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Australia's Senate passes a social media ban for children under 16, brushing aside lawmaker concerns on both sides; tech companies could be fined up to AU$50M — - Australia's social media laws to be among strictest in world — Children under age of 16 will be banned from opening accounts
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Ofcom: 22.9M UK adults visited Reddit in May 2024, up 47% YoY, making it the fifth biggest social media platform in the UK, above X's 22.1M and LinkedIn's 18.3M — Discussion platform takes fifth place in rankings and is the fastest growing large social media platform in the UK
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Ofcom: UK adults now spend 4 hours and 20 minutes on average daily online, a jump from 3 hours and 41 minutes in 2023, which was only an 8-minute bump over 2022 — Adults are spending an average of 4 hours and 20 minutes each day online across smartphones, tablets and computers in the U.K. … | Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it built an Xbox game store on Android but can't launch it due to an administrative stay on a court's sweeping changes for the Play Store — A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.”
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Alibaba releases 32.5B-parameter QwQ-32B-Preview under Apache 2.0 and claims the “reasoning” AI model beats OpenAI's o1-preview on the AIME and MATH tests — A new so-called “reasoning” AI model, QwQ-32B-Preview, has arrived on the scene. It's one of the few to rival OpenAI's o1 …
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| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
The US FTC finalizes amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule, letting the agency pursue scam tech support companies even when consumers initiate the calls — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers …
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An ex-staffer sues Binance for dismissing her for allegedly raising concerns about a co-worker taking a bribe; Binance says she was fired for poor performance — - Binance staffer accused of bribing to speed up client process — Binance says employee was dismissed for poor performance| Niall Firth / MIT Technology Review: |
How Altera deployed up to 1,000 AI agents that used LLMs to interact in Minecraft, finding that they formed a remarkable range of personality traits and roles — Left to their own devices, an army of AI characters didn't just survive — they thrived. They developed in-game jobs, shared memes … | Ana Altchek / Business Insider: |
On Joe Rogan's podcast, Marc Andreessen criticizes the “raw administrative power” of US agencies like the CFPB, SEC, and FTC, talks Elon Musk and DOGE, and more — - Marc Andreessen discussed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Joe Rogan's podcast.
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| Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: |
Memo: Revolut tells ex-staff who were at the startup for 2+ years and held $100K+ in vested stock that they can join a secondary share sale at a $45B valuation — - Ex-workers will be able to cash in at $45 billion valuation — Secondary share sale began this summer with current employees| Wall Street Journal: |
How Huawei and other Chinese tech companies are bombarding workers in Taiwan, Europe, and Silicon Valley with job offers in areas like advanced chips and AI — Huawei offered triple pay to lure staff from a key supplier of chip-making parts, sparking German investigation
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Mark Zuckerberg met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on November 27; sources: Zuckerberg, who has had a strained relationship with Trump, initiated the meeting — The president-elect has long been critical of Mr. Zuckerberg's social media platforms, saying they censor conservative viewpoints.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Young founders and coders applying for Elon Musk's DOGE cite a range of professional and civic motivations; sources say DOGE is seeking 100 full-time DC hires — The incoming Trump administration's planned agency for cutting government excess is seeking 100 full-time hires in the nation's capital … | The Information: |
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