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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Elon Musk seeks to reassure Twitter advertisers, arguing his goal is not “to make more money” and the service “cannot become a free-for-all hellscape” — Mega-billionaire Elon Musk, nearing the finish line in his rocky takeover of Twitter, posted an open letter …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: ahead of Elon Musk's takeover, advertisers on Twitter are concerned about looser content moderation and potential conflicts of interest for auto ads — Marketers worry about the Tesla CEO's stance on content moderation, potential conflicts in auto advertising if the Twitter deal completes
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| Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk changes his Twitter bio to “Chief Twit” and visits the company's San Francisco office; Twitter tells staff they'll “hear directly from him on Friday” — Elon Musk made his presence felt at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters Wednesday … | Wall Street Journal: |
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| Sofia Pitt / CNBC: |
Meta's stock plummets 22%+, opening around $100, the lowest price since 2016, as investors are spooked by excessive investment into the metaverse — - The parent company of Facebook reported its second straight quarterly decline. — Meta's Reality Labs division, which houses its VR headsets …
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| Meta - Investor Relations: |
Meta reports Q3 revenue down 4% YoY to $27.7B, net income down 52% YoY to $4.4B, family daily active people up 4% YoY to 2.93B, and headcount up 28% YoY — MENLO PARK, Calif. - October 26, 2022 - Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Following complaints from prominent developers, Apple says it has “paused ads related to gambling and a few other categories on App Store product pages” — Apple today rolled out new ad placements in the App Store on the iPhone, allowing developers to advertise their apps in more places …
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Google Cloud announces the Blockchain Node Engine, helping developers build and manage blockchain-based products, starting with Ethereum — Google Cloud on Thursday unveiled Blockchain Node Engine - a fully managed service for Web3 developers that wants to build and manage products for blockchain-based platforms.
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| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
Samsung Electronics formally names de facto leader Jay Y. Lee executive chairman; his ascension had been delayed by graft investigations and two stints in jail — Samsung Electronics Co. named Jay Y. Lee executive chairman of South Korea's largest company, finalizing a long-anticipated elevation … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass is profitable and accounts for ~15% of Xbox's content and services revenue, after sharing PC Game Pass subscriptions rose 159% YoY — Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has revealed that the company's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is already profitable.
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| The Wire: |
The Wire apologizes, saying technical evidence should have been independently verified and that it was deceived “by a member of our Meta investigation team” — Last week, The Wire formally retracted its Meta stories after conducting an internal review of the technical source material used … | David Gutman / The Seattle Times: |
A Washington judge fines Meta ~$24.7M, the maximum possible amount, after finding the company intentionally violated campaign finance disclosure laws 822 times — Meta, Facebook's parent company, was fined nearly $25 million Wednesday for intentionally and repeatedly violating Washington's campaign finance laws.
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| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Source: Google and Amazon struck a deal in recent months that lets Amazon work with manufacturers like TCL, which also makes Android TVs and phones — Last week, the Competition Commission of India published a damning report, alleging that Google was preventing major TV manufacturers from adopting Amazon's Fire TV operating system.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple patches a bug in iOS 16.1 and macOS Ventura that could let apps with Bluetooth access record user conversations with Siri without needing mic access — Apple released iOS 16.1 and macOS Ventura to the public this week. In addition to headlining new features and changes, there are also essential security fixes as well.| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Autonomous vehicle startup Argo AI, which raised $2.6B+, is shutting down; sources say parts of the company and some employees would be absorbed by Ford and VW — Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle startup that burst on the scene in 2017 stacked with a $1 billion investment, is shutting down …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: TikTok plans to add a dedicated gaming tab to its app as soon as November 2, featuring ad-supported mobile games and in-game purchases — Dedicated tab on platform's homepage is company's first venture beyond videos — TikTok is making a big push into gaming …
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Tweets: @robforbesdj and @cristinacriddle
| Jules Roscoe / VICE: |
The NLRB files a complaint against Amazon CEO Andy Jassy for allegedly violating labor law with comments he made to CNBC and Bloomberg earlier in 2022 — Andy Jassy told CNBC that Amazon thinks employees would be “better off” without a union. A new NLRB complaint alleges that violated labor law.| Bloomberg: |
Analysis: from January to September 2022, Huawei's net income fell ~40% YoY to ~$3.8B, as US sanctions on its smartphones continue; Q3 revenue rose 6% YoY ~$20B — Huawei Technologies Co.'s net income fell about 40% in the first three quarters of this year as the Chinese telecom giant …
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| Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: |
OpenWeb, which helps publishers target readers with ads and manage comments, has raised a $170M Series F at a $1.5B valuation, up from $1.1B in November 2021 — The firm, now valued at $1.5 billion, plans to move further into ad sales and eventually go public, its CEO says| Reuters: |
Canalys: smartphone shipments in China fell 11% YoY to 70M in Q3; Vivo, Oppo, Honor fell 23%, 27%, and 16%, respectively; Apple rose 36% on iPhone 14 Pro demand — Smartphone shipments in China fell 11% year-on-year in Q3 2022, with privately-owned Vivo taking the top spot, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday.
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| Nicole Wetsman / The Verge: |
YouTube opens a verification program for licensed healthcare professionals, adding panels to videos marking them as reliable sources of health information — They'll also be able to have videos added to health content shelves, which compile information on specific medical conditions.
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Snap rolls out Director Mode for Snapchat, offering users more powerful video tools, including a green screen and a BeReal-style dual camera mode — Snapchat is giving users more powerful video tools through a new feature called Director Mode. It's available starting today globally for iOS and Android.
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