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Washington Post:
Elon Musk's poll, asking “Should I step down as head of Twitter?”, ends with 57.5% voting yes, after Musk said Twitter polls will decide “major policy changes”  —  After a new policy prompted backlash, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said future policies would be determined by polls
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter backtracks and Elon Musk apologizes after saying the service would remove tweets and accounts promoting their presence on Facebook, Mastodon, and others  —  Twitter will no longer allow users to promote their presence on certain social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr, and Post.
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Mastodon: @jmiers230@techpolicy.social, @louisgray@mastodon.social, @overcastfm@mastodon.social, @Pwnallthethings …, @sandofsky@mastodon.social, @film_girl@mastodon.social, @donieosullivan@mastodon.ie, @acosta@mstdn.social, @sandofsky@mastodon.social, @mattkenworthy@mastodon.social, @derekprior@hachyderm.io, @mattblaze@federate.social, and @marcoarment@mastodon.social
Tweets: @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @facebook, @juddlegum, @paulg, @ericfreyss, @jack, @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @jack, @mayemusk, @joinmastodon, @twittersupport, @carnage4life, @elonmusk, @goldman, @twittersupport, @levie, @chronotope, @_inremote, @macrocephalopod, @bborrman, @levie, @molly0xfff, @packym, @kristyt, @howard, @briankrebs, @stillgray, @elonmusk, @joshconstine, @elonmusk, @alexstamos, @jjvincent, @alexstamos, @balajis, @rsg, @stevanzetti, @socialistdogmom, @tumblr, @auersusan, @gergelyorosz, @benedictevans, @satisfactoryaf, @liv_agar, @richardhanania, @paulg, @carnage4life, @pythianism, @taylorlorenz, @erikvoorhees, @rsg, @benedictevans, @moorehn, @timsweeneyepic, @jpbrammer, @juddlegum, @razlol, @ajreid, @bubbaprog, @jarvis, @shaun_vids, @lopp, @nextspaceflight, @joshgondelman, @stevanzetti, @bnwkr, @janalbrecht, @johnhultquist, @mattdpearce, @drewtoothpaste, @pt, @parallaxstella, @iamdcinvestor, @kantrowitz, @adamsinger, @flodebarre, @jsrailton, @timsweeneyepic, @pwnallthethings, @hasanthehun, @janalbrecht, @mikeisaac, @punk6529, @nicoleperlroth, @alex, @tcarmody, @vitalikbuterin, @mims, @cdixon, @carnage4life, @briankrebs, @photomatt, @firstadopter, @steinekin, @flashboy, @ryanqnorth, @twschaller, @osinteng, @jamesrbuk, @realgeorgehotz, @dril, @davidcorndc, @graceonfootball, @dannywallace, @yashar, @gfodor, @vaushv, @mikeisaac, @markharrisnyc, @leftatlondon, @harddrivemag, @heyjenbartel, @sfiegerman, @0xabad1dea, @asharangappa_, @sproutwiki, @rsg, @iansherr, @visakanv, @tomabacon, @yashar, @charlottebhc, @szhang_ds, @jake_k, @pkafka, @erratarob, @alexeheath, @alexzac, @oliverdarcy, @larakate, @benhouston3d, @justinhendrix, @bobby, @ldrogen, @litcapital, @danprimack, @nicoleperlroth, @pewilliams_, @jack, @frankcatalano, @malwaretechblog, @0xabad1dea, @jules_su, @scottadamssays, @219_eth, @fmanjoo, @adamjkucharski, @jody_houser, @elivalley, @charlesarthur, @andrewperpetua, @brendankeefe, @manzirae, @tyleroakley, @donmoyn, @dougsaunders, @strifequeeneris, @alexisohanian, @josephpolitano, @briantylercohen, @iansherr, @carnage4life, @cosmonautmarcus, @rubberninja, @tighesammy, @snowden, @whoisalexjacob, @kairossbest, @mattdpearce, @levie, @harddrivemag, @jasondebolt, @gergelyorosz, @bcmerchant, @pwnallthethings, @jonkristinsson, @heerjeet, @alexzac, @nickstatt, @kfury, @maxboot, @adam22, @alexeheath, and @realgeorgehotz
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@twittersafety:
After Elon Musk said polls will decide major new policies, @TwitterSafety posts a poll on whether accounts primarily promoting other platforms should be allowed  —  Should we have a policy preventing the creation of or use of existing accounts for the main purpose of advertising other social media platforms?
Brian Fung / CNN:
Twitter deletes @TwitterSafety's thread and a webpage detailing its new policy to prevent accounts from promoting other social media platforms  —  Twitter deleted its controversial new policy on Sunday evening that had banned links to certain other social media platforms, less than 24 hours after the policy's initial introduction.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a Mac Pro with an M2 Ultra but cancelled the M2 “Extreme” with double the compute power; the Mac Pro could be produced in Vietnam  —  The new high-end Mac Pro with Apple silicon is behind schedule, and you can blame changes to the company's chip and manufacturing plans.
Claire Boston / Bloomberg:
Binance.US agrees to acquire Voyager Digital's assets out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $1.022B, subject to approval at a hearing on January 5  —  Binance.US will buy Voyager Digital's assets out of bankruptcy in a deal worth $1.022 billion.  —  Voyager selected Binance.US as the highest …
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
The European Commission sends Meta a statement of objection for possible antitrust breaches over tying Marketplace to Facebook and imposing unfair trading terms  —  Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a complaint from European Union antitrust watchdogs over concerns it's unfairly squeezing …
Tanya Basu / MIT Technology Review:
Horizon Worlds' Notorious B.I.G. concert achieved remarkable realism with the help of VFX studio Hyperreal, but raises ethical questions about VR resurrection  —  An avatar of the singer, who died in 1997, performed with live rappers on Meta's Horizon Worlds.  —  For a moment on Friday, Biggie Smalls was the only man on stage.
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Investor letter: Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein details options if the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's ETF plans fail, including a tender for outstanding shares  —  Michael Sonnenshein attempts to assuage fears of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust investors after collapse of FTX
Stephen Witt / New Yorker:
A deep dive into the race to develop a quantum computer, which could help address climate change and food scarcity, break current encryption protocols, and more  —  Such a device could help address climate change and food scarcity, or break the Internet.  Will the U.S. or China get there first?
Gené Teare / Crunchbase News:
Q&A with Coinbase Ventures' head Shan Aggarwal on the impact of FTX's collapse on his VC firm's 400+ company portfolio, ramifications for the industry, and more  —  What does the world's most active crypto and blockchain investor make of the spectacular collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX?

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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney confirms pulling a transgender storyline from animated series Win or Lose, saying “many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects” with their kids

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