will retain her post as chief technology officer
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Q&A with Sam Altman on his firing, returning to OpenAI, improving its governance, Q*, lessons from the saga, and more; Altman declines to say why he was fired — “Clearly our governance structure had a problem,” according to Altman. … When OpenAI's board asked Sam Altman to return …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Apple releases emergency security updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to fix two zero-days that may have been exploited, reaching 20 zero-days patched in 2023 — Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and impacting iPhone, iPad …
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy — Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
How OpenAI's low-key ChatGPT launch a year ago kickstarted a generational shift in the tech industry and what it means for the future of AI and the world — OpenAI didn't mean to kickstart a generational shift in the technology industry. But it did. Now all we have to decide is where to go from here.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says Amkor will package some Apple silicon chips in its new Arizona facility; Amkor plans to invest $2B, employ 2,000, and start production in 2-3 years — As part of its efforts to expand its U.S. manufacturing, Apple today announced that Amkor will package some Apple silicon chips … | AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: |
Meta officials say the US stopped proactively sharing information on foreign influence operations, as the company releases its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report — Russia, Iran and China are likely to conduct influence operations via fake social media accounts ahead of the 2024 election, a new Meta report says.
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| Sarah Young / Reuters: |
Rishi Sunak says Microsoft plans to spend £2.5B in the UK over three years, its largest investment there to date, to underpin AI and bring 20K GPUs to the UK — Microsoft's (MSFT.O) plan to pump 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) into Britain over the next three years … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
An interview with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on culturally aware LLMs, developer productivity with generative AI, women's health tech, and more — By tradition, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels caps off the AWS re:Invent conference with his last-day keynote. A more recent tradition is that he also uses … | Kim Masters / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Linda Yaccarino's former associates describe her as difficult and volatile, but hardworking, and say her self-regard made her think she could manage Elon Musk — The former NBCUniversal ad sales chief thought she could manage the mercurial Elon Musk. Her former colleagues are baffled at the result …
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| Dalvin Brown / Wall Street Journal: |
On December 1, Google will start deleting personal Google accounts that have been inactive for at least two years; once deleted, no data can be recovered — How to revive your Google account before it's too late — Google will start to sweep away cobweb-collecting Gmail accounts this week.
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| Bloomberg: |
Meta sues the FTC, claiming its in-house trials violate the Constitution, and asks a court to halt the agency's bid to change a $5B privacy settlement in 2020 — - Suit says agency proceedings violate constitutional rights — FTC sought to amend privacy pact over alleged broken promises| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
At the NYT's DealBook event, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the US is 10 years to 20 years from chip independence and reaffirms Nvidia's commitment to China — Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, who runs the semiconductor industry's most valuable company …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI is giving employees an extra month, until January 5, to decide whether they want to sell shares in the company through a tender offer — - Concerns over the tender had arisen amid tumult over Altman — AI startup is giving staff an extra month to opt into the sale
X: @luke_metro and @emilychangtv
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
WhatsApp begins letting users hide locked chats behind a secret code, after introducing locked chats in May 2023, rolling out globally in the coming months — WhatsApp is introducing a new way to keep your locked chats away from prying eyes. Instead of having your locked chats folder visible … | Bloomberg: |
Indian IT giants Infosys and Wipro cut college recruitment in October as global demand cools, leaving hundreds of thousands of tech graduates in peril — India's giant tech firms are curbing hiring, adding to the youth unemployment problem in the country — For years, India's tech graduates … | Sheena Vasani / The Verge: |
TikTok launches verified artist accounts, offering various tools to deepen engagement and improve discoverability, seemingly inspired by Spotify — These accounts can be activated by any musician and come with tools to help artists reach new fans and increase engagement with existing ones.| Eddie Makuch / GameSpot: |
At an event, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart says Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation, Nintendo, and “every screen that can play games” — “It's a bit of a change of strategy,” Microsoft admits. — Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation and Nintendo.
More: Game Developer, Gizmodo, PCMag, Decrypt, IGN, Video Games Chronicle, TechSpot, MobileSyrup, T3, TrueAchievements, and Pure Xbox
Forums: r/SteamDeck, r/NintendoSwitch, r/nintendo, r/Games, r/gaming, and r/XboxSeriesX
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
ASML CEO Peter Wennink plans to step down in April 2024 after over 10 years at the chip equipment giant, replaced by industry veteran Christophe Fouquet — Dutch chip company appoints Christophe Fouquet as successor — Peter Wennink, chief executive of chipmaking equipment manufacturer ASML … | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Local media: David Vincenzetti, who founded infamous spyware maker Hacking Team in 2003, was arrested for allegedly stabbing and attempting to murder a relative — The founder of the infamous and now-defunct spyware maker Hacking Team was arrested on Saturday after allegedly stabbing … | Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
A UK judge reverses a decision to block a full UK CMA investigation into Apple's dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, saying the CMA acted lawfully — - CMA wins appeal ruling on investigation of mobile dominance — Watchdog acted lawfully when it proposed an investigation
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