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November 4, 2024, 5:20 PM

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise  —  The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times's digital operation.
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Elon Musk's lawyers claim in a Pennsylvania court that the $1M/day giveaway to registered voters, which Musk said multiple times is “random”, is not a lottery  —  Elon Musk's daily $1 million giveaway to voters in battleground states is not a lottery and its winners were not chosen by chance …
Financial Times:
Sources: Meta's plans to build a US nuclear-powered AI data center were thwarted in part after a rare bee species was found on land earmarked for the project  —  Mark Zuckerberg is continuing to explore energy deals amid a Big Tech arms race over artificial intelligence
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X starts rolling out an update to let users see public posts, and following and followers lists, of users who block them; blocked users still can't engage or DM  —  X is rolling out its controversial update to the block feature, allowing people to view your public posts even if you have blocked them.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon unveils X-Ray Recaps on Prime Video, an AI feature that generates “spoiler-free and concise summaries” of TV shows, in beta to Fire TV users in the US  —  On Monday, Amazon announced X-Ray Recaps on Prime Video, touting the generative-AI-based feature as …
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
The second developer beta of iOS 18.2 shows a “daily limit” for free access to “advanced” ChatGPT via Siri and an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in Settings  —  With the second beta of iOS 18.2 that's available for developers today, Apple has further fleshed …
Les Pounder / Tom's Hardware:
Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 review: the new $60 screen is easy to build, works with the latest OS, and holds the Pi on its back, but scrolling can be awkward  —  It has been nine years since the previous Touch Display was released. … The official Raspberry Pi Touch Display debuted …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix plans to delist nearly all of its interactive shows and films as of December 1 saying the tech “served its purpose”, after launching the format in 2017  —  Netflix's “Interactive Specials” page lists 24 titles, but only four will remain: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch …

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