Elon Musk shared a lurid, baseless conspiracy theory on Twitter about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi, in response to a Hillary Clinton tweet (Rachel Sharp/The Independent)

Rachel Sharp / The Independent:
Elon Musk shared a lurid, baseless conspiracy theory on Twitter about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi, in response to a Hillary Clinton tweet  —  Billionaire peddled the conspiracy theory on Twitter just days after he completed his takeover of the social media platform

Sources: Apple plans to launch M2-based versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros in early March 2023; M2 Max will have 12 CPU cores and 38 GPU cores (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to launch M2-based versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros in early March 2023; M2 Max will have 12 CPU cores and 38 GPU cores  —  Apple's next group of Macs probably won't launch until early next year, which means it will have fewer new devices to sell in the holiday quarter.

Inside the US National Cyber Mission Force, which has been deployed to 20 countries since 2018 to battle state-backed Russian, Chinese, and North Korean hackers (Gordon Corera/BBC)

Gordon Corera / BBC:
Inside the US National Cyber Mission Force, which has been deployed to 20 countries since 2018 to battle state-backed Russian, Chinese, and North Korean hackers  —  Russia failed to take down Ukrainian computer systems with a massive cyber-attack when it invaded this year, despite many analysts' predictions.

Analysis reveals how Google's ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, and climate disinfo in Europe, Latin America, and Africa (ProPublica)

ProPublica:
Analysis reveals how Google's ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, and climate disinfo in Europe, Latin America, and Africa  —  Google is funneling revenue to some of the web's most prolific purveyors of false information in Europe, Latin America and Africa, a ProPublica investigation has found.

Sources: Twitter engineers were told on Friday to print out their last 30 to 60 days of code for Elon Musk to review, before being told to shred those printouts (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Twitter engineers were told on Friday to print out their last 30 to 60 days of code for Elon Musk to review, before being told to shred those printouts  —  Twitter has a new CEO.  And he'd like to see your code, please  —  Elon Musk took over Twitter on Thursday like a military general …

A book excerpt details Netflix's shift from DVDs and tensions with HBO, which took a hard line on streaming rights, leading Netflix to make its own content (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
A book excerpt details Netflix's shift from DVDs and tensions with HBO, which took a hard line on streaming rights, leading Netflix to make its own content  —  Jeffrey Bewkes scanned his mind, searching for the perfect war metaphor.  —  It was December 2010.

A Reddit user provides a detailed look at a decommissioned Netflix cache server with 262TB of storage; such servers are often embedded within major ISP networks (Karl Bode/VICE)

Karl Bode / VICE:
A Reddit user provides a detailed look at a decommissioned Netflix cache server with 262TB of storage; such servers are often embedded within major ISP networks  —  A Netflix cache server is getting a second chance at life thanks to Redditors.  —  KB  —  A Redditor says they've managed …

'Configuration change' behind global Instagram outage: Meta

Meta has announced that 'Configuration change' was the reason behind the global Instagram outage. On Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites as well as services, over 900 users in India reported issues in accessing the Meta-owned photo and video sharing platform. https://ift.tt/Wma9IYg

Internal Iranian carrier documents detail SIAM, an Iranian government web program for surveilling the country's cellphone users and disrupting communications (The Intercept)

The Intercept:
Internal Iranian carrier documents detail SIAM, an Iranian government web program for surveilling the country's cellphone users and disrupting communications  —  As furious anti-government protests swept Iran, the authorities retaliated with both brute force and digital repression.

Oppo A series smartphone with 108 MP sensor tipped to launch soon

The tipster also suggests that the display could offer a 2,160Hz pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming – a technology that reduces screen flickering and offers a smooth display experience. The rear camera module is tipped to feature a 108 MP primary sensor. Details of the other sensors are still under wraps. https://ift.tt/gWRzDel

How to disable or remove Samsung Pay from your Galaxy smartphone

Samsung has made it simple for users to disable or remove Samsung Pay from their Galaxy phones in more recent Android versions. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you disable or uninstall the Samsung Pay app from your Galaxy device: https://ift.tt/JidM2Ll

Xiaomi shuts down its financial services business in India

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp has reportedly quietly exited the financial services business in India. According to a report in TechCrunch, citing sources familiar with the matter, the Chinese giant recently pulled the Mi Pay and Mi Credit apps in the country from the local Play Store and its own app store. The company has pulled its Mi Pay and Mi Credit apps in India from the local Play Store and its own app store. https://ift.tt/2yefT7o

Despite climate pledges by US tech giants, Greenpeace finds key supplies for Amazon, Microsoft, Google, HP, and others remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Despite climate pledges by US tech giants, Greenpeace finds key supplies for Amazon, Microsoft, Google, HP, and others remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels  —  Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. have pledged to run their own operations on 100% clean power.

Moto G Play (2022) entry-level smartphone to launch soon, likely specs tipped online

Motorola is expected to soon launch a new entry-level smartphone -- Moto G Play (2022) soon. A new online leak reveals the likely design and specifications of the upcoming Moto smartphone. https://ift.tt/54Gj2aQ

Sources: ahead of Elon Musk's takeover, advertisers on Twitter are concerned about looser content moderation and potential conflicts of interest for auto ads (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ahead of Elon Musk's takeover, advertisers on Twitter are concerned about looser content moderation and potential conflicts of interest for auto ads  —  Marketers are concerned about the Tesla CEO's stance on content moderation and potential conflicts in auto advertising if the deal for Twitter completes