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The US awards TSMC $6.6B in grants and up to $5B in loans to build a third Arizona fab, slated to make 2nm chips by 2030, alongside TSMC's $65B+ investment — - World's top chipmaker to add capacity with third fab in state — Raimondo says latest US package aimed at AI, national security
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Emails: Xbox President Sarah Bond forms a game preservation team, and reiterates that the next Xbox should be “the biggest technical leap ever in a generation” — The backward compatibility program will continue to future Xbox hardware. — What you need to know
More: Windows Central, HotHardware, IGN, Thurrott, GamesIndustry.biz, Kotaku, Destructoid, WinBuzzer, Gameranx, Metro.co.uk, TrueAchievements, KitGuru, iPhone in Canada Blog, TweakTown, Pure Xbox, TechRadar, Press Start, GamingBolt, Stevivor, PC Games Insider, Wccftech, Notebookcheck, MSPoweruser, and Video Games Chronicle
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify debuts AI Playlist in beta for its Premium users in the UK and Australia, letting Android and iOS users generate and revise playlists using text prompts — Spotify already found success with its popular AI DJ feature, and now the streaming music service is bringing AI to playlist creation.
More: Spotify, Android Authority, CNET, 9to5Mac, HotHardware, ZDNet, Thurrott, Mashable, Variety, Music Ally, Droid Life, Dexerto, PhoneArena, Lifewire, The Verge, Business Standard, BGR, Notebookcheck, BetaNews, PCMag, Tom's Guide, Silicon Canals, Neowin, Silicon Republic, The Decoder, Financial Express, iPhone in Canada Blog, Wccftech, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, Sammy Fans, Sam Lover, Android Headlines, Engadget, and NewsBytes
Forums: Hacker News, r/Android, r/technology, and r/truespotify
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Microsoft announces Microsoft AI London, a new hub for its consumer AI division led by former Inflection AI and DeepMind engineer Jordan Hoffmann — Microsoft has announced a new London hub for its recently unveiled consumer AI division. It will be fronted by Jordan Hoffmann … | Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review: |
US lawmakers post a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act, which would create a data broker registry, let consumers opt out of some data collection, and more — WASHINGTON - Since the dawn of the internet age, tech companies have developed increasingly sophisticated ways to collect …
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Forums: r/neoliberal and r/law
| Vishal Chawla / The Block: |
Solana grapples with network congestion issues, leading to delays in transaction processing and dropped transactions, due to spam transactions and memecoins — - The Solana network is facing congestion, attributed to spam transactions. — Solana developers are working on solutions, including software patches and updates.
More: Finbold, CCN.com, Bitcoin Insider, and Cryptopolitan
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Sources and filings: Sam Altman's net worth is ~$1B, driven by investments in Reddit, Stripe, Helion, YC startups, and others, despite having no OpenAI equity — CEO Sam Altman famously has no equity in OpenAI, but startup bets like Reddit, Stripe and Helion have made him a billionaire anyway, a Forbes investigation found.
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Nielsen data from 2021 to 2023: nine of the 10 most-watched streaming programs are reruns, but a majority of the 100 most popular titles are original series — Netflix isn't the most-watched streaming service in the US. But it does have the most hit shows. — We are inching closer to Paramount having a new owner.| Dana Hull / Bloomberg: |
Tesla faces a trial in San Jose this week over Apple engineer Walter Huang's fatal Autopilot crash in 2018; Tesla prevailed in two previous California trials — - Driver's family blames swerve on defect in Tesla technology — Company claims Walter Huang was distracted with video game
More: Ars Technica, CCN.com, Business Insider, Benzinga, and Washington Post
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Sources: Pegatron is in advanced talks to hand over its only iPhone plant in India to the Tata Group, which would hold a 65%+ stake, a move that Apple supports — Pegatron (4938.TW) is in advanced talks to hand over control of its only iPhone manufacturing facility in India to the Tata Group …
More: DNA India, Inc42 Media, Circuits Assembly …, and Livemint
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The trial of Avraham Eisenberg, a crypto trader the US says stole $110M on the Mango Markets exchange in 2022, begins this week, testing the “code is law” claim — - US says game theorist stole $110 million from Mango depositors — Trader says transaction was legal under rules of exchange| TechCrunch: |
Web Summit co-founder Paddy Cosgrave confirms returning as Web Summit CEO; Cosgrave resigned in October 2023 over controversial comments on the Israel-Hamas war — Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of the Web Summit tech conference, is returning to his role as CEO after resigning in October …
More: Reuters, Business Post, Al Jazeera, The Irish Times, CTech, and Bloomberg
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A Brazilian Supreme Court judge opens an inquiry into Elon Musk for obstruction of justice involving X, and says X faces ~$20K/day in fines for noncompliance — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Sunday opened an inquiry into Elon Musk for obstruction …
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