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Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads — Starting in November, Netflix will finally roll out its new ad-supported tier for just a few bucks a month …
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Meta says the segment at Connect announcing the addition of legs to Horizon World avatars “featured animations created from motion capture” — A subsequent statement from Meta says ‘the segment featured animations created from motion capture’ — Earlier this week Meta CEO …
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Q&A with Zuckerberg about selling the Quest 3 at a break-even or a loss, from $300-$500, to grow the ecosystem, missing the shift to TikTok-like feeds, and more — This interview was conducted yesterday morning as Meta was broadcasting its pre-recorded Connect keynote.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple plans to offer Apple Card users a “high-yield” Goldman Sachs savings account in the coming months and automatically deposit their Daily Cash with no fees — Apple today announced that Apple Card users will be able to open a new “high-yield” savings account from Goldman Sachs …
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| Nelson Wang / CoinDesk: |
Stablecoin issuer Tether claims to have reduced its commercial paper holdings to zero, replaced with US Treasury bills, after saying it would by the end of 2022 — The company has been gradually replacing its commercial paper holdings with U.S. Treasury bills.| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Twitter tests a feature letting users control whether others can mention them; if so, the user can pick if mentions can be from anyone or only those they follow — Twitter is working on a feature that lets you control who can mention you, with the test version discovered by app researcher …
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Sources: Biden's crackdown on Chinese tech exports was driven by fears of China using supercomputers and AI to develop weapons and crack US encrypted messaging — U.S. officials pushed to choke off China's access to critical semiconductor technology after internal debates and tough negotiations with allies.
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Filing: Twitter says Elon Musk is under a federal investigation related to his bid to acquire the company and asks for access to documents he gave authorities — Billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities related to his attempted acquisition of Twitter Inc. … | Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
DeFi startup Uniswap Labs, which runs a decentralized crypto exchange, raised a $165M Series B led by Polychain Capital, and plans to build an NFT aggregator — Uniswap Labs on Thursday announced a $165 million Series B funding round, led by Polychain Capital, that values the company at $1.66 billion.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
A look at Google's Project Starline 3D video chat booths, as Google plans to install them for some enterprise partners, such as Salesforce, WeWork, and T-Mobile — Project Starline is the real deal. It makes a virtual call feel like a one-on-one conversation.
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A survey of US adults on misinformation: 91% say its spread is a problem, 77% think it increases hate crimes, and 73% say it increases extreme political views — Americans from across the political spectrum say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes … | Ashley Gold / Axios: |
Meta files to dismiss the FTC's attempt to block its acquisition of Within, arguing the FTC's claims rely on “pure speculation of a hypothetical future state” — Meta filed to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block its acquisition of virtual reality fitness startup Within …
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How cosmic rays can alter computers' memory, a phenomenon understood since at least the 1970s, and why it is hard to tie specific errors to ionizing radiation — The Earth is subjected to a hail of subatomic particles from the Sun and beyond our solar system which could be the cause of glitches that afflict our phones and computers.| Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
Internal Pentagon docs: 80%+ of US soldiers using Microsoft HoloLens experienced “mission-affecting physical impairments”, like headaches, eyestrain, and nausea — US soldiers using Microsoft Corp.'s new goggles in their latest field test suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments” …
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Ars Technica, Defense One, SiliconANGLE, The Register, SlashGear, OnMSFT.com, and Gizmodo. Tweets: @acapaccio
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Documents: SpaceX told the Pentagon it can't donate more Starlink terminals to Ukraine or keep funding the service there, asking the Pentagon to provide funding — Since they first started arriving in Ukraine last spring, the Starlink satellite internet terminals made by Elon Musk's SpaceX … Sponsor Posts
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