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| Will Knight / Wired: |
YouTube lets some Shorts creators test Dream Track, a new DeepMind-powered AI tool to generate and remix music in the styles of nine artists, including Sia — YouTube creators will get to test a new AI tool that generates and remixes music in the style of several famous musicians, including Sia, Demi Lovato, and T-Pain.
More: Google DeepMind, The Verge, YouTube Official Blog, TechCrunch, Engadget, BBC, YouTube Official Blog, The Guardian, Mashable, MSPoweruser, Cryptopolitan, Music Ally, and Billboard
| Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: |
Alibaba reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to ~$31B, beating ~$30.9B est., a ~$3.8B net income, up from a ~$3B loss in Q2 2022, and calls off its cloud spinoff — - The decision marks a dramatic reversal on a signature move — Alibaba's historic six-way restructuring is now in doubt| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Threads tests tags, a way of categorizing posts similar to hashtags without the # symbol being visible, initially in Australia and other countries “soon” — Instagram's Threads app has been duping Twitter/X in a number of ways and today it's adding one more feature that's been core …
More: Mashable, T3, The Verge, Android Headlines, Engadget, NewsBytes, 9to5Mac, and Social Media Today
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases Apple Music Classical on iPad as part of a v1.1 update, the first major update to the app after its release in spring 2023 on iPhone — Apple Music Classical, included as part of a standard Apple Music subscription, launched as an iPhone only app in the spring ... but is now available on the iPad too.
More: App Store, TechHive, The Verge, Appleosophy, AppleInsider, iMore, Mashable, MacRumors, NewsBytes, BGR, The Indian Express, Supercharged, Cult of Mac, and The Mac Observer
| K.J. Yossman / Variety: |
Embracer reports Q2 net sales up 13% YoY to ~$1B, layoffs impacted 900 employees, or 5% of its workforce, and 36 fewer games are in development than Q2 2022 — “Lord of the Rings” owner Embracer Group has reported a 13% increase in net sales year-on-year in Q2, in part thanks to its intensive restructuring program.| Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone: |
Elon Musk replied “You have said the actual truth” to an X user who, replying to a “Hitler was right” inquiry, accused Jewish groups of “hatred against whites” — The billionaire amplified a post Wednesday accusing the Jewish community of promoting “dialectical hatred against whites”
More: CNN, Telegraph, Mediaite, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg, TIME, Daily Mail, Media Matters for America, and TechCrunch
Threads: @ezraklein, @kenpopehat, @kevinmkruse, @mark.follman, @blueimpb, @e.w.niedermeyer, @yair_rosenberg1, @e.w.niedermeyer, @menottim, @tominchicago, @profgalloway, @mediamattersforamerica, @noahshachtman, @moskov, @alxwinter, @jaketapper, and @ezraklein
Mastodon: @patrickokeefe@mastodon.social, @mattblaze@federate.social, @theynege@strangeobject.space, @JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social, @Leeisme@mastodon.xyz, and @hybridhavoc@darkfriend.social
Bluesky: @ryanlcooper.com, @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, @paleofuture.bsky.social, and @helenkennedy.bsky.social
X: @breakingbaht, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @jaketapper, @elonmusk, @cwboca, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @yair_rosenberg, @nandoodles, @michaelehayden, @pkafka, @mattyglesias, @marcbodnick, and @yair_rosenberg
Forums: r/inthenews and r/politics
| Nathan Edwards / The Verge: |
The Wireless Power Consortium says the first Qi v2.0 devices are arriving in time for the holidays and over 100 are in certification testing or waiting in line — Qi2 — the next version of the wireless charging standard, now with more magnets! — is more almost-here than ever.
More: Wireless Power Consortium, Ars Technica, Android Headlines, 9to5Google, NewsBytes, MacRumors, O'Grady's PowerPage, Android Authority, Trusted Reviews, SamMobile, guru3d.com, Phandroid, TechSpot, Android Police, Redmond Pie, Droid Life, CNET, iClarified, Cult of Mac, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
X: @evankirstel, @andrew_osu, and @qipower
Forums: r/gadgets, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: |
TikTok joins Meta in challenging its EU DMA “gatekeeper” status, saying the service is “arguably the most capable challenger to more entrenched” rivals — TikTok on Thursday joined Meta (META.O) in appealing against the “gatekeeper” status under the Digital Markets Act … | Music Business Worldwide: |
Stability AI VP of Audio Ed Newton-Rex resigns, saying he disagrees with the company's view that training generative AI models on copyrighted works is fair use — Ed Newton-Rex has quit his role at Stability AI. In an exclusive op-ed, he shares why.
More: TNW, Engadget, Sifted, Silicon Republic, UKTN, Metaverse Post, Cryptopolitan, Decrypt, The Register, and Music Ally
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @ednewtonrex, @justinebateman, @jlenzyy, @mmitchell_ai, @epicartfail, @ezrasandzer, @filmbot, @garymarcus, @mattzollerseitz, @simonw, @funkbutcher, @mhbergen, @kylebrussell, @paulmarks12, and @future_of_music. Forums: r/aiwars
| Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab: |
Pew: 30% of US adults regularly get their news from Facebook, 26% from YouTube, 16% from Instagram, 14% TikTok, 12% X, 8% Reddit, and 5% Nextdoor and LinkedIn — Facebook may be ready to divorce the news business, but it's still the No. 1 source of news on social media for Americans.
More: Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, Engadget, Washington Post, Social Media Today, Deadline, Forbes, Axios, and Reuters
Threads: @mergesort and @technicallymims
X: @benjysarlin, @kansasdiaspora, @dannykons, @benjysarlin, @scottnover, and @mollyjongfast. Forums: r/technology
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Bard access for teens that “meet the minimum age requirement to manage their own Google Account” and use English, with safeguards in place — Following the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in September, Google is rolling out Bard access for teens with safety guardrails in place.
More: The Keyword, Neowin, The Verge, BitcoinWorld, MSPoweruser, Engadget, The Economic Times, SamMobile, Phandroid, and Mashable
| Niamh Rowe / Wired: |
Some companies providing Microsoft, Google, and others with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring minors, often exposing them to traumatic content — Companies that provide Big Tech with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring young teens to work on their platforms, often exposing them to traumatic content.| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google's Search Generative Experience adds shopping tools to help find niche or unique items and expands virtual try-ons to men's tops from hundreds of brands — Google's AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) is behind a bunch of new shopping features that aim to help users find niche … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
GitGuardian: nearly 3K of the 450K projects submitted to PyPI exposed at least one credential in code, like API keys, including some from “very large companies” — Many transgressions come from “very large companies that have robust security teams.”
More: GitGuardian Blog, Schneier on Security, SecurityWeek, Infosecurity, and Security Boulevard
Mastodon: @audiodude@sfba.social. X: @ravirockks, @gitguardian, and @gitguardian. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
At its conference, Unity says the company plans to launch Unity 6 in 2024, details Unity Muse, an AI suite for content creation, and announces Unity Cloud — Unity, the global game engine and monetizationplatform, said that its Unity 6 platform will launch in 2024 with AI innovations and platform updates.
More: The Verge, TechCrunch, Pocket Gamer.biz, Game Developer, Business Wire, and Unity on YouTube
X: @slipster216, @the_doddler, @notargs, @kenneynl, @unity, @gamesplusjames, @unity, and @unity
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft launches a Windows App on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, and the web, letting enterprise customers stream a copy of Windows, available in preview — Microsoft brings Windows to non-Windows devices. — What you need to know — Microsoft is launching the “Windows app” …
More: The Verge, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Microsoft Learn, The Economic Times, NewsBytes, Neowin, Ghacks, Gizchina, and TechRepublic
| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure clients, already in testing for its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024 — Software giant seeks to reduce dependence on outside suppliers in two key growth areas.
More: Microsoft, Microsoft Tech Community, SemiAnalysis, The Official Microsoft Blog, The Verge, CNBC, VentureBeat, TechCircle, Tech Monitor, Analytics India Magazine, WinBuzzer, The Decoder, Reuters, Ghacks, Silicon Republic, Cointelegraph, Windows Central, TechCrunch, South China Morning Post, Cryptopolitan, NVIDIA, Tom's Hardware, Axios, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., UKTN, Light Reading, ExtremeTech, iTnews, Microsoft Azure Blog, Forbes, Nikkei Asia, Wccftech, SiliconANGLE, Thurrott, and Financial Times
Threads: @tomwarrenuk, @firstadopter, @austinnotduncan, @greengart, and @daniel_rubino
X: @maryjofoley, @microsoft, @scottgu, @migueldeicaza, @andrewcurran_, @dylan522p, @jordannovet, @patrickmoorhead, @jordannovet, @tomwarren, and @benbajarin. LinkedIn: Rani Borkar
Forums: Hacker News, r/LocalLLaMA, r/AMD_Stock, r/technews, r/technology, r/AMD_Stock, r/AMD_Technology_Bets, and r/wallstreetbets
| Mat Honan / MIT Technology Review: |
More: CNBC and DevOps.com
X: @trengriffin, @modestproposal1, and @fxshaw
LinkedIn: Niall Firth and Mat Honan
| Connor Jones / The Register: |
Security researchers detail the largest cyberattack against Danish critical infrastructure, which involved Zyxel zero-days and affected 22 companies in May 2023 — Zyxel zero days and nation-state actors (maybe) had a hand in the sector's worst cybersecurity event on record
More: Infosecurity, SecurityWeek, Security Affairs, The Hacker News, SektorCERT, Bloomberg, The Record, DataBreaches.net, Help Net Security, and Dark Reading
LinkedIn: Charles Durant and Achim Brinkmann
| Thomas Black / Bloomberg: |
UPS announces a new $79M, 20-acre facility near Louisville, set to be staffed by over 3,000 robots handling manual tasks and around 200 human workers in 2024 — - Facility near Louisville is part of warehouse services push — Robots help retain workers, reduce injuries, company says
More: UPS
| Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
Investigation: Amazon backs three advocacy groups working to thwart Microsoft's government cloud contracts; an Amazon executive wrote a public FTC comment — Amazon is the driving force behind a trio of advocacy groups working to thwart Microsoft's growing ambition to become … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Copilot Studio, a no-code tool that lets companies customize Microsoft 365 Copilot or integrate custom ChatGPT chatbots made with OpenAI's GPT — Last week OpenAI announced its new GPT platform to let anyone create their own version of ChatGPT, and now Microsoft is following …
More: Ars Technica, Ghacks, BGR, ITPro, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Constellation Research, The Verge, XDA Developers, and The Verge
| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
The FCC adopts a rule to prevent the “digital discrimination” of broadband access based on income, race, and more; ISPs and their GOP allies oppose the measure — Industry and GOP say rule goes too far, warn of a chilling effect on broadband investmentSponsor Posts
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