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Meta’s Muse reportedly tops 10 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days

TechCrunch cites Sensor Tower estimates: Only 11 other apps, including Threads, reached that early U.S. milestone.

12 Sources, 15h ago, updated 15h ago

Meta's Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps | TechCrunch

Meta's Muse reportedly reached 10.2 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days

Sensor Tower estimates put Muse among 12 mobile apps to reach 10 million U.S. downloads within 40 days.

15 Sources, 2h ago, updated 2h ago

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Foursquare's reported acquisition and reported $0 outcome for equity holders

Co-founder Dennis Crowley faults Foursquare’s final leadership but accepts partial responsibility for how it ended.

10 Sources, 14h ago, updated 14h ago

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US sanctions five China-based entities over alleged trade-secret theft

The State Department named Linwei Ding's startup and its seed investor, MiraclePlus, in the October 19 designations.

8 Sources, 23h ago, updated 23h ago

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DHS appointees reportedly asked CISA to secretly hack a voting machine

ProPublica reports the request went unfulfilled as states describe reduced federal election-security help ahead of the 2026 midterms.

14 Sources, 1d ago, first seen 1d ago

How the Trump Administration Politicized the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — ProPublica

ChatGPT for Teens gets ‘unacceptable risk’ rating from Common Sense Media

The Verge reports that the assessment found missed parental alerts and inadequate crisis help; OpenAI disputes the testing.

9 Sources, 12d ago, updated 12d ago

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Reddit plans to end RSS feeds November 13 and public API access in March 2027

TechCrunch reports the changes as Reddit tightens access to user-generated content. Reddit says RSS feeds have become a target for large-scale scraping and automated abuse.

35 Sources, 19d ago, updated 19d ago

US and China reportedly set up AI incident hotline and “Super Intelligence” dialogue

A September 26, 2026, AI roundup claims the two countries established the hotline and dialogue. Another post frames the dialogue as a step toward managing AI risks.