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Facebook rolls out Link History, an opt-out setting that tracks all the links a user clicked in the mobile app, and plans to use the data for targeted ads — Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg's data machine. — Facebook recently rolled out a new …
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| Leo Schwartz / Fortune: |
Fidelity and other spot bitcoin ETF issuers jockey for an early advantage to attract investors, ahead of reported SEC approvals to launch as soon as January 10 — As the Securities and Exchange Commission appears on the precipice of approving the first wave of Bitcoin ETFs …
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| Iyaz Akhtar / PCMag: |
Samsung plans to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event on January 17 at 10am PT in San Jose, and streamed on YouTube, to showcase new Galaxy devices and Galaxy AI — ‘Galaxy AI is coming,’ reads the tagline, so get ready for Samsung-developed artificial intelligence.
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| Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: |
Filing: MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor begins selling $216M worth of shares, but says he remains “optimistic about MicroStrategy's prospects” — Saylor said earlier that he would use the proceedings from the sales to address personal obligations and buy more bitcoin to his personal account.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
X launches a Basic tier for Verified Organizations at $200/month or $2,000/year, in addition to Full Access at $1,000/month and $50/month for each US affiliate — X (formerly Twitter) now has a “basic” tier for Verified Organizations, which gets you a gold checkmark badge (and a few other benefits) … | Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg: |
US federal prosecutors charge Tingo Group founder Mmobuosi Odogwu Banye with securities fraud in New York, accusing him of massively inflating Tingo's finances — - Criminal charges follow SEC lawsuit against Dozy Mmobuosi — Mmobuosi is still ‘at large,’ federal prosecutors in NY said
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| Hannah Devlin / The Guardian: |
A UK study of 7,000 people born between 2000 and 2002: 48% agreed with “I think I am addicted to social media”; 57% of girls agreed, compared to 37% of boys — Exclusive: Millennium Cohort's finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
2024 predictions: AI will help make Web3 usable in mainstream applications and Web3 will help us trust AI, Web3 regulatory clarity, flat VC investing, and more — As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. The Fed has taken interest rates as far …
| Rasmus Nielsen / Financial Times: |
Despite the focus on generative AI misinformation, much of the policy discourse ignores that politicians pose the gravest threat, ahead of big elections in 2024 — As we head into a big election year, beware the risks of misleading statements from those at very top
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| Samantha Cole / 404 Media: |
Pornhub blocks access in two more states, Montana and North Carolina, in protest of the states' age verification laws — Happy new year to people in Montana and North Carolina, who just joined a growing list of states that now require identification to view porn, or are blocked from viewing it altogether …
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| Laurie Clarke / Politico: |
Critics and tech firms worry that the UK's Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, a surveillance law now whisking through parliament, undermines user privacy — Despite the protestations of industry and campaigners, ministers are whisking a new bill through parliament.
More: 9to5Mac and The UK's technology …
| Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: |
Antenna: US customer cancellations at major streamers rose to 6.3% in November, up from 5.1% YoY; 24% of users canceled 3+ subscriptions over the past two years — Hulu, Netflix and other streamers are turning to bundles, discounts and ad-supported plans as customer defections rise
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