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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
IBM suspends its advertising on X globally after Media Matters said X has been placing ads for IBM, Apple, Oracle, and others alongside pro-Nazi material — Tech company's move is the latest setback to Linda Yaccarino's efforts to convince brands Elon Musk's platform is safe
More: The Verge, Media Matters for America, Reuters, New York Times, Washington Post, NBC News, Variety, Fortune, Semafor Tech, X Out Hate, CNBC, CoinGape, Business Post, TechSpot, Newser, Business Insider, Cryptopolitan, Silicon Republic, WRAL TechWire, Tech Xplore, NBC 7 San Diego, Pixel Envy, Axios, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, BBC, The Hill, The Information, Rolling Stone, TIME, Mashable, The Guardian, The Messenger, and Rolling Stone
Threads: @ehananokimmfa, @lorakolodny, @willoremus, @daveleebbg, @bartclaeys, @owillis1977, @ngrossman81, @voorhees_dnb, @owillis1977, @cwarzel, @carnage4life, @noahshachtman, @martinsfp, @noahshachtman, @kalihays1, @alxwinter, @timothyjchambers, @kenpopehat, @kenpopehat, @clarajeffery, @crumbler, @karaswisher, @vincedmonroy, and @guillecummings
Mastodon: @KingShawn@mastodon.social, @dangoodin@infosec.exchange, @lcamtuf@infosec.exchange, @carnage4life@mas.to, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @fraying@xoxo.zone, @dangoodin@infosec.exchange, and @dangoodin@infosec.exchange
X: @lindayax, @elonmusk, @mshannahmurphy, @gerberkawasaki, @mattgertz, @fmanjoo, @ehananoki, @lastcallcnbc, @karaswisher, @mattgertz, @mattgertz, @lastcallcnbc, @mshannahmurphy, and @jason_kint
Forums: r/samharris, r/Twitter, r/business, and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Nicholas Vinocur / Politico: |
Internal note: the European Commission plans to “temporarily suspend advertising” on X over disinformation concerns and to avoid “reputational damage” — Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to adopt the GSM's RCS messaging standard by releasing a software update “later next year”, bringing iMessage-style features to cross-platform texts — In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard.
More: The Verge, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Sun, Forbes, MacDailyNews, Tom's Guide, Wired, KnowTechie, Bloomberg, TechSpot, T3, Android Authority, Android Headlines, TechRadar, Pocketnow, Livemint, Business Today, SamMobile, Android Central, PhoneArena, Silicon Republic, Ghacks, Wccftech, Sammy Fans, Techaeris, Redmond Pie, nextpit, PYMNTS.com, Business Insider, The Guardian, Droid Life, The Information, CNET, AppleInsider, Fortune, Daring Fireball, and 9to5Google
Threads: @pkedrosky, @danseifert, @karissabe, @benedictevans, and @tomwarrenuk
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Bluesky: @dead.place, @jeremydstanley.com, @cachiporra.bsky.social, @sbisson.com, @epro.social, and @addisonryan.bsky.social
X: @getpeid, @lockheimer, @markgurman, @getpeid, @maxwinebach, @gartenberg, @ianzelbo, @mike_wuerthele, @getpeid, @phhusson, @phhusson, @greengart, @ishanagarwal24, @android, @gartenberg, @ianzelbo, @ishanagarwal24, @nexusben, @cugwmui, @charlesarthur, @gadgetsboy, @gartenberg, @stevesi, @mkbhd, @benwood, @bradstone, @stevesi, @richontech, @joannastern, @mkbhd, @drh2023, @chancehmiller, @florian4gamers, @thisistechtoday, and @benbajarin
LinkedIn: Robert Gerstmann, Elmar Weber, Dario Betti, Gianluca Varisco, and Spenser Blank
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says green bubbles will be used for RCS messages, while iMessages will be blue to denote what it considers the safest way for iPhone users to communicate — Earlier today, Apple announced its plans to bring RCS support to the iPhone in 2024. Since I published my story on the news this morning …
More: TechCrunch, Android Police, Redmond Pie, BGR, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Android Headlines, AppleInsider, and Android Authority
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @stephenrobles, @9to5mac, @tomaxwell, @panzer, @joannastern, and @mightijamie
Forums: r/apple, r/technology, and r/Android
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Meta unveils new AI tools to edit images and generate videos from text instructions, based on its image generation model Emu announced in September — Artificial intelligence researchers from Meta Platforms Inc. said today they have made significant advances in AI-powered image and video generation.
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Threads: @thebrianpenny and @tobykurtzz
| Jon Victor / The Information: |
Sources: Google told some cloud customers not to expect access to its Gemini AI model until Q1 2024, after previously saying they would get access by Nov. 2023 — Google's company-defining effort to catch up to ChatGPT creator OpenAI is turning out to be harder than expected.
More: The Verge, The Decoder, and Analytics India Magazine
X: @paulroetzer and @abacaj
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and r/mlscaling
| Ted Johnson / Deadline: |
TikTok removes videos promoting Osama Bin Laden's “Letter to America” that justified the 9/11 attacks, but calls reports that they were trending “inaccurate” — - George Santos “Blatantly Stole From His Campaign” And Deceived Donors, House Ethics Committee Report Says; Congressman Won't Seek Reelection
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X: @tiktokpolicy, @yashar, @broderick, @janelytv, @washingtonpost, @ali_lev, @ggreenwald, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, @buccocapital, @abolishnato, @semaforben, @normative, @seyitaylor, @normative, @allezlesboulez, @parkermolloy, @omarsakrpoet, @stevesi, @jasonabbruzzese, @jwherrman, @dancow, @normative, @zei_squirrel, and @nikitabier
| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
More: Telegraph, The Sun, Rolling Stone, Tubefilter, and The Information
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Coinbase updates Coinbase Commerce with its new open source Onchain Payment Protocol, which offers instant settlement, low fees, and broad asset support — - Coinbase has built an open source “Onchain Payment Protocol” to improve its Commerce product. — The protocol currently supports Ethereum, Polygon and Base ecosystems.
More: Coinbase, Coinbase, CoinGape, Cryptonews, crypto.news, Unchained Crypto, Coinspeaker, and Cryptopolitan
| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
MeridianLink confirms a cyberattack after a ransomware gang claimed to have reported the financial software company to the US SEC for not disclosing the breach — Financial software company MeridianLink confirmed that it is dealing with a cyberattack after the hackers behind …
More: SecurityWeek, Ars Technica, BleepingComputer, DataBreaches.net, Cyber Daily, and Cybernews.com
LinkedIn: Michael J. Levin, Scott Crawford, Spencer Alessi, Jon Miller, Jason Alexander, Cory H., Mickell T., Derek A., and Nick Mullen
Forums: r/nottheonion, r/wallstreetbets, and r/nottheonion
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft details Windows 11 changes coming to the EEA to comply with the DMA, like letting users disable Bing web search, add search providers, and remove Edge — Microsoft will soon let Windows 11 users in the European Economic Area (EEA) disable its Bing web search, remove Microsoft Edge …
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X: @tedgioia, @jezcorden, and @vxunderground
Forums: r/LinusTechTips, r/neoliberal, r/europe, and r/microsoft
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI and CISA release an advisory detailing tactics used by Scattered Spider, a hacking group that now collaborates with the BlackCat ransomware group — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an advisory …
More: Cybersecurity …, Tech Monitor, Cyber Daily, ITPro, CyberScoop, The Record, Infosecurity, The Register, and InfoRiskToday.com. Forums: r/InfoSecNews
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple may again postpone releasing its own iPhone modem chip, until at least late 2025 or early 2026, the final year of its extended Qualcomm contract — Company will likely miss a 2025 goal to roll out its own cellular modem inside the device — Apple Inc. has fallen further behind …
More: Finbold, Android Authority, BGR, TechRadar, 9to5Mac, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, The Information, PhoneArena, iClarified, and MacRumors
X: @philsolis, @shameermulji, @nano_arun, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky plans to release a public web interface around the end of November and launch federation in early 2024, and says it crossed 2M users — Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September …
More: 9to5Mac, Bluesky, The Verge, Android Headlines, and Mashable
Bluesky: @sela.bsky.social, @strayopalts.bsky.social, @fyrescotch.bsky.social, @moschoenfeld.bsky.social, and @belladevil.bsky.social. Forums: Beehaw
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft plans to release Copilot for Windows 10 Home and Pro to Release Preview testers, for devices with a minimum of 4GB of RAM and a 720p screen resolution — Microsoft is bringing its AI-powered Copilot to Windows 10. … “It's a key opportunity for us to bring Copilot value to more customers …
More: Windows Insider Blog, Windows Insider Blog, The Register, Ars Technica, Windows Central, Tech.co, ZDNet, BetaNews, Android Headlines, Thurrott, and XDA Developers
Forums: r/technews, r/Windows10, and r/Windows11
| Elias Leight / Billboard: |
According to an email, Apple Music implemented fraud protections including “financial adjustments” in 2022, resulting in 30% drop in streaming manipulation — While Spotify is just now moving towards a penalty system, Apple quietly started making “financial adjustments” for repeat fraudsters more than a year ago.| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
US v. Google: the DOJ wrapped up the trial's evidentiary phase on Thursday, having argued that Google broke antitrust law; closing arguments are set for May — The U.S. government hammered away at its main arguments against Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google on Thursday, wrapping up the evidentiary phase … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Discord plans to shut down its ChatGPT-powered experimental chatbot Clyde on December 1; Discord started testing Clyde in March 2023 — Discord is shutting down Clyde, its experimental AI chatbot. In a support note, Discord says the chatbot will be “deactivated” at the end of the month … | Karen Freifeld / Reuters: |
Sources: chip equipment maker Applied Materials is under a US DOJ criminal investigation for possibly evading export restrictions on SMIC, China's top chipmaker — Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials (AMAT.O) is under U.S. criminal investigation for potentially evading export restrictions … | Ryan Felton / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon plans to let US auto dealers sell new vehicles on its platform, starting in 2024 with Hyundai, which will include Alexa in its cars beginning in 2025 — The companies say Hyundai will be the first brand available to car buyers on tech company's platform starting in 2024
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X: @ajassy, @stevesi, @pitdesi, @chrispratt98, @bradhalverson, and @rakeshlobster
LinkedIn: Adam Selipsky, David Steinberg, Matt Nuffort, and Jacob Fullmer
Forums: Hacker News, r/electricvehicles, r/business, r/wallstreetbets, r/REBubble, and r/cars
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Internal memo: Amazon plans to cut several hundred roles in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in priorities and a focus on generative AI — Amazon will eliminate several hundred roles in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in priorities and a focus on developing new forms … | 404 Media: |
Forever Companions, which let paying users speak to an AI girlfriend modeled after influencer Caryn Marjorie, stopped working after CEO John Meyer was arrested — “CarynAI being down has really caused an uproar within my community,” Caryn Marjorie said.
More: The Overspill and PC Gamer
X: @edzitron, @emanuelmaiberg, @grady_booch, @molly0xfff, @samleecole, @jason_koebler, @dancow, and @molly0xfff. Forums: r/technology
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