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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
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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, @gartenberg, @alkapdc, @rakeshlobster, @elonmusk, @mshannahmurphy, @gerberkawasaki, @mattgertz, @fmanjoo, @ehananoki, @lastcallcnbc, @karaswisher, @mattgertz, @mattgertz, @lastcallcnbc, @mshannahmurphy, and @jason_kint
LinkedIn: Sophie Katsali, Antonio Vincenti, Daniel Tunkelang, Steve Olson, and Asaf Azulay
Forums: r/samharris, r/Twitter, r/business, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/Fuckthealtright
| Nicholas Vinocur / Politico: |
Internal note: the European Commission plans to “temporarily suspend” X advertising over widespread 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.
More: Bloomberg, Business Insider, and TechCrunch
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to show green bubbles for RCS messages and keep iMessages blue to denote what the company considers is the most secure way for iPhone users to text — 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, Redmond Pie, TechRadar, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, BGR, AppleInsider, and Android Authority
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @stephenrobles, @9to5mac, @tomaxwell, @panzer, @joannastern, and @mightijamie
Forums: r/apple, r/technology, and r/Android
| 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.
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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, @phhusson, @phhusson, @greengart, @ishanagarwal24, @android, @gartenberg, @ishanagarwal24, @nexusben, @ianzelbo, @cugwmui, @getpeid, @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
| 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
| 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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| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
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| 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
| 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: Gizmodo, The Verge, The Decoder, and Analytics India Magazine
X: @paulroetzer and @abacaj
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and r/mlscaling
| 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 …
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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
| 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 … | 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 …, Cyber Daily, CyberScoop, Tech Monitor, ITPro, The Record, Infosecurity, The Register, and InfoRiskToday.com. Forums: r/InfoSecNews
| 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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Mastodon: @dascandy42@mastodon.social and @bamboombibbitybop …
X: @tedgioia, @jezcorden, and @vxunderground
Forums: r/LinusTechTips, r/neoliberal, r/europe, and r/microsoft
| 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
| 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: Thurrott, HotHardware, Finbold, Android Authority, BGR, TechRadar, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, The Information, PhoneArena, and iClarified
X: @philsolis, @shameermulji, @nano_arun, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
A California convicts former VC Mike Rothenberg on 21 counts for defrauding investors, including bank fraud, false statements, money laundering, and wire fraud — Mike Rothenberg, a former VC known for hosting lavish parties, was convicted today on 21 counts for defrauding investors| 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 … | 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, PCWorld, The Register, Ars Technica, Tech.co, ZDNet, and Android Headlines
Forums: r/technews, r/Windows10, and r/Windows11
| 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 … | 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.| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Current and ex-Snap staffers say Evan Spiegel has spoken admiringly of some of Musk's ideas for X as he promotes “hardcore” work to lift Snap from an ad slump — Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel has lately taken to walking around his company's Santa Monica, Calif. …
More: Business Insider
| Eddie Makuch / GameSpot: |
Game developer Scopely, citing data.ai, says Monopoly Go reached $1B+ in revenue in seven months, faster than any other casual game in mobile game history — Game company Scopely has announced that its mobile game Monopoly Go has now raked in more than $1 billion in revenue, becoming 2023's … | 404 Media: |
Forever Companions' service, which let customers talk to an AI girlfriend modeled after influencer Caryn Marjorie, stopped working after CEO John Meyer's arrest — “CarynAI being down has really caused an uproar within my community,” Caryn Marjorie said.
More: Telegraph and The Overspill
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