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Morgan Meaker / Wired:
Epic debuts the Epic Games Store on iOS in the EU, offering its games, including Fortnite, and plans to start onboarding third-party games starting in December  —  The Epic Games Store gives iPhone users in the EU an alternative to Apple's App Store for the first time.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Epic brings its games to AltStore for iOS in the EU and plans to bring them to Aptoide's iOS store in the EU, ONE Store on Android, and “other stores” globally  —  Fortnite is finally back on iOS, just over four years after Apple booted it from the iOS App Store — but it's only available in the EU.
Taylor Lyles / IGN:
Epic confirms that the Epic Games Store is available to download on Android devices worldwide, in addition to iOS users based in the EU
Cade Metz / New York Times:
OpenAI removed a cluster of Iranian accounts using ChatGPT for an influence campaign targeting the US elections, and says the effort didn't gain much traction  —  The company said the Iranian effort, which used ChatGPT, did not gain much traction.  —  OpenAI said on Friday that it had discovered …
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:
The Biden administration approves $1.6B in CHIPS Act grants and $3B in loans for Texas Instruments, to help pay for one chip factory in Utah and two in Texas  —  - Funding will support $18 billion in spending in Texas, Utah  — Biden administration almost finished allocating chips grants
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
The European Commission asks Meta for more information about its Content Library tool and API under the DSA, following Meta's decision to deprecate CrowdTangle  —  The Commission is seeking more information from Meta following its decision to deprecate its CrowdTangle transparency tool.
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Google says it “missed the mark” after leaked screenshots showed a Team Pixel program agreement threatened influencers who didn't showcase the Pixel over rivals  —  The tech review world has been full of murky deals between companies and influencers for years, but it appears Google finally crossed a line with the Pixel 9.
Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:
Chainalysis: the value of crypto hacks increased ~84.4% YoY to $1.58B in the first seven months of 2024, likely due in large part to the rise in crypto prices  —  - Number of heists rose slightly, centralized exchanges targeted  — Bitcoin made up 40% of the proceeds of this year's heists
Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer:
Background check service National Public Data confirms a breach after hackers leaked a stolen database with millions of SSNs and other sensitive personal info  —  Background check service National Public Data confirms that hackers breached its systems after threat actors leaked a stolen database …
Bloomberg:
A US judge temporarily blocks the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming service from Fox/WBD/Disney, a week before rollout, after Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit  —  US District Judge Margaret Garnett on Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the $42.99-a-month service, Venu Sports …

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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

More News

Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
A US appeals court largely upholds a ruling blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, finding parts of the law likely violate the First Amendment
Akila Quinio / Financial Times:
Revolut secures a $45B valuation, up from $33B in 2021, in a share sale by employees; Coatue, D1 Capital Partners, Tiger Global, and others bought the shares

Earlier Picks

Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Court filing: TikTok says the US DOJ misstated its China ties, made factual errors in the case, and the divestment law would strip TikTok of free speech rights
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Primate Labs releases Geekbench AI 1.0, formerly Geekbench ML, to test AI-centric performances of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs, available on Android, iOS, and desktop
Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk:
Binance resumes services in India, after completing registration with India's Financial Intelligence Unit, which imposed a ~$2.2M fine on Binance in June 2024
Hannah Lang / Reuters:
At a Crypto4Harris online event, Mark Cuban, Anthony Scaramucci, and other crypto advocates supporting Kamala Harris urged a reset in Democratic crypto policy
Shawna Chen / Axios:
California announces driver's license and state ID support in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet, rolling out “in the coming weeks”, as part of the DMV's mDL pilot
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Threads announces new features, like an analytics page and the ability to store multiple drafts, rolling out on the web, and plans to add a scheduling feature
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Google says it will remove Showcase.apk from Pixel devices “out of an abundance of precaution”, after iVerify said hackers could use the dormant app to spy
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