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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
PlayStation closes Firewalk Studios, which debuted shooter game Concord in August 2024 before taking it offline, and mobile studio Neon Koi, impacting ~210 jobs — The company will also close the mobile game studio Neon Koi, which hasn't released a game, according to a blog post from Sony on Tuesday.
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Forums: r/gamecollecting, r/technology, and r/playstation
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Super Micro's stock drops 30%+ after disclosing that auditor Ernst & Young had resigned following months of disagreement over governance and board independence — Super Micro's shares plunged as much as 35% Wednesday morning after the company disclosed its auditor had resigned following months …
More: Bloomberg, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Quartz, Wccftech, ZeroHedge News, and Financial Times
X: @followtheh, @nkulw, @rivertamydn, @garyhaubold, @jyarow, and @natehindenburg
| Alphabet: |
Alphabet reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $88.27B, Search revenue up 12% YoY, net income up 34% YoY, and traffic acquisition costs up 9% YoY; GOOG jumps 5%+ — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 29, 2024 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
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Threads: @daveleebbg. X: @waymo, @sundarpichai, @divestech, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @sundarpichai, @sundarpichai, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @danielbzhao, @patrickmoorhead, @patrickmoorhead, @sundarpichai, @munster_gene, @sundarpichai, and @munster_gene. Forums: Hacker News
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Sundar Pichai says “more than a quarter of all new code at Google is generated by AI, then reviewed and accepted by engineers” — Google is building a bunch of AI products, and it's using AI quite a bit as part of building those products, too. “More than a quarter of all new code …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google updates Chrome desktop to let users choose how aggressively it frees up inactive tab resources across three modes, and adds a Performance Detection tool — Last year, Chrome introduced Memory and Energy Saver modes, and Google is now updating its desktop browser with Performance issue alerts.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
GitHub says Copilot will support Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI models, unveils an AI tool to build micro web apps called Spark, Copilot for Xcode, and more — GitHub is going multi-model for its Copilot code completion and programming tool. Developers will soon be able to choose models from Anthropic …
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| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says Russian hackers have sent “highly targeted spearphishing emails” to thousands of US officials, defense workers, and others during the past week — - Thousands targeted in spearphishing campaign during last week — Hackers said to impersonate Microsoft employees in some emails
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| New York Times: |
Sources detail how TikTok struck a deal with GoTo to buy a ~75% stake in Tokopedia for $840M, letting TikTok restart TikTok Shop in Indonesia in December 2023 — Agata Pinastika Kenastuti's children's clothing shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, was full of inventory when TikTok Shop shut.
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| Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
Visa and Coinbase partner to let eligible US and EU users deposit funds into their Coinbase accounts, sometimes instantly; Visa powers the Coinbase debit card — - Access to crypto used to be challenging but is becoming easier … Coinbase already has millions of connections … | Rebekah Valentine / IGN: |
Ubisoft quietly debuted its first blockchain game, Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, for free on PC last week; in-game figurines are listed for $7 to $63K — It's called Champions Tactics and it sure looks like...something. — Three years ago, Ubisoft promised it would start making its own blockchain games.
More: 80 Level, TechRaptor, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Eurogamer.net, and Video Games Chronicle
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| Bloomberg: |
Samsung's stock has fallen 32% from its 2024 peak on July 9, losing $122B from its market cap, more than any other chipmaker worldwide, over AI and foundry woes — - Stock sheds more value than any chipmaker on AI, foundry woes — Samsung is ‘losing its technology leadership’: Pictet's Lee| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox is laying off 528 employees, or 20% of its workforce, in what CEO Drew Houston says is a “transitional period”; filing: the layoffs cost $63M to $68M — Dropbox is letting go 20% of its workforce as the cloud company undergoes what CEO Drew Houston calls a “transitional period.”| Marianna Spring / BBC: |
Some users on X who share content that includes election misinformation, AI images, and conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by X — Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images … | Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Reddit reports Q3 revenue up 68% YoY to $348.4M, vs. $312.8M est., DAUs up 47% YoY to 97.2M, vs. 96.5M est., ARPU of $3.58, vs. $3.24 est.; RDDT jumps 30%+ — Reddit shares jumped 22% in extended trading Tuesday, topping $100 for the first time, after the social media company reported third-quarter results …
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Threads: @mttaggart. X: @amitisinvesting, @reddit, @thetranscript_, and @eric_seufert. Forums: r/NewsAndPolitics
| Austin Carr / Bloomberg: |
A profile of US voting machine maker Clear Ballot, which helps officials check paper ballots via its app, as Elon Musk spreads conspiracy theories about hacking — Chip Trowbridge is confident his voting machines are secure, but he'll run the thought experiment with you.
X: @austincarr
| Washington Post: |
Sources: in August, Andy Jassy called Donald Trump to outline Amazon's plans, and Trump said Amazon should cut him a large check for his presidential efforts — Executives at companies founded by the billionaire Post owner have sought contact with Trump. He argues he didn't end presidential endorsements out of self-interest.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: xAI is in the early stages of talks with investors to raise several billion dollars in a round that would value xAI at ~$40B, up from $24B in May 2024 — New fundraising effort would substantially increase startup's valuation from spring — Elon Musk's xAI is in talks with investors …
More: Fast Company, Axios, Tech Funding News, Proactive, Nairametrics, The Information, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, Forbes, The Times, PYMNTS.com, and TechCrunch
X: @sawyermerritt, @molloxx, and @andrewcurran_
| Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: |
AMD reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $6.82B, vs. $6.71B est., Data Center revenue up 122% YoY to $3.5B, and forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; AMD drops 5%+ — Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue just shy of estimates as supply chain constraints hamper … | Tess Owen / Wired: |
TTP data: US anti-government militia activity has grown on Facebook, with the platform even auto-generating some group pages, despite users flagging the issue — Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts.
More: Accountable Tech, WinBuzzer, and New Republic
Threads: @renee.diresta and @mattnavarra
X: @mccarthyryanj, @moonalice, @jason_kint, @juliettekayyem, @edzitron, @ttp_updates, @patrickgaspard, @leahfeiger, and @daithaigilbert
Forums: r/esist, r/NewLondonCounty, r/politics, r/ParlerWatch, and r/technews
| Valentina Palladino / Engadget: |
Kindle Colorsoft review: color display, quick page-turns, pinch-to-zoom, auto-adjusting front light, and no lockscreen ads, but pricey and screen has a blue hue — But at $280, this color ereader costs more than its competitors. — Deputy Editor, Buying Advice — Well, it finally happened.
More: GeekWire, ZDNET, CNET, T3, TechCrunch, Wired, Trusted Reviews, and GB News
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