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Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google says RCS in Google Messages now has over 1B MAUs, and adds Photomoji, Screen Effects, Custom Bubbles, and other features  —  First, the number: according to Google, over 1 billion monthly active users are using RCS in Google Messages.  That's huge, considering support was scarce …
Lawrence Bonk / Engadget:
Google rolls out updates to Android, Wear OS, and Google TV devices, including adding AI-created image descriptions and an Assistant Routines feature  —  Wear OS and Google TV are also getting new tools.  —  Google is rolling out a trio of system updates to Android, Wear OS and Google TV devices.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta plans to launch Threads in Europe in December, the largest expansion since its July debut, offering a choice of using Threads without a profile  —  Expansion is expected in December, a signal of company's commitment to microblogging service  —  Facebook parent Meta Platforms plans …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta expands the keyword search feature of Threads to all markets where the app is available, with support for “all languages”
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.
Kim Masters / The Hollywood Reporter:
Linda Yaccarino's former associates describe her as difficult and volatile, but hardworking, and say her self-regard made her think she could manage Elon Musk
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
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, iPad …
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that co-founder Ilya Sutskever won't be a board member, but that the company is “discussing how he can continue his work at OpenAI”  —  - Sam Altman is officially back as CEO of the AI startup  — Mira Murati will retain her post as chief technology officer
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Q&A with Sam Altman on his firing, returning to OpenAI, improving its governance, Q*, lessons from the saga, and more; Altman declines to say why he was fired
David Pierce / The Verge:
How OpenAI's low-key ChatGPT launch a year ago kickstarted a generational shift in the tech industry and what it means for the future of AI and the world  —  OpenAI didn't mean to kickstart a generational shift in the technology industry.  But it did.  Now all we have to decide is where to go from here.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy  —  Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
Sarah Young / Reuters:
Rishi Sunak says Microsoft plans to spend £2.5B in the UK over three years, its largest investment there to date, to underpin AI and bring 20K GPUs to the UK  —  Microsoft's (MSFT.O) plan to pump 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) into Britain over the next three years …
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple says Amkor will package some Apple silicon chips in its new Arizona facility; Amkor plans to invest $2B, employ 2,000, and start production in 2-3 years  —  As part of its efforts to expand its U.S. manufacturing, Apple today announced that Amkor will package some Apple silicon chips …
Reuters:
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  —  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.
AJ Vicens / CyberScoop:
Meta officials say the US stopped proactively sharing information on foreign influence operations, as the company releases its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report  —  Russia, Iran and China are likely to conduct influence operations via fake social media accounts ahead of the 2024 election, a new Meta report says.
Dalvin Brown / Wall Street Journal:
On December 1, Google will start deleting personal Google accounts that have been inactive for at least two years; once deleted, no data can be recovered  —  How to revive your Google account before it's too late  —  Google will start to sweep away cobweb-collecting Gmail accounts this week.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
WhatsApp begins letting users hide locked chats behind a secret code, after introducing locked chats in May 2023, rolling out globally in the coming months  —  WhatsApp is introducing a new way to keep your locked chats away from prying eyes.  Instead of having your locked chats folder visible …
Bloomberg:
Meta sues the FTC, claiming its in-house trials violate the Constitution, and asks a court to halt the agency's bid to change a $5B privacy settlement in 2020  —  - Suit says agency proceedings violate constitutional rights  — FTC sought to amend privacy pact over alleged broken promises
Bloomberg:
Indian IT giants Infosys and Wipro cut college recruitment in October as global demand cools, leaving hundreds of thousands of tech graduates in peril  —  India's giant tech firms are curbing hiring, adding to the youth unemployment problem in the country  —  For years, India's tech graduates …
Ian King / Bloomberg:
At the NYT's DealBook event, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the US is 10 years to 20 years from chip independence and reaffirms Nvidia's commitment to China  —  Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, who runs the semiconductor industry's most valuable company …
Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg:
Sources: CFIUS forced Aramco Ventures' Prosperity7 fund to sell its stake in AI chip startup Rain AI in the past year; Prosperity7 led Rain's 2022 $25M raise  —  - Aramco Ventures' Prosperity7 sold Rain AI shares to Grep VC  — Altman met Middle East funds for an Nvidia rival chip firm
More: Reuters
Eddie Makuch / GameSpot:
At an event, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart says Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation, Nintendo, and “every screen that can play games”  —  “It's a bit of a change of strategy,” Microsoft admits.  —  Microsoft wants to bring Xbox Game Pass to PlayStation and Nintendo.

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Onion, backed by some Sandy Hook families and Everytown for Gun Safety, buys Infowars in a bankruptcy auction, and plans a January 2025 relaunch as a parody

Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Disney reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $22.6B, TV network revenue down 6% YoY to $2.5B, and a $321M DTC streaming profit, up from a $387M loss in Q4 2023

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney plans to add an ESPN “tile” to Disney+ for US subscribers on December 4, giving users access to some free ESPN content

More News

Ben Mitchell / The Independent:
Facebook, Instagram, Google, Amazon, TikTok, YouTube, Microsoft, and others sign the UK's Online Fraud Charter to fight scams, fake ads, and romance fraud
Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg:
A UK judge reverses a decision to block a full UK CMA investigation into Apple's dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming, saying the CMA acted lawfully
New York Times:
Spotify Wrapped 2023's new Sound Town, for similar listeners in other cities, leaves users baffled and entertained after many were designated as Burlington, VT
Anna Baydakova / The Block:
A US court says FTX Trading and affiliated debtors can start selling $744M worth of Grayscale and Bitwise shares; Grayscale's bitcoin fund GBTC is worth $597M

Earlier Picks

Lim Yu Qian / CoinGecko:
Study: around 2,127 Web3 games have become inactive over the past five years, representing 75.5% of the 2,817 Web3 games that were launched in the same period
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Robinhood launches commission-free stock trading in the UK, letting select UK investors trade 6,000+ US-listed stocks, with general availability in early 2024
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