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The US plans to significantly constrict AI chip exports, including by Nvidia and Intel, hoping to close perceived loopholes in the export controls from 2022 — New rules make it tougher for Nvidia and Intel to sell advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market| Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook makes a rare visit to China, appearing at a contest for Tencent's Honor of Kings game in the Chengdu Apple Store, as the US ramps up its chip sanctions — - Cook joined an ‘Honor of Kings’ contest in Chengdu Apple store — The CEO visits as worries grow about its performance in China
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Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Stephen Warwick / iMore: |
Apple announces a new “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil with USB-C for charging, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all USB-C iPads — A nice surprise... Apple has today unveiled a new “affordable” Apple Pencil with USB-C that costs $79.
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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
FTX floats an amended proposal to return up to 90% of creditor holdings, divided into three pools, and plans to formally file the plan in court by December 16 — An amended proposal released early Tuesday will be filed by the FTX Debtors by mid-December if approved.
More: PR Newswire, PYMNTS.com, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, Fortune, CCN.com, The Block, Coinpedia Fintech News, Bitcoin Insider, Cryptonews, CryptoSlate, CryptoPotato, and Decrypt
X: @ftx_official, @napgener, @timccopeland, @sunil_trades, @wassielawyer, @spreekaway, @ftx_official, and @colegarnerstake. Forums: r/ethtrader
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Meta identifies and fixes a bug after thousands of Palestinian supporters say their rule-abiding posts were suppressed or removed from Facebook and Instagram — Meta has cautioned that some posts may be temporarily suppressed or suspended as it sifts through millions of posts spreading across its platforms.
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Meta Quest 3's better passthrough video means people are again walking in public with face-mounted, video-recording devices, a throwback to Google “glassholes” — It's happening: people are once walking into public places wearing a video-recording face computer on their heads.
More: UploadVR, TikTok, and TikTok
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| Rachyl Jones / Fortune: |
Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimist Manifesto lists trust and safety, sustainability, and tech ethics as “enemies”, says AI is “our Philosopher's Stone”, and more — In a 5,200-word manifesto published by the venture capitalist and billionaire Marc Andreessen on Monday …
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| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
WhatsApp plans to roll out passkey support to all Android users over the coming months to replace passwords and 2FA; Meta did not share passkey plans for iOS — WhatsApp users on Android can say goodbye to insecure and annoying SMS two-factor authentication.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Cisco says a zero-day flaw in its IOS XE software has been exploited in the wild since at least September 18; Shodan shows up to 80K devices could be affected — An unknown threat actor is exploiting the vulnerability to create admin accounts. — Cisco is urging customers to protect …
More: VulnCheck, Cisco Talos Blog, Cisco, BleepingComputer, National Vulnerability …, BleepingComputer, CRN, Dark Reading, Cybersecurity Dive, TechRadar, SC Media, Metacurity, The Register, Hackread, Silicon Republic, ComputerWeekly.com, SecurityWeek, cybersecurityconnect.com.au, Infosecurity, and SiliconANGLE
X: @bradintn, @maxclark, and @talossecurity
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Forums: r/technology, r/cybersecurity, and Ars OpenForum
| Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: |
Sources: Israel ordered Binance to close 100+ accounts since Hamas' attacks on October 7; Binance confirms that the exchange “blocked” a “small number” of users — Authorities close more than 100 accounts on Binance as appeals for donations appear on social media platforms| Bloomberg: |
Baidu co-founder Robin Li unveils Ernie 4.0 and claims that the language model is on par with OpenAI's GPT-4 in terms of sophistication and general capabilities — - Robin Li says AI model is finally on par with OpenAI's GPT-4 — US and China are locked in a race with profound implications| Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg: |
Amazon plans to launch its online marketplace in South Africa in 2024, a long-awaited move delayed by land disputes, and invites potential sellers to register — - US tech giant invited local sellers to register businesses — Amazon to take on South African competitors such as Takealot
More: About Amazon, The Information, The Messenger, PYMNTS.com, and Reuters
| Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: |
Reddit is killing blockchain-based Community Points, launched in 2020 as a way to reward creators and devs, citing the regulatory environment and scaling issues — Reddit is winding down Community Points — the blockchain-based “internet points” program designed to reward creators and developers …
X: @samhouston
| Bloomberg: |
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled evidence from Google obtained via a “keyword search warrant” may be used, one of the first tests of the controversial practice — - Ruling is first test of legality of keyword search warrants — Suspect had been found to Google the address 14 times| Brian Steinberg / Variety: |
Netflix plans to air a “Netflix Cup” golf tournament on November 14, its first live sports event, featuring “Drive to Survive” drivers and “Full Swing” golfers — Like other streamers, Netflix seems eager to get into live sports.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says Threads blocking health-related search terms like “Covid” and “vaccines” is temporary and will be lifted in “weeks or months” — A week after Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company's new Threads app will not …
More: The Verge. Threads: @mosseri, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz
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| Adamya Sharma / Android Authority: |
Xiaomi unveils the Android-based HyperOS, set to debut with the Xiaomi 14 series and gradually replace the company's 13-year-old MIUI OS for all Xiaomi devices — HyperOS will cater to Xiaomi's wide range of products beyond just smartphones. — • — TL;DR
More: HotHardware, Engadget, 9to5Google, nextpit, Ghacks, MSPoweruser, Huawei Central, Mashable, xiaomiui, and Nikkei Asia
X: @leijun, @atytse, @heyitsyogesh, @leijun, @leijun, @leijun, and @ishanagarwal24
| New York Times: |
How the Israeli military uses mobile phone data to track the movements of ~1.1M Gaza residents in real-time and assess how many heeded Israel's call to evacuate — The Israeli military says the tracking and the call to evacuate are to preserve as many civilian lives as possible during … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Smartphone-based ID verification startup Prove Identity, formerly Payfone, says it raised $40M at a “unicorn status” valuation and has ~1K business customers — Prove Identity, the smartphone-based identity verification startup that originally made its name years ago as Payfone …
More: SecurityWeek
| Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: |
Binance.US updates its terms of use to stop direct withdrawals of USD, saying users must first convert “US dollar funds to stablecoin or other digital assets” — U.S. dollar deposits in user wallets are no longer eligible for FDIC insurance protection, according to the updated terms of use.
More: Cryptopolitan, The Verge, Protos, Reuters, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Insider, CryptoPotato, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Watcher Guru
X: @dougboneparth, @asherhopp, and @bitfinexed
Forums: r/ethtrader and r/CryptoCurrency
| Sarah Fielding / Engadget: |
Snapchat now lets users embed the app's content into a website, matching long-used Instagram and TikTok features, and adds an OpenAI-based photo expanding tool — Snap appears to be taking a leaf out of TikTok's content playbook. — Snapchat has rolled out two new features … Sponsor Posts
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UiPath:
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
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Zoho:
Sandbox testing: Create Mail Agents in sandbox mode — Email is considered the backbone for any organization's communication. That's even more true for transactional emails, which are operation-critical for any business.
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