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Microsoft agrees to a 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Switch for the first time, pending FTC approval of its Activision deal, but offers no date — Microsoft has signed a deal to bring the Activision Blizzard-published Call of Duty franchise to Nintendo for the first time …
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Tweets: @xboxp3, @bradsmi, @xboxp3, @shannon_liao, @dinabass, @bugharmer, @xmbgx, @izzataziz, @hamp_leehampton, @nickstatt, @g27status, @deantak, @shannon_liao, @okami13_, @johntv, @tomwarren, @nickstatt, @stevecla, @vicious696, @powreturns, @charlieintel, @andreapichinini, @genepark, @cullend, @dinabass, @benjisales, @skillupyt, @345triangle, @legacykillahd, @paultassi, @destinlegarie, @klobrille, @benjisales, @jezcorden, @shannon_liao, @theghostofhope, and @serkantoto. Thanks:@stevecla
| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
Despite Joe Biden and Tim Cook celebrating TSMC's long-planned Arizona fabs, the tech will be outdated and capacity small, a far cry from US chip independence — President Joe Biden is so proud of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s new facility that he went to Arizona to celebrate it.| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Apple, AMD, and Nvidia have all indicated plans to buy chips from TSMC's future Arizona fabs, expected to open in 2024 and 2026 — - Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at an event in Arizona on Tuesday, ahead of remarks expected by President Joe Biden later in the day, where Cook confirmed Apple will buy chips built in the U.S.
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HotHardware, Reuters, 9to5Mac, The Verge, My Laptop Guide, Nikkei Asia, The Verge, TechCircle, iPhone Hacks, Digital Trends, MacRumors, Android Headlines, iThinkDifferent, Silicon Republic, Watcher Guru, Telecoms.com, 9to5Mac, MarketWatch, Silicon Valley Business …, XDA Developers, BGR, iMore, Livemint, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Engadget
| Financial Times: |
Sources: FTX reached late stage negotiations with Taylor Swift for a $100M+ sponsorship deal, supported by Swift fan SBF but opposed by some FTX executives — Negotiations between singer-songwriter and Sam Bankman-Fried's crytpo group collapsed this spring
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The Block and crypto.news
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Elon Musk says Twitter Deputy General Counsel Jim Baker was “exited” over his possible role in the “suppression of information” related to the “Twitter Files” — Jim Baker, Twitter Inc.'s deputy general counsel, was pushed out of the company over his handling …
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Insider, Wall Street Journal, CoinGape, The Economic Times, and New York Post
| Bloomberg: |
A look at the digital asset diehards at Art Basel Miami Beach, who tried to ignore the fallout from FTX's collapse while FTX merch was hidden away in storage — At a dazzling new hotspot in the center of Miami's crypto scene, the remains of Sam Bankman-Fried's collapsed empire are stuffed in trash bags.
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Financial Times and CoinGape
Tweets: @emilyjnicolle, @ampressman, @solanaspaces, @crypto, @crypto, and @milenarodban
| Kalley Huang / New York Times: |
Sources: seeking to capitalize on the Twitter chaos, Meta brainstormed product ideas in November like expanding Instagram Notes and building a text-focused app — New start-ups and other social platforms sense opportunity as Twitter grapples with changes from Elon Musk, its new owner.
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The Economic Times. Tweets: @paul__walsh, @eboldy, @missladyniobe, @erin_gee, @caseynewton, @shiraovide, @mattnavarra, and @thetowncrier
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches Discord-like communities in Teams for Android and iOS, letting users organize groups with its calendar, meeting, and chat features for free — Microsoft is launching a new communities feature for Microsoft Teams today, designed for consumers to use the best parts of Teams free …
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Microsoft 365 Blog, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Engadget, BigTechWire, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @elttob_, @tomwarren, and @caseynewton
| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
Twitter ads from ~40 major brands including Amazon, Snap, and Uber appeared on the pages of at least two white nationalists, whose accounts Elon Musk restored — Ads from dozens of major brands were appearing on white nationalist and extremist accounts — Ads for more than three dozen …
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The Verge, MobileSyrup, and CoinGape
Tweets: @jesselehrich, @mattnavarra, @emptywheel, @faizsays, and @tedlieu
| Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI's ChatGPT could be a serious threat for Google, offering quick, clear, and comprehensive answers to difficult questions that require no further searches — A new chatbot from OpenAI took the internet by storm this week, dashing off poems, screenplays and essay answers that were plastered …
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One Useful Thing, Wired, New York Post, TechCircle, Android Headlines, Fortune, and Search Engine Journal
Tweets: @trungtphan, @copyconstruct, @zeynep, @pt, @valuestockgeek, @joshuaogundu, @nazirafzal, @caseynewton, @tanayj, @emollick, @kennethcassel, @labnol, @shepdanellos, @burgotastic, @typesfaster, @carnage4life, @vanschneider, @ecommerceshares, @thereseraphael1, @carnage4life, @willoremus, @gritcult, and @tsrandall
| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Facing a large deficit in its treasury, DeFi protocol Sushi proposes diverting fees from the Kanpai protocol and reduces its runway requirement from $9M to $5M — Developers proposed to divert 100% of fees generated on the platform to Sushi's multisig for one year or until new tokenomics are implemented.
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SushiSwap and CoinJournal
Tweets: @matthewlilley, @barryfried1, @substreight, @du09btc, @adamscochran, @_vaporfi, @hodlkryptonite, and @cryptoian
| Andrew Romero / 9to5Google: |
Telegram partners with Fragment to let users create an anonymous phone number to join the service, removing the need for a SIM card, and adds security features — For years, apps like Telegram and Whatsapp have restricted access to users who could sign up using a SIM card and phone number.
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Telegram, TechCrunch, Wccftech, Gizchina, Android Police, Android Authority, Android Headlines, XDA Developers, and Livemint
| Adam James / The Block: |
Auditing firm Mazars says Binance's bitcoin reserves have a 101% collateralization ratio, after doing a proof-of-reserves and proof-of-liabilities verification — - Mazars concluded that Binance's bitcoin reserves are fully collateralized, following a proof-of-reserves and proof-of-liabilities verification.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple changes the App Store's pricing range from $0.49-$999.99 to $0.29-$10,000, starting with subscription apps; the top 100 prices require Apple's approval — Apple Inc. is changing the pricing structure for the App Store to let developers charge a wider range of amounts …
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Apple, Ars Technica, Thurrott, ZDNet, iPhone Hacks, PYMNTS.com, MacRumors, MobileSyrup, PCMag, @chockenberry@mastodon.social, CNN, and New York Times
Tweets: @rsgnl, @drbarnard, @greengart, @film_girl, @technology, @elkmovie, @benbajarin, @markgurman, and @asymco
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple reins in its ambitious self-driving plans for its electric vehicle, delayed to 2026, now with a steering wheel, pedals, and highway-only autonomy — Apple Inc. has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car's target launch date …
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XDA Developers, TechSpot, Silicon Republic, Digit, BGR India, Digital Trends, MarketWatch, Notebookcheck.net, SiliconANGLE, The Information, Reuters, Silicon Valley Business …, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, Mashable, iThinkDifferent, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, MobileSyrup, iClarified, and Macworld
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
WhatsApp begins rolling out customizable avatars, already available on Facebook and Instagram, letting users set a profile picture or send one of 36 stickers — Avatars, the customizable characters that are already available across Meta services like Facebook and Instagram, are officially launching on WhatsApp.
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Meta, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Economic Times, Adweek, Pocket-lint, iClarified, Neowin, Digit, WABetaInfo, XDA Developers, MacRumors, London Evening Standard, Livemint, International Business Times, BGR India, and Memeburn
Tweets: @meta, @zaddylogic, and @mattnavarra
| Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
US senators scale back a measure that would have prohibited the government and its contractors from using some China-made chips after pressure from trade groups — U.S. senators scaled back a proposal that placed new curbs on the use of Chinese-made chips by the U.S. government and its contractors …
Tweets: @robertcobrien, @davidshepardson, and @jchengwsj
| Michael Sheetz / CNBC: |
SpaceX announces Starshield, expanding Starlink into military and government applications, initially focusing on imagery, communications, and “hosted payloads” — - Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its Starlink satellite technology into military applications with a new business line called Starshield.
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PCMag, ZDNet, The Verge, Appuals.com, Insider, VICE, The Register, Space.com, Sky News, and PCMag. Tweets: @parismarx
| David McCabe / New York Times: |
As the FTC prepares to use a novel, untested argument to challenge Meta's Within acquisition, officials say a loss could spur Congress to rewrite antitrust laws — As the Federal Trade Commission prepares to face off in court against Meta over a V.R. start-up deal, the agency is testing …
Tweets: @florianederer, @tonyromm, and @fbbagholder
| Deepsekhar Choudhury / Moneycontrol: |
Sources: India tells Nick Clegg and other Meta executives to complete takedown requests within an hour and says Google has a higher rate of compliance than Meta — Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also told Meta that it needs more fact-checkers in India in proportion to the country's population …
Tweets: @deepsekharc, @deepsekharc, @chandrarsrikant, @moneycontrolcom, @deepsekharc, and @chandrarsrikant
| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
Washington DC AG Karl Racine sues Amazon, alleging the company previously withheld user tips from its Amazon Flex delivery drivers, citing a 2021 FTC settlement — Washington DC's attorney general is suing Amazon.com Inc., seeking civil penalties for allegedly misleading consumers who thought …
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Reuters and oag.dc.gov
| New York Times: |
How Geneva-based VPN startup Proton's ~25 engineers are fighting Russian censorship, a back-and-forth battle since the government blocked Proton in March 2022 — The cat-and-mouse experience of Proton, a Swiss company, shows what it's like to be targeted by Russian censors — and what it takes to fight back.
Tweets: @satariano, @hatr, @protonvpn, @kenroth, @privacymatters, and @natynettle
| Preeti Singh / Bloomberg: |
Thoma Bravo raised $32.4B for three tech-focused funds: $24.3B for its main buyout fund, up 36% on its predecessor, $6.2B for mid-market, and $1.8B for low-end — Thoma Bravo LLC raised $32.4 billion for three new tech-focused funds in one of the biggest hauls by a private-equity firm …
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Buyouts, MarketWatch, and Thoma Bravo
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