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Square reports Q3 revenue of $3.84B, up 27% YoY but missing $4.51B estimates, bitcoin revenue of $1.81B, up 11% YoY, and gross payment volume of $45.4B, up 43% — - Overall third-quarter sales fall short of analysts' estimates — Gross profit was up 43% from the same period a year earlier
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| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Airbnb Q3: revenue of $2.24B, up 67% YoY, vs estimates of $2.05B, net income of $834M, up 280% YoY, 79.7M nights and experiences booked, up 29% YoY — - Airbnb reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street revenue estimates but fell slightly short on bookings.| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams says he plans to take his first three paychecks in bitcoin and the city is going to be the “center of the cryptocurrency industry” — - New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams plans to take his first three paychecks in bitcoin.
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| AnandTech: |
Review of Intel's ~$650 flagship i9-12900K Alder Lake CPU, which performs close to AMD's 5950X and 5900X depending on workloads, while adding DDR5 support — Today marks the official retail availability of Intel's 12th Generation Core processors, starting with the overclockable versions this side of the New Year, and the rest in 2022.
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Uber reports Q3 revenue of $4.8B, up 72% YoY, gross bookings of $23.1B, up 57% YoY, with Mobility up 67% to $9.9B and Delivery up 50% to $12.8B — - Uber reported third-quarter financial results Thursday, which included a first-ever adjusted EBITDA profit. — The company reported a net loss of $2.4 billion for the quarter.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft warns Windows 11 users that features, including the Snipping Tool, touch keyboard, and emoji panel, aren't loading due to an expired certificate — Snipping Tool, the emoji picker, and other parts of Windows 11 are breaking — Microsoft has started warning Windows 11 users …
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| Michelle Toh / CNN: |
Nintendo reports H1 profit of $1.9B, down 25% YoY, sales of $5.5B, down 19% YoY, with gaming platforms down 20% YoY, but raised guidance for profits to $4.6B — Hong Kong (CNN Business)Nintendo has become the latest victim of a global chip shortage that is battering supply chains.
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| Bloomberg: |
HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure, files for a US IPO; source say it could seek to raise $1B+ and is aiming for a $10B+ valuation — Software provider HashiCorp Inc. filed to go public in the U.S. via an initial public offering. — The San Francisco-based company …
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AT&T and Verizon postpone the December 5 launch of C-band 5G spectrum to address the FAA's concerns of potential interference with cockpit safety systems — Wireless carriers postpone planned Dec. 5 launch of new spectrum to address concerns about potential interference with cockpit safety systems
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| Tanya Klich / Forbes: |
Babylist, which operates an e-commerce and content hub for new parents, raises a $40M Series C led by Norwest, says revenue will reach $250M this year — Babylist, the decade-old registry platform that also operates as an e-commerce and content hub for new parents, just announced … | Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
Google says it will let Android app developers use alternative billing systems in the Google Play store in South Korea, complying with a new law — Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it will add the option for developers to offer alternative billing systems on its Android app store in South Korea …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
DJI launches Mavic 3 drone with dual-camera system, redesigned batteries offering up to 46 minutes of flight time, improved tracking and safety, and more — DJI today announced the launch of the Mavic 3, a followup to the company's Mavic 2 drone. DJI says that the Mavic 3 represents the …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta announces new tools for Facebook Group admins, including paid subgroups, the ability to create community fundraisers and shops, and more — At its Facebook Communities Summit today, the social networking giant announced a series of updates and new tools for managing Facebook Groups …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Mythical Games, which is developing a game platform with “playable NFTs”, raises $150M led by a16z at a $1.25B valuation, four months after raising $75M — Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.
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Tweets: @deantak and @alex_gurevich
| Nicole Wetsman / The Verge: |
Alphabet launches Isomorphic Laboratories, a company that uses AI for drug discovery; DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis will also serve as Isomorphic CEO — It builds on DeepMind's work on protein folding — A new Alphabet company will use artificial intelligence methods for drug discovery, Google's parent company announced Thursday.
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| Eli Tan / CoinDesk: |
Game studio Faraway raises a $21M Series A led by Lightspeed and FTX, plans to use the Solana blockchain in its most popular title Mini Royale — FTX and Lightspeed Venture Partners have led a $21 million Series A funding round for gaming studio Faraway. — Faraway said in a press release Thursday …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram brings back support for Twitter Card previews after removing the feature in 2012 — Instagram is bringing back support for Twitter Card previews starting today. Now when users share an Instagram link on Twitter, a preview of the post will be shown in the tweet.
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The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocketnow, KnowTechie, Livemint, The Overspill, Android Police, TechRadar, iMore, Digital Trends, and Observer
| Leo Schwartz / Rest of World: |
Q&A with digital rights advocate Luis Fernando García on a biometric ID system in Mexico and why agencies like World Bank fund such systems in the Global South — Digital rights activist Luis Fernando García on the weaponization of personal data and why international agencies …
Tweets: @restofworld and @leomschwartz
| Jordyn Hronec / Pittsburgh Business Journal: |
Investment data management company Confluence Technologies to acquire Investment Metrics, an investment data solutions provider, for $500M — Confluence Technologies Inc., a North Side-based global technology solutions provider, announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Investment Metrics …
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