Sources: the FTC is likely to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard deal; FTC staff are skeptical of the companies' arguments (Josh Sisco/Politico) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

Mark Cuban's interactive streaming app Fireside acquires streaming platform Stremium and plans to launch on smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and other devices (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Microsoft says hackers used vulnerabilities in Boa web server, discontinued in 2005 but pervasive across IoT devices, to target the Indian power sector (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

SBF says FTX had ~$60B in collateral in spring 2022, but a credit squeeze, market selloff, and "run on the bank" reduced it to $9B ahead of the bankruptcy (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 18:41 Rating: 5

HP reports Q4 revenue down 11.2% YoY to $14.8B and Personal Systems revenue down 13% YoY to $10.3B, and forecasts a 10% drop in PC sales in FY 2023 (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 17:41 Rating: 5

Interviews and messages show how SBF used PACs, nonprofits, and consulting firms to woo politicians, regulators, and others to support his crypto goals (New York Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

HP to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees, or up to 12% of its workforce, over the next three years as part of a plan to achieve $1.4B in annualized cost savings (Denny Jacob/Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Facebook's Q3 Widely Viewed Content Report: in a first, none of the top 20 posts broke platform rules; sources detail Meta's latest fight against spammy content (Jeff Horwitz/Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Since Elon Musk's takeover, sources say Twitter has in some cases chosen not to pay vendors, as it reviews and renegotiates deals to cut expenses (New York Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

Elon Musk holds relaunch of Blue Verified until "there is high confidence of stopping impersonations" and floats using different colors for orgs and individuals (Alex Heath/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 17:41 Rating: 5