Adam Mosseri details Threads' fediverse plans, including following non-Threads accounts, showing replies from other platforms, and follower portability
The head of Instagram says a full integration with the fediverse could take ‘the better part of a year.’
Vera Molnar, considered the godmother of generative art for her computer-aided paintings and drawings that started in the 1960s, died on December 7 at age 99
Experimenting with algorithms, she began to employ the principles of computation in her work even before she gained access to an actual computer.
California drops its 2021 sexual harassment case against Activision Blizzard saying investigations haven't substantiated allegations; Activision will pay ~$54M
The California Civil Rights Department said in a settlement agreement that no “investigation has substantiated any allegations” against the video game maker.
Docs: ByteDance used OpenAI's API to develop its own LLM, codenamed Project Seed; employees discussed “whitewashing” the evidence through “data desensitization”
TikTok's entrancing “For You” feed made its parent company, ByteDance, an AI leader on the world stage.
Apple agrees to pay $25M to settle a class action lawsuit alleging Apple misrepresented the way that third-party app subscriptions worked with Family Sharing
Apple has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over Family Sharing, and will pay out $25 million to put an end to the case.
Sources: DocuSign is working with advisers to explore a sale; DocuSign went public in 2018 and now has a $12B+ market cap; DOCU closes up 12.46%
Suitors for the $11 billion company could include private equity and technology firms — E-signature company DocuSign is working with advisers …
Apple announces contingent pricing for subscriptions, letting developers give users a discounted price if they're actively subscribed to another subscription
Apple has announced a new “contingent pricing” feature for subscriptions in the App Store. According to the company …
Polygon Labs discontinues contributions to Edge, the OSS used for Dogechain, and shifts towards the Polygon CDK, which is powered by zero-knowledge cryptography
Polygon Labs, a developer of scaling networks for Ethereum, has shifted toward “Polygon CDK,” a blockchain-development kit powered by zero-knowledge cryptography.
Days after updating its content policy to permit certain kinds of sexual content, Twitch rescinds the “artistic nudity” portion, citing “community concern”
Ash Parrish / The Verge :
How Spamouflage Dragon, China's largest disinformation campaign per Google and Meta, infiltrates platforms to promote Chinese policies and criticize dissidents
‘Mold of the internet’ has appeared on 50 platforms, researchers say — When a Twitter account for Utah business coach Spencer …
The US SEC rejects Coinbase's petition for formal digital asset rules, because the “existing securities regime appropriately governs crypto asset securities”
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk :
OpenAI says ByteDance's use of its API was minimal, suspends ByteDance's account while it investigates a report that ByteDance used OpenAI's API for its own LLM
After my report was published, OpenAI spokesperson Niko Felix sent the following statement confirming that ByteDance's account has been suspended:
Microsoft launches its basic Office suite on the Meta Quest store for free, letting all Quests run Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a mixed reality environment
Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central :
Tesla's Autopilot recall threatens to hurt the company's defense in six high-profile lawsuits set for 2024 over crashes linked to the driver-assistance program
Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg :
Google DeepMind's FunSearch model cracks the unsolved cap set problem in pure mathematics, the first time an LLM has solved a long-standing scientific puzzle
Memo: Weibo sent notices warning users to “avoid expressing pessimism about the economy” and “avoid crossing the red lines” around economic or financial topics
- The social media service sent warning notices to users — China has stepped up control on online discourse in past years X: @haifeng_huang and @wexler . LinkedIn: Ethan Tan X: H. Huang / @haifeng_hu...
Sources: more Chinese government agencies and state-backed firms have ordered staff to stop bringing iPhones, Samsung phones, and other foreign devices to work
Bloomberg :
Sources: Elon Musk verbally guaranteed some US banks that they would not lose money on the Twitter deal; banks face serious losses on the “uninvestable” debt
it felt way too nerdy. Bluesky was unhinged in a cringy way. Threads, however, feels just right. It seems at least right now (no guarantee it'll be like this forever), people try to be nice. Engag...
Researchers: Microsoft Copilot answers some political queries in the US and other countries with conspiracies, misinformation, and out-of-date or incorrect info
David Gilbert / Wired :
iOS 17.2 closes off Flipper Zero devices' ability to carry out DoS attacks on iPhones within a 30-foot radius by continuously sending Bluetooth pairing requests
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet :
An interview with Tim Sweeney about Epic's win over Google and his concerns that Google will “get away with continuing their scheme” through “fake” remedies
‘Fortnite’ maker's boss Tim Sweeney hopes court will avoid ‘fake’ remedies following landmark legal win over tech giant
Some X users report seeing ads for apps that use AI to “undress” women in photos; TikTok and Meta have started to block search terms related to “nudify” apps
Jordan Pearson / VICE :
CGIGC: China's video games market returned to growth in 2023 with domestic revenue up 13% YoY to ~$42.6B and the number of gamers up 0.61% YoY to a record 668M
Josh Ye / Reuters :
YouTube creators MrBeast and Chucky Appleby launch ViewStats, which uses the YouTube API to unveil detailed stats about channels for creators and fans, in beta
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch : Mastodon: @kierkegaank@mastodon.sdf.org . X: @nickadobos , @alexisohanian , @gregisenberg , and @bria_sullivan . LinkedIn: Justin Gerrard See also Mediagazer Mastodon...
A look at the complex Microsoft-OpenAI alliance structure, which sources say entitles Microsoft to up to 49% of the earnings from OpenAI's for-profit subsidiary
Financial Times :
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
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