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| Shannon Liao / Washington Post: |
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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Kotaku, Bloomberg, New York Times, HotHardware, PCMag, Forbes, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Appuals.com, Gameranx, GameSpot, WinBuzzer, BigTechWire, New York Post, OnMSFT.com, Game Rant, Destructoid, VentureBeat, KitGuru, IGN, BBC, Financial Times, SlashGear, TrueAchievements, FOSS Patents, Tech Xplore, Pocket-lint, The Verge, Thurrott, Wccftech, Nintendo World Report Updates, PC Gamer, iPhone in Canada Blog, Silicon Republic, GeekWire, Polygon, Push Square, Windows Central, Neowin, and Engadget
Tweets: @xboxp3, @xboxp3, @bradsmi, @johntv, @shannon_liao, @dinabass, @dinabass, @bugharmer, @xmbgx, @g27status, @deantak, @shannon_liao, @okami13_, @tomwarren, @nickstatt, @stevecla, @vicious696, @powreturns, @charlieintel, @andreapichinini, @genepark, @cullend, @benjisales, @skillupyt, @nickstatt, @345triangle, @legacykillahd, @paultassi, @destinlegarie, @klobrille, @benjisales, @hamp_leehampton, @jezcorden, @shannon_liao, @izzataziz, @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 old and the 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: |
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Reuters, Tom's Guide, O'Grady's PowerPage, 9to5Mac, Nikkei Asia, The Verge, iPhone Hacks, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, My Laptop Guide, iThinkDifferent, Silicon Republic, Watcher Guru, Telecoms.com, MacRumors, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @markgurman, @ustechworkers, @carlquintanilla, @reporterestes, and @herbieziskend46
| 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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Decrypt, The Block, CNBC, and crypto.news
| 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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Insider and The Economic Times
Tweets: @m2jr, @paul__walsh, @eboldy, @missladyniobe, @caseynewton, @shiraovide, @mattnavarra, @erin_gee, and @thetowncrier
| 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, Gizmodo, MobileSyrup, and CoinGape
Tweets: @esqueer_, @brendannyhan, @mattnavarra, @emptywheel, @faizsays, @jesselehrich, and @tedlieu
| William Turton / Bloomberg: |
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, International Business Times, CoinGape, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @elonmusk, @mtaibbi, @oneunderscore__, @jack, @mtaibbi, @lhfang, @ericrweinstein, @ashleyfeinberg, @mtaibbi, @jakebackpack, @hansmahncke, @themarketswork, @lemieuxlgm, @joshtpm, @mtaibbi, @mikeisaac, @queer_queenie, @ggreenwald, @joshtpm, @tedcruz, @benjaminwittes, @willoremus, @mzhemingway, @mtaibbi, @davidasmanfox, @jackholmes0, @kantrowitz, @mirandadevine, @levinejonathan, @igb, @mtaibbi, and @hawleymo
| 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. Tweets: @emilyjnicolle, @ampressman, @solanaspaces, @milenarodban, @crypto, and @crypto
| 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, Windows Central, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Engadget, OnMSFT.com, BigTechWire, Digital Trends, and Petri IT Knowledgebase
Tweets: @zoidctf, @elttob_, @caseynewton, and @tomwarren
| 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.| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: The Washington Post is exploring a spinoff or sale of its Arc XP publishing tool, which has ~250 staff globally and may generate $200M+ in ARR by 2027 — Company has embraced digital experimentation under tech-billionaire owner; spinoff of ‘Arc’ business also possible| 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.
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Mazars, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Ethereum World News, CryptoPotato, crypto.news, CryptoSlate, Emage, and CoinGape
| 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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Forbes, Android Police, One Useful Thing, Best Day Ever Media, Wired, Android Headlines, TechCircle, and New York Post
Tweets: @trungtphan, @copyconstruct, @zeynep, @mattmcgee, @valuestockgeek, @joshuaogundu, @nazirafzal, @caseynewton, @tanayj, @emollick, @kennethcassel, @labnol, @shepdanellos, @burgotastic, @typesfaster, @carnage4life, @vanschneider, @ecommerceshares, @thereseraphael1, @carnage4life, @willoremus, @gritcult, @pt, and @tsrandall
| 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, Engadget, PCMag, Softpedia News, TechCrunch, Tech Advisor, Gizmodo, MSPoweruser, Wccftech, Adweek, Gizchina, Pocket-lint, XDA Developers, WABetaInfo, MacRumors, London Evening Standard, Livemint, Neowin, The Economic Times, Digit, International Business Times, and BGR India
Tweets: @meta, @zaddylogic, and @mattnavarra
| 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
| David McCabe / New York Times: |
As the FTC prepares to test a novel argument to challenge Meta's $400M Within acquisition, officials expect a loss could push 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: @adamkovac, @fbbagholder, @tonyromm, and @florianederer
| 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 … | 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, MobileSyrup, The Verge, Appuals.com, Yahoo News, Space.com, VICE, The Register, Sky News, and PCMag. Tweets: @parismarx
| Wall Street Journal: |
Bedrock AI: 16 of 19 publicly traded crypto miners, like Riot Blockchain and Marathon Digital, have disclosed significant internal control weaknesses since 2018 — Weak controls and related-party transactions appear in disclosures across industry — Where Did the Missing Money Go?
Tweets: @eliotwb, @cfobp, @jasonzweigwsj, and @davidamichaels
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Geneva-based Proton launches iOS and Android apps for its E2EE cloud storage service, offering 1GB for free, 200GB for $4 per month, or 500GB for $10 per month — Proton, a privacy startup best known for its Proton Mail encrypted email service, has just announced that its end …
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MacRumors, PCMag, The Proton Blog, 9to5Mac, App Store, Apple World Today, TechCrunch, and BGR
| 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 … | 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 …
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Inc42 Media. Tweets: @chandrarsrikant, @moneycontrolcom, @deepsekharc, @deepsekharc, @chandrarsrikant, and @deepsekharc
| 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, and @privacymatters
| 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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Gizmodo, fpt., Gizchina, KnowTechie, Redmond Pie, MacRumors, BGR India, TechSpot, Silicon Republic, and Digit
Tweets: @markgurman, @markgurman, @peterberkes, @parismarx, @yishan, @hardmaru, @wholemarsblog, @kantrowitz, @tashaark, @carnage4life, @jamesrath, @amandakhurley, and @chafkin
| Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: |
Congress leaves out the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act from the US defense spending bill, after intense pushback from industry and advocacy groups — Facebook threatened to block news in the U.S. over the measure, which was under consideration as part of a defense package| Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: |
Mobileye reports Q3 revenue up 38% YoY to $450M, narrowly beating analyst estimates, and a $45M net loss, up from $26M YoY, in its first post-IPO earnings — Mobileye Global Inc (MBLY.O) beat estimates for revenue on Wednesday in its first quarterly report after going public in October …
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Barron's Online and Mobileye
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