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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Filings with the UK's CMA: as part of its Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft plans to build an Xbox Mobile Platform and a “next generation game store”  —  Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal is key to the company's mobile gaming efforts.
Canalys:
The global smartphone market fell 9% YoY in Q3 2022, the third consecutive decline and the worst Q3 since 2014; Apple's market share grew from 15% to 18% YoY  —  In Q3 2022, the global smartphone market recorded its third consecutive decline this year, dropping 9% year-on-year, marking the worst Q3 since 2014.
Jason Snell / Six Colors:
Apple's iPad lineup is a mess: the M2 iPad Pro is missing some of the advances offered in the low-end 10th-gen iPad and the 9th-gen iPad is still available  —  On Tuesday morning, Apple announced new iPad and iPad Pro models via press release.  On their own, they are reasonable …
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple unveils a redesigned 10th-gen iPad with A14, flat sides, a 10.9" display, a Touch ID side button, USB-C, and Wi-Fi 6E, coming on October 26 for $449
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces new 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M2, Wi-Fi 6E, and a new Apple Pencil hovering feature, in stores on October 26 and starting at $799 and $1,099
Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Intel previews the next-gen Thunderbolt, based on USB4 v2, with up to 80Gbps both ways, or 120Gbps one way and 40Gbps the other for “video-intensive usages”  —  Intel is showing off a preview of the next generation of Thunderbolt, which it says can “deliver up to three times the capability of Thunderbolt 4.”
The Markup:
Analysis in 38 US cities: AT&T, Verizon, and others offer lower-income and least-white areas slow internet for the same price as faster service in other regions  —  An investigation by The Markup found that AT&T, Verizon, EarthLink, and CenturyLink disproportionately offered lower-income …
Andrew Tarantola / Engadget:
Meta AI unveils an open-source translator for languages that are primarily spoken rather than written, which can currently translate between Hokkien and English  —  Nearly half of the world's roughly 7,000 known languages four in ten of them exist without an accompanying written component.
Rachel Cheung / VICE:
Some protesters in China are sharing anti-Xi Jinping posters using Apple's AirDrop, one of the few relatively untraceable methods for sharing files in China  —  “This is the first time I saw or received a medium of any kind that is critical of the current regime.”  —  RC
Dave Lee / Financial Times:
Uber launches a global advertising unit, targeting $1B in annual gross ad bookings by 2024, including by displaying ads within its apps and on top of cars  —  Rideshare company looks to accelerate revenue growth with new business division  —  Uber has launched its global advertising unit …

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From Mediagazer

Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
How Patch transitioned from human-curated local newsletters, which were shut down in November 2023, to AI-generated newsletters, which have 400K+ subscribers

Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
Reach and Yahoo News delete or amend articles that quoted fake experts; ResponseSource, which connects reporters to experts, plans to add ratings for sources

Katcy Stephan / Variety:
The Academy adds an Oscar award for achievement in stunt design, beginning with the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 for films released in 2027

More News

Bloomberg:
Documents: as early as December 2022, Japan could let crypto exchanges list tokens without a lengthy screening process, unless the tokens are new to the country
Brian Feldman / Bloomberg:
Gamers, who have accepted pay-to-play models and paid digital items, have largely succeeded in rejecting the video game industry's efforts to incorporate NFTs

Earlier Picks

Jacob Silverman / New Republic:
A profile of venture capitalist and former PayPal COO David Sacks, who is using his wealth and online clout to lead a reactionary movement against liberalism
Jihye Lee / CNBC:
Kakao co-CEO Namkoong Whon resigns and apologizes for the recent outage; Hong Eun-taek, who led the company alongside Namkoong, will remain the sole CEO
Sander Lutz / Decrypt:
Bluesky previews its Authenticated Transport Protocol, formerly ADX, for large distributed social applications and says a Bluesky social app is “coming soon”
Florence Ion / Gizmodo:
Google adds tablet-friendly features to Chrome on Android, like a visual tab grid, a drag-and-drop mode, and a side-by-side design; tab groups are coming later
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix beats with Q3 revenue up 5.9% YoY to $7.93B, $1.4B net income, down from $1.45B YoY, 2.4M net global subscribers added, vs. 1.09M est.; stock is up 10%+
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple announces an Apple TV 4K with A15, HDR10+ support, and an updated Siri Remote with USB-C, starting at $129 for preorder now and shipping on November 4
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