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| Nathan Edwards / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces a unified Copilot built into Windows 11, launching on September 26 across all its apps and services, including Microsoft 365, Edge, and Bing — Microsoft today announced a new, unified Copilot experience launching on September 26th. The new “AI companion,” …
More: The Official Microsoft Blog, Engadget, CRN, The Verge, Windows Central, Engadget, The Verge, Reuters, The Register, iTnews, Pixel Envy, Voicebot.ai, Microsoft Tech Community, GeekWire, Cointelegraph, SiliconANGLE, PetaPixel, TechRadar, MobileSyrup, Digital Trends, Engadget, The Messenger, Wired, MSPoweruser, Neowin, Mashable, PCMag, and OnMSFT.com
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @parkerortolani, @patrickmoorhead, @patrickmoorhead, @patrickmoorhead, @mspoonauer, @microsoft, @outlook, @chriscapossela, @microsoft, @windows, @microsoft, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @toddbishop, @rowancheung, @caro_milanesi, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @jordirib1, @bdsams, @kantrowitz, @zacbowden, @onedrive, @satyanadella, and @reedalbergotti
LinkedIn: Kevin Peesker and Satya Nadella
Forums: r/technology and r/Windows11
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft plans to release its next Windows 11 update, 22H2, on September 26, with an AI-powered Copilot and Paint, a redesigned File Explorer, and more — Microsoft will release its next big Windows 11 update on September 26th. The update will include the new AI-powered Windows Copilot feature …
More: Windows on YouTube, Source, Microsoft Tech Community, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Windows Central, Thurrott, TechSpot, Windows Latest, Thurrott, OSnews, PC Gamer, PYMNTS.com, Liliputing, BGR, Neowin, BleepingComputer, OnMSFT.com, VentureBeat, BetaNews, and PCWorld
Threads: @tomwarrenuk. X: @windows, @windows, @davidspringate, @patrickmoorhead, @maryjofoley, and @reedalbergotti. Forums: Slashdot
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils the 14.4" Surface Laptop Studio 2, offering Intel's 13th Gen i7 H chips, Nvidia's RTX 4050 or RTX 4060, and up to 2TB of storage, for $1,999+ — Microsoft just showed off its new high-end convertible laptop, the Surface Laptop Studio 2, at its launch event in New York City.
More: Microsoft Surface on YouTube, Microsoft Devices Blog, Engadget, Microsoft Store, ExtremeTech, Notebookcheck, PCMag, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, TechEBlog, The Verge, TechSpot, PetaPixel, Tom's Guide, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, The Messenger, Android Headlines, MSPoweruser, Neowin, MobileSyrup, Digital Trends, Liliputing, Windows Central, TechRadar, SlashGear, Mashable, Thurrott, and PCWorld
Threads: @tomwarrenuk. X: @pauliharman, @zacbowden, @zacbowden, @patrickmoorhead, @patrickmoorhead, @bobodtech, @surface, @shanselman, @tomwarren, @daniel_rubino, @ijustine, @parkerortolani, @greengart, @ijustine, and @markhachman
Forums: r/gadgets, r/hardware, r/Surface, and Slashdot
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces the Surface Hub 3, offering 50" or 85" 4K PixelSense displays with anti-glare, smart rotation, and portrait mode, available later in 2023 — Microsoft has revealed the Surface Hub 3, the latest version of the company's all-in-one collaborative touchscreen device.
More: Microsoft Tech Community, ZDNet, MobileSyrup, and MSPoweruser
X: @cullend, @maryjofoley, and @dndsm
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
More: Microsoft Surface on YouTube, The Verge, Engadget, SlashGear, TechSpot, OnMSFT.com, Engadget, Tom's Guide, The Verge, Pocket-lint, Neowin, Digital Trends, and MSPoweruser
X: @patrickmoorhead and @surface
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
More: PCMag, Windows Central, Liliputing, Tabletmonkeys, Ars Technica, Android Authority, PCWorld, and Laptop Mag
| Bloomberg: |
Cisco plans to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk in cash for $157 per share, a 31% premium on Splunk's September 20 closing price, in a deal valued at ~$28B — - Acquisition is largest deal ever for networking stalwart — Cisco is trying to lessen dependence on one-time sales
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Threads: @myspivey. Mastodon: @chrismerkel@infosec.exchange, @april@macaw.social, @varmazis@mstdn.social, @vcsjones@infosec.exchange, @robwright@infosec.exchange, and @da_667@infosec.exchange
X: @jackrhysider, @divestech, @gabsmashh, @patrickmoorhead, @levie, @onlycfo, @btbytes, @chuckrobbins, @loganbartlett, @cisco, @ippsec, @r0wdy_, @wolfofharcourt, @splunk, @anshublog, @anothercohen, @quinnypig, @alexrkonrad, @jbizzle703, @economyapp, @thogge, @jonerlichman, @hackingdave, @d0rkph0enix, @anshublog, @hackinglz, @networkchuck, @kgreifeld, and @danielnewmanuv
LinkedIn: William Kilmer, Brian Salsberg, Richard Stiennon, Nadhem AlFardan, Patrick Moorhead, and Srivatsan Srinivasan
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube unveils YouTube Studio AI features coming in 2024 and lets select creators test Aloud, a dubbing tool that creates AI-generated dubs in other languages — YouTube is expanding its Creator Music Studio, announced last year, with new AI features in addition to the launch of an AI-dubbing tool.
More: YouTube Official Blog, YouTube Official Blog, The Verge, The Information, CNN, Decrypt, Android Central, Engadget, PYMNTS.com, The Hollywood Reporter, NBC News, TechRadar, The Messenger, PetaPixel, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Billboard, and Gizmodo
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More: CNET, Tubefilter, and Deadline
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Mastodon releases Mastodon 4.2, which makes it easier for users to get started, use its network even when logged out, more easily search for content, and more — As changes at Elon Musk's X continue to push former Twitter users to seek alternatives, the open-sourced, decentralized social network Mastodon …
More: Mastodon Blog and The Verge
Threads: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @elaterite@fosstodon.org, @bergmeister@mountains.social, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, @esvrld@octodon.social, @Sarahp@mastodon.social, @jerry@infosec.exchange, @mastowatch@mastodon.social, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @keiko@furries.club, @pixelfed@mastodon.social, @vees@epistolary.org, @thisismissem@hachyderm.io, @thisismissem@hachyderm.io, @jeremy@mapstodon.space, @hosting@toot.io, and @vmstan@vmst.io
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Apple releases emergency updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS to patch three new zero-day vulnerabilities, for a total of 16 zero-days fixed in 2023 — Apple released emergency security updates to patch three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users …
More: Apple Support, Security Affairs, MacRumors, MacRumors, Ars Technica, PCMag, Rezilion, Decipher, iDownloadBlog.com, USA Today, Forbes, Tom's Guide, BGR, Supercharged, iThinkDifferent, Lifehacker, Cult of Mac, OS X Daily, Gotta Be Mobile, AppleInsider, Gearrice, TidBITS, BGR, 9to5Mac, SANS Internet Storm Center …, AppleInsider, Macworld, iClarified, XDA Developers, Appleosophy, OS X Daily, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and Supercharged
Forums: r/jailbreak and r/InfoSecNews
| Ashley Stewart / Insider: |
Sources: Panos Panay's abrupt departure came after Microsoft made budget and staff cuts, canceled products in his division, and discussed reorganizing the unit — - Microsoft this week announced Chief Product Officer Panos Panay left after nearly 20 years.
More: Windows Central, OnMSFT.com, Mashable, Thurrott, Neowin, and Tom's Hardware
Mastodon: @counternotions@mastodon …, @redwireless@mstdn.plus, and @carnage4life@mas.to
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
X plans to deprecate Circles on October 31, 2023; users will not be able to create new posts nor add people to their Circle but will be able to remove people — X is planning to shut down Circles, a feature that lets you share posts with a limited group of people instead of all of your followers.
More: X and Dexerto
Mastodon: @Techmeme@techhub.social, @brndnpink@hachyderm.io, and @thekenyeung@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @josh.uno
X: @support, @tmonson23, @mattbinder, @molly0xfff, @genepark, and @cosmic_prismss
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta now lets Facebook users create up to four extra profiles and switch between them without logging out and back in; the profiles don't support all features — Basically, Meta is embracing finstas but for Facebook. — “Whether you're new to Facebook or a longtime user … | Ella Creamer / The Guardian: |
Amazon limits authors to self-publishing three books per day on its website, after an influx of suspected AI-generated material listed for sale in recent months — The company announced the new limitations after an influx of suspected AI-generated material was listed for sale but said that ‘very few’ publishers will be affected
More: Ars Technica. Mastodon: @DarkSideGeek@techhub.social. Bluesky: @epro.social. X: @quinnypig. LinkedIn: Harm Ellens
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
South Korea-based game publisher Krafton says Striking Distance Studios' CEO Glen Schofield, COO, and CFO are leaving, months after its new horror game flopped — Video-game developer Striking Distance Studios, a subsidiary of Korean publisher Krafton Inc., is appointing new management several months …
More: Game Developer, TrueAchievements, Destructoid, Metro, KitGuru, and Engadget
X: @devteaml, @dammit2h3ll, @franmirabella, @glenschofield, @jasonschreier, @gigawattconduit, @sephamus, @mlpcampos, and @megamattx86
Forums: r/Games, r/TheCallistoProtocol, r/kindafunny, r/XboxSeriesX, r/PS5, and r/pcgaming
| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
Snap says Snapchat+ now has 5M+ subscribers, up from 3M in April 2023; the $3.99 per month tier launched in June 2022, after an industry slowdown in ad revenue — Snap Inc. has gained more than 5 million subscribers for its paid service, an offering that gives users early access to new features …
More: The Information and Gizmodo
Threads: @carnage4life, @tookthescenicroute, and @carnage4life
X: @rihardjarc and @jackdbrody
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta updates Facebook's “identity system”, including a logo with a “more confident expression” of the “core blue color”, and refines Facebook's emoji Reactions — Meta is updating Facebook's “identity system,” and that includes a dramatically refreshed logo.| Wired: |
Docs: up to a dozen of Neuralink's primate subjects had to be euthanized after suffering complications; Elon Musk said no primates died because of the implants — Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink's implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics …
More: The Messenger, Mashable, HotHardware, The Verge, and Insider
Threads: @drewharwell and @carnage4life
Mastodon: @michael_w_busch …, @PattyHanson@mastodon.social, @snackfight@heads.social, @mattburgess@infosec.exchange, @tiffanycli@mastodon.social, and @glynmoody@mastodon.social
X: @elonmusk, @wired, @wired, @wired, @wired, @wired, @wired, @gadyepstein, @bcmerchant, @marynmck, @sparrowmedia, @wired, @wired, @bcmerchant, and @laurengoode. LinkedIn: Kip Ludwig
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/elonmusk, r/technology, and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal: |
Tether confirms resuming lending its stablecoins to clients, less than a year after committing to end such loans; $5.5B of its assets were loans as of June 30 — Cryptocurrency issuer had said it would cut loans to zero in 2023 — Tether Holdings resumed lending out its own stablecoins to customers …
More: Tether, Bloomberg, The Verge, Fortune, Unchained Crypto, and Cryptopolitan
X: @bitfinexed, @tmnxeq, @jonathanweil, @tether_to, @stevenkelly49, @occamicrypto, @tmnxeq, @tmnxeq, @wublockchain, and @stevenkelly49. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
Nnete Matima and Joël Carter, two Black ex-TikTok staff, file a civil rights complaint alleging ByteDance fired them because they spoke up about discrimination — TikTok's parent company was accused of racism and retaliation by Black former employees in a complaint …
More: NPR, The Information, The Hill, PRF Law, Washington Post, CNN, Techdirt, and USA Today. X: @prflaw
| Lara O'Reilly / Insider: |
TikTok is testing a Google integration in different markets; researcher: TikTok's search feature includes an in-app option to search the same query on Google — - TikTok is testing a search partnership with Google. — An option to search on Google.com now appears on some searches within the TikTok app.
More: TechCrunch, The Verge, Android Central, and Android Headlines
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