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| CoinDesk: |
An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says that the @SECGov's “twitter account was compromised”, and that the agency has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs — The X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is deciding whether to approve bitcoin ETFs, “was compromised,” the regulator told CoinDesk.
More: Unchained, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, New York Times, Decrypt, Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Verge, Decrypt, The Block, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, PCMag, The Record, Engadget, The Information, The Register, BleepingComputer, Newser, Cybernews.com, CNBC, CoinGape, Bitcoin News, Wired, Fortune, Cointelegraph, Crowdfund Insider, SiliconANGLE, Watcher Guru, The Daily Hodl, and CryptoSlate
Threads: @pkedrosky. X: @garygensler, @secgov, @cgasparino, @senatorhagerty, @senlummis, @eric_bigfund, @rephuizenga, @coinbase, @robinwigg, @denniskelleher, @greg16676935420, @jseyff, @theflowhorse, @taylorbuley, @danprimack, and @packym. Forums: Hacker News
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitch could cut ~500 employees, or ~35% of its staff, as soon as January 10 amid concerns over company losses and after several top executives left — Move is designed to stem losses after two rounds of layoffs last year. — Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is poised …
More: SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, The Information, Reuters, The Messenger, TheGamer, Dexerto, Aftermath, PC Gamer, IGN, Kotaku Australia, and Dot Esports
X: @eshumarneedi, @jakesucky, @zacharydiaz, @carnage4life, and @cixliv. LinkedIn: Jalyssa Eliasen. Forums: Hacker News
| Nelson Aguilar / CNET: |
Google and Samsung merge their respective Nearby Share and Quick Share features under the Quick Share name, for a more unified cross-Android sharing experience — Apple has AirDrop. Android now has Quick Share. — At CES 2024 today, Google announced Quick Share, a collaboration … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
HPE plans to acquire Juniper Networks for about $14B, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal — Hewlett Packard Enterprise said in a statement on Tuesday that it plans to buy data center networking hardware maker Juniper Networks for about $14 billion, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal.
| Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta plans to start automatically restricting teen Instagram and Facebook accounts from harmful content, including posts about self-harm, in the coming weeks — Efforts to curb harmful material and reduce unwanted interactions with teen social-media accounts come as states sue parent company Meta
More: Meta, TechCrunch, Platformer, The Hill, Ars Technica, Social Media Today, Gizmodo, CNBC, Reuters, The Guardian, NBC Bay Area, iPhone in Canada Blog, USA Today, The Information, 9to5Mac, PCMag, Mashable, PetaPixel, Proactive, NBC News, Engadget, PhoneArena, Agence France-Presse, NPR, and The Verge
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases visionOS marketing style guidelines, asking developers to refer to Apple Vision Pro apps as “spatial computing apps”, not AR, VR, XR, or MR apps — Apple on Monday finally confirmed that Vision Pro will arrive in stores early next month.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
More: MacRumors, NFT News Today, Business Insider, Apple, Advanced Television, KnowTechie, SlashGear, PC Gamer, HotHardware, Wccftech, CNET, On my Om, 9to5Mac, WWD, Daring Fireball, Matthew Cassinelli, Techsponential, Worms and Viruses, mjtsai.com, MacRumors, Quartz, CNBC, Constellation Research, Bloomberg, Six Colors, TechCrunch, Road to VR, Deadline, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, MacStories, Supercharged, and AppleInsider
Threads: @anildash, @pkafka, @katienotopoulos, and @benedictevans
Mastodon: @johnvoorhees@mastodon …, @waynedixon@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @BenRiceM@mastodon.social, @tchaten@mastodon.world, @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io, @modocache@types.pl, @stroughtonsmith …, and @stroughtonsmith …
X: @rihardjarc, @ianzelbo, @tailosivetech, @munster_gene, @linasbeliunas, @tailosivetech, @tina__nigro, @tailosivetech, @lukemiani, @markoznewz, @charlesarthur, @markgurman, @mgsiegler, @sigjudge, @scobleizer, @vnchocotaco, @markgurman, @maxwinebach, @dharmesh, @bzamayo, @vadimyuryev, @markgurman, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @jasminezroberts, @adamhlavac, @jetscott, @joannastern, @joannastern, @llsethj, @stevemoser, @carnage4life, @benbajarin, @parkerortolani, @parkerortolani, @tim_cook, @mgsiegler, @bzamayo, @aaronp613, and @aaronp613. Forums: Slashdot
| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
X suspended several journalists and podcasters for hours with no explanation; Elon Musk says that sometimes real accounts get caught up in anti-spam/scam sweeps — Elon Musk's “free speech” social media platform banned a number of accounts recently critical of Israel.
More: VICE, Mashable, NBC News, Business Insider, Fortune, The Messenger, and New Republic
Threads: @esqueer_, @tweet_removed, @kbode, @keubikooriginal, and @bobschooley
Mastodon: @danilo@hachyderm.io and @Brendanjones@fosstodon.org
X: @elonmusk, @texasobserver, @elonmusk, @ecomarxi, @georgegalloway, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @stevanzetti, @ggreenwald, @jacksonhinklle, @liz_franczak, @kenklippenstein, @elonmusk, @mikaelthalen, @dancow, @digiphile, @shayan86, @yugopnik, @yugopnik, @yugopnik, and @yugopnik
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Source: Humane laid off 10 employees this week in a cost cutting measure and plans to lower budgets in 2024, as the company reshuffles some executive positions — Humane laid off 4 percent of employees this week in a move that was described as a cost cutting measure to those who were impacted … | Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
In a first, the US FTC bans data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode Social, from selling phone location data and orders the company to delete all collected data — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users' sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday.
More: Federal Trade Commission, Reuters, Politico, The Record, and BleepingComputer
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Amazon announces Matter Casting, an Apple AirPlay-like feature to send videos from Android and iOS to Amazon devices, initially supporting Echo Show devices — Amazon.com Inc. introduced a new feature that mimics Apple Inc.'s AirPlay while working across different platforms …
More: About Amazon, MacRumors, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, The Information, MacDailyNews, MSPoweruser, The Streamable, The Windows Club, AFTVnews, Engadget, Advanced Television, Android Authority, 9to5Toys, ZDNet, TechHive, 9to5Google, Android Central, Digital Trends, Pocket-lint, Thurrott, and Business Post
| Bloomberg: |
Beijing's judicial bureau says a state-backed institution cracked Apple's AirDrop to identify message senders, and police found multiple suspects via the method — - Beijing agency claims to have found way to identify senders — Declaration follows efforts to crack down on sensitive content
More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, PCMag, Global Times, Supercharged, Dexerto, Gizmodo, iClarified, PhoneArena, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, The Messenger, Android Authority, Engadget, BGR, Metacurity, Cybernews.com, and South China Morning Post
X: @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @sehof, @globaltimesnews, and @appcensorship
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
The FCC plans shutdown of the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23M enrolled households, as GOP withholds funding — FCC must start winding down low-income program as Congress fails to add money. — The Federal Communications Commission is about to start winding …
More: CNN, The Verge, The Hill, The Register, The White House, RCR Wireless News, Total Telecom, Washington Post, and Fierce Telecom Industry News. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| Adam D'Angelo / Quora: |
Quora says it raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz, to be used to accelerate the growth of Poe and pay bot creators through its creator monetization program — We are excited to announce that we have raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz. This funding will be used to accelerate the growth of Poe …
More: TechCrunch and Andreessen Horowitz
X: @rakeshlobster, @adamdangelo, @ednewtonrex, and @martyswant
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
X announces new shows with former CNN host Don Lemon, former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and sports commentator Jim Rome, amid a push into video — The tech company also announced a 10-show deal with Range Media Partners, and a deal with Tulsi Gabbard.
More: Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, Social Media Today, Business Insider, New York Daily News, The Hill, Bloomberg, NBC News, Reclaim The Net, Reuters, The Verge, Deadline, TVLine, and Politico
Threads: @meal_fitforaking. Bluesky: @thepeterha.bsky.social. X: @donlemon, @lindayax, @viacristiano, @mehdirhasan, @mehdirhasan, @themaxburns, @tuckercarlson, @elonmusk, @karaswisher, @tulsigabbard, and @jimrome
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Startup Rabbit Inc. debuts the R1, a $199 handheld AI device meant to be a virtual assistant to complete tasks without a smartphone, shipping in late March — The startup has developed a virtual assistant that learns whatever digital errands you teach it. The interface is extra cute …
More: Tom's Guide, ZDNet, The Verge, Engadget, TechRadar, Business Wire, The Bondi Blog, The Decoder, Liliputing, TechCrunch, TechSpot, 9to5Google, and AppleInsider
Threads: @reckless1280. X: @rabbit_hmi, @gfodor, @levelsio, @mahyarm8, @doganuraldesign, @raywongy, @holdenmatt, @ianzelbo, @stevemoser, and @simonw
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures as a managing director, after five years at Founders Fund — With $3.1 billion in new funds, Khosla Ventures and founder Vinod Khosla are bringing back Keith Rabois, a high-profile former partner and outspoken Miami resident.
More: TechCrunch, Vinod Khosla, and The Information
Threads: @anildash. X: @vkhosla, @zebulgar, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @ericnewcomer, @rabois, @alexrkonrad, and @kevg1412
| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Microsoft finds a material that could replace ~70% of lithium in a battery, by using Azure Quantum Elements HPC resources to run simulations and AI models — Recently, Microsoft built a clock. — Well, “built” may be overstating things. Members of the company's quantum computing team found …
More: Microsoft, The Verge, BBC, Source, VentureBeat, GeekWire, The Quantum Insider, Proactive, Bloomberg, Windows Central, TechCrunch, and TechRadar
LinkedIn: Frank X. Shaw, Satya Nadella, Peter Lee, Harry McCracken, and Eric Horvitz
| New York Times: |
Elections and disinfo are colliding like never before in 2024, as social networks reduce protections and state influence campaigns and AI-fueled disinfo ramp up — A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A.I. advances and a pullback in social media protections.| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Adobe General Counsel and Chief Trust Officer Dana Rao on generative AI, IP issues, cloud security, the Figma deal, regulation, antitrust, and more — Adobe's top lawyer discusses the future of copyright, why the Figma acquisition fell through, and why he's optimistic AI won't put creatives out of work.
More: PetaPixel
| Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press: |
A US federal judge temporarily halts the enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps — A federal judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily halting enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps.| Siddharth Cavale / Reuters: |
At CES 2024, Walmart unveils a generative AI search tool and says it is developing a tool to help InHome users quickly add commonly ordered items to their carts — Walmart (WMT.N) on Tuesday unveiled two new AI-powered tools at the CES conference in Las Vegas to help shoppers quickly search … | Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo: |
Pennsylvania becomes the first US state to use ChatGPT Enterprise in a pilot with OpenAI, in which state employees will use AI tools for daily operations — State employees in Pennsylvania will begin using ChatGPT to assist with their work in the coming weeks.
More: Governor Josh Shapiro, GovTech, The Verge, and StateScoop
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU begins investigating whether Microsoft's OpenAI investment should be vetted under its rules, and asks for feedback on generative AI and virtual worlds — - EU watchdog follows UK regulator in weighing a probe — Move comes after furore over firing and rehiring of Sam Altman
More: European Commission, Computerworld, SiliconANGLE, CNBC, Decrypt, TechCrunch, The Register, MSPoweruser, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, Ars Technica, Fortune, The Guardian, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Sifted, The Korea Herald, CCN.com, Associated Press, Financial Times, PYMNTS.com, ITPro, The Messenger, and Moneycontrol
LinkedIn: Raymond Philippe, Maroš Šefč, and James Webber
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