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Keith Laing / Bloomberg:
Tesla plans to update Autopilot in 2M+ cars after the NHTSA issued a recall, following a probe that found its means for keeping drivers engaged were inadequate  —  - US regulator finds system doesn't do enough to prevent misuse  — Agency will keep defect investigation open, monitor remedies
Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
Google announces Gemini Pro for enterprises, letting Cloud clients build apps for free, with some limits, and plans to add Gemini Pro to AI Studio and Vertex AI  —  Gemini Pro is aimed at businesses and app developers  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google announced a slate of upgraded artificial intelligence features …
Zoë Schiffer / The Verge:
A look at Twitter's culture before Elon Musk's takeover, when employees focused on improving the health of online conversations rather than growth at all costs  —  the early '10s, Twitter was at the height of its power.  The company had yet to turn a profit, but it had played a crucial role …
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: X generated just over $600M in ad revenue in each of 2023's first three quarters, down from $1B+ per quarter in 2022 and on track for ~$2.5B in 2023
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Axel Springer signs a multiyear deal with OpenAI, which plans to offer ChatGPT news summaries and use Politico, Business Insider, and others to train AI models  —  Generative-AI company reaches multiyear pact with owner of Politico, Business Insider and major European properties
Bloomberg:
Coinbase rolls out spot crypto trading on its international exchange, starting with BTC-USDC and ETH-USDC pairs via API access for non-US institutional clients  —  - Hazy regulatory outlook deters some investors from US venues … Institutional investors can initially trade Bitcoin and Ether …
Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk:
Coinbase Asset Management debuts Project Diamond, combining Coinbase's custody tools, wallet, Circle's USDC, and L2 network Base to create a capital marketplace
Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
The EU Council and Parliament back a deal to reclassify millions of ride-hailing and food delivery app workers as staff, which could cost the industry billions  —  European Union negotiators backed a deal to reclassify millions of people working for ride-hailing and food-delivery apps …
Bloomberg:
Sources: 3AC co-founder Su Zhu for the first time faced questioning in a Singapore court about the fund's collapse; Teneo estimates 3AC owes creditors ~$3.3B  —  - Failed crypto fund's co-founder Zhu was arrested in September  — Liquidators seek information for creditors owed $3.3 billion
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Apple expands Self Service Repair to the iPhone 15 lineup and M2 Macs, brings the program to 24 more countries, and releases an Apple Diagnostics tool in the US  —  Apple today announced it has expanded its Self Service Repair program to cover the iPhone 15 lineup and Mac models powered by M2 chips …
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: the EU plans to hit Apple with a ban on anti-steering App Store rules for music streaming rivals and a possible fine in 2024, after Spotify's complaint  —  - EU to ban allegedly abusive App Store rules for music rivals  — Antitrust decision due early 2024 and could come with fines
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
A profile of Nandini Jammi, a co-founder of Check My Ads, a nonprofit using social media to call out companies whose ads appear on far-right creators' websites  —  Nandini Jammi is fighting to defund right-wing influencers like Alex Jones  —  When Elon Musk reinstated far-right influencer …
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Apple updates its law enforcement guidelines to require a judge's order to share users' push notification data, in line with Google, instead of only a subpoena  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has said it now requires a judge's order to hand over information about its customers' push notification to law enforcement …
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Google's Epic loss, where a jury found Google guilty on all 11 antitrust claims, may portend its legal fate in two, more significant US antitrust cases in 2024  —  A trio of antitrust cases on the docket threaten to reshape Google's business and sap its profits.
Alexander Martin / The Record:
A parliamentary report warns that the UK is vulnerable to a “catastrophic ransomware attack at any moment” due to the government's failures to tackle ransomware  —  Because of the British government's failures to tackle ransomware, there is a “high risk” the country faces a …
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
The FCC issues a final denial of Starlink's request for $885M to expand rural coverage, saying Starlink “failed to demonstrate” an ability to offer the service  —  The FCC has made a final denial of Starlink's application for $885 million in public funds to expand …
Malak Saleh / Engadget:
Meta is working to extend its fact-checking to Threads in early 2024; ratings currently only appear on Threads content with matching Facebook or Instagram posts  —  The program will roll out next year, according to executives.  —  Threads is going to make an effort to moderate more of the user-generated content on the platform.
Daryna Antoniuk / The Record:
Ukraine's defense intelligence directorate claims to have hacked Russia's state tax service and that Russia has been trying to restore the service for four days  —  Ukraine's defense intelligence directorate (GUR) said it infected thousands of servers belonging to Russia's state tax service with malware …
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft warns that threat actors are misusing OAuth apps to automate phishing attacks, push spam, and deploy VMs for crypto mining  —  Microsoft warns that financially-motivated threat actors are using OAuth applications to automate BEC and phishing attacks, push spam, and deploy VMs for cryptomining.

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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

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Jay Peters / The Verge:
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