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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft CPO Panos Panay is leaving after 19 years, ahead of the September 21 Surface event; consumer marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi will lead Windows and Surface — Panos Panay, the chief product officer at Microsoft, leading Windows development and the company's Surface line, is leaving Microsoft.
More: The Verge, Bloomberg, Reuters, OSnews, Windows Central, SiliconANGLE, CNBC, XDA Developers, MSPoweruser, Engadget, Neowin, The Register, The Information, SlashGear, Associated Press, BGR, Mashable, MobileSyrup, Pureinfotech, GeekWire, Thurrott, Android Authority, PCWorld, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, and PCMag
X: @panos_panay, @tomwarren, @maryjofoley, @xeegeex, @jezcorden, @atif_rz, @dinabass, @maryjofoley, @markhachman, @danackerman, @film_girl, @lanceulanoff, @maxwinebach, @neilcybart, @bdsams, @neilcybart, @localjoost, @jordannovet, @benbajarin, @markhachman, @davidspringate, @andrewmartonik, @loumm, @jakuuire, @neilcybart, @tomwarren, and @maryjofoley. LinkedIn: Ryan Day
Forums: r/technology, r/windows, r/pcgaming, and r/Windows11
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon is hiring Microsoft's former CPO Panos Panay to run the Alexa and Echo unit; longtime hardware chief Dave Limp said in August he is retiring — Amazon.com Inc. is hiring Microsoft Corp.'s product chief to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers …
More: TechCrunch, The Information, CRN, Seattle Business Journal, Gizmodo, TechHive, The Verge, Android Central, Thurrott, Neowin, PCWorld, Tom's Hardware, GeekWire, CNET, and BigTechWire
Mastodon: @lkhrs@fosstodon.org. X: @patrickmoorhead, @bradstone, @tomwarren, @markgurman, and @mgsiegler. Forums: Slashdot
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
At an all-hands, Unity discussed potential changes to its controversial new fees, like capping fees to 4% of a game's revenue for customers with $1M+ in revenue — Maker of video-game development tools backtracks after customers threaten boycott — Video-game tool maker Unity Software Inc …
More: GamesIndustry.biz, GamesIndustry.biz, Neowin, Ars Technica, Pocket Gamer.biz, Video Games Chronicle, Forbes, Mobilegamer.biz, The Verge, For The Win, Eurogamer.net, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, TechCrunch, and Gameranx
Mastodon: @AAKL@noc.social. X: @unity, @tha_rami, @stephentotilo, @stephentotilo, @stephentotilo, @freyaholmer, @maxkriegervg, @sosowski, @mikebithell, @dominictarason, @jaideng123, @mommilph, @fabrazz, @toadsanime, @reduzio, @haysey_draws, @jasonschreier, @daitomodachi6, @daniel_carvalho, @docm77, @fuckedbyunity, @tiedtiger, @bbuanes, @nictringali, @georgebsocial, and @reduzio. LinkedIn: Jakub Trancik
Forums: Hacker News, r/Games, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/Unity3D, r/gamingnews, r/Games, r/gamedev, r/unity, and r/pcgaming
| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
On a livestream, Elon Musk says X is moving toward charging all users a “small” monthly subscription, as it's the “only way” to combat the “vast armies of bots” — - Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke …
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Threads: @vishvanands, @martinsfp, @timothyjchambers, @carnage4life, and @carnage4life
Mastodon: @selfagency@kibitz.cloud, @willoremus@mastodon.social, @Jonathanglick@mstdn.social, and @kim_harding@mastodon.scot. Bluesky: @epro.social
X: @netanyahu, @daveleebbg, @yascha_mounk, @dril, @pinboard, @jason_kint, @oneunderscore__, @loloverruled, @prozd, @matthew_d_green, @gadyepstein, @edzitron, @alecrobbins, @ericzhu105, @joelongballs, @jeremysmiles, @elonmusk, @darkviperau, @junlper, @radiofreetom, @elon_alerts, and @emptywheel. Forums: r/elonmusk
| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers find a GitHub repo run by Microsoft's AI research unit that exposed 38TB of sensitive data, like secret keys and 30K+ Microsoft staff Teams messages — Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords …
More: Wiz, Microsoft Security …, BleepingComputer, PCMag, Hackread, The Register, Security Affairs, Bloomberg, The Record, ExtremeTech, CRN, TechRepublic, SiliconANGLE, OnMSFT.com, BigTechWire, WinBuzzer, HotHardware, SecurityWeek, Neowin, and MSPoweruser
Mastodon: @paul@oldfriends.live and @AAKL@noc.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/hacking, r/technews, r/technology, r/cybersecurity, and Slashdot
| Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 review: a bigger bet on widgets and the modularization of apps, and needed Stage Manager fixes, but visionOS stole the spotlight this year — Well, last year was weird. — For the first time since I started writing annual reviews of Apple's two mobile operating systems …
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Mastodon: @viticci@mastodon …, @viticci@mastodon …, @SamTheGeek@mastodon.social, and @_Davidsmith@mastodon.social
X: @djone01, @scobleizer, @donmacaskill, @scobleizer, @scobleizer, @parkerortolani, @gregjoz, @samifathi_, and @spercharged
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, Slashdot, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft adds layers and image transparency to Paint, 38 years after the app's launch, rolling out to Windows Insiders first, after adding background removal — Microsoft is finally rolling out support for layers and image transparency to the Paint image editor application 38 years after its launch.
More: Windows Blog, Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, Windows Latest, Engadget, MSPoweruser, PetaPixel, BigTechWire, PCMag, OnMSFT.com, The Verge, Neowin, and XDA Developers
X: @windowsinsider, @thejohnjansen, @vrgadekar, and @thiojoe
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
A look around MGM's Vegas properties, where a September 10 cyberattack has led to broken slot machines and payment kiosks, strained employees, and long waits — At the Aria, Bellagio, and MGM Grand, evidence of the massive ransomware hack is everywhere, if you're looking for it.
More: New York Post. Mastodon: @404mediaco@mastodon.social, @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social, and @josephcox@infosec.exchange. X: @bubbaprog. LinkedIn: Jason Koebler
| Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: |
Citigroup debuts Citi Token Services, which turns deposits into tokens that can be sent internationally, in a push to offer institutional clients digital assets — - New offering turns customer deposits into digital tokens — Pilot program focuses on trade finance, cash management| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Agility Robotics is opening a Salem, Oregon factory to mass produce up to 10K humanoid Digit robots per year, designed to be warehouse and factory “co-workers” — - Agility Robotics is opening a first-of-its-kind factory in Salem, Oregon where it will mass-produce a line of humanoid robots called Digit.
More: Agility Robotics on YouTube, Agility Robotics, Oregonian, and The Robot Report
Bluesky: @danilo.redeem-tomorrow.com. LinkedIn: Nathan Boyd. Forums: r/Futurology, r/technology, r/singularity, and r/oregon
| Yoel Roth / New York Times: |
Twitter's former head of trust and safety reflects on Donald Trump and Elon Musk attacking him, the resulting abuse, fact-checking, the Twitter Files, and more — When I worked at Twitter, I led the team that placed a fact-checking label on one of Donald Trump's tweets for the first time.
Threads: @renee.diresta, @renee.diresta, and @anneapplebaum2000
X: @urbanachievr, @anneapplebaum, @jeffjarvis, and @ggreenwald
| Catherine Thorbecke / CNN: |
Filing: CEO of Block's Square unit Alyssa Henry plans to step down on October 2 after nine years at the company; Jack Dorsey will become the “Square Head” — Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square - a unit of Jack Dorsey's fintech company, Block - will leave her post at the company next month.
More: The Information, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Payments Dive, MarketWatch, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, US Securities …, and CNBC
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Instacart prices its 22M shares at $30 a piece, giving the company a fully diluted valuation of ~$10B; Instacart was valued at $39B in 2021 — - Instacart priced its IPO at $30 a share on Monday, at the top end of the expected range of $28 to $30. — The grocery-delivery company has taken …
More: PYMNTS.com, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Associated Press, The Information, New York Times, Reuters, NBC 7 San Diego, Forbes, PitchBook, Dow Jones Newswires, SiliconANGLE, Axios, Stock Market News, Instacart, Financial Times, and Fast Company
X: @jason, @pt, @eghosao, @eringriffith, and @eringriffith
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Google and the US DoD reveal an AI-powered Augmented Reality Microscope, in the works for years, that may help doctors diagnose cancer and cost $90K to $100K — - The Department of Defense has teamed up with Google to build an AI-powered microscope that can help doctors identify cancer.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Levelpath, which provides enterprise procurement services, raised a $30M Series A led by Redpoint, following an unannounced $14.5M seed led by Benchmark — Back in 2014, Stan Garber and Alex Yakubovich set out to reinvent the request for proposals (RFP) process with the launch of Scout RFP … | Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Intel details its work on glass core substrates, a long-term project to replace organic substrates in chips, and plans a launch in the second half of the decade — Although Intel's annual Innovation event doesn't kick off until tomorrow, the company is already publishing some announcements ahead …
More: VentureBeat, CNET, ServeTheHome, The Register, Intel, Neowin, Wccftech, Tom's Hardware, HotHardware, HardwareZone Singapore, Forbes, and Bloomberg. Forums: Slashdot
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