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Epic debuts the Epic Games Store on iOS in the EU, offering its games, including Fortnite, and plans to start onboarding third-party games starting in December — The Epic Games Store gives iPhone users in the EU an alternative to Apple's App Store for the first time.
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OpenAI removed a cluster of Iranian accounts using ChatGPT for an influence campaign targeting the US elections, and says the effort didn't gain much traction — The company said the Iranian effort, which used ChatGPT, did not gain much traction. — OpenAI said on Friday that it had discovered …
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| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
Background check service National Public Data confirms a breach after hackers leaked a stolen database with millions of SSNs and other sensitive personal info — Background check service National Public Data confirms that hackers breached its systems after threat actors leaked a stolen database …
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| Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post: |
A US appeals court largely upholds a ruling blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, finding parts of the law likely violate the First Amendment — The court found key parts of the landmark law probably violate the First Amendment, largely siding with an industry challenge.
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The Biden administration approves $1.6B in CHIPS Act grants and $3B in loans for Texas Instruments, to help pay for one chip factory in Utah and two in Texas — - Funding will support $18 billion in spending in Texas, Utah — Biden administration almost finished allocating chips grants| Bloomberg: |
A US judge temporarily blocks the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming service from Fox/WBD/Disney, a week before rollout, after Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit — US District Judge Margaret Garnett on Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the $42.99-a-month service, Venu Sports …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The European Commission asks Meta for more information about its Content Library tool and API under the DSA, following Meta's decision to deprecate CrowdTangle — The Commission is seeking more information from Meta following its decision to deprecate its CrowdTangle transparency tool.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Filing: AT&T and Verizon ask the FCC to deny SpaceX's request to waive rules, claiming Starlink's service with T-Mobile would interfere with existing networks — Carriers allege Starlink/T-Mobile will interfere with existing mobile networks. — AT&T and Verizon are urging telecom regulators … | Joann Muller / Axios: |
Walmart and DroneUp end drone delivery in all 18 Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tampa hubs to focus on Dallas-Fort Worth; DroneUp cuts 70, or ~17% of its staff — - The three cities were part of a splashy rollout in 2022 that was described as the first large-scale drone delivery operation in the U.S.| Dan Primack / Axios: |
FanDuel founders and other early shareholders sue KKR and Shamrock Capital over the 2018 Paddy Power Betfair merger that wiped out the value of their holdings — - The case has gone through several travails, including being dismissed and having that dismissal successfully appealed.| Bloomberg: |
Chinese chip equipment maker AMEC sues the Pentagon for linking AMEC to the Chinese military, seeking to get off a blacklist that bars business with US firms — - AMEC says it was unfairly linked to the Chinese military — The Shanghai company's leadership is predominately American
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| Akila Quinio / Financial Times: |
Revolut secures a $45B valuation, up from $33B in 2021, in a share sale by employees; Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global, and others bought the shares — UK fintech defies broader downturn across the sector — Revolut has secured a $45bn valuation in a share sale by employees …
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