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November 2, 2024, 5:40 AM

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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval  —  Apple is acquiring the popular photo editing company Pixelmator.  The Pixelmator Team announced the news in a blog post on Friday and said there will be “no material changes” to its apps “at this time.”
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024 that, under specific conditions, let users log in with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters  —  The vulnerability is fixed now, but Okta said that for three months it could've been used to access accounts with usernames stretching at least 52 characters long.
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI accelerator chips in 2024, with CEO Pat Gelsinger citing chip transition and slower uptake to software  —  Intel's (INTC.O) upbeat revenue projections on Thursday masked a sore point for the embattled company: chips touted …
Bloomberg:
Nvidia will replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on November 8, after Amazon replaced Walgreens in February; Intel joined the index in 1999  —  - Intel, Dow Inc. are set to leave the 30-member index  — Nvidia up 3.2% in post-market trading, while Intel is down 2%
Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal:
Polymarket user Fredi9999, a self-described Frenchman, says he bet $30M+ on Trump after analyzing polls; he can't exit his wagers without crashing the market  —  Self-described French trader says he bet more than $30 million on U.S. election after analyzing polls
Michael Kan / PCMag:
Google researchers detail Project Big Sleep, formerly Project Naptime, which used an AI agent to discover a previously unknown and exploitable bug in SQLite  —  The company's experimental AI agent finds a previously unknown and exploitable software bug in SQLite, an open-source database engine.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Meta rolls out its Quest v71 update, including a redesign of Meta Horizon OS, a calendar app, and the ability to use Travel Mode on a train  —  Meta is introducing some big changes with its Quest v71 update, including a redesign of Meta Horizon OS, a calendar app, and the ability to use Travel Mode on a train.
Microsoft:
Microsoft and a16z jointly share US public policy ideas for AI startups, saying “regulation should be implemented only if its benefits outweigh its costs”  —  Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft; Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft, Marc Andreessen …

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