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| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
Experts say misinformation from “verified” pseudo-OSINT accounts on X, driven by profit and engagement, is destroying the Israel-Hamas war information ecosystem — Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. — Success — Great! Check your inbox and click the link. — Error
Threads: @cengizyar. Mastodon: @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social. X: @josephfcox and @colbybadhwar. LinkedIn: Jason Koebler
| Politico: |
More: Washington Post, European Commission, and Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mastodon: @bobwyman@mastodon.social and @tchambers@indieweb.social
X: @theashrb, @ggooooddddoogg, @denimstv, @eff, and @rrrrnessa
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
More: PCMag, Wired, Insider, New York Times, and Conspirador Norteñ
Bluesky: @epro.social. X: @communitynotes, @elonmusk, @functi0nzer0, @_jaybaxter_, @westcoastbill, @freddieraynolds, and @kcoleman
| Reuters: |
The US' new 400-page chip export rules show officials are open to chip sector input on ways to keep sending AI chips to China for small and medium-sized systems — While stripping China's access to key U.S. artificial intelligence chips, the Biden administration's sweeping new rules …
More: Wall Street Journal, U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, Tom's Hardware, Fortune, New York Times, Windows Central, Associated Press, WRAL TechWire, RCR Wireless News, TechSpot, CNN, TechCrunch, The Messenger, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal
X: @kevinsxu, @beijingdai, @researchqf, @kifleswing, @danielgross, @dalperovitch, @beth_kindig, @barrettyoutube, @researchqf, and @dnystedt. LinkedIn: Max A. Cherney. Forums: r/wallstreetbets
| Kylie Robison / Fortune: |
X tests Not A Bot, requiring new, unverified users to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post and interact, in New Zealand and the Philippines — The owner of X, Elon Musk, has long floated the idea of charging users $1 to use the platform.
More: X, The Verge, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, BleepingComputer, Forbes, PCMag, NBC News, New York Post, Observer, PC Gamer, The Apple Post, Gizchina, Bitcoin Insider, X, GSMArena.com, Android Central, Techdirt, BBC, Android Headlines, NPR, Newser, PetaPixel, Reuters, The Messenger, iMore, NBC Bay Area, Tech Xplore, TechSpot, TechRadar, PhoneArena, Ghacks, IGN, Thurrott, T3, Global News, TechCrunch, Mashable, TweakTown, Search Engine Journal, SiliconANGLE, MacRumors, and Axios
Threads: @carnage4life, @crumbler, @alex.stamos, @reporterzoe, @malwaretech, @mergesort, @timothyjchambers, @camroth, @diegojimenez, @carnage4life, @jw, @mattbinder, @timothyjchambers, @parkerortolani, @camwilsonreporter, @chinmay.karande, @b_fung, @oneunderscore__, @timothyjchambers, @tomgara, @guillecummings, and @mike_isaac
Mastodon: @davemark@mastodon.social, @kevinrothrock@infosec …, @thekenyeung@mastodon.social, @andrewt@mathstodon.xyz, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @MikeBeas@mas.to, @bastardsheep@aus.social, @andypiper@macaw.social, @joannaholman@aus.social, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @denny@boing.world, @mergesort@macaw.social, @shepgo@mastodon.social, @stefan@gardenstate.social, @wiredfire@mas.to, and @ChrisPirillo@mastodon.social
Bluesky: @cjdeboix.bsky.social, @edbott.com, @rahaeli.bsky.social, @kevincollier.bsky.social, @scalzi.com, @dell.bsky.social, @darthbluesky.bsky.social, @jeremydstanley.com, @dell.bsky.social, @golikehellmachine.bsky.social, @chickenpuppet.bsky.social, @sababausa.bsky.social, @velodus.bsky.social, @srossmktg.bsky.social, @jaredlholt.bsky.social, and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
X: @support, @elonmusk, @molly0xfff, @manmademoon, @elonmusk, @vinn_ayy, @tianyuf, @film_girl, @jenmsft, @buccocapital, @wadhwa, @james_acton32, @mrbenwexler, @david_strathdee, @benfowlkesmma, @evacide, @film_girl, @elysiumdesigns, @kairyssdal, @chrispirillo, @kyliebytes, and @kyliebytes. LinkedIn: Andrew Kaiser
| Matt Mullenweg: |
More: TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Tech.co, CryptoSlate, TechStartups, The Hill, Cryptopolitan, Silicon Republic, crypto.news, and PYMNTS.com
X: @troyhunt, @xdaily, @jobvo, @gergelyorosz, @photomatt, @gergelyorosz, and @troyhunt
| Zeba Siddiqui / Reuters: |
In a rare joint statement, Five Eyes chiefs from the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand warn about China's IP “theft” and using AI to hack and spy — The Five Eyes countries' intelligence chiefs came together on Tuesday to accuse China of intellectual property theft …
More: BBC, ExtremeTech, Federal Bureau …, New York Times, Globe and Mail, Forbes, ABC, Australian Financial Review, Financial Times, The Register, Metacurity, Robotics News, PCMag, and Cryptopolitan
LinkedIn: Patrick Camatcho, Clea Ostendorf, CISSP, and David Steiger
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Google says that government-backed hackers linked to Russia and China are exploiting a since-patched zero-day in WinRAR, discovered by Group-IB in August 2023 — Google security researchers say they have found evidence that government-backed hackers linked to Russia and China are exploiting …
More: The Keyword, XDA Developers, BleepingComputer, PCMag, The Verge, CyberScoop, Neowin, SecurityWeek, and PaymentSecurity.io
Mastodon: @dangoodin@infosec.exchange. X: @tomwarren, @cyb3rops, @cheddarb0b42, and @billyleonard. Forums: Slashdot
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon introduces Sequoia, AI and robotics capabilities for its warehouses that cut order fulfilling time by up to 25% and identify inventory up to 75% faster — Company to use new AI systems at its fulfillment facilities that will work alongside employees
More: About Amazon, The Verge, TechCrunch, New York Post, GeekWire, Bloomberg, Reuters, Cryptopolitan, Robotics & Automation News, The Messenger, and SlashGear
LinkedIn: Scott A. Mugno, Kenneth Salzman, Sebastian Herrera, Paul Baessler, and Daniela Axinte
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
YouTube adds a news page to its mobile apps that suggests content from “authoritative sources”, and plans to spend $1.6M to promote creating Shorts news content — YouTube is embracing news from “authoritative sources” at a time when Meta is reluctant to promote hard news …
More: YouTube Official Blog, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, Nieman Lab, TechRadar, 9to5Google, The Messenger, PetaPixel, Neowin, SlashGear, and KnowTechie
Bluesky: @darthbluesky.bsky.social and @blackamazon.bsky.social
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google updates Chrome's address bar with better autocomplete, suggestions for misspelled URL names, search within bookmark folders, and a revamped desktop look — Google is rolling out a series of updates to the address bar (or Omnibox) in Chrome that improves the accuracy of autocomplete across the desktop and mobile browser.| Francesco Canepa / Reuters: |
The European Central Bank plans to start a two-year “preparation phase” for the digital euro on November 1, to finalize rules, select partners, and do testing — The European Central Bank took a further step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro … | Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Foxconn and Nvidia plan to build “AI factories”, data centers that accelerate the development of self-driving EVs, autonomous machines, and industrial robots — Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise …
More: Nvidia Newsroom, Reuters, Silicon Valley Business …, NVIDIA, Insider, DatacenterDynamics, Tech Monitor, The Messenger, 鴻海 on YouTube, TechSpot, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Baseline, CNBC, HotHardware, Constellation Research, Neowin, Tech Xplore, Metaverse Post, WinBuzzer, Coinspeaker, TechCircle, Fortune, CNN, Network World, Financial Times, Nikkei Asia, and Foxconn Technology Group
X: @dnystedt, @nvidiadrive, @dnystedt, @wenyee_lee, and @tculpan. LinkedIn: VATSAL MAHETA. Forums: Beehaw
| Wall Street Journal: |
At a conference, Sam Altman and other tech leaders say AI will likely bring seismic workforce changes, eliminating professions, a hard sell to the most affected — At WSJ Tech Live, Sam Altman said coming workforce changes will play out unevenly — LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. …
More: Gizmodo, Insider, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, TweakTown, PetaPixel, and CryptoSlate
| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
SBF's defense finally undermines a witness' credibility, noting Nishad Singh borrowed $3.7M from FTX after Singh says he knew about its misuse of customer funds — Nishad Singh looks less reliable. Is it enough? … Of Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged co-conspirators, Nishad Singh gave the most emotionally compelling testimony.
More: Blockworks and CoinDesk
X: @davidzmorris, @cryptadamist, @sarafischer, @molly0xfff, @autismcapital, @molly0xfff, @davidzmorris, @yueqi_yang, and @laurashin. LinkedIn: Elizabeth Lopatto
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon announces the launch of drone deliveries of medicines purchased through Amazon Pharmacy for customers in College Station, Texas — Amazon's Prime Air drone service has been slow to take off for the company, with limited operations in just two locales a whole decade after Amazon first started development of the program.
More: About Amazon, Forbes, PYMNTS.com, The Messenger, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Axios, CBS News, Dow Jones Newswires, ABC News, MedCity News, Good Morning America on YouTube, Silicon UK, Proactiveinvestors NA, StreetInsider.com, Fierce Healthcare, SlashGear, CNBC, Associated Press, Ghacks, Forbes, Tech Xplore, Forbes, and NBC Bay Area
| CNBC: |
How IRS officials tracked down James Zhong, a hacker who stole 50K+ bitcoin from Silk Road in 2012 and was involved in the development of bitcoin itself in 2009 — - In 2012, someone stole 50,000 bitcoin from the Silk Road, an illegal dark web marketplace.
More: CoinDesk, Cryptonews, and CNBC on YouTube
X: @hugh_son, @insta_gator1, @watchthebreaks, and @tomgara
Forums: r/Buttcoin, r/technology, r/georgiabulldogs, r/ethtrader, and r/CryptoCurrency
| Katie Notopoulos / MIT Technology Review: |
Federated networks like Mastodon and a growing acceptance of paying for content may help move people away from big social platforms and improve online discourse — We're in a very strange moment for the internet. We all know it's broken. That's not news.
Mastodon: @stefan@gardenstate.social, @jangles@mastodon.social, @Cassandra@artisan.chat, @timbray@cosocial.ca, @tchambers@indieweb.social, and @mammoth@moth.social
X: @katienotopoulos, @niallfirth, @katienotopoulos, @tiffanygholar, @artsjournalnews, @katienotopoulos, and @katienotopoulos
LinkedIn: Mitch Goldstein and Rachel Courtland
| Bloomberg: |
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao meets Tim Cook and says China welcomes Apple for “win-win development” and to share the “dividends of the Chinese market” — - New iPhone off to a weak start in China, initial data show — China banned use of iPhone in some government, state firms| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
ASML reports Q3 revenue up 15.5% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.71B est., net profit up 11% YoY to €1.89B, vs. €1.8B est., and forecasts 2024 revenue growth will be flat — - ASML reported a profit decline in the third quarter, but beat estimates as it forecast 2024 revenue will be flat.Sponsor Posts
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