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| Tom Ivan / Video Games Chronicle: |
Sony plans to launch PS5 game cloud streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium members in Japan on October 17, Europe on October 23, and North America on October 30 — THE FEATURE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PLAYSTATION PLUS PREMIUM MEMBERS — Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced plans …
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| Bloomberg: |
Caroline Ellison's day two testimony: “stressed out” by losses at Alameda, which by June 2022 had borrowed ~$13B from FTX users and loaned $5B to FTX executives — - Ellison takes witness stand for second day at SBF trial — Prosecutors look at events from 2022 when crypto prices fell
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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
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| Paul Kunert / The Register: |
Bernstein estimates Google pays Apple $18B to $20B per year, or 14% to 16% of Apple's operating profit, to be the default search engine; the US DOJ says ~$10B — Bernstein estimates value of agreement, warns it and similar deals may end if DoJ wins antitrust case
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Letter: European regulator Thierry Breton urges Mark Zuckerberg to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation from Meta's platforms during the Israel-Hamas war — - European regulator Thierry Breton shared a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday urging the billionaire to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation.
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe details Project Res-Up, an experimental AI tool that upscales low-resolution GIFs and videos, taking the 1947 movie The Red House from 480x360 to 1280x960 — Adobe has developed an experimental AI-powered upscaling tool that greatly improves the quality of low-resolution GIFs and video footage.
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| Emilia David / The Verge: |
Adobe and other companies part of the C2PA establish “an icon of transparency” symbol, designed to encourage the tagging of AI-generated data in media content — Adobe and other companies have established a symbol that can be attached to content alongside metadata …
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| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Sources: at an Activision townhall hosted by James Corden, Bobby Kotick discussed Microsoft and Elon Musk's Neuralink, hinted at a Guitar Hero revival, and more — Kotick and Corden (not me) discuss the future of Activision. — What you need to know — Sources familiar …
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| Jake Piazza / CNBC: |
Microsoft receives Notices of Proposed Adjustment from the IRS for an additional $28.9B tax payment; Microsoft plans to appeal, a process expected to take years — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella arrives at federal court on October 2, 2023 in Washington, DC. Nadella is testifying …
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| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro review: useful, if troubling, AI photo editing tools, Face Unlock now works for payments, but the Tensor G3 runs hot occasionally — These might just be the Pixel phones we've been waiting for, but it all depends on how much trust you're willing to put into Google.
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
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| Anna Irrera / Bloomberg: |
JPMorgan says BlackRock used the bank's TCN blockchain to move collateral almost instantaneously, vs. over the course of a day, and plans to add more clients — - Tech could speed transactions, see more efficient capital use — JPMorgan had tested its Tokenized Collateral Network in May| BBC: |
Study: if its current growth rate continues, the AI industry could consume as much energy as a small country like the Netherlands by 2027, or 85 to 134 TWh/year — The artificial intelligence (AI) industry could consume as much energy as a country the size of the Netherlands by 2027, a new study warns.
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| Caitlin Huston / Hollywood Reporter: |
The US FTC proposes a rule to require ticket sellers and others to show the total price to users upfront; Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have pledged all-in pricing — Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have already pledged to offer all-in pricing, but the rule would broaden it to other companies and industries.| Steven Scheer / Reuters: |
Investors and analysts expect the Israel-Hamas war to derail the fragile recovery of Israel's tech sector, which accounts for 14% of the country's workforce — The spiralling conflict with the Palestinians is set to derail a fragile recovery in Israel's all-important tech sector …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Google announces enhanced search results for EVs, heat pumps, and air conditioners, and expands AI tools to better predict floods, wildfires, and extreme heat — People shopping for electric vehicles, heat pumps, or air conditioning units will see enhanced search results on Google in a series …
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| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
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| Spiegel Online: |
An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a group of European surveillance companies marketing and selling spyware like Predator to dictators and despots — The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Samsung shares preliminary Q3 operating income and revenue ranges in line with analyst estimates, suggesting the global chip market may have started to recover — - Profit fall of 78% smaller than prior quarter's record plunge — AI-related demand seen key to memory chip price recovery
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
An interview with Dropbox CEO Drew Houston on new AI features, avoiding annoying its loyal users again, embracing a virtual-first workplace culture, and more — In October 2020, as it became clear COVID-19 wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, Dropbox made a big bet.| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Filing: Progress Software says the US SEC opened an investigation into the MOVEit hack that has cost the company $1M and exposed 64M+ people's personal data — U.S. securities regulators have opened a probe into the MOVEit mass-hack that has exposed the personal data of at least 64 million people … | Lam Thuy Vo / The Markup: |
A look at Ring's Neighbors app, which lets users report local activity and forwarded 13,053 posts to the LAPD over two years, some about non-criminal behavior — An investigation by The Markup found that Ring's social platform funnels suspicions from residents in Whiter and wealthier areas of Los Angeles directly to police| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
California Governor Newsom signs the Right to Repair Act into law, effective for devices made and sold after July 1, 2021, minus game consoles and alarm systems — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 244, or the Right to Repair Act, into law, making it easier for owners …
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