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Letter: Thierry Breton warns Elon Musk that X could face penalties under the DSA for hosting “illegal content and disinformation” about the Israel-Hamas war — European officials warned X on Tuesday that the company formerly known as Twitter appears to have been hosting misinformation …
More: The Guardian, CNBC, Business Today, BBC, Mashable, cybersecurityconnect.com.au, The Record, Social Media Today, Bloomberg, Engadget, Rolling Stone, The Information, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Hill, Reuters, Tech Policy Press, Los Angeles Times, The Messenger, and Tech Xplore
Threads: @mattnavarra and @carnage4life
X: @thierrybreton, @safety, @elonmusk, @thierrybreton, @zamaan_qureshi, @robertjbateman, @kevinmkruse, @ggreenwald, @alextaylornews, @anneapplebaum, @mikestaresinic, @jason_kint, @guyverhofstadt, @jakemgrumbach, @jason_kint, @zsk, @fbajak, @kevinmkruse, @elonmusk, and @ianbremmer
Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/news, r/RealTesla, r/business, and r/europe
| Wall Street Journal: |
Research: Palestinian Islamic Jihad-linked crypto wallets received ~$93M from August 2021 to June 2023; Hamas-linked ones received ~$41M over a similar period — Digital currency transactions highlight how U.S. and Israel have struggled to sever the access of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah to foreign funding
More: Metaverse Post, The Overspill, Cryptonews, PYMNTS.com, and Crypto Briefing
LinkedIn: Sue Ghosh Stricklett, Jack Wilson, Matthew Price, Angus Berwick, John Willkie, Yoni Mazor, Jose Hoyos, Jan Hilfer, Markus Maier, Pawel Kuskowski, and Ben Mogil
Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and r/Buttcoin
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
More: Wired, New Yorker, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Financial Times, CNN, NBC News, The Verge, Media Matters for America, The Guardian, CNBC, Mashable, The Information, Bloomberg, The Hill, The Guardian, Livemint, The Messenger, Morning Brew, Telegraph, The Information, and Variety
Threads: @mcuban, @crumbler, @oliverdarcy, @mosseri, @miasato.2, @drewharwell, @mosseri, @parkert, @cwarzel, @oliverdarcy, @taylorlorenz, @vocino, @alex.stamos, @carnage4life, @renee.diresta, @renee.diresta, @parkert, @technicallymims, @jaketapper, @drewharwell, @exhaustedfemalefounder, @reporterzoe, @azdataguru, @mollyjongfast, @jason_whitman, @alex.stamos, @mattbinder, @mattbinder, @carnage4life, @therealhoarse, @davidfrenchjag, @oliverdarcy, @freedom_official_p, @andykaczynski, @buccocapital, @timothyjchambers, @reporterzoe, @crumbler, @robertgarcialb, @malcontentmenttango, @ianbremmer, and @matthewfacciani
Mastodon: @caseynewton@mastodon.social, @mastodonmigration …, @TimKarr@mastodon.social, @chrischirp@fediscience.org, @carnage4life@mas.to, @Newmy@writing.exchange, and @mimsical@mastodon.social
X: @shayan86, @shayan86, @stevanzetti, @clarajeffery, @dnvolz, @daithaigilbert, @mattbinder, @oneunderscore__, @oneunderscore__, @rothschildmd, @ianbremmer, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @rakeshlobster, @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @oneunderscore__, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @edzitron, @onthemedia, @nxthompson, @penamerica, and @shayan86
LinkedIn: Alex Goldenberg, Mark Little, and Tomer Poran
Forums: r/worldnews, r/RealTesla, r/technology, r/technology, r/TheMajorityReport, and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
California Governor Newsom signs the Right to Repair Act into law, effective for devices made and sold after July 1, 2021, minus game consoles and alarm systems — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 244, or the Right to Repair Act, into law, making it easier for owners …
More: Android Authority, iFixit News, PhoneArena, CALPIRG, AppleInsider, California Governor, Bloomberg Law, KGET-TV, Engadget, and IPWatchdog.com
X: @sensusaneggman, @sensusaneggman, @ifixit, @banditelli, @jennengstrom, @paulfroberts, and @eff. Forums: r/Android
| Queenie Wong / Los Angeles Times: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law the Delete Act, which requires data brokers to delete a state resident's personal info after a single request — Californians will be able to make a single request asking that data brokers delete their personal information, under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Tuesday.
More: The Guardian, Tom Kemp, and LegiScan
X: @calprivacy, @robertjbateman, and @robertjbateman
LinkedIn: Jessica Rich and Susan Rohol
Forums: Hacker News, r/privacy, and r/California
| Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: |
More: AfroTech, Forbes, Fortune, and Courthouse News Service
X: @saranormous, @cailen, @natfriedman, @luke_metro, @quinnypig, and @seehafer
LinkedIn: Olga V. Mack, Masha Liberman, Dominic-Madori Davis, Edrizio De La Cruz, TechFoundHer, Masha Liberman, Miriam Rivera, and Lysanne Currie. Forums: Hacker News
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
After a US judge invalidates Sonos' patents, Google brings back support for multiple Speaker Groups across Nest speakers, Nest displays, and Chromecast devices — Just last month, Google was forced to limit Nest and Home devices to one Speaker Group in response to the Sonos lawsuit.| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
Amazon, Google, and Cloudflare say a DDoS attack hit 398M RPS in August 2023, ~8x larger than the prior record, due to a new flaw; Google mitigated the attack — Amazon, Google and Cloudflare said they detected the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on record in August due to a newly discovered vulnerability.
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Mastodon: @Tarah@infosec.exchange and @briankrebs@infosec.exchange
X: @menscher, @johnhultquist, @ryanaraine, @cloudflare, @rseroter, @lukolejnik, @nixcraft, @menscher, and @eastdakota
LinkedIn: Jaspreet Singh Narang, Kieran Broadfoot, Carlos Henrique Silva Santana, Grant Bourzikas, Gianluca Varisco, Gianluca Varisco, and Taylor Lehmann. Forums: Hacker News
| New York Times: |
Caroline Ellison testifies that SBF “directed” her to commit crimes, like using FTX client funds for Alameda Research's venture investments and loan repayments — Ms. Ellison, who also dated Mr. Bankman-Fried, is the government's star witness in the criminal fraud trial of the founder of the FTX crypto exchange.
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Mastodon: @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io and @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io
X: @innercitypress, @caspiancey, @tiffanyfong_, @cryptofinally, @jameslavish, @bschoolboogaloo, @innercitypress, @0xtuba, @tiffanyfong_, @autismcapital, @aditya_baradwaj, @smdiehl, @autismcapital, @silvermanjacob, @caspiancey, @rwpusa, @innercitypress, @innercitypress, @coffeebreak_yt, @innercitypress, @innercitypress, and @innercitypress
| New York Times: |
More: Reuters, The Block, CoinDesk, Cryptopolitan, and Cryptonews
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony announces a new $500 PS5 model with a detachable disc drive, 1TB of internal storage, and a slightly slimmer and shorter design, shipping in November — Sony officially announced a new PS5 model with a detachable disc drive and 1TB of internal storage.
More: PlayStation.Blog, Stevivor, Press Start, SamMobile, Mashable, Lifewire, ExtremeTech, Digital Trends, MSPoweruser, Redmond Pie, BetaNews, GamingBolt, TechPowerUp, Thurrott, Decrypt, Tom's Guide, Gameranx, MobileSyrup, 9to5Toys, The Messenger, Dot Esports, Eurogamer.net, Push Square, GameSpot, Wccftech, and IGN
Threads: @parkerortolani. X: @playstation, @snazzylabs, @enterzalman, @stevemoser, @dustincanfly, @zhugeex, @kevinkenson, @genepark, @gameonysus, @tomwarren, @obsoletesony, @mrwhosetheboss, @sirlarr, and @bobwulff. LinkedIn: Piers Harding-Rolls
Forums: r/4kbluray, r/gadgets, r/gamingnews, r/gamernews, r/VideoGameDealsCanada, r/kindafunny, and r/TwoBestFriendsPlay
| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
How Google's Project Green Light is using AI to analyze Maps data to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and vehicle emissions — Google is analyzing data from its Maps app to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and emissions.
More: The Keyword, Telegraph, Tech Brew, and ZDNet
X: @kateebrandt and @kateebrandt
LinkedIn: Billy Collins, Michael Yung, David Samuel, Mahesh Narayan, Chris Nelson, Jessica Appelgren, and Chris Nelson
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Adobe debuts Firefly Image 2 Model in Firefly for the web; the model is larger than its predecessor, better at rendering humans, and coming to Creative Cloud — At MAX, its annual conference for creatives, Adobe today announced that it has updated the models that power Firefly, its generative AI image creation service.
More: The Adobe Blog, Engadget, Adobe Press Releases, The Adobe Blog, Thurrott, MacRumors, Marketplace, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Constellation Research, Bloomberg, ZDNet, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Engadget, and 9to5Mac
X: @scottbelsky and @acostin
Forums: r/singularity, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
US v. Google: in 2007, Sundar Pichai raised concerns over the bad “optics” of Google's deal to pay Apple to make Google the pre-selected search option in Safari — - Emails from Google executive presented at antitrust trial — DOJ says Google spends $10 billion annually on search deals
More: Business Today, Livemint, Benzinga, Macworld, Big Tech on Trial, MacDailyNews, and The Messenger
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google starts prompting users to create a passkey to use as their account default, but says passwords will “still remain part of our lives as we make the pivot” — Google is making it easier for users to ditch passwords on their Google accounts in favor of passkeys — a fast …
More: The Keyword, Wired, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Hackread, Enpass, The Hacker News, Proactiveinvestors UK, 9to5Google, The Hindu BusinessLine, PYMNTS.com, CNN, TechRadar, Biometric Update, Gizchina, BGR, Lifewire, ZDNet, Tom's Guide, The Messenger, PhoneArena, Gizmodo, Ghacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, MobileSyrup, and SiliconANGLE
Threads: @backlon. Mastodon: @alberg@infosec.exchange, @MishaalRahman@androiddev …, @b9AcE@todon.eu, @frabcus@mastodon.social, and @craignewmark@mastodon.social
X: @googlepubpolicy, @google, @jrozner, @skarra, @fidoalliance, and @christiaanbrand
LinkedIn: Christopher Chrcek, Jonathan Bellack, Aaron Lax, and Gianluca Varisco. Forums: Hacker News
| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Utah sues TikTok, accusing the company of getting kids hooked via “algorithms and manipulative design features”, after similar lawsuits by Indiana and Arkansas — Utah sued Chinese-owned app TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of harming children by intentionally keeping young users …
More: Governor Spencer J. Cox, NBC News, The Hill, Associated Press, CNBC, Digital Trends, The Verge, Axios, and Dexerto
X: @utahag, @zacksjerryrig, and @govcox
| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Google adds support for 1080p video in Google Meet group calls for Workspace subscribers, after rolling out the feature for one-on-one sessions in April 2023 — The company first enabled the high-quality video feature back in April; however, it only worked during one-on-one sessions at the time.
More: Google Workspace Updates, Neowin, NewsBytes, Sammy Fans, and PhoneArena
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