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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 first under bloc's Digital Services Act and follows letter raising concerns about platform
More: European Commission, The Hill, Washington Post, International Business Times, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE, Deadline, TechCrunch, Digital Music News, The Record, CNBC, Engadget, Social Media Today, The Messenger, Politico, The Information, Bloomberg, USA Today, Variety, Business Today, and Washington Examiner
Mastodon: @claesdevreese@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @jimbochill.bsky.social. X: @thierrybreton, @thierrybreton, @verajourova, @prestonjbyrne, @ggreenwald, @daphnehk, @daphnehk, @mtaibbi, @daphnehk, @jason_kint, @lisaocarroll, @erinkwoo, and @scottnover
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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 …
More: BBC, New York Times, Politico, NBC News, The Guardian, Reuters, CNBC, Variety, TechCrunch, BBC, CBC News, Mashable, The Guardian, CNN, The Hill, Politico, The Wrap, NBC 7 San Diego, Mashable, Fortune, Associated Press, Forbes, CNN, CNBC, Hollywood Reporter, The Verge, TechCrunch, Slate, Bloomberg, Politico, Euronews, Wired, Wired, Associated Press, Insider, Fast Company, and CNBC
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @safety, @lindayax, @thierrybreton, @elonmusk, @globalaffairs, @thierrybreton, @thierrybreton, @elonmusk, @marinamedvin, @prestonjbyrne, @isabelle_szcz, @erinkwoo, @elonmusk, @pinboard, @pinboard, @anneapplebaum, @jason_kint, @guyverhofstadt, @jason_kint, and @zsk
Forums: r/worldnews and r/technology
| Samuel Tolbert / Windows Central: |
UK CMA approves Microsoft's ~$69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, after Microsoft restructured the deal to sell Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft — The final roadblock has been removed. — What you need to know — UK regulatory authority the CMA granted Microsoft approval to purchase Activision Blizzard.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/PS5, and r/XboxSeriesX
| Ed Nightingale / Eurogamer.net: |
Hands-on with Sony's PlayStation Access and a Q&A with PlayStation executive Alvin Daniel on designing the customizable accessibility controller, cost, and more — And the “upward trend” of accessibility across the industry. — I recently got to test out PlayStation Access at a hands …
More: PlayStation.Blog, Tech Xplore, USA Today, TechEBlog, IGN, Game Rant, Gizmodo, Push Square, Engadget, Lifewire, GamingBolt, CNET, and Polygon
| 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.| 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 Verge, OdishaTV, TipRanks Financial, Engadget, TechRadar, Social Media Today, ReadWrite, BGR, The Messenger, SiliconANGLE, KnowTechie, SlashGear, How-To Geek, CryptoSlate, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, Trusted Reviews, Android Authority, Android Headlines, Search Engine Journal, MSPoweruser, PetaPixel, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, and Thurrott
| 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 …
More: Google Cloud Blog, Cointelegraph, NewsBytes, Cryptopolitan, MediaNama, The Verge, The Register, The Hill, ReadWrite, ZDNet, and MakeUseOf
| 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, The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, The Verge, MobileSyrup, NewsBytes, Gizmodo, PhoneArena, TweakTown, PCMag, BigTechWire, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, Engadget, Android Headlines, BGR, and TechCrunch
Threads: @zuck, @dianaurban, @timothyjchambers, @crumbler, @parkerortolani, @jaypetersplus, @crumbler, @galewindalbert, @jw, @parkerortolani, @jw, @panzer, @officiallylaurenhough, @crumbler, @tomwarrenuk, @carnage4life, @mattnavarra, @alexheath, @hawaii, and @drey_hommies
X: @keithedwards, @artemr, and @tomwarren
| 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 Verge, Digital Trends, IGN, The Messenger, Gizmodo, and Engadget
Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon …. Bluesky: @epro.social, @danilo.redeem-tomorrow.com, and @clemens.vasters.com
X: @lewisaward, @lucas_shaw, @grightford, @swodinsky, and @nubiancheetah
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Qualcomm plans to cut 1,258 jobs in California, including 750+ from its engineering ranks, starting in mid-December 2023; the company has ~50,000 staff — - Workforce reductions to come in mid-December chipmaker says — Company not commenting on any actions outside of California| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
PitchBook and NVCA report: in Q3 2023, US VC deal value fell to its lowest level since Q2 2018, and US deal count is on track for its lowest year since 2019 — Venture capital funding in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in six years in terms of venture deal value and the lowest level … | Michael Kan / PCMag: |
SpaceX plans to offer its Starlink Direct to Cell service to LTE phones, starting with texting in 2024, and adding voice, data, and IoT device support in 2025 — The site reveals SpaceX is targeting next year to launch the service to power satellite-based text messaging.
More: Android Authority, Ars Technica, BigTechWire, Engadget, TechRadar, GSMArena.com, SlashGear, Light Reading, Gizmodo, The Verge, TechSpot, The Messenger, Cord Cutters News, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Register, MobileSyrup, and CircleID
LinkedIn: David Patrick O'Donnell. Forums: Hacker News, r/spacex, r/technology, r/SpaceXLounge, and Ars OpenForum
| Ivan Levingston / Financial Times: |
Israeli tech founders and investors say that 10% to 15% of their staff are among the country's 360K reservists, a potentially unprecedented industry disruption — Israeli tech companies say up to 15% of staff called up as reservists leading to unprecedented industry disruption
Forums: Hacker News
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
More: Nikkei Asia. X: @michelledonelan, @lily_toto, @vc, @brianlaungaoaeh, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @avidvc, @cowboyvc, @alexrkonrad, and @elisha__jacobs
| 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.| Zack Abrams / The Block: |
More: Unchained Crypto, Insider, CNBC, Financial Times, The Information, CoinGape, Fast Company, New York Post, PYMNTS.com, Inside Bitcoins, Fortune, New York Times, The Messenger, The Verge, CoinDesk, and TechCrunch
X: @coindesk, @lulumeservey, @basedkarbon, @coffeebreak_yt, @teddyschleifer, @innercitypress, @scottmelker, @innercitypress, @thecryptojourno, @innercitypress, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @innercitypress, @blknoiz06, @molly0xfff, @tomimtk, @trustlessstate, @soncharm, @hedgedhog7, @smtuffy, @smtuffy, @adam3us, @silvermanjacob, @zackdabrams, and @zackdabrams
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