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| Mishaal Rahman / Android Police: |
Google ships the first Android 16 developer preview, far ahead of schedule vs. the past decade, hoping to lower fragmentation by giving manufacturers more time — Surprise! Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 today so that app developers can test the new APIs …
More: Android Developers Blog, Android Authority, Business Standard, The Register, 9to5Google, CommonsWare, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, MySmartPrice, RM Update News, CNX Software, Trusted Reviews, Liliputing, Android Central, Wccftech, ZDNET, MobileSyrup, Neowin, TechRadar, SiliconANGLE, Droid Life, Thurrott, Tom's Guide, PCMag, Digital Trends, and Android Headlines
X: @mishaalrahman, @androiddev, @mishaalrahman, @mishaalrahman, and @mishaalrahman. Forums: r/Android
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils the $349 Windows 365 Link, a mini PC for its Windows 365 cloud service running a “super hardened version of Windows”, shipping in April 2025 — Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year.
More: Microsoft Tech Community, Microsoft on YouTube, Windows Experience Blog, Moneycontrol, TechCrunch, TweakTown, Engadget, Windows Central, TechSpot, FanlessTech, Lifewire, BetaNews, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, Tom's Guide, Pocket-lint, Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, ExtremeTech, Ghacks, SlashGear, VideoCardz.com, WinBuzzer, CNET, GeekWire, and XDA Developers
Bluesky: @jamesaltonsanders.com. X: @dwizzzlemsft, @satyanadella, @zacbowden, @laurentgiret, @zacbowden, @microsoft, @markhachman, @tomwarren, @gregorymcfadden, @patrickmoorhead, @craiu, and @getfitwithjared
LinkedIn: Tyler Shields and Pavan Davuluri
Forums: r/Surface, r/hardware, and Slashdot
| Danielle Abril / Washington Post: |
More: The Verge, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, CNET, Mashable, TechSpot, WinBuzzer, Windows Central, and TechRadar. X: @morningbrew
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
More: TweakTown, Game Rant, Tom's Guide, Forbes, Windows Central, and The Verge
X: @bmfshow, @benbajarin, and @greengart
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Sony launches cloud streaming on the PlayStation Portal in beta, letting PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers in some countries stream select PS5 games — Sony is bringing a big new feature to the PlayStation Portal: cloud streaming. When it first launched, the device was only able to stream games from your PS5 over Wi-Fi.
More: PlayStation.Blog, CNET, Video Games Chronicle, Comic Book, The Shortcut, Push Square, TheGamer, Android Headlines, GamingBolt, Kotaku, Dexerto, Press Start, IGN, Neowin, Eurogamer.net, Liliputing, and Engadget
X: @playstation, @danielhowley, and @speady99
Forums: r/playstation, r/Games, and Slashdot
| Helene Braun / CoinDesk: |
Trump picks Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, which has been a custodian for stablecoin company Tether since 2021, to serve as his Commerce Secretary — Lutnick, whose Cantor Fitzgerald has been a custodian for Tether since 2021, has been a vocal proponent of bitcoin and USDT for years.| CJ Haddad / CNBC: |
After a report that Trump's “Department of Government Efficiency” is considering a free tax-filing app, Intuit shares closed down 5.1% and H&R Block down 8.2% — The stock prices for H&R Block and Intuit fell after a report Tuesday said Trump's government efficiency team is considering creating a free tax-filing app.
More: Washington Post, Investor's Business Daily, CBS News, Quartz, PYMNTS.com, Benzinga, and Fast Company
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers in the US, the UK, and Canada can now listen to one audiobook per month from Audible's catalog for free — Amazon said on Tuesday that it will let Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers access one audiobook per month from Audible's catalog for free.
More: About Amazon, Mashable, Consequence, AFTVnews, 9to5Mac, Digital Music News, iPhone in Canada Blog, Neowin, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, Publishers Weekly, MakeUseOf, The Verge, Billboard, Music Ally, and CNET
Threads: @ashleycarman and @ashleycarman
X: @rakeshsfnyc and @amazonmusic
| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Source: Databricks has told investors it is looking to raise $7B to $9B at a ~$61B valuation, to cash out employees that hold restricted stock units — Good afternoon from Las Vegas, where I'm writing this newsletter from a hotel room with a Strip view of the Encore, the hotel where bankers …
X: @bryce, @eastdakota, @alex, and @josephjacks_
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Meta is forming a new product group to build AI tools for the 200M businesses that use its apps, led by Clara Shih, who most recently was Salesforce AI's CEO — - Shih will be responsible for developing and monetizing tools within Meta's AI portfolio that are catered specifically to businesses.
More: TechCrunch, The Information, and San Francisco Business Times
X: @clarashih, @edzitron, and @solydzajs
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky has 20M+ users after hitting 15M on November 13, and according to Appfigures, has been #1 in the US App Store since November 13 — Bluesky, the social network and X competitor has been benefiting from a surge of departures from the Elon Musk-owned app formerly known as Twitter.
More: Engadget, Similarweb, The Hollywood Reporter, Wall Street Journal, Android Headlines, Washington Times, AndroidGuys, Social Media Today, theJasmineBRAND, PCMag, ZDNET, TechCrunch, Business Insider, and Platformer
Threads: @owasow, @mosseri, @pcalcado, @davidfcarr, @davidfcarr, @matthewfacciani, @willoremus, @jasonkoebler, @ben.werdmuller, @simondowens, @willoremus, @willoremus, @carnage4life, and @lanceulanoff
Bluesky: @davidfcarr.bsky.social, @oremus.bsky.social, @oremus.bsky.social, @johnspurlock.com, @kurtwagner.bsky.social, @henrymance.bsky.social, @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social, @conorsen.bsky.social, @oremus.bsky.social, @jay.bsky.team, @katienotopoulos.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, @oremus.bsky.social, @paleofuture.bsky.social, @edavis.dev, @hankgreen.bsky.social, @davidimel.com, @davidfcarr.bsky.social, @rose.bsky.team, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @jay.bsky.team, and @reckless.bsky.social
X: @firstadopter and @mediaevan
Forums: r/BlueskySocial and r/technology
| Daniel Kuhn / The Block: |
Coinbase says it will delist wBTC next month, as Justin Sun gains influence over the wBTC protocol; Coinbase launched its wrapped bitcoin, cbBTC, in September — - The exchange said it will delist the token in December, though users will still be able to move the wBTC off the exchange.| Reuters: |
A bipartisan US congressional commission on US-China relations proposes a Manhattan Project-style initiative to fund the development of AGI systems — A U.S. congressional commission on Tuesday proposed a Manhattan Project-style initiative to fund the development of AI systems that will be as smart …
More: Cointelegraph, The Hill, SpaceNews, and Foreign Policy
X: @deanwball, @mattvogel0311, @hamandcheese, and @charlesxjyang
Forums: r/artificial and r/singularity
| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft unveils Azure AI Foundry to help customers build AI apps, including an SDK, tools for deploying AI agents, and a portal that replaces Azure AI Studio — The software maker also previewed new chips and Office AI features. … Azure AI Foundry will make it easier to switch between … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
More: GeekWire, HPCwire, Ars Technica, New Scientist, Nextgov/FCW, Maginative, BetaNews, and The Quantum Insider
| Matt Marshall / VentureBeat: |
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Sources: Apple has started selling its own ad inventory for Apple News; publishers will get a 70% cut of the ad revenue generated by Apple within their articles — - Apple has been selling its own ad inventory in search and within its App Store for a while.
More: MacRumors, The Information, Apple Must, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
Mastodon: @Kierkegaanks@beige.party. Bluesky: @shiraovide.bsky.social. X: @eric_seufert, @oliviaakory, and @sarafischer
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
Source: Microsoft signs a deal with News Corp's HarperCollins to use nonfiction titles to train an unannounced AI model; HarperCollins says authors can opt out — - Nonfiction books will be used for training AI models — AI companies and publishers have butted heads in lawsuits
More: The Verge, The Guardian, The Information, The Bookseller, PCMag, and Publishers Weekly
Threads: @eshumarneedi. Bluesky: @maetl.bsky.social, @glassbottommeg.bsky.social, and @samleecole.bsky.social
| Bloomberg: |
The US-led crypto rally is leaving its mark in Asia as Bhutan's BTC holdings reached $1.1B, 36% of its GDP, increased trading activity in South Korea, and more — - Bhutan's Bitcoin holdings are now equivalent to 36% of GDP — South Korean crypto exchanges see a jump in market share| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
A US Government Accountability Office report says four of six cybersecurity recommendations the agency made to the TSA since 2018 have still not been addressed — Efforts by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to address cybersecurity issues faced significant criticism this week … | Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
Leaked documents: Graykey, a phone unlocking tool used by police, retrieves “partial” data from the iPhone 12 up to the iPhone 16 running iOS 18 or iOS 18.0.1 — The Graykey, a phone unlocking and forensics tool that is used by law enforcement around the world …
More: MacRumors, Neowin, and AppleInsider
Mastodon: @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social and @josephcox@infosec.exchange
X: @jsrailton, @josephfcox, @grapheneos, @jason_koebler, @josephfcox, and @josephfcox
Forums: r/privacy and MacRumors Forums
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a large geospatial model, or LGM, that can navigate the physical world and power robots — Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.
More: Ars Technica, The Verge, Garbage Day, Niantic Labs, The Hustle, Niantic Labs, PCMag, Tom's Guide, and GoNintendo
Mastodon: @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social and @josephcox@infosec.exchange
Forums: r/aiwars, r/tech, r/pokemongo, r/TheSilphRoad, r/technology, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Trump Media has a ~$7B market cap despite struggling to build a profitable revenue stream; Similarweb: Truth Social site visits fell 20% MoM to 10M in October — Trump Media & Technology Group's revenue and share price have sagged as its losses have piled up.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the Windows Resiliency Initiative to help avoid another CrowdStrike-like incident, and a Quick Machine Recovery feature for fixing PCs remotely — Now, Microsoft has some answers in the form of a new Windows Resiliency Initiative that's designed to improve Windows security and reliability.
More: Windows Experience Blog, Risky Business, PCMag, ExtremeTech, The Stack, CRN, BleepingComputer, XDA Developers, and TechCrunch
Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk, @campuscodi.risky.biz, and @tomwarren.co.uk
Forums: r/microsoft and Slashdot
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