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Reuters : Baidu receives a license to test its Apollo Go robotaxi service in Hong Kong, Baidu's first known permit for autonomous vehicle testing outside mainland China   —  China's Baidu (9888.HK) has received a licence to test autonomous vehicles with its Apollo Go robotaxi service in Hong Kong … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/sKE6Nqb via IFTTT

Mariella Moon / Engadget : Bluesky now requires parody or fan accounts to label themselves as such after a researcher found 44% of its 100 most-followed accounts have a doppelganger   —  Parody and fan accounts will have to clearly label their profiles.  —  Bluesky has updated its impersonation policy to be … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8bYxzG5 via IFTTT

Financial Times : OpenAI says it plans to build data centers in parts of the US Midwest and Southwest; sources: OpenAI is spending $5B+ a year and is “not close to breaking even”   —  ChatGPT-maker aims for big boost from new AI products, Apple partnership and infrastructure investment from Techmeme https://ift.tt/4WTnDjA via IFTTT

Vanessa Friedman / New York Times : How Amazon Haul, a storefront for fashion, home, and other items at “ultralow prices”, reflects the “haul” shopping phenomenon popularized by YouTube and TikTok   —  It is the shopping phenomenon of our times, and now it's an Amazon store. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/bPLRUu8 via IFTTT

Craig Coben / Financial Times : MicroStrategy is now the largest corporate holder of bitcoins, owning ~2% of them, and its stock is up 450%+ this year, as its risky bitcoin strategy continues   —  Despite massive fundraising plans, the stock is up 450% this year, valuing the company at about $90bn from Techmeme https://ift.tt/q2Vp9wG via IFTTT

Josh Rubin / Toronto.com : Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar, Postmedia, and CBC, sue OpenAI, alleging breach of copyright and terms of use   —  A broad coalition of Canada's major news organizations, including the Toronto Star, Metroland Media, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and CBC … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/0xZEefS via IFTTT

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer : Report: Russia arrested notorious cybercriminal Mikhail Matveev for developing malware and running hacking groups; US DOJ filed charges against him in 2023   —  Russian citizen and notorious ransomware affiliate Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/dwPqA7j via IFTTT

Ismail Shakil / Reuters : Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more   —  Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog said on Thursday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/nD1uCl8 via IFTTT

Mathieu Pollet / Politico : In a risk assessment submitted to the EU in September 2023, X defended its new approach to content policing and “mission to promote open conversation”   —  The Elon Musk-owned social media platform touts its moderation efforts in a risk assessment submitted to the Commission. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jmcpxd via IFTTT

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 from Techmeme https://ift.tt/1G3F7zE via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Sources: Trump's team interviewed Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner and strong proponent of crypto and fintech companies, as a candidate to lead the SEC   —  - Atkins is a proponent of crypto and fintech companies  — Uyeda, Tarbert and Stebbins have also been in contention from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Pm6HIFs via IFTTT

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg : The US FTC is investigating Uber after customers complained the company signed them up for Uber One without their consent and made it difficult to cancel   —  - Agency opened investigation earlier this year amid complaints  — Uber's lawyers complained to FTC about rushed settlement from Techmeme https://ift.tt/zkrDGm2 via IFTTT

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Meta appears to be developing a Threads feature inspired by Bluesky's “starter packs”, with profiles “handpicked by people on Threads” for users to follow   —  Hoping to quell some of the momentum behind social network Bluesky, a competitor to X and Meta's Threads … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/KMbqNUc via IFTTT

Kif Leswing / CNBC : Dell Q3: revenue up 10% YoY to $24.4B, vs. $24.67B est., Infrastructure Solutions Group up 34% driven by AI sales, net income up 12%; DELL drops 6% after hours   —  Dell Technologies forecast fourth-quarter revenue and earnings below Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, despite bullish commentary from the company on AI sales growth. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8zArfOc via IFTTT

Jason Koebler / 404 Media : X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts   —  “X CORP. OWNS THE X ACCOUNTS.”  —  On Monday, X filed an objection in The Onion's bid to buy InfoWars out of bankruptcy. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Ddko5Nu via IFTTT

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Mia Sato / The Verge : A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content   —  One Amazon influencer makes a living posting content from her beige home.  But after she noticed another account hocking the same minimal aesthetic … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/mB4K9JZ via IFTTT

Chris Welch / The Verge : Threads begins testing an option to set For You, Following, or a custom feed as the default feed, another improvement seemingly sparked by Bluesky competition   —  Threads will now let users decide what feed they want as their default when opening the app.  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/y761UjT via IFTTT

Katie Roof / Bloomberg : Austin-based anti-ransomware startup Halcyon raised $100M at a $1B valuation led by Evolution Equity Partners, bringing its total funding to date to $190M   —  - Texas-based security unicorn is backed by Bain, Evolution  — Halcyon is raising $100 million in funding from investors from Techmeme https://ift.tt/OFycLk1 via IFTTT

Aya Wagatsuma / Bloomberg : Shares of Japan's Fujikura, which specializes in fiber optic cables for data centers, are up 400%+ in 2024 due to the AI boom, leading the Nikkei 225 index   —  - Fujikura has benefited from surging demand for data centers  —  The global boom in AI has turned an obscure 139-year-old Japanese company into a stock-market star. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/ZgxCrnY via IFTTT

Reporters Without Borders : An investigation details how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing at least 15 outlets over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking”   —  Whether based in the US, Switzerland, France or India, any media outlet investigating the “ethical hacking” of Appin … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/DOvoeJZ via IFTTT

David Pan / Bloomberg : A profile of Chris Maurice, CEO of US-based stablecoin startup Yellow Card, which operates in 20 African countries and has traded $3B+ worth of crypto in 2024   —  Cryptocurrencies that track the dollar are becoming a popular workaround for companies stymied by currency shortages on the continent. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/EgpzDHx via IFTTT

Steven Overly / Politico : Q&A with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on what happens to the CHIPS program under the Trump administration, the future of AI safety, and more   —  With a massive legacy program hanging in the balance, the Commerce secretary wants to get billions in microchip money out the door in the next two months. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/OsMweWo via IFTTT

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept : A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft   —  The Intercept's lawsuit argues that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/usA1WLf via IFTTT

Financial Times : Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5   —  Social media giant's Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges  —  Meta's Threads is losing ground … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/Y7sfdvV via IFTTT

New York Times : Sources: the US government launched an investigation into the Salt Typhoon hack after Microsoft alerted it and telecom companies about anomalies   —  Leaders of the big telecommunications companies were summoned to the White House to discuss strategies for overhauling the security … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/wj5NXpq via IFTTT