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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Square is changing its name to Block, effective December 10, and renaming Square Crypto to Spiral, as its business shifts toward technologies like blockchain — - Payments giant Square will change its corporate name to Block, effective Dec. 10. — The move comes as Square expands beyond …
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Square, The Verge, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Protocol, Wall Street Journal, spiral.xyz, Bitcoin Magazine, Bloomberg, cryptodaily.co.uk, Pocket-lint, Associated Press, The Hill, The Information, iTnews, CNET, Crypto Briefing, ZDNet, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, Blockworks, TheStreet, Decrypt, Wired, VICE, PYMNTS.com, Cointelegraph, CNN, AppleInsider, Mashable, The Block, and Finextra
Tweets: @blocks, @square, @lorcanrk, @maxthecomrade, @jsnell, @kevinroose, @z_humphries, @gtinari, @ron_miller, @cashapp, @scottmonty, @mndoci, @carnage4life, @mgsiegler, @antoniofrench, @harrymccracken, @marciadorsey, @ericnewcomer, @blocks, @sam_l_shead, @kr00ney, @tonyajoriley, @davidfrum, @gamoid, @mmasnick, @caseynewton, @billspacman, @parismarx, @dcseifert, @spiralbtc, @anildash, @rmac18, @samro, and @levie
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Meta expands the number of eligible regulatory licenses for running crypto ads on Facebook and Instagram from three to 27 — - Facebook on Wednesday announced its decision to reverse long-standing policy that prevented most cryptocurrency companies from running ads on its services.
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Facebook, Engadget, Cointelegraph, PYMNTS.com, The Block, Bloomberg, Bitcoinist.com, CoinDesk, Search Engine Journal, Social Media Today, Decrypt, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @paul__armstrong, @raypaxful, @mattnavarra, @leconcurrential, and @aidanjlarkin
| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
In its end-of-year threat report, Meta says it took down several global disinformation networks, including anti-vaccine groups and groups linked to state actors — The takedowns described in the company's latest threat report demonstrate how the cat-and-mouse game between Facebook and bad actors is escalating| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, a 5nm chip with 5G and Wi-Fi 6, promising up to 85% better CPU and up to 60% faster GPU performance compared to Gen 2 — Third time's the charm? — Qualcomm has announced its latest flagship chip for PCs: the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, which … | Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch: |
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The Verge, Qualcomm, SPARROWS NEWS, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Reuters, CNBC, IGN, Tom's Hardware, Gizmodo, IGN, GSMArena.com, CNET, TechRadar, MobileSyrup, Windows Central, Android Central, 9to5Google, Android Police, PCMag, Digital Trends, Wccftech, and ExtremeTech
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
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HotHardware.com News, VentureBeat, Android Authority, Qualcomm, 9to5Google, Android Police, The Register, HotHardware.com News, Gizmodo, XDA Developers, ZDNet, CNET, Forbes, Tom's Hardware, MobileSyrup, Digital Trends, and Laptop Mag
Tweets: @bryanbma, @benbajarin, and @nano_arun
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
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The Verge. Tweets: @dcseifert, @slightlylate, @captain2phones, @reneritchie, @captain2phones, @codinghorror, @folduniverse, @zacksjerryrig, and @slightlylate
| Michelle Singletary / Washington Post: |
The CFPB's rule that lets debt collectors send texts, emails, and private social media messages to debtors, and requires opt-out instructions, goes into effect — Federal regulators have given debt collectors the okay to pursue debtors via email, text messages and social media sites
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Insider, CNET, and Consumer Financial …
Tweets: @cfpb, @adam_k_levin, @jamesfrye, @esqfowlkes, @athertonkd, @gaymermage, and @gossithedog
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Teams Essentials, a standalone version of Teams for SMBs with a simplified UI, focus on meetings, and no Office apps for $4 per user/month — This standalone version of Teams is even more of a Zoom competitor — Microsoft is creating its first standalone version of Microsoft Teams for small businesses.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, Microsoft, TheStreet, CRN, SiliconANGLE, The Register, GeekWire, TechCircle, Channel Futures, Engadget, TechRadar, BetaNews, Windows Central, ZDNet, MobileSyrup, OnMSFT.com, XDA Developers, Digital Trends, and Protocol
Tweets: @wallstcynic, @xparacha, and @microsoftteams
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
DOJ charges an ex-employee of IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti with data theft and for attempting to extort his employer while posing as a whistleblower and a hacker — Nickolas Sharp, a former employee of networking device maker Ubiquiti, was arrested and charged today with data theft and attempting …
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U.S. Department of Justice, The Verge, The Record, and iTnews
Tweets: @bleepincomputer, @randomoracle, @kevinmitnick, @magoo, @campuscodi, and @troyhunt
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple, which cut its projected iPhone 13 production targets for 2021 by up to 10M units, tells suppliers that it may not make up the shortfall in 2022 — Apple Inc., suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand.
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The Verge, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, fossbytes.com, PhoneArena, Reuters, MacRumors, and AppleInsider
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok adds monetization tools for creators, including Stripe-powered Tips and Video Gifts, starting in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain — TikTok is today introducing new ways for its creators to make money from their content. While already, the short-form video platform allowed creators …
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TikTok, TikTok Creator Portal, Tubefilter, Protocol, Social Media Today, The Verge, Silicon Republic, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @collision, @minney_cat, and @devmachette_
| James Clayton / BBC: |
Meta will no longer block searches nor remove praise of Kyle Rittenhouse on Facebook and Instagram, after designating him a shooter in a “mass murder” in 2020 — Facebook has reversed a decision to block searches on its platform for a US teenager who was acquitted of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin.| The Verge: |
Federal judge blocks a Texas law that limits large social media platforms' ability to moderate content, saying it violates the platforms' First Amendment rights — ‘Social media platforms have a First Amendment right to moderate,’ wrote the judge — A federal judge has blocked a Texas law … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Reddit announces real-time features, including live upvote, downvote, comment, and viewer counts, a typing indicator, and notifications for top-level comments — You'll see typing indicators, too — Reddit is introducing some big changes on Wednesday by adding new real-time features.
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Reddit Upvoted Blog, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Social Media Today, iThinkDifferent, XDA Developers, TNW, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Mashable, and Protocol
Tweets: @jasoncosta, @reddit, and @martinsfp
| Yinka Adegoke / Rest of World: |
A look at China's extensive tech investments in Africa, including undersea cables, data centers, and fintech apps, as part of its “Digital Silk Road” initiative — As the Chinese “tech stack” leads from undersea cables to smartphones and fintech apps, concerns grow for the digital future of ordinary Africans.
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The Overspill. Tweets: @restofworld, @peterguest, @fabiochiusi, @marcusryder, @yinkawrites, and @cengizyar
| Washington Post: |
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles says a hacker gained access to its network in October, compromising the information of ~400,000 patients including clinical data — A hacker gained access to the personal information of hundreds of thousands of Planned Parenthood patients in October …
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BleepingComputer, ABC News, CNN, New York Times, and The Hill
Tweets: @marissaaevans, @w7voa, @joseph_marks_, and @brettcallow
| Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
In an internal Slack message, Marc Benioff says Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor will continue to report to him — Bret Taylor is co-CEO of Salesforce in name only, it turns out. The Information has learned that in his new role Taylor will continue to report to Marc Benioff, who is ostensibly his equal as co-CEO.
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CNBC, San Francisco Business Journal, TheStreet, Channel Futures, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @martinsfp and @epro
| Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: |
Congress will hold a hearing with CEOs from Coinbase, Circle, FTX, Bitfury, Paxos, and Stellar on December 8 to discuss digital assets and the future of finance — The hearing, “Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States …
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U.S. House Committee …, The Block, Bloomberg, Insider, Crypto Briefing, MarketWatch, PYMNTS.com, CoinDesk, Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Hill
Tweets: @s_m_i and @ronwhammond
| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
AWS announces SageMaker Studio Lab, a free version of SageMaker in public preview to help customers with little experience build, train, and deploy ML models — At re:Invent, the cloud giant also announced a new $10 million AI & ML scholarship program for underrepresented and underserved students.| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Sounding Board, which operates a marketplace that connects employees with leadership coaches, raises a $30M Series B led by Jazz Venture Partners — Sounding Board, which started as a platform to connect leaders to coaches through a marketplace, realized early in the pandemic that mentorship needs a refresh.| Stacy Mitchell / Institute for Local Self-Reliance: |
Research: Amazon revenue from third-party sellers will reach $121B in 2021, up from $60B in 2019, as seller fees reach 34%, up from 30% in 2018 and 19% in 2014 — Amazon's dominance of online retail means that small businesses have little choice but to rely on its site to reach consumers.| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent, with exceptions for newsworthiness and public figures, and will remove content that users report — Twitter has expanded its private information policy to include media, banning users from sharing photos or videos of a private individual without their permission.
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Washington Post, MUO, and infosecurity-magazine.com
Tweets: @twittersafety, @twittersafety, @twittersafety, and @twittersafety
| Robin Pogrebin / New York Times: |
A look at Particle, founded by an ex-Christie's exec and others, which plans to split Banksy's Love Is in the Air into 10,000 pieces to be sold as NFTs — A former Christie's executive has joined cryptocurrency experts to create a company that purchases art and sells the fragments as NFTs.
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Axios and Business Wire
Tweets: @investvoyager, @lanceulanoff, @sjohn_nahas, @john1wu, @rpogrebin, @avalancheavax, @jayks17, @edzitron, @chartsimpson, and @shingolavine
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