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| Will Knight / Wired: |
YouTube lets some Shorts creators test Dream Track, which uses DeepMind's Lyria AI 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, YouTube Official Blog, YouTube Official Blog, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Android Authority, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget, BBC, MSPoweruser, The Guardian, Tom's Guide, The Decoder, Music Ally, Billboard, and NewsBytes
| 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.| Katie Malone / Engadget: |
Google's Threat Analysis Group discovers and helps patch a Zimbra email server flaw used to steal data from governments in Greece, Moldova, and elsewhere — Google's threat analysis team discovered the security flaw in June. — Google's Threat Analysis Group revealed on Thursday …
More: The Keyword, The Keyword, The Record, SecurityWeek, Dark Reading, and The Messenger. X: @maddiestone
| Laurent Giret / Thurrott: |
Nvidia updates its GeForce Now app to introduce Game Syncing, which lets users stream PC games purchased via the Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+ — Nvidia is releasing a new update for its GeForce Now app today that introduces Game Syncing with the Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+.
More: NVIDIA, Dexerto, The Verge, Windows Central, Neowin, GameSpot, Wccftech, KitGuru, IGN, TechPowerUp, and 9to5Google
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft launches a Windows App in preview for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, and the web, letting enterprise customers securely access Windows via other devices — Microsoft brings Windows to non-Windows devices. — What you need to know — Microsoft is launching the “Windows app” … | Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
In a first, the Signal Foundation publishes Signal's operating costs: ~$40M in 2023, projected to hit $50M by 2025, with $14M per year going to infrastructure — Signal's president reveals the cost of running the privacy-preserving platform—not just to drum up donations …
More: Signal Messenger and The Verge
Mastodon: @ncweaver@thecooltable.wtf. X: @mikarv, @profwoodward, @trevortimm, @mer__edith, @mer__edith, @a_greenberg, @ambaonadventure, @bwplotka, @signalapp, and @signalapp. Forums: Hacker News
| 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| 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, TechRadar, SecurityWeek, Infosecurity, Security Boulevard, and Schneier on Security
Mastodon: @dangoodin@infosec.exchange and @audiodude@sfba.social
X: @ravirockks, @gitguardian, and @gitguardian
LinkedIn: Ahmed A., Jeffrey Daro, David Luxford, Joe H., Alex Lokshin, Justin Hutchings, Timo Kissel, and Garett Moreau
Forums: r/cybersecurity and Ars OpenForum
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases Apple Music Classical for iPadOS as part of a v1.1 update, the first major update to the app since its release in spring 2023 for iOS and Android — 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.| 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 …
More: The Keyword, Search Engine Roundtable, Search Engine Land, Lifewire, Android Headlines, Wccftech, 9to5Google, Engadget, ZDNet, Neowin, NewsBytes, and Search Engine Journal
LinkedIn: Ben Hanson, Paula Marie Kilgarriff, and Daniel Tunkelang
| Nathan Edwards / The Verge: |
The Wireless Power Consortium says the first Qi v2.0 devices are set to arrive in time for the holidays and 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: Business Wire, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, New York Times, iLounge, Pocket-lint, GSMArena.com, T3, 9to5Google, MacRumors, O'Grady's PowerPage, Android Authority, Android Headlines, NewsBytes, Trusted Reviews, SamMobile, guru3d.com, Phandroid, Android Police, Engadget, TechSpot, Redmond Pie, Droid Life, CNET, iClarified, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
X: @evankirstel, @andrew_osu, and @qipower
| 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, The Atlantic, Gizmodo, The Messenger, The Hill, New York Post, VICE, 404 Media, Telegraph, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, TIME, Bloomberg, Daily Mail, Media Matters for America, and TechCrunch
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X: @breakingbaht, @elonmusk, @deitaone, @elonmusk, @jaketapper, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @cwboca, @bigblackjacobin, @wyatt_privilege, @yair_rosenberg, @nandoodles, @elonmusk, @michaelehayden, @pkafka, @mattyglesias, @elonmusk, @marcbodnick, and @yair_rosenberg. LinkedIn: Menotti M.
Forums: r/MarchAgainstNazis, r/inthenews, and r/politics
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
At its conference, Unity says Unity 6 is coming in 2024 and releases early access versions of Unity Muse, an AI suite for content creation, and 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, GamesIndustry.biz, Business Wire, Pocket Gamer.biz, TechCrunch, Game Developer, and Unity on YouTube
X: @unity, @kenneynl, @notargs, @slipster216, @unity, @the_doddler, @gamesplusjames, and @unity. LinkedIn: Valentino Megale, PhD
| Bloomberg: |
Tether plans to spend ~$500M over the next six months to become one of the world's top Bitcoin miners, after acquiring a 20% stake in Northern Data in September — - Tether to invest about $500 million in the next six months — Stablecoin issuer builds its own facilities in three countries
More: Decrypt, crypto.news, CryptoSlate, Cryptonews, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Android Headlines
| Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: |
TikTok joins Meta in appealing against 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 … | Niamh Rowe / Wired: |
Some companies that provide Big Tech and other clients 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.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Threads tests tags, which categorizes and links posts with a hashtag but without showing the # symbol, initially in Australia and “soon” in other countries — Instagram's Threads app has been duping Twitter/X in a number of ways and today it's adding one more feature that's …
More: Mashable, The Verge, T3, Android Headlines, Engadget, NewsBytes, 9to5Mac, and Social Media Today
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
More: Meta, Instagram, Engadget, MySmartPrice, SamMobile, The Indian Express, PetaPixel, MacRumors, Search Engine Journal, TechCrunch, and 9to5Mac
| Khari Johnson / Wired: |
Common Sense Media's first ratings for 10 chatbots and AI services warn parents that Snapchat's MyAI, Dall-E 2, and Stable Diffusion may not be safe for kids — Common Sense Media's first ratings for chatbots and other AI services warn parents that AI image generators and Snapchat's My AI chatbot may not be safe for kids.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Bard access in English for teens who “meet the minimum age requirement to manage their own Google Account”, offering safety guardrails — Following the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in September, Google is rolling out Bard access for teens with safety guardrails in place.| Leo Schwartz / Fortune: |
Proton Mail CEO Andy Yen announces Key Transparency, a tool built on Proton's private blockchain to let high-profile users verify email addresses, in beta — Proton Mail, the leading privacy-focused email service, is making its first foray into blockchain technology with Key Transparency … | Natasha Mascarenhas / The Information: |
Two Israeli startups, Lasso Security and Ask-AI, reject the investments of Web Summit's venture arm after its ex-CEO Paddy Cosgrave accused Israel of war crimes — Web Summit attempted to put a turbulent chapter behind it this week, drawing more than 70,000 attendees to the annual tech conference in Lisbon.
More: Business Post and PreSeed Now
| 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, Android Headlines, MediaPost, TechSpot, Washington Post, Engadget, Social Media Today, Deadline, Forbes, Axios, and Reuters
Threads: @mergesort, @technicallymims, and @jackcarterbenjamin
X: @benjysarlin, @benjysarlin, @scottnover, @mollyjongfast, @kansasdiaspora, and @dannykons. Forums: r/technology
| Daria Mosolova / Financial Times: |
Jonathan Camrose, the UK's first minister for AI and IP, says the country does not plan to regulate the AI industry “in the short term” to let the sector grow — Minister tells FT conference government wants to maintain a ‘pro-innovation’ approach to the technology| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Fitbit Charge 6 review: practically a “Pixel band” with good fitness and health features but the side button is haptic and the Fitbit-Google transition is bumpy — Google's fingerprints are all over this casual fitness tracker. … Fitbit, what are you doing?| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Codegen, which plans to use AI to automate “codebase-wide” tasks like large migrations and refactoring, raised a $16M seed led by Thrive Capital — Jay Hack, an AI researcher with a background in natural language processing and computer vision, came to the realization several years ago … Sponsor Posts
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