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Mark Zuckerberg says that Facebook does not prioritize profit over safety and well-being and argues that many of Frances Haugen's claims don't make sense — I wanted to share a note I wrote to everyone at our company. — Hey everyone: it's been quite a week, and I wanted to share some thoughts with all of you.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Facebook has begun limiting internal info sharing and paused product rollouts in recent days as employees conduct “reputational reviews” — Social-media company puts hold on some work for existing products while it addresses blowback from whistleblower, lawmakers
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Facebook's political problems stem from its goal to connect people and its focus on growth, and are societal issues, not antitrust ones — Stratechery provides analysis of the strategy and business side of technology and media, and the impact of technology on society.
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| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter is testing a feature that gives users advice for maintaining civility before they join a potentially controversial conversation — In its battle to add more “social privacy” upgrades to its platform and make Twitter a better place, the blue bird company announced a new feature they're testing …
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| Twitch Blog: |
Twitch says a sever configuration change left data exposed on the internet and let a third-party access its data — [10:30PM PT] We have learned that some data was exposed to the internet due to an error in a Twitch server configuration change that was subsequently accessed by a malicious third party.
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| Chris Scullion / Video Games Chronicle: |
Twitch acknowledges a “breach” after a 4chan user leaks its source code, creator payouts from 2019-2021, proprietary SDKs, internal AWS services, and more — SOURCE CODES AND USER PAYOUTS AMONG THE DATA RELEASED IN A 128GB TORRENT — An anonymous hacker claims to have leaked …
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Brandon Silverman, the founder and CEO of the Facebook-owned analytics tool CrowdTangle, is leaving the company; team members were reassigned several months ago — CrowdTangle has been caught up in an internal transparency battle at Facebook — Brandon Silverman, the founder and CEO …
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| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
Google announces updates to Search, Maps, Travel, and Nest, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions for users — There are updates to Search, Maps, Travel, Nest, and more — Google announced a suite of new features that it says will help people who use their platforms make more sustainable choices.
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Samsung says its 3nm chips with gate-all-around transistor tech are delayed until 2022, and its 2nm chips will arrive in 2025 — The company's 3-nanometer manufacturing technology is late, but Samsung also announced that its more advanced 2nm successor will arrive in 2025.
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| Manas Mishra / Reuters: |
Twitter is selling mobile ad subsidiary MoPub to AppLovin for $1.05B, after acquiring it for nearly $350M in 2013 — Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell mobile ads company MoPub to AppLovin Corp (APP.O) for $1.05 billion in cash. — MoPub, which generated …
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| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
AMD warns that its CPUs running Windows 11 may suffer 3%-5% reduced performance for some apps, 10%-15% for esports games; AMD and Microsoft are working on a fix — AMD has announced that all of its WIndows 11-compatible processors can suffer from reduced performance in some applications …
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PCWorld, The Verge, gHacks Technology News, BleepingComputer, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, How-To Geek, Windows Latest, SlashGear, MSPoweruser, Windows Central, PC Gamer, and PCMag. Thanks:@paulyalcorn
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Quantum computing startup Rigetti Computing to go public via SPAC, in a deal expected to raise $458M at a $1.5B valuation — Rigetti is going public. — The Bay Area-based makers of quantum computers and processors announced Wednesday that it will merge with a SPAC called Supernova … | Chris Bing / Reuters: |
DOJ plans to crack down on crypto exchanges that allow money laundering and pursue companies with poor cybersecurity practices that receive federal funds — U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Wednesday unveiled two new Justice Department enforcement initiatives aimed targeting cryptocurrencies …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
GM unveils Ultra Cruise, a driver-assist system GM says will cover 2M+ miles of US and Canadian roads at launch in 2023, and eventually 95% of driving scenarios — ‘Ultra Cruise eventually can be used on every paved road in the US and Canada’ — After years of teases …
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MobileSyrup, Newsweek, The Drive, Green Car Reports, Fox News, Forbes, Car and Driver, and TechSpot. Tweets: @fredericlambert
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: EU plans to launch antitrust case against Apple next year over Apple Pay terms and blocking competitors from accessing the NFC chip in its devices — EU antitrust regulators are set to charge Apple (AAPL.O) with anti-competitive practices related to its NFC chip technology …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Aquant, which uses AI to provide customer service insights by analyzing a company's service data, raises $70M Series C, bringing its total raised to $110M — Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify says it will let Anchor podcast creators in the US apply to join its programmatic ad marketplace Spotify Audience Network — Earlier this year, Spotify introduced its new audio advertising marketplace, the Spotify Audience Network, which allows advertisers to reach audiences across … | Yashraj Sharma / Rest of World: |
Instagram usage exploded in India after the TikTok ban, but the creator economy is still devastated, and critics say Reels content is comparatively bland — “TikTok was a canteen; Instagram is a café. But the canteen has better food, and the café serves costly coffee that not everyone drinks."
Tweets: @restofworld, @gregbensinger, @mvzelenks, @yashjournals, @kianvest, @anupkaphle, and @evelyndouek
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