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    Sources: Trump's transition team is considering Dan Gallagher, an ex-SEC commissioner and Robinhood's current legal chief, as SEC chair replacing Gary Gensler

    Reuters: Sources: Trump's transition team is considering Dan Gallagher, an ex-SEC commissioner and Robinhood's current legal...

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    Detroit plans to accept crypto for tax and fee payments starting mid-2025 through a PayPal-managed platform, becoming the largest US city to do so

    Sebastian Sinclair / Decrypt: Detroit plans to accept crypto, including BTC and ETH, for tax and...

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    A US judge dismisses Ethan Zuckerman's lawsuit against Meta; Zuckerman sought to stop Meta from suing him over a tool to let users unfollow everyone on Facebook

    David McCabe / New York Times: A US judge dismisses Ethan Zuckerman's lawsuit against Meta; Zuckerman...

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    Yelp agrees to buy RepairPal, a site for car repair estimates, for $80M in cash, with the deal expected to close by the end of 2024; RepairPal had raised $21.3M

    Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Yelp agrees to buy RepairPal, a site for car repair estimates, for...

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    Source: Baidu plans to unveil smart glasses with built-in cameras and voice support for AI model Ernie next week, launching as soon as early 2025 for under $299

    Bloomberg: Source: Baidu plans to unveil smart glasses with built-in cameras and voice support for AI...

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    Block says it is investing less in music streaming app Tidal and winding down decentralized “Web5” venture TBD to focus on bitcoin mining and its crypto wallet

    Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk: Block says it is investing less in music streaming app Tidal and...

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    A US judge dismisses a copyright lawsuit by Raw Story and AlterNet against OpenAI over AI training, for now, saying the outlets couldn't show enough harm

    Blake Brittain / Reuters: A US judge dismisses a copyright lawsuit by Raw Story and AlterNet...

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    Source: Amazon is discussing a second multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic, but wants Anthropic to use a large number of servers powered by Amazon chips

    Anissa Gardizy / The Information: Source: Amazon is discussing a second multibillion-dollar investment in Anthropic, but...

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    TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from Apple Music and Spotify in a post to their TikTok Feed or in DMs via TikTok Messages

    Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from...

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    AppLovin shares close up 46% after the company reported Q3 revenue up 39% YoY to $1.2B, vs. $1.13B est., and issued guidance well above est.; APP is up 519% YTD

    Ari Levy / CNBC: AppLovin shares close up 46% after the company reported Q3 revenue up...

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    Toast reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.305B, vs. $1.292B est., and annualized run rate up 28% YoY to $1.6B, vs. $1.5B est.; TOST jumps 15%+ after hours

    Ciara Linnane / MarketWatch: Toast reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $1.305B, vs. $1.292B est.,...

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    Cloudflare reports Q3 revenue up 28% YoY to $430.1M, vs. $424.1M estimated, and forecasts Q4 revenue below estimates; NET drops 7%+ after hours

    Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: Cloudflare reports Q3 revenue up 28% YoY to $430.1M, vs. $424.1M estimated,...

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    Block reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $5.98B, vs. $6.24B est., gross profit up 19% to $2.25B, Cash App gross profit up 21% to $1.31B; SQ drops 6%+ after hours

    MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Block reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $5.98B, vs. $6.24B est.,...

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    iVerify founder says the FBI is investigating whether China used its access to Verizon networks to infect the iPhones of staff of a US presidential campaign

    Thomas Brewster / Forbes: iVerify founder says the FBI is investigating whether China used its access...

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    Pinterest reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $898M, vs. $896M est., MAUs up 11% to a record 537M, but forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; PINS drops 13%+ after hours

    Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Pinterest reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $898M, vs. $896M est.,...

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    The US SEC's crypto-related enforcement is slated for a major rollback under President Trump, who has pledged to fire Gary Gensler on the first day in office

    Bloomberg: The US SEC's crypto-related enforcement is slated for a major rollback under President Trump, who...

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    Truecaller co-founders Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam plan to hand over day-to-day company operations to product chief Rishit Jhunjhunwala in January 2025

    Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Truecaller co-founders Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam plan to hand over day-to-day...

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    Qualcomm and Arm's earnings results show the smartphone industry making an uneven comeback, with both companies seeing a stronger demand for high-end models

    Ian King / Bloomberg: Qualcomm and Arm's earnings results show the smartphone industry making an uneven...

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    Roblox plans to stop kids under 13 from accessing experiences with “certain types of interactive features”, including “social hangouts”, starting November 18

    Jay Peters / The Verge: Roblox plans to stop kids under 13 from accessing experiences with...

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    Sources: TSMC and GlobalFoundries have finished negotiating agreements for billions of dollars in grants and loans under the CHIPS Act to support US factories

    Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: Sources: TSMC and GlobalFoundries have finished negotiating agreements for billions of dollars...

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    CRM software maker Freshworks plans to cut 13% of its workforce, or 660 employees, after reporting Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to $186.6M, vs. $181.6M average est.

    Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: CRM software maker Freshworks plans to cut 13% of its workforce, or...

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    Perplexity's US election hub offered helpful, real-time election insights and maps on November 5, linking to reliable resources and providing historical context

    Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Perplexity's US election hub offered helpful, real-time election insights and maps on...

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    Australia plans to introduce legislation that would ban children under 16 from using social media, not exempting those already with accounts or parental consent

    Maani Truu / ABC: Australia plans to introduce legislation that would ban children under 16 from...

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    Take-Two reports Q2 net bookings up 2% YoY to $1.47B, vs. $1.43B est., net revenue up 4% to $1.35B, and sells its Private Division label to an unnamed buyer

    Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: Take-Two reports Q2 net bookings up 2% YoY to $1.47B, vs. $1.43B...

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    Bumble reports Q3 revenue down 0.7% YoY to $273.6M, vs. $271.9M est., its first quarterly sales drop since going public in 2021, and 4.3M total paying users

    Priyanka.G / Reuters: Bumble reports Q3 revenue down 0.7% YoY to $273.6M, vs. $271.9M est., its...

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    JPMorgan rebrands its Onyx blockchain unit as Kinexys and plans to add on-chain foreign exchange capabilities as early as Q1 2025, starting with USD and EUR

    Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: JPMorgan rebrands its Onyx blockchain unit as Kinexys and plans to add...

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    CrowdStrike agrees to acquire Tel Aviv-based Adaptive Shield, which offers cloud security for SaaS apps; sources say CrowdStrike will pay ~$300M for the company

    Meir Orbach / CTech: CrowdStrike agrees to acquire Tel Aviv-based Adaptive Shield, which offers cloud security...

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    Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, and says it's not blocking Canadians' access to the app

    Ismail Shakil / Reuters: Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national...

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    Match Group reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to $895M, vs. $900.9M est., paying users down 3% to 15.2M, forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; MTCH drops 12%+ after hours

    Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: Match Group reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to $895M, vs. $900.9M...

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    Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 32% YoY to $1.52B, vs. $1.44B est, gross bookings up 16% to $4.1B, forecasts Q4 gross bookings above est.; LYFT jumps 20% after hours

    Akash Sriram / Reuters: Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 32% YoY to $1.52B, vs. $1.44B est,...

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    Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says his offer to help NYT was “to provide technical infra support” and “not to replace journalists or engineers” after pushback

    Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says his offer to help NYT was “to...

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    Google, Temasek, and Bain: online spending in Southeast Asia will reach $263B in 2024, up 15% YoY, the lowest growth rate since at least 2017, amid inflation

    Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Google, Temasek, and Bain: online spending in Southeast Asia will reach $263B...

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    Sources: Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind hacks in June and July of up to 165 Snowflake customers including AT&T

    Bloomberg: Sources: Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind hacks in June and...

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    Caitlin Kalinowski, who served as Meta's head of AR glasses from March 2022 to July 2024 and oversaw Orion, joins OpenAI to lead robotics and consumer hardware

    Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Caitlin Kalinowski, who served as Meta's head of AR glasses from March...

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    Meta is extending its ban on new political ads past Election Day in the US, “until later this week”

    Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Meta is extending its ban on new political ads past Election Day...

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    Robinhood, Kraken, and others unveil the Global Dollar Network to accelerate stablecoin usage and launch USDG, a Paxos-issued stablecoin pegged to the US dollar

    Hannah Lang / Reuters: Robinhood, Kraken, and others unveil the Global Dollar Network to accelerate stablecoin...

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    Sources: OpenAI is in early talks with the California AG's office to become a for-profit company; letter: it also has discussed the shift with the Delaware AG

    Bloomberg: Sources: OpenAI is in early talks with the California AG's office to become a for-profit...

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    Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an internal study, codenamed Atlas, to gather employee feedback on products on the market

    Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an...

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    Source: Meta informed ad partners that it will extend its ban on new election ads for the week leading up to the election until several days after polls close

    Sara Fischer / Axios: Source: Meta informed ad partners that it will extend its ban on...

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    A judge denies Philadelphia DA's emergency injunction request aiming to bring a halt to the $1M/day giveaway by Elon Musk's America PAC ahead of the US election

    NBC News: A judge denies Philadelphia DA's emergency injunction request aiming to bring a halt to...

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    Sources: ByteDance's international revenue grew 60%+ YoY to about $17B in H1 2024, and overall revenue grew 35% to about $73B, after growing 40% in H1 2023

    The Information: Sources: ByteDance's international revenue grew 60%+ YoY to about $17B in H1 2024, and...

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    Amazon unveils X-Ray Recaps on Prime Video, an AI feature that generates “spoiler-free and concise summaries” of TV shows, in beta to Fire TV users in the US

    Todd Spangler / Variety: Amazon unveils X-Ray Recaps on Prime Video, an AI feature that generates...

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    T-Mobile to use OpenAI tech for a customer service bot slated for next year that can refer to customer-specific data, and will pay OpenAI $100M over three years

    Aaron Holmes / The Information: T-Mobile to use OpenAI tech for a customer service bot slated...

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    Palantir reports Q3 revenue up 30% YoY to $725.5M, vs. $701.1M est., and raises 2024 revenue forecast again on robust AI adoption; PLTR jumps 11%+ after hours

    Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: Palantir reports Q3 revenue up 30% YoY to $725.5M, vs. $701.1M est.,...

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    ChatGPT Search is impressive in some ways, but it's unreliable for short queries containing just a few words, meaning it's far from being a “Google killer”

    Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: ChatGPT Search is impressive in some ways, but it's unreliable for short...

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    A single grant of $123M has been finalized from $33B+ announced so far under the US CHIPS Act, which is facing criticism on both sides of the political aisle

    Politico: A single grant of $123M has been finalized from $33B+ announced so far under the...

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    Google Cloud Q3 revenue grew 35% YoY to $11.35B with a 17% operating margin, outpacing AWS' 19% YoY revenue growth to $27.45B with a 38% operating margin

    Jordan Novet / CNBC: Google Cloud Q3 revenue grew 35% YoY to $11.35B with a 17%...

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    Experts say Tesla's imitation learning-based approach to building fully autonomous driving systems needs AI breakthroughs that may not be achieved for some time

    Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Experts say Tesla's imitation learning-based approach to building fully autonomous...

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    Spot AI, which helps companies analyze security camera footage, raised $31M and unveiled Video AI Agents that can detect and trigger responses to safety issues

    Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Spot AI, which helps companies analyze security camera footage, raised $31M and...

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    Interviews with Amazon's health chief Neil Lindsay and others on the company's health care push, the PillPack and One Medical acquisitions, its future, and more

    Harry McCracken / Fast Company: Interviews with Amazon's health chief Neil Lindsay and others on the...