Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
An unredacted New Mexico lawsuit shows Snap grappled internally with how to warn users of Snapchat sextortion risks without striking fear in users or parents — New Mexico claims the social-media company’s product features and enforcement gaps make its platform a haven for child predation and blackmail
How streamers on Twitch and other services are moving further into talking politics, making the livestreaming platforms a focus for both presidential campaigns (New York Times)
New York Times:
How streamers on Twitch and other services are moving further into talking politics, making the livestreaming platforms a focus for both presidential campaigns — As more streamers discuss politics, including major events like Tuesday’s debate, they have become the focus of intense interest for both presidential campaigns.
Nick Clegg says Meta plans to build the Quest 3S in Vietnam in 2025; Meta did not specify the size of the investment and of its existing operation in Vietnam (Phuong Nguyen/Reuters)
Phuong Nguyen / Reuters:
Nick Clegg says Meta plans to build the Quest 3S in Vietnam in 2025; Meta did not specify the size of the investment and of its existing operation in Vietnam — Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday it will expand investment in artificial intelligence innovation in Vietnam …
Sony fixes a massive outage of its online gaming network PSN, affecting the PS3, PS4, PS5, PS Vita, web, and more, that was ongoing for over eight hours (Richard Lawler/The Verge)
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Sony fixes a massive outage of its online gaming network PSN, affecting the PS3, PS4, PS5, PS Vita, web, and more, that was ongoing for over eight hours — Gamers hoping to spend an evening in front of their PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 may be out of luck unless they enjoy single-player experiences (have you tried Astro Bot?).
A look at the debates over whether social media has fueled a teen suicide crisis, as mental health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans (Andrew Solomon/New Yorker)
Andrew Solomon / New Yorker:
A look at the debates over whether social media has fueled a teen suicide crisis, as mental health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans — Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers.
An interview with SAP CEO Christian Klein on why regulating AI would harm EU competitiveness, spending €2B per year on AI, building the Joule chatbot, and more (Stephen Morris/Financial Times)
Stephen Morris / Financial Times:
An interview with SAP CEO Christian Klein on why regulating AI would harm EU competitiveness, spending €2B per year on AI, building the Joule chatbot, and more — Christian Klein, head of bloc’s biggest software firm, warns against further curbs on AI models
An interview with WhatsApp Product Director Alice Newton-Rex on end-to-end encryption, spotting misinformation, the UK’s Online Safety Act, Telegram, and more (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
An interview with WhatsApp Product Director Alice Newton-Rex on end-to-end encryption, spotting misinformation, the UK’s Online Safety Act, Telegram, and more — The messaging platform’s director of product discusses privacy issues, AI and new features for the app’s 2bn users
A look at Calliope Networks, a content licensing company whose License to Scrape program is targeting YouTubers to strike their own AI training data agreements (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at Calliope Networks, a content licensing company whose License to Scrape program is targeting YouTubers to strike their own AI training data agreements — While big platforms like Reddit have signed deals with the AI giants, YouTube leaves licensing in the hands of individual creators.
In the past year, one researcher reported vulnerabilities in 19 commercial services used by hundreds of courts, state agencies, and police departments in the US (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
In the past year, one researcher reported vulnerabilities in 19 commercial services used by hundreds of courts, state agencies, and police departments in the US — With hundreds of courts and agencies affected, chances are one near you is, too. — Public records systems that courts …
FCC’s connectivity data in counties affected by Hurricane Helene: as of Sept. 30, 370 of North Carolina’s 1,452 cell sites are out because of a lack of power (Kevin Collier/NBC News)
Kevin Collier / NBC News:
FCC’s connectivity data in counties affected by Hurricane Helene: as of Sept. 30, 370 of North Carolina’s 1,452 cell sites are out because of a lack of power — In some counties, fewer than 10% of all cellphone service sites are fully functioning. — Some of the victims of Hurricane Helene are cut off from the outside world.
