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An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says that the @SECGov's “twitter account was compromised”, and that the agency 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: The Hill, Unchained, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Decrypt, Financial Times, New York Times, South China Morning Post, The Verge, Bloomberg, Decrypt, The Block, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Record, PCMag, Engadget, The Hill, The Information, CoinGape, The Register, BleepingComputer, Newser, CNBC, Cybernews.com, Bitcoin News, Wired, Fortune, Cointelegraph, Crowdfund Insider, SiliconANGLE, Watcher Guru, The Daily Hodl, and CryptoSlate
Threads: @pkedrosky. X: @garygensler, @secgov, @cgasparino, @senatorhagerty, @senlummis, @eric_bigfund, @denniskelleher, @rephuizenga, @greg16676935420, @taylorbuley, @coinbase, @danprimack, @jseyff, @theflowhorse, @packym, and @robinwigg. Forums: Hacker News
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitch could cut ~500 employees, or ~35% of its staff, as soon as January 10 amid concerns over company losses and after several top executives left — Move is designed to stem losses after two rounds of layoffs last year. — Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is poised …
More: SiliconANGLE, Business Today, TechCrunch, The Information, The Messenger, TheGamer, Reuters, Dexerto, Aftermath, PC Gamer, IGN, Kotaku Australia, and Dot Esports
X: @eshumarneedi, @jakesucky, @zacharydiaz, @carnage4life, and @cixliv. 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 experience — Apple has AirDrop. Android now has Quick Share. — At CES 2024 today, Google announced Quick Share, a collaboration … | 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, The Guardian, Platformer, The Hill, Ars Technica, Social Media Today, CNBC, Reuters, Gizmodo, iPhone in Canada Blog, USA Today, The Information, The Record, PCMag, Mashable, PetaPixel, Proactive, NBC News, PhoneArena, Engadget, 9to5Mac, NBC Bay Area, Agence France-Presse, NPR, and The Verge
Threads: @mollyrosefoundation and @antoniovieirasantos
| 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: MacRumors, NFT News Today, Apple, Business Insider, Advanced Television, SlashGear, PC Gamer, KnowTechie, HotHardware, Wccftech, CNET, On my Om, 9to5Mac, WWD, Matthew Cassinelli, Techsponential, Daring Fireball, Worms and Viruses, mjtsai.com, MacRumors, Quartz, Constellation Research, CNBC, Bloomberg, Six Colors, TechCrunch, Road to VR, Deadline, XDA Developers, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, MacStories, Supercharged, and AppleInsider
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, @dharmesh, @bzamayo, @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
| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
X suspended several journalists and podcasters for hours with no explanation; Elon Musk says that sometimes real accounts get caught up in anti-spam/scam sweeps — Elon Musk's “free speech” social media platform banned a number of accounts recently critical of Israel.
More: NBC News, VICE, Mashable, Reuters, Business Insider, Fortune, The Messenger, and New Republic
Threads: @esqueer_, @tweet_removed, @kbode, @keubikooriginal, and @bobschooley
Mastodon: @danilo@hachyderm.io and @Brendanjones@fosstodon.org
X: @elonmusk, @texasobserver, @liz_franczak, @kenklippenstein, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @ecomarxi, @georgegalloway, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @stevanzetti, @ggreenwald, @jacksonhinklle, @mikaelthalen, @dancow, @digiphile, @shayan86, @yugopnik, @yugopnik, @yugopnik, and @yugopnik
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Source: Humane laid off 10 employees this week in a cost cutting measure and plans to lower budgets in 2024, as the company reshuffles some 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 … | Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
In a first, the US FTC bans data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode Social, from selling phone location data and orders the company to delete all 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, The Record, and BleepingComputer
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 … | 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.
| 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, MacRumors, PCMag, Global Times, Supercharged, Dexerto, Gizmodo, iClarified, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, The Messenger, Android Authority, Engadget, PhoneArena, BGR, Metacurity, Cybernews.com, and South China Morning Post
X: @iblametom, @benlovejoy, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @sehof, @globaltimesnews, and @appcensorship
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| 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 Register, The White House, RCR Wireless News, Total Telecom, Washington Post, and Fierce Telecom Industry News. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| 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
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
X announces new shows with former CNN host Don Lemon, former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and sports commentator Jim Rome, amid a push into video — The tech company also announced a 10-show deal with Range Media Partners, and a deal with Tulsi Gabbard.
More: Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, Social Media Today, Business Insider, New York Daily News, The Hill, Bloomberg, NBC News, Reclaim The Net, Reuters, The Verge, Deadline, TVLine, and Politico
Threads: @meal_fitforaking. Bluesky: @thepeterha.bsky.social. X: @donlemon, @lindayax, @viacristiano, @mehdirhasan, @mehdirhasan, @themaxburns, @tuckercarlson, @elonmusk, @karaswisher, @tulsigabbard, and @jimrome
| 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, Tom's Guide, The Verge, Engadget, TechRadar, Business Wire, The Bondi Blog, The Decoder, Liliputing, TechCrunch, TechSpot, 9to5Google, and AppleInsider
Threads: @reckless1280. X: @rabbit_hmi, @gfodor, @levelsio, @mahyarm8, @doganuraldesign, @raywongy, @holdenmatt, @ianzelbo, @stevemoser, and @simonw
| 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.| 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: TechCrunch, Vinod Khosla, and The Information
Threads: @anildash. X: @vkhosla, @zebulgar, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @ericnewcomer, @rabois, @alexrkonrad, and @kevg1412
| 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
| 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, Source, VentureBeat, GeekWire, The Quantum Insider, Proactive, Bloomberg, Windows Central, TechCrunch, and TechRadar
LinkedIn: Frank X. Shaw, Satya Nadella, Peter Lee, Harry McCracken, and Eric Horvitz
| Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press: |
A US federal judge temporarily halts the enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps — A federal judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily halting enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps.| 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, The Verge, GovTech, and StateScoop
| Siddharth Cavale / Reuters: |
At CES 2024, Walmart unveils a generative AI search tool and says it is developing a tool to help InHome users quickly add commonly ordered items to their carts — Walmart (WMT.N) on Tuesday unveiled two new AI-powered tools at the CES conference in Las Vegas to help shoppers quickly search …
More: Bloomberg, Lifewire, TechCrunch, Walmart Inc., The Official Microsoft Blog, and Chain Store Age. Bluesky: @2xaught7.bsky.social
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Former Apple VP of finance Saori Casey will become CFO at Sonos, replacing Eddie Lazarus, who will take on the new role of chief strategy officer — Apple Inc. veteran Saori Casey will become chief financial officer at the smart speaker company Sonos Inc., marking another high-profile defection for the iPhone maker.Sponsor Posts
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