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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Meta launches Threads in the European Union, following the US, the UK, and 100+ other countries, and adds a way for EU users to browse Threads without a profile — Meta's Twitter competitor, Threads, is now available in the European Union, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced.
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Threads: @zuck, @threads, @tomwarrenuk, @freezydorito, @gergelyorosz_, @poorlydrawnarsenal, @tb_99999, @mattnavarra, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, and @gergelyorosz_. Forums: Hacker News
| 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.
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Threads: @quillmatiq, @mosseri, @carnage4life, @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 …, @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
| 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.
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| 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 — Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. — Success — Great! Check your inbox and click the link. — Error
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| 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.
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| 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 …
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| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Google plans to start testing Tracking Protection on January 4 on ~1% of global Chrome users to block third-party cookies, ahead of a phased rollout in H2 2024 — Google is about to launch its grand plan to block third-party cookies in Chrome that many websites use to track your activity across the web for profit.| 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 …
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| Malak Saleh / Engadget: |
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| 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, and GamesIndustry.biz
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Email: Cruise lays off 900 employees, or about 24% of its workforce, targeting non-engineering jobs, as part of a plan to slash costs and revamp the company — Cruise, the embattled GM self-driving car subsidiary, is laying off 900 employees, or about 24% of its workforce …
More: Barron's Online
| 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 …
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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
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Lenovo, MSI, Acer, and Asus launch laptops with Intel's Core Ultra chips, featuring an NPU for “low-power AI acceleration and CPU/GPU off-load” for AI tasks — Intel is taking the wraps off its next generation of CPUs. During its AI Everywhere event on Thursday …
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| Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: |
| 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
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| 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 … | Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired: |
A look at Koolau Ranch, Mark Zuckerberg's 1,400-acre, $270M+ compound in Kauai, Hawaii, with a 5,000 sq. ft. underground shelter, a project shrouded in secrecy — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a sprawling, $100 million compound in Hawaii—complete with plans for a huge underground bunker.
Threads: @mattnavarra
| 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
| 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: |
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