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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Documents detail Humane's $699 Ai Pin: a $24/month subscription, including a phone number, data, cloud storage, and access to Microsoft and OpenAI AI models — It's scheduled to launch the Pin on Thursday, but The Verge has obtained documents detailing practically everything about the device ahead of its official launch.
More: ZDNet, BGR, Gadgets & Wearables, SamMobile, PhoneArena, The Overspill, Insider, Cryptopolitan, Wccftech, Daring Fireball, Engadget, and 9to5Google
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X: @gartenberg, @harrymccracken, @stephenjhall, @alexeheath, @humane, @diegojimenez, @tomaxwell, and @kocienda
Forums: r/singularity, r/hardware, and Beehaw
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Omegle, a popular online chat service founded in 2009, plans to shut down; founder Leif K-Brooks blames rising misuse, including in committing “heinous crimes” — Omegle, an online service that allowed individuals to connect and chat with strangers, has shut …
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X: @dmitrodigal, @mrdoob, @kattenbarge, @jennnimai, @samleecole, @t_llulah, @davidvorick, @cyrilsam, @nixcraft, and @katienotopoulos. Forums: Slashdot
| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Signal begins testing usernames, letting users set the phone number linked to their account as private and not share the number on their profile — Offering usernames will allow people to stop giving out their phone number —a sensitive piece of information— in order to connect with others on the messaging app.
More: Signal Community, The Verge, TechCrunch, Neowin, Reclaim The Net, Signal Messenger, and BleepingComputer
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X: @lukolejnik, @pcaversaccio, and @signalapp
| Andy Chalk / PC Gamer: |
Activision Blizzard plans to transition away from the Overwatch League to evolve the esports competition in a “new direction”; exiting teams may get $6M — Competitive Overwatch may return, but not in its current form. — Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard expressed doubt …
More: The Jacob Wolf Report, GGRecon, TechRadar, IGN, GamesIndustry.biz, Engadget, OverActive Media's …, Windows Central, Game Rant, GGRecon, Aftermath, CoinStats, GameSpot, GoNintendo, Kotaku, Dot Esports, Dot Esports, Dexerto, Pure Xbox, Gameranx, Dot Esports, Dot Esports, and Game Rant
X: @adashtra, @jakesucky, @teadvocated, and @jacobwolf
Forums: r/gaming, r/PS5, r/Games, r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/gaming, r/esports, and r/Competitiveoverwatch
| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI says ChatGPT and its API are grappling with “abnormal traffic” and has spotted signs of a DDoS attack resulting in periodic outages — - OpenAI says on its site it's grappling with “abnormal traffic” — The US startup introduced a preview version of GPT-4 Turbo| Suzanne Smalley / The Record: |
A US judge rules that automakers' use of on-board infotainment systems to record and intercept owners' texts and call logs doesn't violate Washington state law — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to bring back a class action lawsuit alleging four auto manufacturers had violated Washington …
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X: @benwerd, @matthew_d_green, @wbm312, @evacide, @direheartbeat, @cliftonhowze, and @therecord_media
Forums: r/technology, r/privacy, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Unsealed court documents allegedly show how Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly thwarted initiatives meant to improve the well-being of teens on Facebook and Instagram — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has personally and repeatedly thwarted initiatives meant to improve the well-being of teens on Facebook and Instagram …
More: Silicon Republic, Beyond Search, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Telegraph, and Real Facebook Oversight Board
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google expands its Search Generative Experience to 120+ new countries and territories and adds support for Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and Indonesian languages — Google is bringing its Search Generative Experience (SGE) to more than 120 new countries, including Mexico, Brazil, South Korea …
Source: The Keyword. More: Android Police, The Decoder, Gizchina, Analytics India Magazine, GSMArena.com, Africa Business Communities, THISDAYLIVE, Social Media Today, Android Authority, Search Engine Journal, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, and Search Engine Land
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Disney CEO Bob Iger says a beta test of an app combining Disney+ and Hulu will launch in December 2023 and an official launch will follow in spring 2024 — Disney, which is in the home stretch of swinging the deal to become the full owner of Hulu, will launch a beta test of an app next month …
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Forums: r/technology, r/DisneyPlus, r/Hulu, r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers, r/cordcutters, and r/entertainment
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Mandiant: Russia-tied Sandworm carried out a third successful attack on Ukraine's electric utility in October 2022, coinciding with a series of missile strikes — Russia's most notorious military hackers successfully sabotaged Ukraine's power grid for the third time last year.
More: Mandiant, BleepingComputer, Tech Monitor, The Register, CyberScoop, Infosecurity, Dark Reading, and SecurityWeek
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Samsung announces Galaxy AI, a “comprehensive mobile AI experience” that includes a translation feature called AI Live Translate Call, coming “early next year” — Samsung wants to make sure you know it cares about AI, too. In a new blog post, the company previewed what it calls …
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X: @universeice and @theonecid
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft plans to add Windows Copilot to Windows 10, still on ~1B monthly active devices, after adding the AI assistant to Windows 11 in September — Microsoft wants to get Windows Copilot in front of as many users as possible. — Microsoft began rolling out its new AI assistant …
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X: @max77sabers, @zacbowden, @_sumitdh, and @kylebrussell
Forums: r/singularity, r/Windows10, r/windows, and r/technology
| Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: |
Yuga Labs says UV lights were the likely cause of eye and skin issues experienced by some attendees of ApeFest, hosted in Hong Kong from November 3 to 5 — The probe was undertaken in collaboration with Jack Morton Worldwide, the company that produced the event, Bored Ape Yacht Club or BAYC …
More: Decrypt, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, CoinDesk, and The Block
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| Connor Jones / The Register: |
Atlassian raises the severity rating of a vulnerability in its Confluence Data Center and Server to maximum, and confirms the flaw is being actively exploited — Attackers secure admin rights after vendor said they could only steal data — Atlassian reassessed the severity rating …
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
YouTube plans to roll out a personalized For You section for creators' channels on November 20, offering a “a mix of content from your channel to viewers” — YouTube is debuting a new For You section for creators' channels, personalized to whoever opens the page.
More: Google Help Center, PhoneArena, Search Engine Land, The Messenger, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, and Engadget. X: @teamyoutube
| Joe Brennan / The Irish Times: |
A key advisor to the CJEU recommends setting aside a 2020 EU ruling that said Apple did not owe Ireland €13B+ in back taxes, a major blow to Apple and Ireland — Opinion of key advisor to European Court of Justice (ECJ) comes months ahead of final ruling on world's biggest antitrust case
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X: @renaudfoucart, @lewis_crofts, and @eucourtpress
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Epic v. Google: Google executive Purnima Kochikar says Google offered to pay Epic $147M over three years ending in 2021 to launch Fortnite on the Play Store — Google has confirmed in court that Epic was offered a $147 million deal to launch its hit game Fortnite on Android's Google Play store.
More: GamesIndustry.biz, Benzinga, The Statesman, The Indian Express, NewsBytes, OPP.Today, and CityLife
| Sam Nussey / Reuters: |
Sony reports Q2 revenue up 8% YoY to ~$18.5B, operating profit down 29% YoY to ~$1.74B, chips division profit down 38%, and 4.9M PS5 sales, vs. 3.3M in Q2 2022 — Sony's (6758.T) operating profit fell 29% in the July-September quarter as the company was hit by a weaker performance at its image sensor and financial divisions.
More: Engadget, TechRadar, Tech Xplore, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, Variety, CNBC, and The Wrap
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
GitHub plans to release a Copilot Enterprise plan that lets companies customize for their codebase, available from February 2024 for $39 per month per user — GitHub today announced plans for an enterprise subscription tier that will allow companies to fine-tune its Copilot pair-programmer based on their internal codebase.
More: The GitHub Blog, TechRadar, MSPoweruser, The GitHub Blog, The West Australian, The Indian Express, Constellation Research, The GitHub Blog, CNBC, Semafor, SecurityWeek, Analytics India Magazine, Analytics India Magazine, and Tiffany's Substack
X: @bitandbang, @ashtom, @karpathy, @satyanadella, @dannguyenhuu, and @ashtom. LinkedIn: Mick Vleeshouwer. Forums: r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
SMIC reports Q3 revenue down 15% YoY to $1.62B, missing $1.64B est., and net income down 80% YoY to $94M, missing $178.1M est., despite Huawei's Mate 60 Pro — The Shanghai company reported a 15% fall in revenue to $1.62 billion, versus an average projection for $1.64 billion.
More: SMIC
| Wall Street Journal: |
US v. Google exposes Google's deepening rift with Microsoft, despite Satya Nadella's early attempts to make nice; four Microsoft witnesses have testified — Search and software titans trade accusations as memory of detente fades — Satya Nadella wanted to make nice with longtime rival Google … | Melanie Dawes / Financial Times: |
Ofcom's CEO discusses its new powers to police tech companies: kids are a priority, companies need to detect and remove CSAM, and working in harmony with the EU — Where the laws have different scope, it's important that implementing them does not create conflicts for companies
More: Ofcom, ITPro, Ofcom, UKTN, CNBC, The Verge, TechCrunch, Reuters, BBC, and Wired
X: @policechiefs, @techukdepceo, @ofcom, and @ofcom
| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Chinese state-affiliated outlet Chinastarmarket says Nvidia plans to release three new H100-based AI chips in the country in the coming days, after US sanctions — - US is further limiting China's access to advanced silicon — Nvidia's gaming graphic card is also affected by new US rules| Kate Irwin / Decrypt: |
Game developers, voice actors, writers, and others criticize Inworld AI and Xbox partnering to create AI game development tools, after layoffs in the industry — Microsoft is making more AI tools, but game industry talent are very concerned that the Xbox AI push will lead to more job losses.Sponsor Posts
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