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ISD: top officials in NC and at FEMA responding to Hurricane Helene face antisemitic attacks largely on X, where 10 of the posts collectively drew 17.1M views — Report finds Elon Musk's X is fueling conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts and preparations for Hurricane Milton.
More: Politico, Associated Press, New York Times, and ISD
Threads: @carnage4life, @politico, @chrisperkinscepx, @shakerhoward, @steveth72, @willoremus, and @willoremus
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
An era of politically motivated AI slop is here, exacerbating viral conspiracy theories and making a big impact after disasters, as in the US, Brazil, and Gaza — The era of politically-motivated AI slop is here and it sucks. — By now, if you have spent any amount of time reading …
Threads: @cwarzel, @technicallymims, @esqueer_, @jasonkoebler, and @reckless1280. Mastodon: @gedankenstuecke@scholar …
X: @brianbrackeen, @josephfcox, and @marshallk
LinkedIn: Jason Koebler and Rafael Brown
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
The Biden-Harris administration launches a White House account on Reddit for news and info about federal government work; the first posts cover Hurricane Helene — VP Kamala Harris is on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, FEMA has a page dedicated to fighting the rumors circulating on social media …
More: CIVIC TEXTS, Engadget, The Verge, Mashable, and The Hill
Mastodon: @annmlipton@esq.social. Bluesky: @themontgomery.bsky.social, @sorenspicknall.bsky.social, and @dell-adams.bsky.social
X: @megancoyne46, @whcommsdir, @hadas_gold, @liahaberman, and @elizlanders
Forums: r/Georgia, r/NorthCarolina, r/pics, r/politics, and r/technology
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case — - Antitrust enforcers propose making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
More: Reuters, New York Times, Investor's Business Daily, Financial Times, Android Authority, Business Insider, CNBC, Wccftech, Reuters, Chamber of Progress, US District Court for the District of Columbia, and Business Times
X: @jason_kint, @khushitavasant, @balancecrafting, @adamkovac, @wkasel, @adamkovac, @adamkovac, @adamkovac, and @jason_kint. Forums: r/politics
| Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword: |
Google says the DOJ's “radical” and “sweeping” proposals in Search antitrust case risk hurting consumers, businesses, developers, and American competitiveness — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …
More: Washington Post, The Verge, Reuters, Bloomberg, Financial Times, and Neowin. Forums: r/Android
| Bloomberg: |
Brazil's Supreme Court authorizes the return of X after the company complied with its demands, including taking down some accounts and appointing a legal rep — - Court banned platform in August as billionaire defied orders — Social network had 22 million users in South American country
More: Associated Press, Tech Policy Press, The Information, New York Times, Benzinga, Reclaim The Net, Al Jazeera, Engadget, Axios, 9to5Mac, The Hill, TechCrunch, KTVU-TV, CNBC, Reuters, Social Media Today, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, ABC News, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Ruetir, BreakingNews.ie, Irish Independent, Reuters, Semafor, BBC, ZeroHedge News, Cointelegraph, Human Events, Le Monde.fr, and The Verge
| Joel Khalili / Wired: |
HBO's documentary Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery says Peter Todd, known for his Bitcoin codebase contributions, is Satoshi Nakamoto, a claim Todd denies — A new HBO documentary takes a swing at uncovering the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin.
More: Politico, HBO, Bloomberg, Unchained, DL News, Decrypt, The Block, Washington Post, New York Times, New Yorker, CoinDesk, Quartz, Forbes, Benzinga, TIME, CoinGape, People, Cryptonews, Crypto Briefing, CNN, Fortune, The Tech Report, and The Crypto Times
Threads: @drewharwell. X: @peterktodd, @jonsarlin, @bitmexresearch, @peterktodd, @autismcapital, @jeffjohnroberts, and @beaniemaxi
Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and Slashdot
| Kati Pohjanpalo / Bloomberg: |
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Physics to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for “foundational discoveries” in machine learning — - John J. Hopfield, Geoffrey E. Hinton worked on neural networks — Their work laid foundations for machine learning and AI
More: Nobel Prize, Le Monde.fr, Pivot to AI, The Guardian, Nobel Prize on YouTube, Nikkei Asia, BBC, Associated Press, The Atlantic, University of Toronto, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The Register, CBS News, Techstrong.ai, The Boston Globe, BetaKit, Telegraph, Forbes, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Princeton University News, CNN, Popular Science, Observer, VentureBeat, HPCwire, Quartz, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New Scientist, and Business Insider
X: @nobelprize, @skdh, @mihonarium, @jeuasommenulle, @whippletom, @nobelprize, @ludditehacker, @newlefteviews, @philipcball, @drjimfan, @reasther, @xuanalogue, @nobelprize, @krishnanrohit, @ethancaballero, @andrewlbeam, @tegmark, @iamtimnguyen, @nobelprize, @jeffdean, @ilyasut, @cambridge_uni, @fortnow, @jfpuget, @joelhellermark, @shakeelhashim, @mark_riedl, @tsarnick, @uoft, and @nobelprize
LinkedIn: Balaji Srinivasan, Jean Rohmer, and Joel Hellermark
Forums: r/UCSD, r/computerscience, and r/worldnews
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Study: X moves slowly to remove AI-made nudes reported as nonconsensual intimate media, if at all, but is quick if they're reported for copyright violations — Researchers posted AI-generated nude images to Twitter to see how the company responds to reports of copyright violation versus reports of nonconsensual nudity.
More: arXiv.org and Ars Technica
Mastodon: @williamgunn@mastodon.social and @josephcox@infosec.exchange
| Wall Street Journal: |
Short seller Hindenburg Research releases a report accusing Roblox of inflating user metrics to investors and prioritizing growth over child safety — Research firm alleges the videogame company has exaggerated user data and engagement figures — Short-selling firm Hindenburg Research …
More: Hindenburg Research, Eurogamer.net, The Verge, Business Insider, Reuters, Game Rant, Neowin, Gizmodo, Game Developer, Wccftech, IGN, Forbes, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Information, Engadget, New York Post, Fortune, Digital Trends, Fast Company, Roblox, Proactive, The Daily Beast, The Post Millennial, TechRaptor, and Barron's Online
Threads: @katienotopoulos. Mastodon: @CatherineFlick@mastodon.me.uk. X: @hindenburgres, @hindenburgres, @nkulw, @hindenburgres, @edzitron, @hindenburgres, @mathver, @venikunche, @hindenburgres, @squawkstreet, @hindenburgres, @gergelyorosz, and @livcarville
Forums: r/wallstreetbets and Slashdot
| Daniel Arkin / NBC News: |
A bipartisan coalition of 14 US state AGs file lawsuits accusing TikTok of damaging minors' mental health and collecting their data without parental consent — The legal broadside alleges TikTok violated state laws by falsely claiming its service is safe for young people.
More: NY State Attorney General, BBC, SiliconANGLE, Associated Press, Proactiveinvestors UK, New York Times, NPR, Fox Business, The Verge, Engadget, State of California, CBS News, The Wrap, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, Social Media Today, National Review, IGN, Gothamist, Deadline, Chain Store Age, TechCrunch, Mashable, Los Angeles Times, Washington State, The Boston Globe, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, New Jersey Online, New York Post, Android Headlines, What's Trending, Times of India, UPI, CNET, Washington Times, Gizmodo, masslive.com, MediaPost, WWD, HotAir, NTD, Courthouse News Service, Tech Policy Press, Sky News, New York Daily News, The Hill, Mercury News, Fast Company, abc7NY, AdNews News, City & State New York, and Forbes
X: @newyorkstateag, @spencekjell, @joshstein_, @kyla_lacey, @zephyrteachout, @taylorlorenz, @simonateba, @govkathyhochul, @zephyrteachout, @mi_republicans, @jason, @sapna, @rapdose, @jfreewright, @newyorkstateag, @dylanali_, @ppearlman, @parismarx, @ibaraeleven, @drantbradley, @agowa, @agrobbonta, @ianbremmer, @ilattygeneral, and @david_moscrop
| Pew Research Center: |
US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists — Adult TikTok users in the U.S. use the platform to follow pop culture and entertainment accounts much more than news and politics| Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal: |
Marketing tech company Zeta Global agrees to acquire LiveIntent, another marketing tech provider, for $250M in cash and stock, in a deal set to close in Q4 2024 — Zeta said LiveIntent's database of customer information will strengthen its own offerings as marketers make first-party data a priority
More: Zeta Global and SiliconANGLE
X: @joshk and @chrisfralic
LinkedIn: Neej Gore, Peter Kuhn, Katherine Drebin, and Adam Berkowitz
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Rockstar plans to bring Red Dead Redemption to PC, 14 years after its PS3 and Xbox 360 debut, via the Rockstar Store, Epic Games Store, and Steam on October 29 — It will arrive on October 29 with zombie spin-off Undead Nightmare bundled in. — Fourteen years after it debuted on PS3 and Xbox 360 …
More: Rockstar Games, Polygon, OC3D, TechSpot, Benzinga, Destructoid, TweakTown, Digital Trends, CNET, and Thurrott
X: @rockstargames, @joshimuz, and @videotechuk_
Forums: r/ultrawidemasterrace, r/kindafunny, r/gamernews, and Slashdot
| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
Crypto.com sues the US SEC after receiving a Wells notice that the agency plans to bring an enforcement action against it; Consensys sued the SEC in April 2024 — - The crypto trading platform said it decided to sue the agency after receiving a Wells notice and said the SEC's actions left them “with no other choice.”| Jacob Robbins / PitchBook: |
Brazil-based Asaas, which offers payment processing, invoicing, fraud protection, and other financial services to SMBs, raised a $148M Series C led by BOND — Asaas, a Brazilian enterprise fintech company, has raised a $148 million Series C as global investors once more look for opportunities in Latin America's burgeoning tech scene.
More: FinSMEs
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