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December 7, 2023, 12:25 PM

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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Meta rolls out end-to-end encryption to Messenger by default for one-on-one chats and calls, fulfilling a yearslong promise; E2EE for group chats remains opt-in  —  Meta is now rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook, finally fulfilling …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Apple guidelines now say that US law enforcement can obtain the Apple ID associated with a push notification token via a subpoena; Google requires a court order  —  Apple and Google had been told to keep the practice secret until Sen. Ron Wyden revealed it in a letter Wednesday
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Robinhood launches a commission-free crypto trading app, supporting 25+ cryptocurrencies, in the EU, a week after the company launched stock trading in the UK  —  - More than 25 tokens available to trade for free at launch  — Launch comes as Bitcoin's price recovers to 19-month high
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Sony's Discovery content removals due to licensing “arrangements” and unexpected account bans are timely reminders of why users don't really own digital content  —  In less than a week, Sony has given us two timely reminders of the tenuousness of digital “ownership” — and both reminders involve things on PlayStation.
Rebekah Valentine / IGN:
Sources: Bungie's recent layoffs came alongside a scramble to avoid a total Sony takeover, which could happen if Bungie doesn't meet certain financial goals  —  The Destiny 2 and Marathon developer may not be able to cling to the last of its independence forever.
Alexander Martin / The Record:
The UK accuses a unit of Russia's FSB of using cyberattacks in a “sustained but unsuccessful” campaign to undermine democratic institutions since 2015  —  The British government accused a unit of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday of using cyberattacks in a …
Reuters:
Reuters temporarily removes its article titled “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with an Indian court order, and plans to appeal the decision  —  Reuters has temporarily removed the article “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with a preliminary court order issued …
Erin Griffith / New York Times:
PitchBook: approximately 3,200 private venture-backed US companies, which had raised a combined $27.2B in VC funding, have gone out of business in 2023  —  After staving off collapse by cutting costs, many young tech companies are out of options, fueling a cash bonfire.
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
Bitzlato co-founder Anatoly Legkodymov pleads guilty in the US to running a money transmitting business for illicit funds and plans to close the crypto exchange  —  Anatoly Legkodymov says he'll dissolve the sanctioned exchange as part of his plea.  —  Register Now
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, and OpenAI say they plan to use AMD's new Instinct MI300X GPU; Microsoft plans to offer access to the chips through Azure  —  - Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft said they will use AMD's newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X — a sign that tech companies want alternatives …
Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware:
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE:
Meta announces Purple Llama, an initiative to promote responsible AI development through the release of tools and evaluations to build open generative AI models  —  Meta Platforms Inc. is looking to promote the responsible development of artificial intelligence systems with a new initiative called Purple Llama.
More: Meta, Axios, Meta, and MSPoweruser
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Jim Norman / Nintendo Life:
Nintendo cancels Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo and delays Splatoon and Mario Kart esports events after “persistently receiving threats” against staff and spectators  —  Splatoon and Mario Kart events postponed too  —  Nintendo has today announced that the first Nintendo Live event of 2024 …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Users say Google's Gemini Pro is loathe to comment on some controversial news topics, fails to get basic facts right, and struggles with basic coding functions  —  This week, Google took the wraps off of Gemini, its new flagship generative AI model meant to power a range of products …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google posts instructions for restoring files in Google Drive for desktop, after users reported last week that some of their files disappeared from the service  —  Google has a solution for the sync issue that caused files to disappear for some users on Drive for desktop.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Steve Hotelling, the Apple VP overseeing technologies like touchscreen, health sensors, and Face ID, and one of the inventors of Touch ID, is retiring  —  - Steve Hotelling oversaw many key technologies at Apple  — Executive was a top deputy under hardware boss Johny Srouji

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