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| CoinDesk: |
An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says the @SECGov's “twitter account was compromised”, and that the SEC has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs — The X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is deciding whether to approve bitcoin ETFs, “was compromised,” the regulator told CoinDesk.
More: TechCrunch, Unchained, New York Times, Bloomberg, Decrypt, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Decrypt, The Verge, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, The Block, Washington Post, PCMag, The Record, Engadget, The Information, The Register, BleepingComputer, Cybernews.com, CNBC, CoinGape, Bitcoin News, Wired, Fortune, Cointelegraph, SiliconANGLE, Crowdfund Insider, Watcher Guru, The Daily Hodl, Cryptopolitan, CryptoSlate, Coinspeaker, Bitcoin Insider, and The Messenger
Threads: @pkedrosky. X: @garygensler, @secgov, @senatorhagerty, @cgasparino, @senlummis, @rephuizenga, @coinbase, @robinwigg, @denniskelleher, @greg16676935420, @jseyff, @theflowhorse, @eric_bigfund, @taylorbuley, @danprimack, and @packym. Forums: Hacker News
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitch could cut 500 employees, or about 35% of its staff, as soon as Wednesday amid concerns over losses at Twitch and after several top execs left — Move is designed to stem losses after two rounds of layoffs last year. — Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is poised …
More: TechCrunch, The Information, Reuters, The Messenger, TheGamer, Dexerto, PC Gamer, Aftermath, IGN, Kotaku Australia, and Dot Esports
X: @cixliv, @carnage4life, @eshumarneedi, @jakesucky, and @zacharydiaz. LinkedIn: Jalyssa Eliasen. Forums: Hacker News
| Nelson Aguilar / CNET: |
Google and Samsung merge their respective Nearby Share and Quick Share features under the Quick Share name, for a more unified cross-Android sharing option — Apple has AirDrop. Android now has Quick Share. — At CES 2024 today, Google announced Quick Share, a collaboration with Samsung …
More: The Keyword, The Verge, SamMobile, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, GSMArena.com, Pocket-lint, Chrome Unboxed, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Phandroid, Android Central, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, Phone Scoop, Thurrott, ZDNet, AndroidGuys, and Droid Life
Bluesky: @mranthropology.bsky.social and @stshank.bsky.social
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases visionOS marketing style guidelines, asking developers to refer to Apple Vision Pro apps as “spatial computing apps”, not AR, VR, XR, or MR apps — Apple on Monday finally confirmed that Vision Pro will arrive in stores early next month.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
More: Apple on YouTube, MacRumors, Business Insider, NFT News Today, Apple, MUO, Advanced Television, KnowTechie, SlashGear, PC Gamer, HotHardware, Wccftech, CNET, O'Grady's PowerPage, On my Om, 9to5Mac, WWD, Daring Fireball, Matthew Cassinelli, Techsponential, Worms and Viruses, mjtsai.com, MacRumors, CNBC, Quartz, Constellation Research, Bloomberg, Six Colors, TechCrunch, Road to VR, Deadline, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, MacStories, Supercharged, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and 9to5Mac
Threads: @anildash, @pkafka, @katienotopoulos, and @benedictevans
Mastodon: @johnvoorhees@mastodon …, @waynedixon@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @BenRiceM@mastodon.social, @tchaten@mastodon.world, @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io, @modocache@types.pl, @stroughtonsmith …, and @stroughtonsmith …
X: @rihardjarc, @ianzelbo, @tailosivetech, @munster_gene, @linasbeliunas, @tailosivetech, @tina__nigro, @tailosivetech, @lukemiani, @markoznewz, @charlesarthur, @markgurman, @mgsiegler, @sigjudge, @scobleizer, @vnchocotaco, @markgurman, @maxwinebach, @bzamayo, @dharmesh, @vadimyuryev, @markgurman, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @jasminezroberts, @adamhlavac, @jetscott, @joannastern, @joannastern, @llsethj, @stevemoser, @carnage4life, @benbajarin, @parkerortolani, @parkerortolani, @tim_cook, @mgsiegler, @bzamayo, @aaronp613, and @aaronp613. Forums: Slashdot
| Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta plans to start automatically restricting teen Instagram and Facebook accounts from harmful content, including posts about self-harm, in the coming weeks — Efforts to curb harmful material and reduce unwanted interactions with teen social-media accounts come as states sue parent company Meta
More: Meta, TechCrunch, Platformer, Ars Technica, The Hill, Social Media Today, Gizmodo, The Guardian, CNBC, NBC Bay Area, Reuters, iPhone in Canada Blog, USA Today, The Information, 9to5Mac, PCMag, Mashable, PetaPixel, Proactive, NBC News, Engadget, PhoneArena, Agence France-Presse, NPR, and The Verge
| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
X suspended several journalists and podcasters for hours with little to no explanation; Musk says sometimes real accounts get caught in anti-spam/scam sweeps — Elon Musk's “free speech” social media platform banned a number of accounts recently critical of Israel.
More: VICE, Mashable, Business Insider, Fortune, The Messenger, and New Republic
Threads: @tweet_removed, @kbode, @keubikooriginal, and @bobschooley
Mastodon: @danilo@hachyderm.io and @Brendanjones@fosstodon.org
X: @elonmusk, @ecomarxi, @georgegalloway, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @stevanzetti, @ggreenwald, @jacksonhinklle, @elonmusk, @texasobserver, @liz_franczak, @kenklippenstein, @elonmusk, @mikaelthalen, @dancow, @digiphile, @shayan86, @yugopnik, @yugopnik, @yugopnik, and @yugopnik
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Bloomberg: |
Beijing's judicial bureau says a state-backed institution cracked Apple's AirDrop to identify message senders, and police found multiple suspects via the method — - Beijing agency claims to have found way to identify senders — Declaration follows efforts to crack down on sensitive content
More: 9to5Mac, BleepingComputer, MacRumors, PCMag, Global Times, Supercharged, Dexerto, Gizmodo, iClarified, PhoneArena, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, The Messenger, Android Authority, Engadget, BGR, Metacurity, Cybernews.com, South China Morning Post, and AppleInsider
X: @sehof, @globaltimesnews, and @appcensorship
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
In a first, the US FTC bans the data broker X-Mode Social, now known as Outlogic, from selling phone location data and orders it to delete collected data — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users' sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday.
More: Federal Trade Commission, Reuters, Politico, BleepingComputer, and The Record
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Amazon announces Matter Casting, an Apple AirPlay-like feature to send videos from Android and iOS to Amazon devices, initially supporting Echo Show devices — Amazon.com Inc. introduced a new feature that mimics Apple Inc.'s AirPlay while working across different platforms …
More: About Amazon, MacRumors, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Android Police, MSPoweruser, The Information, MacDailyNews, The Streamable, The Windows Club, Engadget, Advanced Television, Android Authority, 9to5Toys, ZDNet, TechHive, 9to5Google, Android Central, Digital Trends, Pocket-lint, Thurrott, Business Post, and iClarified
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
The FCC plans shutdown of the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23M enrolled households, as GOP withholds funding — FCC must start winding down low-income program as Congress fails to add money. — The Federal Communications Commission is about to start winding …
More: CNN, The Verge, The Hill, The White House, The Register, RCR Wireless News, Total Telecom, Washington Post, Fierce Telecom Industry News, and CommsUpdate. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Source: Humane laid off ten employees this week in a cost cutting measure and plans to lower budgets this year, as it reshuffles some of its executive positions — Humane laid off 4 percent of employees this week in a move that was described as a cost cutting measure to those who were impacted … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
HPE plans to acquire Juniper Networks for about $14B, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal — Hewlett Packard Enterprise said in a statement on Tuesday that it plans to buy data center networking hardware maker Juniper Networks for about $14 billion, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal.
| Adam D'Angelo / Quora: |
Quora says it raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz, to be used to accelerate the growth of Poe and pay bot creators through its creator monetization program — We are excited to announce that we have raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz. This funding will be used to accelerate the growth of Poe …
More: TechCrunch and Andreessen Horowitz
X: @rakeshlobster, @adamdangelo, @ednewtonrex, and @martyswant
| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Microsoft finds a material that could replace ~70% of lithium in a battery, by using Azure Quantum Elements HPC resources to run simulations and AI models — Recently, Microsoft built a clock. — Well, “built” may be overstating things. Members of the company's quantum computing team found …
More: Microsoft, The Verge, BBC, Windows Central, Source, VentureBeat, GeekWire, The Quantum Insider, Proactive, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, and TechRadar
LinkedIn: Eric Horvitz, Frank X. Shaw, Satya Nadella, Peter Lee, and Harry McCracken
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Startup Rabbit Inc. debuts the R1, a $199 handheld AI device meant to be a virtual assistant to complete tasks without a smartphone, shipping in late March — The startup has developed a virtual assistant that learns whatever digital errands you teach it. The interface is extra cute …
More: ZDNet, Engadget, The Verge, MacRumors, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, The Bondi Blog, Business Wire, The Decoder, Liliputing, TechCrunch, TechSpot, 9to5Google, and AppleInsider
X: @rabbit_hmi, @gfodor, @levelsio, @mahyarm8, @doganuraldesign, @raywongy, @holdenmatt, @ianzelbo, @stevemoser, and @simonw
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Adobe General Counsel and Chief Trust Officer Dana Rao on generative AI, IP issues, cloud security, the Figma deal, regulation, antitrust, and more — Adobe's top lawyer discusses the future of copyright, why the Figma acquisition fell through, and why he's optimistic AI won't put creatives out of work.
More: PetaPixel
| New York Times: |
Elections and disinfo are colliding like never before in 2024, as social networks reduce protections and state influence campaigns and AI-fueled disinfo ramp up — A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A.I. advances and a pullback in social media protections.| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
How the internet reshaped itself around Google's search algorithms, including via SEO tricks, and the company's role in many websites now using similar designs — How the internet reshaped itself around Google's search algorithms — and into a world where websites look the same. — Animations by Richard Parry
More: Search Engine Roundtable, Search Engine Journal, GamingOnLinux, MSPoweruser, seobook.com, and Longreads
X: @searchliaison, @searchliaison, @firstshowing, @dandoescontent, @rustybrick, @miarsato, and @brianstelter
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures as a managing director, after five years at Founders Fund — With $3.1 billion in new funds, Khosla Ventures and founder Vinod Khosla are bringing back Keith Rabois, a high-profile former partner and outspoken Miami resident.
More: The Information. Threads: @anildash. X: @vkhosla, @zebulgar, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @ericnewcomer, @rabois, @alexrkonrad, and @kevg1412
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU begins investigating whether Microsoft's OpenAI investment should be vetted under its rules, and asks for feedback on generative AI and virtual worlds — - EU watchdog follows UK regulator in weighing a probe — Move comes after furore over firing and rehiring of Sam Altman
More: European Commission, SiliconANGLE, Computerworld, Decrypt, CNBC, The Register, MSPoweruser, TechCrunch, Fortune, The Korea Herald, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, Ars Technica, The Guardian, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Sifted, CCN.com, Associated Press, Financial Times, ITPro, Moneycontrol, PYMNTS.com, The Messenger, RTÉ, The Decoder, Tech Xplore, Business Insider, Business Post, and Thurrott
LinkedIn: Raymond Philippe, Maroš Šefč, and James Webber
| Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo: |
Pennsylvania becomes the first US state to use ChatGPT Enterprise in a pilot with OpenAI, in which state employees will use AI tools for daily operations — State employees in Pennsylvania will begin using ChatGPT to assist with their work in the coming weeks.
More: Governor Josh Shapiro, GovTech, The Verge, and StateScoop
| Eric Geller / The Messenger: |
Source: the US is planning rules would require hospitals impose new cybersecurity requirements to get federal funding, amid a barrage of hacks in the industry — The White House sees the policy as essential for patient safety. The hospital industry has vowed to oppose it.Sponsor Posts
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