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Apple releases emergency security updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to fix two zero-days “that may have been exploited”, reaching 20 zero-days patched in 2023 — Apple released emergency security updates to fix two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks and impacting iPhone …
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| Marko Zivkovic / MacRumors: |
Internal documentation: Apple plans to include the Action button on the entire iPhone 16 range, including a force sensor to detect changes in pressure — The release of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max saw the introduction of an entirely new user-configurable button known as the Action button …
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Sources: Apple and Paramount have talked about offering a bundle of Apple TV+ and Paramount+ that would cost less than subscribing to both services separately — Streamers are increasingly joining with rivals to offer bundles that help attract and keep subscribers
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| Stacy Elliott / Decrypt: |
Coinbase reports receiving 13,079 law enforcement requests between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023, up 6% YoY and 3x since 2020; ~50% were from the US — Almost half of the 13,079 law enforcement requests Coinbase received in 2023 came from the U.S., according to a new report.
More: Coinbase, Coinpedia Fintech News, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, and Crowdfund Insider
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A US district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Montana's first-of-its-kind state ban on TikTok from taking effect on January 1, 2024 — A U.S. judge late on Thursday blocked Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Jan. 1.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Tiger Global cut valuations of its portfolio companies in September 2023, including Superhuman by 45%, DuckDuckGo 72%, Yuga Labs 69%, and OpenSea 94% — The nearly $13 billion Private Investment Partners 15 fund marked down AI-powered email company Superhuman by 45% and cut …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve launches a Steam Link app on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro, letting users more easily play VR games from their Steam library wirelessly — Valve's Steam Link app, which lets you stream games from your Steam library to another device, is out now for the Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets, according to a news post from Valve.
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| Bloomberg: |
Phil Spencer says Microsoft is talking to partners to help launch a mobile gaming store to take on Apple's and Google's app stores, but offers no launch date — Challenge to Apple, Google app stores could come soon. — Microsoft Corp. is talking to partners to help launch a mobile gaming store … | Martin Coulter / Reuters: |
Google asks the UK CMA to take action against Microsoft, claiming the company's licensing practices unfairly discouraged customers from using rivals' services — Google (GOOGL.O) has called on Britain's antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft (MSFT.O), claiming its business practices …
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| Richard Nieva / Forbes: |
An interview with Yann LeCun and Joelle Pineau ahead of the 10th anniversary of Meta's Fundamental AI Research lab on ChatGPT, AI in the metaverse, and more — In an exclusive interview leading up to the 10th anniversary of Meta's AI lab, LeCun reflects on the artificial intelligence boom … | New York Times: |
Some marketing agencies say their brands don't plan to return to advertise on X, and others are advising brands to stop posting on X, after Elon Musk's comments — Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times's DealBook Summit.
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google says RCS in Google Messages now has over 1B MAUs, and adds Photomoji, Voice Moods, Screen Effects, Custom Bubbles, Animated Emoji, and other features — First, the number: according to Google, over 1 billion monthly active users are using RCS in Google Messages.
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LinkedIn: Sanaz Ahari Lemelson and Craig Lennon
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta expands the keyword search feature of Threads to all markets where the app is available, with support for “all languages” — Instagram's Twitter/X rival, Threads, is becoming more competitive with the expansion of its keyword search feature to all markets where the app is available.
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Threads: @mosseri, @tarynnasaurus, @hi.nixson, @mergesort, @azknightindustries, @mosseri, @haticeavci, @aulia, @hunkabilly, @jasonszep, @newsguyusa, @chris, and @mattnavarra. Mastodon: @Champagne@masto.ai. Forums: Beehaw
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| Aidin Vaziri / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Filings: Broadcom plans to lay off 1,267 VMware employees in California starting on January 26 and about 600 workers in Washington, Colorado, and Georgia — Barely a week after completing the $69 billion acquisition of the Palo Alto cloud computing company VMware, Broadcom has started the process of significant workforce reductions.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Tests: Meta's recommendation systems promote pedophile content on Instagram and Facebook Groups, despite Meta announcing a child-safety task force in June 2023 — The social-media company has stepped up enforcement, but its algorithms continue to promote problematic content| Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: |
On-chain data and sources: Polygon gave DraftKings millions of MATIC to run a validator; the validator underperformed, and DraftKings was kicked off the network — Blockchain data shows the crypto project quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public it was an “equal” member of the validator community.| Samyuktha Sriram / Unchained Crypto: |
In a letter to two US Senators, Circle denies a report alleging it had a role in financing Hamas and Hezbollah and an “ongoing relationship” with Justin Sun — Stablecoin issuer Circle hit back against claims made by non-profit watchdog group Campaign for Accountability (CfA) … | Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter: |
Meta's and YouTube's use of celebrities' likenesses for AI chatbots and songs raises tough questions about identity, IP, safeguards, and licensing — Meta and YouTube are looking to Demi Lovato, Tom Brady and other A-listers to mainstream the technology — flawed guardrails and all.Sponsor Posts
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