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November 28, 2024, 9:30 AM

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Ben Westcott / Bloomberg:
Australia's Senate passes a social media ban for children under 16, brushing aside lawmaker concerns on both sides; tech companies could be fined up to A$50M  —  - Australia's social media laws to be among strictest in world  — Children under age of 16 will be banned from opening accounts
Bloomberg:
Sources: the US FTC opens an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its cloud and software licensing business and its cybersecurity and AI products  —  - FTC has sent detailed information demand to Microsoft  — Questions focus on software licensing, cybersecurity and AI
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Ofcom: 22.9M UK adults visited Reddit in May 2024, up 47% YoY, making it the fifth biggest social media platform in the UK, above X's 22.1M and LinkedIn's 18.3M  —  Discussion platform takes fifth place in rankings and is the fastest growing large social media platform in the UK
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Ofcom: UK adults now spend 4 hours and 20 minutes on average daily online, a jump from 3 hours and 41 minutes in 2023, which was only an 8-minute bump over 2022  —  Adults are spending an average of 4 hours and 20 minutes each day online across smartphones, tablets and computers in the U.K. …
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Microsoft says a feature to let US users play and buy Xbox games from the Xbox app on Android is “ready to go live as soon as the court makes a final decision”  —  A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.”
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Alibaba releases QwQ-32B-Preview under an Apache 2.0 license and claims the “reasoning” AI model beats OpenAI's o1 models on the AIME and MATH tests  —  A new so-called “reasoning” AI model, QwQ-32B-Preview, has arrived on the scene.  It's one of the few to rival OpenAI's o1 …
Ana Altchek / Business Insider:
On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the “raw administrative power” of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, talks Elon Musk and DOGE, and more  —  - Marc Andreessen discussed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Joe Rogan's podcast.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Trump's team interviewed Paul Atkins, a former US SEC commissioner and strong proponent of crypto and fintech companies, as a candidate to lead the SEC  —  - Atkins is a proponent of crypto and fintech companies  — Uyeda, Tarbert and Stebbins have also been in contention
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
The US FTC is investigating Uber over Uber One's enrollment and cancellation process; Uber says “Uber One members can easily cancel their membership in the app”  —  - Agency opened investigation into Uber One service this year  — Uber's lawyers complained about agency's push for a settlement
Alex Konrad / Forbes:
Young founders and coders applying for Elon Musk's DOGE cite a range of professional and civic motivations; sources say DOGE is seeking 100 full-time DC hires  —  The incoming Trump administration's planned agency for cutting government excess is seeking 100 full-time hires in the nation's capital …
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Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
T-Mobile's CSO says “suspicious behavior, discovery-type commands” on the company's network routers tipped it off to the potentially Salt Typhoon-linked breach  —  - Carrier says the unauthorized activity resembled Salt Typhoon  — Companies trying to work together to avert further hacks
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google updates Google Chat with huddles to let users start an audio-first meeting, with a floating window displaying controls to add video or share their screen  —  As previewed in August of 2023, Google Chat is adding an audio-first meeting feature called “Huddles” that are described as being “instant-on.”

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