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Polymarket says the FBI seized CEO Shayne Coplan's phone and electronics; source: the DOJ is investigating Polymarket for allegedly accepting bets from US users — - Polymarket says FBI agents seized CEO's phone, electronics — Platform has taken recent measures to weed out US traders
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
The EU fines Meta €797.72M for tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook and “imposing unfair trading conditions” on rival websites, the first such fine for Meta — Facebook is undermining rivals by ‘tying’ its free Marketplace services with the social network, Brussels says
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Sources: the CFPB moves to place Google under formal federal supervision, an extraordinary move that may lead to regular inspections; Google fiercely resisted — The agency aims to conduct more rigorous direct oversight of the tech firm, a major move that Google has resisted in the final months of the Biden administration.| John Voorhees / MacStories: |
Apple releases updates to Final Cut Pro, adding AI-generated closed captions and Vision Pro spatial video editing, and Logic Pro for macOS and iPadOS — Today, Apple revealed the latest updates to Final Cut Pro for the Mac and iPad, with both offering a variety of new features and simplified workflows.
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Google releases a new free Gemini app for iOS, letting users ask questions and chat via text, voice, or camera, as well as use conversational Gemini Live — In the AI chatbot world, ubiquity is everything. Companies have raced to build desktop and mobile apps for their bots …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says real-time protections against scam calls and malicious apps are rolling out on Pixel 6 or newer devices and coming soon to more Android phones — After demoing at I/O 2024 in May, Google is rolling out real-time Scam Detection for phone calls on Pixel devices.
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| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
Echoing TikTok's gifting, YouTube is rolling out “jewels” that users can buy to support creators during livestreams, for those in the YouTube Partner Program — YouTube is taking a page out of the TikTok playbook by adding “jewels” you buy to exchange for gifts for your favorite creators during livestreams.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: OpenAI plans to launch a new AI agent codenamed Operator, which can use a computer to take actions on a person's behalf, in January 2025 — The new software, codenamed “Operator,” is set to be released in January. — OpenAI is preparing to launch a new artificial intelligence agent codenamed …
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| Eric Geller / Wired: |
Experts expect Trump to relax business cybersecurity rules, drop human rights concerns on spyware, and take an aggressive stance on US adversaries' cyber armies — Experts expect Donald Trump's next administration to relax cybersecurity rules on businesses, abandon concerns around human rights … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
UK consumer rights group Which? launches a legal claim against Apple, seeking £3B in compensation, alleging that Apple locked ~40M UK users into iCloud services — U.K. consumer rights group ‘Which?’ is filing a legal claim against Apple under competition law on behalf of some 40 million users …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Amazon One Medical expands telehealth services with low-cost treatment plans and medication delivery for beauty and lifestyle issues like hair loss, skin care — Amazon One Medical is expanding its telehealth services with the launch of upfront and low-cost treatment plans and medication delivery …
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X names Mahmoud Reza Banki as CFO; Banki, who Trump pardoned for making false statements in January 2021, was Tubi CFO and, a source says, joined X in November — Mahmoud Reza Banki, former Tubi finance chief, joins platform amid financial challenges — Elon Musk's X Corp. named Mahmoud … | Ramish Zafar / Wccftech: |
AMD says it will lay off ~4% of its global staff to align “resources with our largest growth opportunities”; SEC filing: AMD had 26,000 staff at the end of 2023 — According to a spokesperson, chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., is laying off a portion of its global workforce.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google updates Maps to help users search for products like home goods, clothing, and electronics and find stores nearby, improve traffic reporting, and more — Google has added some new travel and shopping features to Maps that aim to make it easier to find local products and stay on time during busy periods.| Bloomberg: |
Foxconn reports Q3 revenue up 20% YoY to a record ~$57.01B, a ~$1.5B net income, vs. ~$1.41B est., and expects half of its server orders in 2025 to be for AI — - Both beat quarterly profit estimates thanks to AI servers — Hon Hai cloud products to match mobile phone sales in 2025| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
FBI and CISA: Chinese hackers breached multiple US telecom companies, compromising the “private communications” of US officials and stealing customer call data — CISA and the FBI confirmed that Chinese hackers compromised the “private communications” of a “limited number” … | New York Times: |
A look at “blind box livestreaming”, an e-commerce trend in China that has become an entertaining and, some users and experts said, addictive pastime — How many plastic trinkets would you end up with? The game keeps many addicted, buyers and spectators alike.| Quentyn Kennemer / The Verge: |
Snap unveils new Snapchat location and privacy tools, including letting parents request their teen's location and view their location-sharing settings — Once known only for its self-destructing pics, in recent years Snapchat has sneakily evolved into a location-oriented social media app.
More: 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, The Economic Times, and The Indian Express
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
The EU publishes its first draft of a Code of Practice under the AI Act for general-purpose AI models, including provisions for copyright and systemic risk — A first draft of a Code of Practice that will apply to providers of general-purpose AI models under the European Union's AI Act has been published …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sonos reports Q4 revenue down 8% YoY to $1.5B, spent $4M on “app recovery investments”, and has released 16 app updates and “restored 90% of missing features” — Sonos is still trying to climb out from the hole it dug itself earlier this year by recklessly shipping … | Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Cisco reports Q1 revenue down 6% YoY to $13.8B, vs. $13.77B est., net income down 25% to $2.7B, and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates — - Company has been working to recover from yearlong slump — Federal government spending is seen as a weak spot for Cisco| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
BitSight, the cybersecurity startup last valued at $2.4B, acquires Cybersixgill, which gathers threat intelligence data from the dark web, for $115M — More consolidation is afoot in the world of cybersecurity. BitSight, the startup last valued at $2.4 billion when ratings firm Moody's took … | Michelle Anindya / Rest of World: |
How Grab built GrabMaps by using data from drivers, users, and merchants in 500+ Southeast Asian cities, adding 800,000+ km of missing roads to OpenStreetMap — The super-app uses its own drivers and cameras to create hyperlocal maps in eight countries. — • JAKARTA, INDONESIA| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the UK Treasury is planning to introduce legislation on stablecoins and staking; the FCA says it plans to publish a crypto regulatory roadmap “shortly” — - Government to introduce legislation on stablecoins, staking — UK faces industry pressure for clarity as US, EU set pace
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