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| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Sources: despite iOS ATT changes, Apple still lets Meta, Snap, and other iOS developers collect data from iPhones so long as it is “anonymized and aggregated” — Group's unacknowledged shift lets companies follow a looser interpretation of its privacy rules
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MacRumors, Fortune, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, Apple Must, and Patently Apple
Tweets: @michellemanafy and @danjokaz00ie
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Facebook launches a Professional Mode, letting eligible creators monetize their profiles, and a Reels Play bonus program that offers up to $35K/month — Facebook has launched a new professional mode for profiles that will let eligible creators earn money without the need to create a separate Page.
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Meta, Facebook, The Verge, TechCrunch, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @alexvoica and @alexvoica
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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Protocol, 9to5Mac, Social Media Today, Facebook, XDA Developers, and Adweek
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @mattnavarra, @karinsung_, @shiraovide, @shiraovide, and @slpng_giants
| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
Kuo: AirPods Pro 2, the first update since 2019, will launch in Q4 2022 with a Beats Fit Pro-like design, an improved chip, fitness tracking, and more — The AirPods Pro 2, the first update to the AirPods Pro since its debut in 2019, will launch in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo.| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
| Neal E. Boudette / New York Times: |
After Tesla added over 12 video games that can be played while driving, critics argue the company is compromising road users' safety, on top of Autopilot issues — The feature raises fresh questions about whether Tesla is compromising safety as it rushes to add new technologies.
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Insider, New York Times, The Verge, Reuters, Input, Tom's Guide, Redmond Pie, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @davidzipper, @nickhasthoughts, @thewaroncars, @flitteronfraud, @kairyssdal, @willoremus, @vahn16, and @pflax1
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon has emerged as the de facto wage-and-benefits setter as US companies fight to attract workers in a tight labor market, causing ripples across the economy — In local markets throughout America, the e-commerce giant's facilities have an impact on inflation, job markets and labor standards
Tweets: @sarthakgh, @cfishman, @sarthakgh, @dseetharaman, @jc_econ, @jimpethokoukis, @can, @cfishman, @bradnews, @mvolpe, @cfishman, @jimpethokoukis, @conorsen, @cfishman, @cfishman, @kenjeyaretnam, @jasonrdean, @cfishman, @cfishman, and @cfishman
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Roku says it has agreed to a multi-year extension with Google for distributing YouTube and YouTube TV apps on its devices; Roku's stock is up 15%+ — Roku and Google have agreed to a multi-year extension for both YouTube and YouTube TV apps to be distributed on Roku.
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The Verge, CNET, 9to5Google, Engadget, Ars Technica, Digital Trends, USA Today, Tech Advisor, Gizmodo, Android Authority, TechCrunch, TechHive, CNBC, Android Central, AFTVnews, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Barron's Online, The Wrap, Variety, Deadline, Android Headlines, and Phandroid
Tweets: @roku, @eshap, @killedbygoogle, and @sarafischer
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Twitter is testing a process for reporting harmful tweets that lets US users describe what happened and will use the data to improve its responses — Twitter is trying out some changes to the way that users report tweets that they believe might break Twitter's rules.
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Twitter, The Verge, PCMag, Protocol, Social Media Today, Gizmodo, Android Headlines, Pocket-lint, fossbytes.com, and Engadget
Tweets: @twittersafety, @mspec_positive, @twittersupport, @mmasnick, @wongmjane, and @b_fung
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with ConstitutionDAO's Jonah Erlich on how it got started, what would have happened if they had won the auction, and what happens to the ~$47M they raised — Jonah Erlich is one of the core members of a group called ConstitutionDAO, a group that raised money to try to buy …
Tweets: @reckless, @cwarzel, @jierlich, and @davidesilverman
| Bloomberg: |
A look at the rise of “dark stores”, mini-warehouses in urban retail spaces used by fast grocery delivery companies, and how they erode community life — Mini-warehouses dubbed “dark stores” are quietly taking over urban retail space. Left unregulated, the insatiable demand …
Tweets: @jeffspeckfaicp, @hkanji, @ron_miller, @bpolitics, @hypervisible, @rebeccaspang, and @galeabrewer
| Andrew Tangel / Wall Street Journal: |
FAA outlines flight restrictions, including restricting bad weather automated landing systems, to avoid interference with the C-band 5G spectrum from January 5 — Agency's order could disrupt air travel with limits to cockpit systems needed in poor weather; new 5G services expected to go live Jan. 5
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The Verge, FAA, CNN, The Mac Observer, Fierce Wireless, and Reuters
| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
Meta, Nike, CVS, GM, IBM, Walmart, and others join the Data & Trust Alliance, which has developed an anti-bias scoring system to analyze AI usage during hiring — The organization has created a format for evaluating the technology, which is often used to screen job candidates.
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The Data & Trust Alliance, Protocol, and PR Newswire
Tweets: @stevelohr, @privacymama, @ibmnews, and @thedtalliance
| Bloomberg: |
Meta restructures its research department, bringing ~50 employees from teams like WhatsApp and Instagram into a group led by research head Pratiti Raychoudhury — - Shake-up will affect 50 employees studying politics, health — Meta faces pressure over leaked research on hate speech, teens
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Senate Commerce Committee. Tweets: @ubiquity75, @ubiquity75, @ubiquity75, @ubiquity75, and @mer__edith
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Twitter tests turning its in-app explore page into a TikTok-like feed with For You and Trending tabs, amid similar experiments from Netflix, Spotify, and Reddit — Twitter posted today that its testing a feature that would turn its in-app explore page into a TikTok-like video feed, complete with even a “For You” tab.
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| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Claroty, which protects industrial systems, raises $400M led by Vision Fund 2 and others, source says at a ~$2B valuation, and acquires Medigate for $400M — Worried that cyberattacks are “a threat to humanity,” the New York startup claims it's the best-funded company in its field thanks … | Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Reddit launches Spotify Wrapped-style annual usage statistics for users, including time spent and popular content; users created 366M posts in 2021, up 19% YoY — Reddit is launching a new personalized Spotify Wrapped-like recap feature for all users tomorrow.
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TheStreet, Reddit Upvoted Blog, Mashable, 9to5Mac, The Verge, MUO, and iMore
Tweets: @reddit, @reddit_uk, and @iamkierrad
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
French financial super app Lydia raises a $100M Series C at a $1B+ valuation — Just a few weeks after announcing stock and crypto trading, French fintech startup Lydia is announcing that it has raised a $100 million Series C round. With this funding round, the startup has reached a unicorn valuation …
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Sifted, Finextra, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, The Block, altfi.com, Crunchbase News, CoinDesk, and The French Tech Journal
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Gaming hardware company NZXT raises $100M led by Francisco Partners, its first outside funding since launching in 2004 — NZXT has raised funding for the first time since it debuted as a PC gaming hardware company in 2004. It's a whopper of a round at $100 million.| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
The AWS outage took down Amazon's Flex and Dolphin apps for logistics and time tracking, halting some deliveries — There's a mix of frustration and joy from workers as AWS outages cause chaos with Amazon's delivery infrastructure during its busy season. — Websites and online services …
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CNBC, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Coinspeaker, Silicon Republic, WRAL TechWire, The Verge, Beyond Search, TechCircle, BleepingComputer, KnowTechie, Forbes, and Insider
Tweets: @heychelseatroy, @nomadicmatt, @stevekovach, @teamcoworker, @motherboard, @jason_koebler, @josephfcox, @laurenkgurley, and @vice
| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
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Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, AWS Status, GeekWire, VICE, Insider, Financial Times, CRN, Washington Post, BBC, Mercury News, TechRadar, Cryptonews, ComputerWeekly.com, PYMNTS.com, MediaNama, VentureBeat, Cloud Computing News, Reuters, BGR India, PC Gamer, EdScoop, iTnews, Bagheera’s Newsletter, Newser, iPhone in Canada Blog, govtech.com, AppleInsider, and Polygon
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report details the supply chain issues that forced Apple to significantly scale down its iPhone and iPad production plans — As Apple's ever-important holiday shopping season continues, the company is facing what a new report from Nikkei Asia describes as the “nightmare before Christmas.”
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Nikkei Asia. More:
TechRadar, PYMNTS.com, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, Pocketnow, 1NE’s Newsletter, Gizchina, iMore, and Reuters
Tweets: @nikkeiasia, @ericjhonsa, and @byjasonng
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Tipalti, which offers cloud-based accounting services, raises a $270M Series F at an $8.3B valuation, after raising $150M at a $2B valuation in October 2020 — Tipalti, once a fintech unicorn, is now nearing decacorn status. — The company, which automates accounts payables for mid-market companies …
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PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, Globes Online, FinSMEs, VentureBeat, The Block, CTech, Yahoo Finance, and Enterprise Times
| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Meta says its new AI system, Few-Shot Learner, adapts more quickly to tackle new types of harmful content, including COVID-19 misinformation — Meta, formerly known as Facebook , said Wednesday it has created artificial intelligence technology that can adapt more quickly to new types of harmful content … | Jamie Tarabay / Bloomberg: |
Google sues two Russians it claims help run a botnet that has infected 1M+ devices and uses command-and-control server addresses stored on Bitcoin's blockchain — - Complaint says the two created a sophisticated ‘botnet’ — Glupteba sells stolen logins, credit cards, Google says
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The Keyword. More:
Google, CSO, Metacurity, BBC, Security Affairs, The Register, The Hacker News, SecurityWeek, fossbytes.com, Livemint, ZDNet, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @business, @kent_walker, @briankrebs, @shanehuntley, @robleathern, @karolcummins, and @josephmenn
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Parag Agrawal was Jack Dorsey's only serious candidate to replace him as Twitter CEO and Elliott Management did not demand that Dorsey resign — Activist investor Elliott Management cranked up pressure for the social network's board to set a succession plan| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Synthesia, which uses AI to create virtual avatars, raises a $50M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total funding to $66.5M — Synthesia, a company leveraging AI to generate videos of avatars, today announced that it raised $50 million in a series B round, bringing its total raised to $66.5 million.
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Forbes, TechCrunch, and Reuters
| Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
Ubisoft will add NFT items into its games, starting with Ghost Recon Breakpoint on the Tezos blockchain, becoming the first major gaming company to do so — In brief — Major game publisher Ubisoft will implement in-game NFT items into its games, starting with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint.| Elaine Glusac / New York Times: |
US airports are increasingly using biometrics like facial recognition to verify IDs and shorten security procedures for passengers who opt into the programs — Tech-driven changes are coming fast and furiously to airports, including advancements in biometrics that verify identity …
Tweets: @liamspradlin, @nytimes, and @joebotxyz
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