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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Steam now tells its users that they're buying a license, not a game, ahead of a California law that forces companies to do so when customers “buy” digital media — The company appears to be getting ahead of a California law going into force next year.
More: Ars Technica, The Verge, PCWorld, Gizmodo, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, TechSpot, How-To Geek, PC Gamer, IGN, Gameranx, Eurogamer.net, Mashable, PlayStation LifeStyle, Neowin, Game Rant, Digital Trends, PC Games Insider, and Cryptopolitan
Forums: r/SteamDeck, r/technology, r/gamingnews, r/Games, r/technews, and r/pcgaming
| NPR: |
Faulty court filing redactions: TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for US teenagers, despite internal research validating concerns — For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers.
More: Washington Post, CNN, New Republic, Louisville Public Media, Mashable, Forbes, iPhone in Canada Blog, WBUR, Salon, and Quartz
Threads: @jawnpaczkowski and @bobbyallyn
X: @peterhamby, @ryanvanvelzer, @bobbyallyn, @ttp_updates, @davidgura, @rylandky, @viacristiano, @darakerr, and @nprinskeep
LinkedIn: Scott Galloway and Carl D. Marci
Forums: r/law, r/technology, r/NPR, and r/neoliberal
| New York Times: |
A look at Elon Musk's unparalleled involvement in the US election; sources: Trump's campaign contacted X to stop the circulation of the hacked JD Vance dossier — Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.
More: The Hill, Alternet.org, New York Magazine, Quartz, Raw Story, New Republic, Mediaite, emptywheel, and Washington Post
Threads: @oliverdarcy, @daveleebbg, @gtconway3dg, @mac_ryan_, @originalspin, @esqueer_, and @kateaconger
Mastodon: @kevincollier@mastodon.social, @wendysiegelman@mastodon …, @Wileymiller@mastodon.social, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, and @metacurity@infosec.exchange
X: @tvietor08, @timodc, @jason_kint, and @kevincollier
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/pittsburgh, and r/politics
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: Microsoft plans to test the streaming of games that users own and are not part of the Xbox Game Pass library, starting with Xbox Insiders in November — Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Adam Mosseri attributes Instagram and Threads' moderation issues, causing users to lose access to their accounts, to human moderator “mistakes”, not AI systems — Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Friday addressed the moderation issues that saw Instagram and Threads users losing access …
More: Engadget, The Verge, and Thurrott
Threads: @mosseri, @mossbergwalt, @mosseri, @stonekettle, @mosseri, @cult_papa, and @ism.and.ist
Bluesky: @kevinkleinpdx.bsky.social and @linh.social
| Business Insider: |
Experts question the feasibility of Tesla's robotaxi plan, getting scale without rideshare partners, and cite Musk's history of missed FSD dates; TSLA down 8%+ — - Tesla's driverless taxi plan has been met with skepticism over its feasibility and competition with rivals.
More: The Verge, The Guardian, Ars Technica, Benzinga, The Independent, Observer, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Jalopnik, Fortune, Rolling Stone, Financial Times, CNBC, Yahoo Lifestyle, Fortune, Forbes, Motley Fool, Futurism, Bloomberg, ZeroHedge News, TESLARATI, Auto Express, Mashable, Euronews, Yahoo Finance, RTÉ, Daring Fireball, The Economic Times, and SlashGear
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Forums: r/electricvehicles and Ars OpenForum
| Aarian Marshall / Wired: |
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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
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Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @fleg@chaos.social
Bluesky: @farnaby.bsky.social and @chickenpuppet.bsky.social
X: @tesla, @realdanodowd, @kvogt, @faizsays, @artemr, @pt, @teroterotero, @rowancheung, @banalplay, @dcurtis, @dcurtis, @collinrugg, @binarybits, @levie, @sawyermerritt, @chazman, @stokel, @ajtourville, and @mikebutcher
LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski, Patrick Gallagher, and Prof. Ahmed Banafa
Forums: r/RealTesla, r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/CyberStuck, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/electricvehicles
| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
A look at the promise of AI agents as a way for companies to monetize AI models; PitchBook: AI agent startups raised $8.2B over the past 12 months, up 81.4% YoY — Humans have automated tasks for centuries. Now, AI companies see a path to profit in harnessing our love of efficiency, and they've got a name for their solution: agents.
More: diginomica. Threads: @kylie.robison. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @spirosmargaris. LinkedIn: Ben Waber. Forums: r/technology
| Norman Goh / Nikkei Asia: |
ByteDance confirms laying off hundreds of TikTok content moderators in Malaysia and plans to invest $2B in 2024 in trust and safety; sources: 700+ were laid off — KUALA LUMPUR — ByteDance, the parent company of social media platform TikTok, confirmed on Friday that it will be laying off hundreds …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Salt Typhoon hackers still had access to some parts of US broadband networks within the last week, and investigators don't know what they were seeking — In letters to AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, lawmakers ask about proposed measures the companies will take to protect U.S. wiretap systems
More: CyberScoop, The Record, Nextgov/FCW, and Washington Examiner
| Daniel Wiessner / Reuters: |
The US NLRB issues a complaint accusing Apple of interfering with workers' rights to organize by restricting their use of social media and Slack — Apple (AAPL.O) has been accused by a U.S. labor board of interfering with workers' rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions …
More: Engadget and Bloomberg Law
| Iris Deng / South China Morning Post: |
Apple opens an applied research laboratory in Shenzhen; Chinese state media says it will become the company's “most extensive” lab outside the US — The new facility in the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong tech cooperation zone is one of several Apple research centres in China
More: 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, and MacDailyNews
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
X drops Unilever from its “advertiser boycott” lawsuit after making a deal with Unilever “to continue our partnership” as part of an “ecosystem-wide solution” — X is dropping claims against Unilever in its lawsuit that accuses advertisers and brands …
More: Gizmodo, New York Post, TVNewsCheck, and Wall Street Journal
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