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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sony unveils the PlayStation Portal, an 8-inch handheld console that can stream games from a PS5 over Wi-Fi in 1080p at 60fps, available later in 2023 for $200 — Sony is officially launching its portable PlayStation later this year, the PlayStation Portal remote player.
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| Bo Moore / IGN: |
Hands-on with Sony's PlayStation Portal: a slightly weird design, lighter than the Switch, expansive and vibrant 60Hz LCD display, no Bluetooth, and needs a PS5 — PlayStation Portal-ble — Sony has a storied, if a bit neglected, history with handheld gaming.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sony unveils the $200 Pulse Explore earbuds and $150 Pulse Elite headset that connect to the Portal via its PlayStation Link tech for low latency performance — In addition to announcing the price of its upcoming PlayStation Portal remote gaming gadget, Sony also shared new details today …
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| Katherine Ross / Blockworks: |
The US DOJ charges Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm, of Washington, and Roman Semenov, a Russian national, with money laundering and sanctions violations — The inclusion of the Tornado Cash co-founder on the list marks an escalation of the US government's previous investigations into the crypto mixer
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q2 revenue up 101% YoY to $13.51B, vs. $11.22B est., Data Center revenue up 171% YoY to $10.32B, and authorizes a $25B buyback; NVDA jumps 6%+ — - Nvidia's performance was driven by its data center business, which includes the A100 and H100 AI chips that are needed to build …
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
The FBI details North Korea's Lazarus-tied actors, responsible for the Alphapo, CoinsPaid, and Atomic Wallet hacks, and says they may try to sell $40M+ in BTC — - The warning, issued today, comes after a series of high profile crypto heists carried out by North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group in recent years.
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| Andrew E. Freedman / Tom's Hardware: |
Qualcomm updates its lineup of processors for gaming handhelds, adding the G1 and G2 chips for cheaper devices and unveiling its flagship Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 — Three tiers of chips, anchored by the new G3x Gen 2 — Qualcomm is updating its lineup of processors designed for dedicated gaming handhelds …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Apple says it supports California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote in May and is awaiting approval before going to a full assembly vote — In a surprise move, Apple this week penned a letter to California state senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, voicing support for SB 244 …
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| Joe Tidy / BBC: |
A UK court finds that 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj and a 17-year old were key members of Lapsus$, which hacked multinational companies including Microsoft and Uber — A court has found an 18-year-old from Oxford was a part of an international cyber-crime gang responsible for a hacking spree against major tech firms.
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| Becky Peterson / The Information: |
Source: SpaceX is working with Cloudflare to increase Starlink's terrestrial network of mini data centers, which could help the service deliver faster speeds — Space Exploration Technologies, Elon Musk's rocket company, is working with Cloudflare to boost the performance …
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| David Gewirtz / ZDNet: |
Google announces new security features for Workspace, including zero-trust, data loss prevention, and digital sovereignty controls, rolling out in 2023 and 2024 — Google Workspace, your most secure choice in productivity suites, will be getting even more secure.| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Twilio unveils AI-powered tools that let clients generate suggestions about marketing strategy and use internal data to build automated contact support services — Twilio Inc. is launching new AI-powered features in its suite of data management services, responding to customer demand …
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| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is experimenting with bringing new AI capabilities to Windows 11 apps, like generating a canvas from text in Paint and OCR in Snipping Tool — Microsoft wants to enhance Windows with AI in more ways than one. — What you need to know — Microsoft is experimenting …
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| Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: |
A decade after data analytics promised to revolutionize US agriculture, many farmers are still waiting for the tech to pay off and are swamped in a data deluge — Uptake of agtech tools has been tepid, and even many farmers who do use them struggle with the software and a flood of data from their farms| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
The AirPods Max can malfunction or entirely stop working due to users' sweat or condensation inside the earcups, an issue Apple has not publicly acknowledged — Apple's $550 flagship headphones have a problem: They can malfunction, or suddenly stop working entirely, because of users' sweat …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Analysis: despite scaling back in Russia in 2022, Binance still handles substantial ruble trading volumes, helping clients evade US sanctions via intermediaries — Binance is helping Russians move money abroad, potentially adding to its sprawling legal problems in the U.S. The cryptocurrency giant … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Yahoo acquires CommonStock, launched in 2020 to let retail investors share insights based on their brokerage account information; CommonStock had raised ~$34M — Yahoo has acquired CommonStock, a social platform designed for retail investors to share insights based on information linked directly … | Emily Bary / MarketWatch: |
Snowflake reports Q2 revenue up 36% YoY to $674M, vs. $662M est., net loss up 2% YoY to $227M, and projects Q3 product revenue of $670M to $675M, vs. $675M est. — Company logs a sizable beat on adjusted earnings — Snowflake Inc. broke from its pattern of outlook cuts Wednesday afternoon …
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