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Sources: the iPhones of at least nine US State Department employees were hacked using NSO's spyware in the past several months — Apple Inc iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group … | Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sony plans to launch a subscription service, codenamed Spartacus, next spring that merges PlayStation Plus and PS Now, to compete with Xbox Game Pass — - Subscription offering would blend PlayStation Now and PS Plus — Code-named Spartacus, launch is targeted for next spring
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Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes, adds a “Set default” button for browsers in a preview build — Windows 11 will now make it easier to change default browsers — Microsoft is backtracking on changes it made to Windows 11 that made it more difficult to switch default browsers.
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
An anti-fascist researcher says Twitter suspended her account after someone reported a 2019 tweet of hers following Twitter's updated Private Information Policy — Researchers fear the new ban on posts sharing people's private information will be ‘emboldening to the fascists’ eager to keep their identities concealed.
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| Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: |
Journalists and activists worry Twitter's new privacy policy will be weaponized and make their jobs harder, due to vague terms like “the public interest” — On Tuesday, Twitter said it is expanding its privacy policy to include what the company calls “private media.”| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google says it will not require US employees to return to the office on January 10 as expected but encourages them to come in to build “muscle memory” — - Google's security VP, Chris Rackow, sent a companywide email Thursday that said Google will not require employees to return to offices on Jan. 10 as expected.| Washington Post: |
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announces a major reorganization, in which head of engineering Michael Montano and design lead Dantley Davis will step down — Engineering, design leads out as Parag Agrawal announces big changes. — Twitter's new CEO, Parag Agrawal, announced a major reorganization … | Dalvin Brown / Wall Street Journal: |
Instagram has quietly rolled out a pop-up over the past year encouraging users to “try a new account” so they can “keep up with a smaller group of friends” — An in-app notice calls on users to ‘try a new account.’ Can a fresh start keep people from losing their enthusiasm for the platform?
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The FTC sues to block Nvidia's acquisition of Arm, arguing the chip deal is anticompetitive; the $40B deal has risen to ~$75B due to Nvidia's share price — The agency alleges the semiconductor deal is anticompetitive — WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
The FBI says Cuba ransomware actors earned at least $43.9M from ransom payments and breached at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations this year — The US Federal Bureau of Investigations said today that the operators of the Cuba ransomware have earned at least $43.9 million … | Isaac McIntyre / dexerto.com: |
YouTube suspends streamer Ludwig Ahgren days after his publicized move from Twitch; Ahgren blames DMCA notices for listening to Baby Shark while streaming — The 26-year-old has been the talk of the streaming world these past few days, after he signed an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch arch-rivals YouTube.| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
DocuSign reports Q3 revenue of $545.5M, up 42% YoY, with subscription revenue of $528.6M, up 44%, and 1.11M customers; stock is down 35%+ after weak Q4 guidance — - DocuSign said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $557 million to $563 million, trailing the average analyst estimate of $573.8 million.| Reuters: |
Didi Global says it will begin the process of delisting from the NYSE and listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, in an attempt to appease Chinese regulators — Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global (DIDI.N) said on Friday it will start work on delisting from the New York stock exchange …
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A draft EU proposal would force food delivery and ride-hailing apps to reclassify as many as 4.1M workers as employees, costing the sector up to €4.5B per year — - Up to 4.1 million couriers, drivers could be made employees — Customers might see increase in costs for delivery and driversSponsor Posts
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