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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
The EU opens an investigation into X over hosting disinformation tied to Hamas' Israel attack and sends X a formal request for information under the DSA — Investigation is the first under the bloc's Digital Services Act and comes after letter to Musk raising concerns
More: The Hill, Washington Post, Engadget, European Commission, Politico, Bloomberg, Japan Today, Deadline, BBC, Wall Street Journal, Tech Xplore, MobileSyrup, USA Today, CNN, Business Today, Silicon UK, Daily Mail, Variety, WION, Washington Examiner, and TechCrunch
Mastodon: @claesdevreese@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @jimbochill.bsky.social. X: @thierrybreton, @thierrybreton, @verajourova, and @lisaocarroll
| Reuters: |
In a letter to Thierry Breton, X CEO Linda Yaccarino says X has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, labeled tens of thousands of posts, and more — The X social media platform has removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts and taken action to remove or label tens of thousands …
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Threads: @carnage4life. X: @safety, @thierrybreton, @elonmusk, @lindayax, @thierrybreton, @globalaffairs, @thierrybreton, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @isabelle_szcz, @marinamedvin, @prestonjbyrne, @erinkwoo, @pinboard, @pinboard, @anneapplebaum, @jason_kint, @guyverhofstadt, @jason_kint, and @zsk
Forums: r/worldnews and r/technology
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google updates its Search Generative Experience with the ability to generate images using prompts and to write drafts that can be customized for tone and length — Google's AI-powered search feature, SGE (Search Generative Experience), is gaining some new skills, starting today.
More: The Keyword, The Messenger, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Android Authority, Engadget, Thurrott, CryptoSlate, BigTechWire, KnowTechie, SlashGear, Search Engine Land, Neowin, Trusted Reviews, Search Engine Journal, How-To Geek, PetaPixel, 9to5Google, iPhone in Canada Blog, MSPoweruser, and Android Headlines
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Threads rolls out voice posts and a free edit button that lets users edit a post repeatedly within five minutes of sending; Threads doesn't show an edit history — Meta's Twitter competitor, Threads, is now rolling out one of its most-requested features - an edit button.
More: The Verge, Gizmodo, PCMag, The Verge, TechCrunch, Engadget, TweakTown, BigTechWire, Social Media Today, Android Headlines, and BGR
Threads: @zuck, @officiallylaurenhough, @crumbler, @crumbler, @galewindalbert, @jw, @jw, @parkerortolani, @jaypetersplus, @hawaii, @alexheath, @carnage4life, @tomwarrenuk, @mattnavarra, @crumbler, and @drey_hommies
Mastodon: @TruthSandwich@qoto.org and @tchambers@indieweb.social
X: @artemr and @tomwarren
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More: Gizmodo, TechRadar, Livemint, iPhone in Canada Blog, Hindustan Times, and Neowin
| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
The CFTC charges Voyager Digital co-founder Stephen Ehrlich with fraud, saying he and Voyager lied to clients and hid the crypto lender's true financial health — - Stephen Ehrlich and the firm the co-founded, Voyager Digital, lied to customers and hid the crypto lender's true financial health, according to the CFTC.| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Netflix plans to open Netflix House, permanent stores where fans can buy clothes, eat themed food, and try live experiences, starting with two US venues in 2025 — - Its first permanent retail sites will be named ‘Netflix House’ — Initial locations in US will be followed by global expansion
More: The Messenger, The Verge, Gizmodo, and Engadget
Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon …. Bluesky: @epro.social, @danilo.redeem-tomorrow.com, and @clemens.vasters.com
X: @swodinsky, @nubiancheetah, @lewisaward, @grightford, and @lucas_shaw
LinkedIn: Christian Knaebel, Kelsey McCormick, Chad Rumminger, Jessica Masters, and Josh Simon
| New York Times: |
SBF's trial: the personal dynamics between him and his friends have become a vital component of the case, revealing how much his inner circle has turned on him — The FTX founder's criminal trial has made clear just how much his inner circle has turned against him.
More: CoinDesk, DL News, Cryptonews, and Unchained Crypto
| Zack Abrams / The Block: |
Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison's well-prepared testimony painted SBF as the ultimate FTX and Alameda decision-maker and a corrupting influence on his subordinates — - Government prosecutors completed their direct examination of former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison on Wednesday in the fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried.
More: The Information, Financial Times, The Messenger, CoinGape, CoinDesk, CNBC, and New York Times
X: @coffeebreak_yt, @silvermanjacob, @blknoiz06, @coindesk, @innercitypress, @molly0xfff, @teddyschleifer, @tomimtk, @trustlessstate, @zackdabrams, @soncharm, @innercitypress, @hedgedhog7, @basedkarbon, @innercitypress, @zackdabrams, @scottmelker, @smtuffy, @innercitypress, @molly0xfff, @lulumeservey, @smtuffy, @thecryptojourno, @molly0xfff, and @adam3us
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Elliptic: the FTX hackers who stole $415M to $432M in crypto in November 2022 used Russia-linked money launderers in October 2023 after moving the funds in 2022 — Whoever looted FTX on the day of its bankruptcy has now moved the stolen money through a long string of intermediaries—and eventually some that look Russian in origin.
More: Elliptic, CoinDesk, BBC, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin News, Elliptic Connect, Washington Post, Unchained Crypto, Cryptopolitan, The Block, and CryptoSlate
X: @a_greenberg and @joetidy
LinkedIn: Matthew Price and Jackson Hull
| Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
Atlassian plans to acquire video messaging platform Loom for ~$975M, split as ~$880M in cash and the rest in stock, set to close in Q1 2024; Loom has 25M+ users — Atlassian (TEAM.O) said on Thursday it had agreed to acquire privately held video messaging platform Loom for about $975 million …
More: Work Life, The Information, Atlassian, CRN, Fortune, CIO Dive, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Constellation Research, MarketWatch, VentureBeat, Bloomberg, and Investor's Business Daily
Bluesky: @vsvivek.bsky.social and @manpageman.bsky.social
X: @gregisenberg, @andrew__reed, @vhmth, @buccocapital, @devahaz, @rahul_j_mathur, @gergelyorosz, @vhmth, @vhmth, @_shahedk, @asanwal, @atlassian, and @andrew__reed
LinkedIn: Brittany N. Shaff, Riel R., and Manana Samuseva Ph.D
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Sources: Sam Altman told staff that OpenAI is generating revenue at a $1.3B/year pace, implying the company now generates $100M+/month, up 30% in three months — ChatGPT maker OpenAI is generating revenue at a pace of $1.3 billion a year, CEO Sam Altman told staff this week, according to several people with knowledge of the matter.| Noema: |
Today's most advanced LLMs have many flaws, but decades from now, they will be recognized as the first true examples of artificial general intelligence — Today's most advanced AI models have many flaws, but decades from now, they will be recognized as the first true examples of artificial general intelligence.
More: Metaverse Post. Mastodon: @rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf. X: @shanelegg, @blaiseaguera, @stefanfschubert, @noemamag, @melmitchell1, and @garymarcus
LinkedIn: Alex Monaghan, Albert Buchard, Aron Talenfeld, Andrea Terlizzi, Giedrius Burachas, Sebastian Hunte, Daniel Fernandez, Casian Stefan, Hugo Penedones, Laszlo Sragner, Tero Keski-Valkama, Gregory Renard, Abdallah Arioua, Greg Linden, João Galego, and Peter Norvig
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and Beehaw
| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Google vows to defend users of generative AI tools in Google Cloud and Workspace from copyright claims; Microsoft, Adobe, and others have made similar pledges — Google (GOOGL.O) said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud … | Janko Roettgers / Lowpass: |
Filing: Sam Altman is the largest investor in Humane, which plans to unveil its AI Pin in November, with a 14.93% equity; Humane's two co-founders own 13% each — Sam Altman is Humane's biggest shareholder — Secretive AI hardware startup Humane is getting ready to officially unveil … | Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Piper Sandler survey of 9,000+ US teens: 29.1% of their daily video consumption time is on YouTube, beating Netflix for the first time at 28.7%, and ~7% on Hulu — - Teenagers in the United States say they watch more video on YouTube than Netflix, according to a new survey from investment bank Piper Sandler.
More: Gizmodo, Piper Sandler, ABC News, Hindustan Times, TechSpot, TechStartups, and The Streamable
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Over 220 VC firms, including Bain, Bessemer, and GGV, sign a statement supporting Israel and call for the investor community to support Israel's tech ecosystem — The open letter published on Thursday is the latest effort by startup investors to provide support for the state of Israel and its tech community, with 221 firms signed on.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok updates its $6M Effect Creator Rewards fund with lower eligibility conditions, a revamped payout model, and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards — TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model … | Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Filing: Caltech settles a patent lawsuit against Apple and Broadcom, after suing them in 2016 over devices with chips that allegedly infringe its Wi-Fi patents — The California Institute of Technology has reached an agreement to end a patent lawsuit against Apple (AAPL.O) and Broadcom … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Automattic expands ActivityPub support to WordPress.com hosted sites, letting blog owners reach 13.3M users across the fediverse, including Mastodon's 1.8M MAUs — Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plugin that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse …
More: WordPress.com News, The Verge, and BGR
Threads: @chrispirillo. Mastodon: @dilmandila@mograph.social, @clintlalonde@mastodon …, @randomwizard@social …, @anildash@me.dm, @mergesort@macaw.social, and @tchambers@indieweb.social. X: @seo_theory. Forums: Hacker News
| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
Surface Laptop Go 3 review: light, compact, and a premium design, but a low-resolution screen, the keyboard isn't backlit, few ports, and too expensive at $800+ — The Go 3 is a nice-looking and well-built device, but the $999 price makes no sense. … The chassis looks identical …
Forums: r/Surface
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
CCData: Coinbase's spot trading volume fell 52% YoY to $76B in Q3 2023, likely the lowest quarterly volume since Coinbase's Nasdaq direct listing in April 2021 — - Transaction revenue accounts for about half of total revenue — Quarterly spot trading volume fell to $76 billion, CCData says| Bloomberg: |
As Pat Gelsinger tries to revive Intel, his own deadline to add a big foundry client in 2023 looms and, even then, revenue from such a deal could be years away — - Wall Street waiting for Gelsinger to name major foundry client — Record-setting factory build-out hinges on lining up customers| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Singapore's biggest tech hopes, Grab, Sea, and Razer, have stumbled, which may show why VCs were premature in calling Singapore the “Silicon Valley of Asia” — Grab's rough journey helps explain why the island nation has struggled to become the region's Silicon Valley.
X: @clemtan, @alexmacgregor__, @yoolimleenews, and @pelstrom
LinkedIn: Ian Goh, Ethan Tan, Haji Azlan Md. Alifiah, John Hechinger, David Sharratt, Mario Gabriel, and Ethan Tan
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