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December 22, 2023, 7:00 AM

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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie doubles down on not moderating Nazi content, after 200+ authors criticize the company for “platforming and monetizing Nazis”  —  More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it's “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Memo: Apple won't offer hardware swaps for out-of-warranty Watch models going back to Series 6 in the US during the ITC's ban but will offer help via software  —  - Company will only be able to conduct software-based repairs  — Hardware swaps for broken Apple Watches won't be offered in US
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple stops selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in its online store in the US, days before the ITC's Watch import ban goes into effect  —  As promised, Apple today removed the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from its online store in the United States …
Richard Waters / Financial Times:
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg:
A UK judge sentences Arion Kurtaj, the 18-year-old who leaked GTA VI code and hacked Nvidia, to a secure hospital until a mental health tribunal lets him leave  —  - Arion Kurtaj placed in hospital to protect public from harm  — Two teens sentenced for hacking, blackmailing tech firms
Bloomberg:
China publishes draft rules for online gaming, including setting spending limits and banning daily login rewards; Tencent plunges 10%+ and NetEase 20%+  —  - Tencent, NetEase shares dive in Hong Kong after new rules  — Beijing has in recent years sought to combat gaming addiction
Wall Street Journal:
Former employees say Meta considered measures to limit encryption but rejected them to avoid potential liability for kids' safety on its apps and to cut costs  —  The company's own child-safety experts sounded the alarm about efforts to encrypt messages on Instagram and Facebook.
Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
Cisco acquires cloud-native security and networking startup Isovalent, which had raised $69M and has helped develop open-source projects eBPF and Cilium  —  Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit …
Ethan Gach / Kotaku:
Insomniac's hacked files show challenges it faces juggling teams, timelines, and budgets amid possible Sony cuts; Spider-Man 2 cost ~$300M, 3x 2018's Spider-Man  —  Internal documents show how a big PlayStation studio plans its future  —  Insomniac Games quickly established itself …

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