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The FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, charging that the deal would allow Microsoft to suppress its competitors in gaming — The lawsuit marks FTC chair Lina Khan's most significant effort to date to address tech industry consolidation, and it could upend Microsoft's gaming ambitions
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Tweets: @fxshaw, @cat_zakrzewski, @deitaone, @bradsmi, @bradsmi, @pkafka, @devindra, @tomwarren, @pkafka, @mforbeck, @aatilley, @sarafischer, @film_girl, @pkafka, @reckless, @reckless, @vahn16, and @shannon_liao
| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
A look at the reaction to Apple's E2EE news: the FBI is “deeply concerned” and says the change “hinders” its work while the EFF and others applaud the feature — Apple yesterday announced that end-to-end encryption is coming to even more sensitive types of iCloud data …
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Tweets: @dnvolz, @debostic, @jwsherrod, @evan_greer, @rsgnl, @josephmenn, @riana_crypto, @josephmenn, @pvineetha, @josephmenn, @jakelaperruque, @joemullin, @swagitda_, @eff, @charliehrysmith, and @naomibrockwell. Thanks:@samifathi_
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Sources: US prosecutors are investigating whether Sam Bankman-Fried manipulated TerraUSD and LUNA markets, leading to the cryptocurrencies' collapse in May 2022 — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Sam Bankman-Fried and his hedge fund orchestrated trades in a way that led to the collapse of two cryptocurrencies in May.
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Coffeezilla on YouTube, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, CryptoPotato, New York Post, CoinGape, MarketWatch, Fortune, Bybit Blog, Protos, MUO, Coinpedia Fintech News, Wccftech, Cryptopolitan, and Bitcoinist.com
Tweets: @stablekwon, @fatmanterra, @stablekwon, @stablekwon, @mayazi, @dsquareddigest, @mmasnick, @yaffebellany, @zemariamacedo, @fatmanterra, @zemariamacedo, @zemariamacedo, @functi0nzer0, @zhusu, @zhusu, @zhusu, @ldrogen, @stablekwon, @stablekwon, @fintechfrank, @joevezz, @hsakatrades, @alex_valaitis, @hsakatrades, @fintechfrank, @uriklarman, @davidzmorris, @coryklippsten, @wallstreetbets, @marionawfal, @mayazi, and @coinbureau
| Kollen Post / The Block: |
The US Senate Banking Committee calls on SBF to testify on December 14, a day after a similar House hearing; House lawmakers also threatened him with a subpoena — - The Senate committee wants Sam Bankman-Fried to testify the day after he's been told to testify in the House of Representatives …
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| Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: |
A look at Prisma Labs' Stable Diffusion-based portrait generation app Lensa, which launched in 2018 for $36 per year and took off after adding “magic avatars” — Social media is celebrating. Artists are protesting. What's the real cost of an AI-generated portrait?
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Wired, TechCrunch, The Verge, TechCrunch, NBC News, The Guardian, New York Times, Wired, and Android Central
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Debunking claims on Twitter's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story, including that Twitter engaged in election interference or violated the First Amendment — Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Twitter and how it handled something to do with Hunter Biden's laptop.
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Up Close with Peter Sage and Wired UK
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| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Source: Twitter plans to change Twitter Blue's $8 per month price to $11 per month on iOS, likely due to Apple's 30% App Store cut, and $7 per month on the web — Twitter has informed some employees that it plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 if users pay …
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| Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expects the crypto exchange's 2022 revenue to be half “or less” of the ~$7B the company generated in 2021, as coin prices fall — Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said the cryptocurrency exchange's revenue is set to be cut …
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Stratechery, TechCircle, Inside Bitcoins, and crypto.news
Tweets: @coinbase, @wublockchain, and @garrytan
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Chrome will get a Memory Saver mode, which promises to cut memory usage by up to 30%, and an Energy Saver mode, rolling out in the coming weeks — Google today announced two new performance settings in its Chrome browser: Memory Saver and Energy Saver.
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Tweets: @googlechrome, @patrickmoorhead, @addyosmani, and @chris_ciaccia
| Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo: |
Dyson announces the $949 Dyson Zone headphones, offering active noise cancellation and filters to block unwanted airborne particles, for preorder in March 2023 — The company's first audio product promises to eliminate both unwanted noise and unwanted air particles. — Alerts
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PCMag, ZDNet, HotHardware, TechPowerUp, KnowTechie, The Verge, SlashGear, Tech Advisor, Trusted Reviews, Pricebaba.com Daily, Inverse, TechSpot, T3, and Gizchina
Tweets: @julesterpak, @profgalloway, @mcwm, @mikeelgan, and @tomgara
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon rolls out Inspire, a TikTok-like photo and video feed in its app that lets customers “like” and buy products, initially to select customers in the US — The tech giant joins Facebook, Google in seeking to capitalize on popularity of short-form video format
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The Verge, The Information, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @tcarmody, @tcarmody, @frankcatalano, @sebasaherrera, and @shiraovide
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
A look at CoinDesk's blockbuster Alameda scoop that led to FTX's collapse and bankruptcy, adding to CoinDesk parent company Digital Currency Group's woes — What happens when a story has impact? … Depending on how you look at it, this is either a cautionary tale about how small and entwined …
Tweets: @dannygroner, @nicholasadeleon, @ulonnaya, @ryanbarwick, @charlieshrem, @mslopatto, @martinsfp, @annkur, and @anecdotal
| Ezra Reguerra / Cointelegraph: |
Some NFTs minted on FTX now show blank images instead of the original art as the metadata points to an FTX.US domain used for a bankruptcy restructuring website — NFTs hosted on FTX platform were affected by the firm's collapse, showing blank images instead of the original art. — 191 Total views| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Epic launches Cabined Accounts for kids under 13 or a country's age of digital consent, asking parents for permission in Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys — It says ‘cabined accounts’ offer a ‘new way for kids to join the metaverse.’ — Epic Games is rolling out a new type of account …
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Cameo launches Cameo Kids, offering personalized videos from animated characters like Thomas the Tank Engine, Blippi, CoComelon's Nina, and Santa for $25 to $30 — Cameo today launched Cameo Kids, its new video messaging service that features personalized videos from popular animated characters … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: a letter by Foxconn founder Terry Gou to China's leadership, sent over a month ago during unrest in Zhengzhou, helped dismantle zero COVID-19 policies — Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou warned that the government's strict policies would threaten its position in global supply chains
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
The EU sets a December 28, 2024, deadline for new smartphones, tablets, headphones, handheld game consoles, and other devices to use USB-C for wired charging — We finally have a final official deadline for when new phones sold in the European Union — including future iPhones …
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European Union, Ars Technica, ZDNet, The Register, Insider, PCMag, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, Appuals.com, Wccftech, MobileSyrup, AppleInsider, and Apple World Today
Tweets: @ep_singlemarket, @profschrepel, and @tomwarren
| Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal: |
Disney rolls out its ad-supported Disney+ tier for $7.99 per month after signing up 100+ advertisers; the ad-free tier now costs $10.99 per month, up from $7.99 — The overhaul of Disney+ comes after a slowdown in subscriber growth for streaming services — Walt Disney Co. DIS 0.68%increase …
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Tweets: @jbflint, @business, @tim_bays, @sarafischer, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, and @norock
| Fadeke Adegbuyi / Every: |
Some Twitch streamers are migrating to other services, burned out by earnings coupled to hours streamed, parasocial pressure from subscribers, and more — In October 2022, popular streamer Sweet Anita posted a message in her Discord community and then to Twitter: she needed to take a break from Twitch.| Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg: |
A US bankruptcy judge orders Celsius to return $50M of crypto deposits in non-interest bearing custody accounts, pending a decision on interest-bearing accounts — US Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn ordered Celsius Network LLC to return cryptocurrency that never touched the lender's interest-bearing accounts to its customers.| Jamshed Avari / Gadgets 360: |
Q&A with Intel EVP Raja Koduri on bringing Arc GPUs to India, Arc's roadmap and development constraints, GPU design cycles, PC form factors, and more — Having recently launched Intel's first discrete GPU lineup for gamers, Raja Koduri was in India to chat about PC gaming, AI, and future plans.| Wall Street Journal: |
How tensions grew between Salesforce co-CEOs Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor for months; sources: Benioff became frustrated about how Taylor was spending his time — Exit of Bret Taylor from role he has shared for about a year wasn't long planned — The Tech Sector Is Taking a Beating. Here's Why.
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TechCrunch, Insider, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, and The Information
Tweets: @aatilley, @gregbensinger, and @goldman
| Inbar Preiss / The Block: |
The European Commission proposes requiring that digital asset providers report transactions of EU-based clients to tax authorities starting on January 1, 2026 — - Companies offering EU residents crypto services will need to report on transactions to tax authorities.
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CoinDesk, PYMNTS.com, European Commission, Decrypt, crypto.news, Bitcoin Magazine, and Micky
| Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: |
Google plans to merge Waze's 500+ employees into its Maps group starting on December 9; Waze will remain a standalone service but CEO Neha Parikh plans to leave — Search giant to keep navigation apps separate, says no layoffs are planned — How Google Remapped the World: The Tech Behind
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Silicon Valley Business …, The Verge, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, Reuters, BGR, and Engadget. Tweets: @cfishman
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