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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
To appease the UK, Microsoft restructures its Activision deal by committing to sell Activision's cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft; the UK CMA will now investigate — Microsoft is restructuring its proposed Activision Blizzard deal to transfer cloud gaming rights for current and new Activision Blizzard games to Ubisoft.
More: Microsoft On the Issues, GOV.UK, Activision Blizzard King, The Verge, VentureBeat, Ubisoft, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, GeekWire, IGN, ExtremeTech, Thurrott, Android Headlines, Bloomberg, BBC, CNBC, The Register, Invezz, Pocket Gamer.biz, Video Games Chronicle, New York Post, CityAM, TheGamer, MobileSyrup, Tom's Hardware, PC Gamer, Watcher Guru, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Fortune, SlashGear, Gameranx, Stevivor, PCMag, BetaNews, TrueAchievements, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, Techaeris, NBC 7 San Diego, Game Developer, Push Square, GameSpot, TechCrunch, Coinspeaker, The Hill, Forbes, CNN, Silicon Republic, Appuals.com, New York Times, Metro.co.uk, Neowin, Politico, Digital Trends, Insider, Engadget, Gamereactor UK, Dot Esports, Eurogamer.net, GamesIndustry.biz, OnMSFT.com, Wccftech, Windows Central, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, RTÉ, Financial Times, Variety, and Press Start
X: @ubisoft, @lulumeservey, @kellen_browning, @charlieintel, @steffanpowell, @aarmstrong_says, @martinsfp, @tomwarren, @stephentotilo, @loudmouthjulia, @samuelstolton, @cmagovuk, @john_stepek, @stephentotilo, @fosspatents, @kprescott, @bradsmi, @tomwarren, @swiftonsecurity, @lewis_crofts, and @jamesrbuk. LinkedIn: Ronan Scanlan
| Kylie Robison / Fortune: |
Elon Musk says that X plans to remove preview headlines from posts linking to articles, so that the previews show only the article's lead image and the URL — X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, is planning a major change in how news articles appear on the service …
More: 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, PCMag, The Hill, The Verge, MobileSyrup, ZDNet, Engadget, Tech.co, New York Post, Techdirt, Neowin, Mashable, WinBuzzer, Insider, PhoneArena, Livemint, Gizmodo, Android Headlines, TechRadar, Techaeris, Social Media Today, The Wrap, Politico, and The Verge
Mastodon: @JBrodkinWebb@journa.host, @cspam@mastodon.cloud, @TodayInTwitter@mastodon …, and @jef@mastodon.social
Bluesky: @timstevens.bsky.social, @dylanljmartin.bsky.social, @malwaretech.com, @intelwire.bsky.social, @andrewbaron.bsky.social, and @caseynewton.bsky.social
X: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @xdaily, @kyliebytes, @lum_, @lexnfx, @lauraloomer, @kyliebytes, @yashar, @rmac18, @tomcoates, @beijingpalmer, @dandrezner, @pattymo, @mcwm, @jen_mcfadden, @daveleebbg, @kyliebytes, @annevedingell, @parismarx, @edzitron, @iwriteok, @kronykal, @whstancil, @kyliebytes, @jason_kint, @matthewstoller, @karaswisher, @beijingpalmer, @cit_uprising, @killedbygoogle, @erinkwoo, @yashar, @kyliebytes, @jeffsharlet, @kwalkertweets, @kyliebytes, @michaelehayden, @lauraloomer, @mollyjongfast, @petersterne, @phil_lewis_, and @ivanthek
Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/inthenews, and r/TheTwitterEnd
| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
A look at the dire state of Americans' privacy, worsened by credit bureaus' data policies; Telegram bots sell troves of personal info on targets for ~$15 in BTC — Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus.
More: New York Times. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, and @realhackhistory. Forums: Hacker News
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases a public preview of Python in Excel, which will run Python calculations in Azure, first on Windows and then other platforms “at a later date” — Microsoft is bringing popular programming language Python to Excel. A public preview of the feature is available today …
More: Microsoft Tech Community, The Register, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, PCMag, Anaconda, BleepingComputer, Gizchina, XDA Developers, Neowin, TechCrunch, The Windows Club, Anaconda, MSPoweruser, and OnMSFT.com
Mastodon: @Cmastication@mastodon.social and @MattHodges@mastodon.social
X: @excelhumor, @wynhopkins, @vxunderground, @anacondainc, @vxunderground, @tobeech, @john_lam, @tomwarren, and @oterocarlos. LinkedIn: Longhow Lam
Forums: Hacker News, r/Python, r/programming, and r/Accounting
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Meta plans to let Instagram and Facebook users in the EU opt out of its recommendation algorithms for Reels, Stories, Search, and more, to comply with the DSA — Instagram and Facebook users in Europe are getting more options to opt out of Meta's recommendation algorithms, the company has explained in a blog post today.
More: Meta, Fortune, CyberScoop, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, Cybernews.com, 9to5Mac, PetaPixel, Mashable, BGR, Engadget, and Android Headlines
Mastodon: @gedankenstuecke@scholar …. Bluesky: @andipalmur.bsky.social. X: @metanewsemea and @kpmacleod
| Dave James / PC Gamer: |
Nvidia announces DLSS 3.5 with AI-powered Ray Reconstruction, designed to recognize patterns within a noisy image and improve clarity, available on all RTX GPUs — Bringing AI to bear on those noisy traced rays. — Nvidia has announced a gorgeous new update to its Deep Learning Super Sampling technology.
More: NVIDIA, VideoCardz.com, Windows Central, The Verge, TechPowerUp, NVIDIA, VentureBeat, HotHardware, XDA Developers, The Decoder, Digit, GameSpot, Wccftech, PCWorld, Tom's Hardware, Digital Trends, TechRadar, KitGuru, ExtremeTech, Dexerto, TweakTown, Gameranx, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Neowin, Engadget, DSOGaming, and Blue's News
X: @tomwarren and @videocardz
Forums: r/Games, r/pcgaming, r/hardware, and r/pcmasterrace
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Meta releases SeamlessM4T, an AI model that can translate and transcribe nearly 100 languages across text and speech, and SeamlessAlign, a translation dataset — In its quest to develop AI that can understand a range of different dialects, Meta has created an AI model, SeamlessM4T …
More: Meta, Meta, Gizmodo, iPhone in Canada Blog, Voicebot.ai, The Decoder, MobileSyrup, TechEBlog, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Hugging Face, AI News, Axios, Engadget, The Verge, and Rest of World
X: @huggingface, @yacinemtb, and @artificialguybr. LinkedIn: Joelle Pineau. Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Ivanti warns of a Sentry API authentication bypass flaw being exploited in the wild, after hackers used another Ivanti zero-day to breach Norway's government — US-based IT software company Ivanti warned customers today that a critical Sentry API authentication bypass vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
More: forums.ivanti.com, DataBreachToday.com, SC Media, Infosecurity, and The Hacker News
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta is rolling out a much more capable Threads web app over the next few days, offering the ability to post, interact with other posts, and look at the feed — Meta is finally launching a much more capable web app for Threads, the company announced on Tuesday.
More: ZDNet, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Reuters, Silicon Republic, Livemint, Thurrott, Associated Press, Search Engine Journal, PCMag, 9to5Mac, Neowin, BGR, Gizmodo, Washington Post, PetaPixel, BBC, SlashGear, CNN, CNBC, OnMSFT.com, and Wall Street Journal
Threads: @zuck, @mosseri, @crumbler, @brianstelter, @moskov, @0xjessel, @threads, and @carnage4life. Forums: r/technology
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
A look at CivitAI, a site for sharing AI models that generate images mostly trained on material scraped without consent, as non-consensual AI porn proliferates — Generative AI tools have empowered amateurs and entrepreneurs to build mind-boggling amounts of non-consensual porn.
X: @josephfcox, @dlberes, and @emanuelmaiberg
| Bloomberg: |
Arm spent 3,500+ words in its 330-page IPO prospectus explaining its risks in China, its single biggest market that accounted for ~24% of its FY 2023 revenue — - Geopolitical tensions, China economic woes hurting sales — Power struggle with fired China unit CEO still casts shadow
More: Reuters, Fortune, Light Reading, Financial Times, and The Economic Times
| CNBC: |
More: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Arm, Crunchbase News, Reuters, Tom's Hardware, TechCrunch, Tech Xplore, Tech Startups, Data Center Knowledge, AnandTech, Financial Times, Total Telecom, The Economic Times, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Cryptopolitan, Digits to Dollars, TechSpot, Silicon Canals, Silicon Republic, RCR Wireless News, Livemint, 24/7 Wall St., TNW, Nikkei Asia, KNSD-TV, MacDailyNews, Tech in Asia, and PitchBook
Bluesky: @tristanr.bsky.social. X: @arjunkharpal, @ecommerceshares, @_hasanc, @tiernanraytech, @natebecker, @_hasanc, @tanayj, @maxwinebach, and @maxwinebach. Forums: r/hardware
| Avram Piltch / Tom's Hardware: |
Google's AI-powered Search Generative Experience and Bard list “pros” beside cons when asked “was slavery beneficial” or “what's better democracy or fascism” — Large Language Models shouldn't offer opinions or advice. — If you asked a spokesperson …
More: Gizmodo, The Sun, and Ghacks
X: @sarafina7707, @weirdstrug, @blakersdozen, @geekinchief, @ttp_updates, @blakersdozen, @nobiggovduh, and @weirdstrug. Forums: r/technology
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Ramp, which offers credit cards and expense management tools, raised $300M at a $5.8B valuation from Founders Fund and others, down from $8.1B in March 2022 — - Firm raises $300 million from Founders Fund, Thrive, others — Startup valued at $8.1 billion in financing last year| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
IBM plans to sell its weather business, including Weather.com and business-oriented offerings, to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum — IBM's consumer-facing weather services such as Weather.com and business-oriented offerings will be acquired …
More: PYMNTS.com, Associated Press, The Information, IBM, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Variety, WRAL TechWire, CNBC, and Wall Street Journal. Mastodon: @chrismerkel@infosec.exchange
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google CFO Ruth Porat and other executives have shifted roles or departed for other opportunities in recent months, as the company searches for a new identity — - A string of decade-long Google executives have changed jobs in the last several months. — Some have wanted to seek … | New York Times: |
Three Waymo robotaxi rides in San Francisco: two avoided traffic, another didn't, the Waymo One app works like Uber, and the first experience can be confusing — On Monday, Waymo began letting the public pay for rides in its driverless cars in San Francisco.| Financial Times: |
AlphaSense: almost 40% of S&P 500 companies mentioned AI or related terms in their latest earnings call, but only 16% had AI in the related regulatory filing — S&P 500 groups from a burrito maker to a cruise-ship operator tout promise of emerging technologySponsor Posts
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