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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is testing making posts from Threads accounts “available on Mastodon and other services that use the ActivityPub protocol” — Mark Zuckerberg said today that Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other AcitivityPub protocol-supported networks.
More: The Verge, CNN, The Hindu, Silicon UK, 9to5Mac, Reuters, PhoneArena, New.blicio.us, SamMobile, PYMNTS.com, Social Media Today, and Engadget
Threads: @carnage4life, @mosseri, @quillmatiq, @tomwarrenuk, @corybe, @joenandez, @chris, @anildash, @thebrianpenny, @jonporteruk, @jonporteruk, @karissabe, @jasontheknight, @mmasnick, @aaronrosspowell, @m4rk, @micah.pollak, @mattnavarra, @salrodriguez, and @zuck
Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @mastodonmigration …, @TNLNYC@mastodon.social, @timbray@cosocial.ca, @jerry@infosec.exchange, @joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org, @wall0159@aus.social, @b3ll@mastodon.social, @bikepedantic …, @stroughtonsmith …, @Chancerubbage@mastodon.social, @danyork@mastodon.social, @KevinMarks@xoxo.zone, @profcarroll@federate.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @evan@cosocial.ca, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @paul@tapbots.social, and @carnage4life@mas.to
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Meta launches Threads in the European Union, expanding on the US, the UK, and 100+ other countries, and adds a way to browse Threads without a profile — Meta's Twitter competitor, Threads, is now available in the European Union, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced.
More: 9to5Mac, BBC, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Irish Times, Silicon Republic, Dow Jones Newswires, MSPoweruser, Legit.ng, WinBuzzer, RTÉ, Android Headlines, and Independent.ie
Threads: @zuck, @tb_99999, @poorlydrawnarsenal, @mattnavarra, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @gergelyorosz_, and @tomwarrenuk. Forums: Hacker News
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
Three Polish hackers say they fixed trains allegedly bricked by manufacturer Newag after an independent repair shop worked on them; Newag denies bricking them — After breaking trains simply because an independent repair shop had worked on them, NEWAG is now demanding that trains fixed by hackers be removed from service.
More: Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Hackaday, The Drive, and The Register
Mastodon: @swearyanthony@mastodon.social, @libreleah@mas.to, @limneticvillains …, and @adrienne@social …
X: @utopiah, @tonamiplayman, @kwiens, @josephfcox, and @jason_koebler
Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple begins selling a $99 USB-C charging case for its second-generation AirPods Pro as a standalone purchase — Apple has begun selling the USB-C charging case for its second-generation AirPods Pro as a standalone purchase. But it doesn't come cheap. The MagSafe-compatible case, available immediately, is priced at $99.
More: Macworld, Appleosophy, TechRadar, T3, Android Headlines, 9to5Mac, The Indian Express, Benzinga, PhoneArena, Engadget, Expert Reviews, CNET, Android Authority, iMore, O'Grady's PowerPage, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, The Messenger, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, Cult of Mac, BGR, iDownloadBlog.com, IGN, Wccftech, Supercharged, AppleInsider, and MacRumors
X: @snazzylabs, @tailosivetech, @rsgnl, @chriswelch, @rsgnl, and @tailosivetech. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Twitch now allows some previously prohibited sexual content, including “deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks or pelvic region”, with a sexual themes label — Twitch is updating the way it responds to sexual content. As part of the change, the streaming platform will now allow …
More: Twitch, Dexerto, PC Gamer, Variety, Dexerto, IGN, TechCrunch, Engadget, New.blicio.us, Aftermath, The Messenger, Dot Esports, TweakTown, and Dexerto
Threads: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org. X: @kaceytron, @saruei_, @arilovetv, @freyaamari, @robdenbleyker, @faaairlydecent, @infernoomni, @samwitchx, @zachbussey, @madkurious, @alexia_moi_voss, @keyokku, @asmongold, @idiotwithagun, @twitch, and @kyson_lol. LinkedIn: Alicia Blum-Ross
| AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: |
Microsoft seizes US-based infrastructure and websites used by cybercrime group Storm-1152 that created ~750M fraudulent Microsoft accounts, after a court order — Relying on a court order, the tech giant seized websites belonging to a top purveyor of fraudulent Microsoft accounts.
More: Microsoft On the Issues, TechCrunch, Metaverse Post, CSO Online, GeekWire, WinBuzzer, Arkose Labs, SecurityWeek, Cybernews.com, Help Net Security, MSPoweruser, Bloomberg Law, BleepingComputer, and The Hacker News
X: @itsreallynick, @sixdub, and @msftsecintel
LinkedIn: Jeremy Dallman and Sean Farrell
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Q&A with ESA CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis on why the ESA couldn't save E3, his favorite E3 memory, competition, working with the media, the ESA's future, and more — The Entertainment Software Association finally pulled the plug on the Electronic Entertainment Expo yesterday after years of trying to hold the center of gaming events.
More: The Verge, TechRadar, PCWorld, TheGamer, GamesIndustry.biz, and PC Games Insider
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
After an on-by-default AI toggle caused confusion, Dropbox says user data is only shared with OpenAI if the AI-powered search feature is actively being used — AI feature turned on by default worries users; Dropbox responds to concerns. — On Wednesday, news quickly spread on social media …
More: CNBC, Dropbox Help Center, Ghacks, Android Headlines, and TechSpot
Threads: @jina. Bluesky: @authorwinifred.bsky.social. X: @werner, @kortizart, @drewhouston, @simonw, @simonw, @kortizart, @dropboxsupport, @drewhouston, @rahll, @billheyman, @kortizart, @kortizart, @kortizart, @dropboxsupport, @dropboxsupport, @quinnypig, @simonw, @isirspectre, @kortizart, @drewhouston, @kortizart, and @drewhouston. LinkedIn: Hayden Field
Forums: Hacker News, Beehaw, and Ars OpenForum
| 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 … | Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
More: Google Cloud Blog, MSPoweruser, Analytics India Magazine, DEVCLASS, and The Decoder
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
More: Google Cloud Blog, MediaNama, Latest Odisha News …, MSPoweruser, MedCity News, Android Authority, HIT Consultant, and TechCrunch
LinkedIn: Aashima Gupta and Ashley Capoot
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Instagram launches a generative AI background editing tool in the US, letting users change the background for their Stories based on prompts — Instagram introduced its generative AI-powered background editing tool to U.S.-based users Wednesday. — Meta's lead for generative AI Ahmad Al-Dahle posted … | Financial Times: |
Air cargo and logistics executives say booming demand in Western markets for goods sold by Chinese companies like Temu and Shein is buoying air freight rates — Logistics groups see sustained demand for fast delivery of goods from China to western markets — Booming western demand …
X: @tanarrowz and @jorge_guajardo
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
The CJEU upholds overturning an EU order to Amazon to pay back €250M in taxes to Luxembourg, ending an ongoing case since 2017; the ruling cannot be appealed — ECJ says legal assessment relied upon to seek €250mn in back taxes from US tech group was incorrect
More: CNBC, Bloomberg, RTÉ, Euronews, Court of Justice of the European Union, and Independent.ie. X: @florian4gamers
| Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: |
Apple's stock rose 1.7% to close at $197.96 on December 13, surpassing its previous record close in July 2023 and up 52% for the year, for a $3.08T market cap — - Shares surpass July high, putting market cap at $3.08 trillion — Revenue seen growing again in 2024 after falling this year| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases Xbox Cloud Gaming in beta on the Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro, for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers — Xbox Cloud Gaming is arriving on Meta's range of VR headsets today. A beta version of the cloud gaming app is now available for the Meta Quest 2, 3 …
More: Xbox Wire, Meta, Auganix.org, Tom's Guide, TechSpot, VideoGamer, Maxim, Press Start, MSPoweruser, Thurrott, TweakTown, Road to VR, Dexerto, Neowin, Android Headlines, Mashable, Game Rant, Pure Xbox, Windows Central, Android Central, IGN, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, and CNET
Threads: @boztank. X: @xbox, @cixliv, @benz145, @purplemikey, @metaquestvr, and @xbox. LinkedIn: Bruno Cendon. Forums: Slashdot
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Sensor Tower: 51 of the top 100 US advertisers on X in October 2022, when Elon Musk bought the platform, have ceased ad spending on X as of November 2023 — Big U.S. companies including Walt Disney and Comcast increased advertising spending on Instagram after pausing commercials on X last month … | Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
A Stanford survey of 40+ US high schools finds ChatGPT didn't increase cheating rates in 2023 versus prior years, suggesting the alarm may have been overblown — A.I. tools like ChatGPT did not boost the frequency of cheating in high schools, Stanford researchers say.
More: Stanford Graduate School …, WRAL TechWire, and TechCrunch
Threads: @sharstoer, @sharstoer, @stanfordeducation, @stanfordeducation, @grossmannmatt, @stanfordeducation, and @andrealessi
X: @fmccown, @csoleil, @jeffjarvis, @natashanyt, @jlay02, @dale_chu, and @aromoslawski. LinkedIn: Victor Lee
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 12% YoY to $5.05B, vs. $5.03B est., Digital Media revenue up 13% YoY to $3.72B, and FY 2024 guidance below est.; ADBE drops 5%+ — - Adobe's fiscal fourth-quarter results surpassed expectations, but guidance for fiscal 2024 trailed estimates.| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
More: 9to5Mac, Computerworld, diginomica, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, The Register, TweakTown, and Dow Jones Newswires
Mastodon: @matunos@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @jenncutter.bsky.social. X: @edludlow and @jordannovet. LinkedIn: Brody Ford
| Andrew Deck / Rest of World: |
How the rise of Japanese news aggregator SmartNews, valued at $2B in 2021, in the US came to a halt in 2023, leading to CEO Ken Suzuki's departure in November — Former SmartNews employees point to failed product launches and far-right obsession of former CEO.Sponsor Posts
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