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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Physics to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for “foundational discoveries” in machine learning — - John J. Hopfield, Geoffrey E. Hinton worked on neural networks — Their work laid foundations for machine learning and AI
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Epic v. Google: a US judge orders Google to open the Play Store to rivals from November 1 for three years, distribute third-party stores within Play, and more — Google's Android app store is an illegal monopoly — and now it will have to change. … Google will have to distribute rival …
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Samsung estimates Q3 operating profit up 274% YoY to ~$6.78B, falling short of analysts' estimates of ~$7.66B, as it lags rivals in the booming AI chip market — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) estimated on Tuesday its third-quarter operating profit jumped 274%, but that was short … | Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
Crypto.com sues the US SEC after receiving a Wells notice that the agency plans to bring an enforcement action against it; Consensys sued the SEC in April 2024 — - The crypto trading platform said it decided to sue the agency after receiving a Wells notice and said the SEC's actions left them “with no other choice.”
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Short seller Hindenburg releases a report accusing Roblox of inflating user metrics to investors and prioritizing growth over protecting minors; RBLX drops 5%+ — Research firm alleges the videogame company has exaggerated user data and engagement figures — Short-selling firm Hindenburg Research …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Two Russian YouTube channels posted videos of an alleged new 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro base model, in what could be the worst Apple product leak since the iPhone 4 — Alleged photos and videos of an unannounced 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 chip continue to surface on social media …
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| Kathrin Hille / Financial Times: |
Foxconn Chair Young Liu says the company plans to build a plant in Mexico's Guadalajara to make Nvidia GB200 Blackwell AI servers, as tech decouples from China — Decision to base plant in Guadalajara shows ‘nearshoring’ of supply chains away from China — Electronics manufacturing group Foxconn …
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| Bloomberg: |
Filing: Saudi Arabia's PIF sold ~17.3M Nintendo shares from August 21 to October 1, lowering its stake to 7.54%; on September 26, an exec said PIF may buy more — - PIF had cut stake in games company over six weeks on market — Wealth fund presented itself as long-term investor in content
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe launches a Content Authenticity web app to let creators use its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to apply attribution and opt out of AI training — Adobe is expanding its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to make it even easier for creatives to be credited for their work …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Bellevue, Washington-based Auger, founded by ex-Amazon and Flexport exec Dave Clark to offer AI-powered supply chain tools, raised a $100M seed led by Oak HC/FT — Dave Clark has had a rollercoaster of a time these past two years. — After stepping down in June 2022 as CEO …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
MoneyGram says hackers “accessed and acquired” some customers' personal and transaction data, including SSNs, during a cyberattack between September 20 and 22 — U.S. money transfer giant MoneyGram has confirmed that hackers stole its customers' personal information and transaction data during a cyberattack last month.| Bloomberg: |
A US bankruptcy judge approves repaying FTX customers, and FTX is in talks over $1B in seized US assets; in June 2024, FTX had $12.6B, which may rise to $16.5B — - FTX judge approves plan to distribute at least $12.6 billion — Company in talks over $1 billion seized by prosecutors
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber announces an EV-only Uber Green in 40 cities that riders can prioritize, a GPT-4o-powered chatbot coming in 2025 to answer drivers' EV questions, and more — Uber is holding its annual Go-Get conference in London today. As part of the event, the company is rolling out a number …
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