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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg names Nick Clegg as President of Global Affairs, which would mean less involvement in future policy decisions for Zuckerberg and Sandberg — Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has promoted his top policy executive, Nick Clegg, to an even greater role inside …
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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @mcbyrne, @sarahfrier, @damiancollins, @jason_kint, @joshglancy, @kiramadeira, @slpng_giants, @thomasbowell, @viacristiano, @fboversight, @johnlyndon_, @brij, @viacristiano, @hansmollman, @joshglancy, @uglygame, @athertonkd, @sarafischer, @joshglancy, @jason_kint, @sarahfrier, @yuanyi_z, @duncanrobinson, @tom_watson, @mattnavarra, @joshglancy, @leavittalone, @brooklynmarie, @martinsfp, @jason_kint, @iainmartin1, @niubi, @samfr, @joshglancy, @tariqpanja, @jonlis1, @alexhern, @mikeisaac, @jasonabbruzzese, @scottnover, @duncanrobinson, @sirkneeland, @psythor, and @shiringhaffary
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify is acquiring Chartable and Podsights, two podcast analytics companies that let podcasters and networks include tags in shows to track listeners — Chartable and Podsights are being bought — Spotify is making more podcast acquisitions. The company announced today it's acquiring …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases a new Windows 11 Preview build with a customizable Start menu, five new touch gestures, Live Captions, Task Manager redesign, and more — Microsoft is also bringing drag and drop back to the taskbar — Microsoft is bringing new touch gestures, Start menu folders …
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| Corin Faife / The Verge: |
CISA, FBI, and NSA say Russian state-sponsored hackers targeted US defense contractors for at least two years, acquiring export-controlled technology and more — The state-sponsored actors acquired information on weapons, aircraft design, and combat communications systems over a period of years
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| CoinDesk: |
Canadian authorities have ordered regulated financial firms to cease transactions from 34 crypto wallets, worth over $870K, tied to funding the “Freedom Convoy” — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and Cardano addresses are all on the list. — The Ontario Provincial Police …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Twitter expands tipping options to let creators add Ethereum addresses, along with bitcoin addresses, and adds support for Paytm and other payment services — Twitter isn't limiting crypto fans to tipping with Bitcoin. The social network has expanded its tipping options to let creators add their Ethereum address.
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| Tom Metcalf / Bloomberg: |
Global financial watchdog FSB warns digital assets could soon threaten financial stability as they become more interconnected with the wider financial system — Global financial regulators said digital assets could soon threaten global financial stability due to their scale …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q4 revenue of $7.64B v. $7.42B est., up 53% YoY, Gaming revenue of $3.42B, up 37% YoY, and Data Center revenue of $3.26B, up 71% YoY — - Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday. — Data center sales rose 71%. — Nvidia has been boosted …
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| Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: |
Finland-based Relex Solutions, which helps retailers predict demand using AI, raises €500M at a €5B valuation, bringing its total funding to €700M — Finland's Relex Solutions help retailers and brands avoid food waste and tackle disruptions in global supply chains, raises €500, and now valued at €5 billion| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Q&A with longtime Wikipedia contributor Molly White about her website “Web3 is going just great”, why Web3 won't create new Wikipedia-style projects, and more — Q&A with Molly White of Web 3 Is Going Just Great … Whenever a fresh disaster happens on the blockchain …
Tweets: @molly0xfff, @stshank, @ahcastor, @aaschapiro, @fredbenenson, @ericsteuer, @ron_miller, @grimmelm, @danyork, @cwarzel, and @caseynewton
| Wes Fenlon / PC Gamer: |
Valve partners with iFixit to sell replacement parts for Steam Deck and Valve Index VR on iFixit.com — The news comes with a new teardown video of the hardware, too. — Audio player loading... Last week Valve released the CAD files for the Steam Deck so that anyone can 3D-print their own system shell … | Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Leaked pitch deck: Clearview AI told investors that it will have 100B facial photos in its database within a year, after growing to 10B+ since early 2020 — The facial recognition company Clearview AI is telling investors it is on track to have 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Denver-based Nomad, a startup that offers financial services for small-time landlords, renters, and potential home buyers, raises a $20M Series A — Nomad, a marketplace that aims to provide small-time rental property owners with “guaranteed rent,” has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley Bank Capital.Thanks:@bayareawriter
| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
Google plans to bring Privacy Sandbox to Android, preserving its Ad ID system for two years, and says it'll be less disruptive than ATT for advertisers and devs — It says it will give other companies plenty of time to adapt to changes to its Android software. Similar changes made by Apple affected big internet companies.
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Tweets: @johnnyryan, @joannastern, @lukolejnik, @patiencehaggin, @nytimesbusiness, @eric_seufert, @alexhanna, @mjbarash, @eric_seufert, @johnrobb, @jason_kint, @eric_seufert, @android, @eric_seufert, @googleplaydev, @macworld, @amy_siskind, @slpng_giants, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @samifathi_, @nichcarlson, @samschech, @lukolejnik, @lukolejnik, @astaniscia86, @robleathern, @simonjharris, @simonjharris, @hypervisible, @joshsternberg, @shoq, and @megancgraham
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Twitter now lets bot account holders add a label to indicate their tweets are automated, rolling out globally today after a test in September — Starting today, everyone who is running a bot account on Twitter can add a label to make it clear the tweets are automated.
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TechCrunch, TNW, MobileSyrup, Social Media Today, and The Verge
Tweets: @twittersafety, @mayhem4markets, and @twitterdev
| Phelim Kine / Politico: |
Experts say automated transcription app Otter.ai and its competitors offer only lax security that could endanger sources — Otter.ai has saved reporters countless hours transcribing interviews. Caveat emptor. — Mustafa Aksu is a wanted man. — Though he lives in Washington, D.C. …
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| Hayden Field / Morning Brew: |
Q&A with Glen Neumann, creator of @ResNeXtGuesser, a Twitter bot that uses a neural network, ResNeXt, to attempt to correctly identify bizarre viral images — Computer engineer Glen Neumann breaks down ResNeXtGuesser, his bot that often hilariously reacts to bizarre images.
Tweets: @dan__mccarthy, @etechbrew, @etechbrew, and @etechbrew
| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Firefox's market share decline is pushing Mozilla to diversify its revenue, such as through browser personalization, as it seeks independence from Google deals — Mozilla's privacy-heavy browser is flatlining. What it does next is crucial for the future of the web. — At the end of 2008, Firefox was flying high.| Financial Times: |
California Assemblymembers Wicks (D) and Cunningham (R) introduce a bill to protect the online data of children, similar to the UK's age appropriate design code — Bill aims to mirror 'children's code' as policymakers seek to rein in world's biggest tech companies
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Ars Technica, Politico, and Brookfield Brief
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
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