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Meta Platforms zeigen mehr Werbung zu höheren Preisen
Mehr Umsatz und mehr Betriebsgewinn hat Meta Platforms im dritten Jahresquartal erzielt. Eine große US-Steuersenkung belastet den Nettogewinn.
https://www.…

"Wertheimer argues that the famous Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act--which protects companies from liability for content posted by users to their websites--needs to be reinterpreted to exclude “platforms that actively promote content using reinforcement learning-based recommendation algorithms.”"
(Original title: Platform Temperance)

Platform Temperance
Notes on a new wave of the Techlash

One does not simply parse IFWI.
https://github.com/platform-system-interface/intel_fw/issues/80

IFWI · Issue #80 · platform-system-interface/intel_fw
Integrated Firmware Image see https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/software-security-guidance/resources/key-usage-in-integrated-firmware-images.html document and sup...

SEC filing: Meta says it is no longer facing a CFPB investigation over advertising for financial services on its platforms (Evan Weinberger/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/meta-escapes-cfpb-probe-into-financial-se…

Meta Escapes CFPB Probe Into Financial Services Advertising
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. said it is no longer facing potential penalties from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over advertising for financial services on its platforms.

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Dilated Peoples:
🎵 The Platform
#DilatedPeoples
https://djdime.bandcamp.com/track/dilated-peoples-the-platform-remix-alchemist
https://open.spotify.com/track/1BbYPTXP9VwBWm44MqLyHK

Lettuce Financial, which offers an accounting, payroll, benefits, and tax compliance service for one-person businesses, raised $28M led by Zeev (Elaine Pofeldt/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elainepo…

Lettuce Financial, A Fin-Tech Platform Targeting Solopreneurs, Raises $28 Million And Acquires A Benefits Startup
Lettuce is expanding its AI-powered operating system and expects to offer improved health benefits through the acquisition of Besolo.

39C3: Konzerne ruinieren das Netz – Cory Doctorows Ideen gegen Enshittification
US-Plattformen entwickeln sich stetig von der Lösung zum Problem. Im Interview mit heise online nennt Doctorow Wege, wie Staaten und Nutzer sich wehren können.

Canva launches a foundational design model that generates editable layered designs, expands Canva AI, makes Affinity free for all users, and more (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/30/canva-launches-its-own-desig…

Canva launches its own design model, adds new AI features to the platform | TechCrunch
Canva is launching new features like Forms and email design, and it makes Affinity free for all users.

Human Interest, a 401(k) platform for SMBs that aims to cut down on administrative work, raised $100M at a $3B post-money valuation, up from $1.3B in 2024 (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/31/401k-human-interest

Scoop: 401(k) platform Human Interest now worth $3 billion
The $100 million raise comes just days after HI sued rival Guideline.

New York-based Kaizen, which provides a commerce platform for government agencies to offer services like utility billing, raised a $21M Series A led by NEA (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/202…

Exclusive: Govtech startup Kaizen raises $21M for commerce platform
NEA led the round.