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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
An analysis of OpenAI's DevDay keynote: impressive live demos, the shift from plugins to custom GPTs, Microsoft's role in making GPT-4 Turbo cheaper, and more — In 2013, when I started Stratechery, there was no bigger event than the launch of the new iPhone; its only rival was Google I/O …
More: OpenAI, CNET, CoinStats, Android Police, MobileSyrup, BGR, The Algorithmic Bridge, The Microsoft Cloud Blog, ITPro, Windows Central, Wired, InfoWorld, HackerNoon, Tech.co, Digital Trends, Geek News Central Podcast, TechRepublic, and TechCrunch
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple last week paused developing iOS 18, macOS 15, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11 to fix bugs and improve performance, and plans to resume work this week — - Rare move designed to focus on improving quality, performance — Despite pause, software releases will likely stay on schedule
More: 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, TechSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, iThinkDifferent, Tom's Guide, Forbes, Neowin, MacRumors, Supercharged, Trusted Reviews, Macworld, BGR, and AppleInsider
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| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Former Meta consultant Arturo Béjar's Senate testimony: Meta executives ignored warnings of harms to teens and carefully crafted metrics to downplay the issue — Meta's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, ignored warnings for years about harms to teens on its platforms such as Instagram …
More: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Engadget, The Hill, Associated Press, The Hill, BBC, The Record, NPR, NTD, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Deseret News, Reuters, CNBC, Washington Examiner, Washington Post, Hartford Courant, Courthouse News Service, and Public Citizen
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
The Tech Coalition, which includes Discord, Google, Meta, Roblox, Snap, and Amazon, unveil Lantern to share “signals” about child sexual exploitation and abuse — The Tech Coalition, the group of tech companies developing approaches and policies to combat online child sexual exploitation …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
IBM debuts a $500M enterprise AI venture fund to invest in startups across all stages, with no set target of annual investments or capital deployment timeline — IBM is dedicating $500 million to invest in generative AI startups focused on business customers.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
A recap of day one of the Epic v. Google antitrust trial; opening statements, Epic Games Store GM Steve Allison revealing the store isn't profitable, and more — The first day of the Epic Games vs. Google antitrust trial ended after both sides gave opening statements and two witnesses testified.
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| Matt G. Southern / Search Engine Journal: |
Google adds generative AI features to its Performance Max ad platform, rolling out first as a beta to all US advertisers by the end of the year — Google launches generative AI in Performance Max to help marketers easily create customized text and image ads at scale.
More: The Keyword, The Verge, Google Help Center, Social Media Today, Search Engine Land, MSPoweruser, Marketing Dive, MediaPost, and AdExchanger. LinkedIn: Alasdair Johnstone
| Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority: |
Google Photos' Magic Editor will now refuse to edit photos of ID cards, human faces and body parts, receipts, and other images of personally identifiable info — - Code within the latest version of Google Photos includes specific error messages that highlight the edits that Magic Editor will refuse to do.
More: Gizmodo, TechRadar, Mashable, Pocket-lint, and The Verge
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Barack Obama on regulating social media and AI, privacy bills, Biden's EO on AI, incumbents embracing AI regulation, generative AI IP issues, and more — The former president joined me on Decoder to discuss AI regulation, the First Amendment, and of course, what apps he has on his homescreen.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is considering an IPO early in 2024; Circle was valued at $9B when it tried to go public via SPAC in 2022 — - Backers include Goldman Sachs, General Catalyst and BlackRock — Circle had tried to go public via blank-check deal in 2022| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google pushes a Pixel update with security fixes and to address an Android 14 storage bug that locked some owners who use multiple profiles out of their devices — Google's “solution” can't do anything for bootlooping devices. — It's the start of November, and that means a new Android security patch.
More: Android Open Source Project, Tom's Guide, HotHardware, T3, TechRadar, Android Authority, and The Verge
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
An interview with Blizzard President Mike Ybarra about the studio's future under Microsoft, wrestling over releasing a game without live components, and more — Mike Ybarra is confident about the studio's future. … The dust is finally starting to settle from Microsoft's huge acquisition …
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company's 18A chip design will move into test production by Q1 2024, part of its bet to reclaim chipmaking leadership by 2025 — Chipmaker is chasing Samsung and TSMC as Qualcomm and Apple pose fresh challenge — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says his company's … | Francesco Guarascio / Reuters: |
More: Silicon Valley Business …, TechSpot, TechRadar, Livemint, Wall Street Journal, and Tech in Asia. LinkedIn: Jonas Sundqvist
| Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: |
A look at Neuralink: neuroscientists worry over hype given the level of coverage, but its FDA-approved trial is exciting and its tech is potentially miraculous — Neuralink has FDA clearance to start messing with people's heads—and not just figuratively. — Elon Musk is preparing for the most consequential launch of his career.
More: Insider, Decrypt, and New York Post
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft adds a no-cost Azure AI option for Nvidia GPU clusters to its Startups Founders Hub, in preview first for YC startups and coming later to M12 startups — In the midst of an AI chip shortage, Microsoft wants to give a privileged few startups free access to “supercomputing” … | Stefania Palma / Financial Times: |
The CFPB proposes new powers to oversee companies that offer digital wallets and payment apps facilitating 5M+ transactions per year, or currently ~17 companies — Proposal would subject tech companies such as Apple and Google to new rules — The top US consumer finance regulator is seeking …
More: Consumer Financial …, PYMNTS.com, iTnews, Bloomberg, CoinStats, New York Times, Stock Market News, and Finextra
| Emily Bary / MarketWatch: |
Toast reports Q3 revenue up 37% YoY to $1.03B, matching estimates, and lowers the upper range of its FY 2023 revenue forecast; TOST drops 18%+ — Profit outlook moves higher, but one analyst is concerned about the new top-line forecast — Shares of Toast Inc. were getting singed …
| ABC: |
Australian mobile network Optus is suffering an outage impacting millions of customers, including major hospitals and Melbourne's Metro Trains — Loading... Optus mobile services are down across the country, affecting millions of Australian customers and businesses. — Key points:
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung launches a $99 S Pen Creator Edition in the US, offering a larger, Apple Pencil-like design while lacking many S Pen smart features, like Air Commands — The S Pen has been a key selling point of many of Samsung's products over the years, and the company is now debuting a …
More: The Verge, Android Police, Android Central, How-To Geek, Mashable, ZDNet, KnowTechie, Android Authority, SamInsider, T3, and PhoneArena
| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Crunchyroll debuts Game Vault, offering five mobile games for free to subscribers of its two higher-cost tiers, and promises a “new wave of titles coming soon” — Crunchyroll is making a bigger push into games. … The new feature is called the Crunchyroll Game Vault and is available starting today.
More: Gizmodo, Decrypt, Destructoid, Lifewire, Android Headlines, GameSpot, IGN, Mashable, VentureBeat, CNET, SlashGear, Variety, TouchArcade, and Cord Cutters News. Bluesky: @epro.social
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Reddit starts testing its own add-ons, including those that make posts with live scoreboards and that help mods ban spammers, with a small number of subreddits — Reddit is beginning to test the first of its own add-ons built through its Developer Platform.| Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
Robinhood reports Q3 revenue up 29% YoY to $467M, vs. $478.9M est., trading revenue down 11% YoY to $185M, including crypto trading down 55% YoY; HOOD drops 8%+ — - Third-quarter crypto notional volumes fell 55% on the year — Online brokerage plans to launch EU crypto trading in weeks| CNBC: |
Cloud monitoring company Datadog's stock jumps ~30% after reporting Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $547.5M, vs. $524.1M est., and forecasting Q4 sales above estimates — - Datadog surged 28% on Tuesday after the company reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings and full-year guidance.| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Uber reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to $9.3B, a $221M net income, gross bookings up 21% YoY to $35.3B, trips up 25% YoY to 2.4B, and a record 6.5M drivers — Revenue was up 11 percent from a year earlier, helping to generate $221 million in net income. — Uber on Tuesday reported financial results …
More: Uber, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Information, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, PhocusWire, and Barron's Online. X: @economyapp
| Reuters: |
Bumble reports Q3 revenue up 18.4% YoY to $275.5M, vs. $277M est., net earnings down 13% YoY to $23.1M, and forecasts Q4 revenue below estimates; BMBL drops 6%+ — Bumble (BMBL.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, in a sign that sticky inflation …
More: Observer, Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg, and Bumble Inc.
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