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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google unveils the $100 Google TV Streamer, with better performance than Chromecast with Google TV, Thread and Matter support, and more, shipping September 24 — Google isn't waiting for its upcoming hardware event to announce the Chromecast's successor. Alongside the new, sleeker Nest Thermostat …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/ShieldAndroidTV, and r/google
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Google unveils Gemini-based features for Google Home, coming later in 2024: descriptive captions for Nest camera videos, a smarter Assistant for Nest, and more — Amazon has already announced its plans for a smarter Alexa to power your home. Now, it's Google's turn to promise that it can produce a better …
More: The Keyword, The Keyword, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Thurrott, Android Police, Android Headlines, Android Central, 9to5Google, Neowin, HotHardware, T3, CNET, TechHive, AndroidGuys, Android Authority, Tom's Guide, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNET, and Pocketables
Forums: r/Nest and r/googlehome
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says the Chromecast with Google TV 4K and HD will remain on sale until stock runs out, as the company stops making the Chromecast, first launched in 2013 — The first Chromecast was announced in July of 2013 with the goal of letting people stream content from phones to televisions.
More: The Verge, HotHardware, Financial Express, How-To Geek, mjtsai.com, SlashGear, Neowin, Cord Cutters News, and Digital Trends
X: @killedbygoogle, @alexdobie, @mishaalrahman, @killedbygoogle, @tomgara, and @lanceulanoff. Forums: r/Chromecast
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
X sues the World Federation of Advertisers, GARM, and GARM members CVS Health, Mars, Orsted, and Unilever over what Linda Yaccarino calls an “illegal boycott” — Members include major tech companies, advertisers, agencies, ad tech firms and advertising coalitions.
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Threads: @crumbler, @taylorlorenz, @reckless1280, @daveleebbg, @carnage4life, @enjoyingeveryminute, @karaswisher, @mattrichardson, @martinsfp, @drewharwell, @moskov, @karaswisher, @kalihays1, and @kalihays1
Mastodon: @chrisgeidner@journa.host, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @metacurity@infosec.exchange, @MarcAbrahams@mstdn.science, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, @dmoren@zeppelin.flights, and @ianb@mastodon.well.com
X: @lindayax, @lindayax, @elonmusk, @scottderrickson, @baekdal, @harrymccracken, @bobbyallyn, @fmanjoo, @toptickcrypto, @kchoudhu, @adamkovac, @thechosenberg, @ryxcommar, @colin_fraser, @jack_raines, @ryanbarwick, @michaelmiraflor, @bobbyallyn, @kristyt, @somewheresy, @elonmusk, @oalexanderdk, and @fmanjoo. LinkedIn: Greg Glenday. Forums: Hacker News
| John Schulman / @johnschulman2: |
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman departs to join Anthropic and focus on AI alignment, and says “I'm not leaving due to lack of support for alignment research” — I shared the following note with my OpenAI colleagues today: I've made the difficult decision to leave OpenAI. This choice stems from my desire to deepen my focus on AI alignment, and to start a new chapter of my career where I can return to hands-on technical work. I've decided
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X: @sama, @janleike, @brij, @ylecun, @_masterofwolves, @tunguz, @josephjacks_, @krishnanrohit, @krishnanrohit, @svrnco, @shakeelhashim, @shiringhaffary, and @mascobot
Forums: Hacker News, r/ChatGPT, r/artificial, r/OpenAI, r/singularity, r/reinforcementlearning, and Slashdot
| The Information: |
OpenAI President Greg Brockman says he's taking a sabbatical through the end of 2024; a source says OpenAI product leader Peter Deng, who joined in 2023, left — Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president and one of 11 cofounders of the artificial intelligence firm, is taking an extended leave of absence.
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Threads: @marcslove and @rpn
X: @gdb, @anammostarac, @edzitron, @garymarcus, @firstadopter, @nbashaw, @mattturck, @garymarcus, @husjerry1, @natolambert, @garrisonlovely, @carnage4life, @simeon_cps, @typedfemale, @garymarcus, and @nmasc_
Forums: Hacker News, r/ChatGPT, r/singularity, and r/technology
| Lauren Feiner / The Verge: |
US v. Google: a judge rules Google has a monopoly in “general search text advertising” and used exclusive agreements to raise prices without any competition — A federal judge ruled that Google violated US antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in the search and advertising markets.
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Forums: r/technology and Lobsters
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
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Threads: @reckless1280, @flasheeto, @neil.cybart, @thejeffhou, @thekenyeung, @passantino, @daveleebbg, @karaswisher, and @brianstelter
Mastodon: @parismarx@mastodon.online and @theory@xoxo.zone
X: @google_comms, @lutherlowe, @johnmarknewman, @eric_seufert, @briancalbrecht, @econliberties, @jason_kint, @garrytan, @jason_kint, @rakeshsfnyc, @jason_kint, @lutherlowe, @amir, @carnage4life, @lexnfx, @megangra, @florian4gamers, @ballmatthew, @modestproposal1, @jason_kint, @bcmerchant, @florian4gamers, @bobbyallyn, @lutherlowe, @vidushi_law, @benthompson, @vidushi_law, @delrey, @timsweeneyepic, @rakeshsfnyc, @stevesi, @benthompson, @lexnfx, @alexeheath, @briancalbrecht, @alexeheath, and @benremaly. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski
| Jason Del Rey / Fortune: |
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X: @ddayen, @adamkovac, @tomcoates, @tomcoates, and @octonion
Forums: Hacker News, r/firefox, and r/technology
| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
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| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
Behind the YouTube influencers, WhatsApp and Telegram groups, and services like FewFeed fueling Facebook's problem of creators profiting from viral “AI slop” — Gyan Abhishek is standing in front of a giant touch screen, like Jim Cramer on Mad Money or an ESPN talking head analyzing a football play.
Threads: @jasonkoebler and @jenvalentino_nyt. Mastodon: @jtlg@mastodon.lawprofs.org
X: @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, and @jason_koebler. LinkedIn: Jason Koebler
| CNBC: |
Microsoft says Delta, which said it had to manually reset ~40K PC servers because of CrowdStrike, had “not modernized its IT infrastructure” and refused “help” — Microsoft fired back at Delta Air Lines on Tuesday after the carrier said it would seek damages …
More: The Verge, Axios, Windows Central, Reuters, DatacenterDynamics, Bloomberg, Neowin, and Newser
Forums: r/delta and r/technology
| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Uber reports Q2 revenue up 16% YoY to $10.7B, Gross Bookings up 19% YoY to $40B, vs. $39.7B est., Mobility Gross Bookings up 23% YoY to $20.6B, and 7.4M drivers — - Results driven by better-than-expected growth in ridehailing — Autonomous rides grew six-fold from year ago through partners| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Intel says its Foundry's lead products on Intel 18A are booting and expects the first external customer chip design tape out in H1 2025 — Following Intel's painful Q2 earnings call and the announcement of their 2025 cost reduction plan last week, it has become increasingly evident …
More: HotHardware, Intel, Tom's Hardware, and ServeTheHome
Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @markhachman, @benbajarin, @aschilling, @pgelsinger, and @intelnews. Forums: r/hardware
| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Music debuts Maestro, an AI-powered playlist generator, and Topics, which helps users find podcast episodes by topic and is powered by both AI and humans — Amazon Music announced Tuesday the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Topics,” which allows users to explore podcast episodes …
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| Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica: |
A researcher finds another flaw in Georgia's voter registration cancellation portal, which has had bugs that made submitting requests for any Georgian trivial — The flaw would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name …
More: Atlanta News First, ProPublica on YouTube, and StateScoop
Mastodon: @aardrian@toot.cafe, @north@xn, and @ProPublica@newsie.social
Forums: r/KamalaHarris, r/technology, and r/politics
| Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware: |
Samsung starts mass production of the world's thinnest LPDDR5X DRAM, claiming it is 9% thinner than most LPDDR5X and improves devices' heat resistance by 21.2% — The new package frees additional space. — Samsung has started mass production of the world's thinnest LPDDR5X DRAM packages featuring 12 GB and 16 GB capacities.
More: Samsung Newsroom, TechRadar, ExtremeTech, Neowin, TechSpot, TechPowerUp, Blocks and Files, Gizmochina, Sammy Fans, Android Headlines, eeNews Europe, TechEBlog, The Korea Herald, and SamMobile. Forums: r/hardware
| Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: |
Release notes indicate macOS may get Apple Intelligence in the EU, unlike iOS and iPadOS, perhaps because of differences in how DMA requirements apply — Apple Intelligence is one of the biggest tentpoles of this fall's new OS updates. The AI features in iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 …
Mastodon: @iryantldr@mastodon.social
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
A look at some of Apple's pre-prompt Apple Intelligence instructions, like “Do not hallucinate” and “Do not make up factual information” for the Rewrite tool — Apple's latest developer betas launched last week with a handful of the generative AI features that were announced …
More: Ars Technica, Simon Willison's Weblog, PCMag, Mashable, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, Android Authority, BGR, and NewsBytes
Threads: @reckless1280. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to, @paul@tapbots.social, @pasavito@twit.social, and @stroughtonsmith …
X: @emollick, @carnage4life, @benhylak, and @minimaxir
Forums: r/MacOSBeta and Lobsters
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
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Mastodon: @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, @nileane@nileane.fr, and @viticci@mastodon …
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Google releases patches for 46 Android security vulnerabilities, including a kernel zero-day the company says “may be under limited, targeted exploitation” — Android security updates this month patch 46 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) exploited in targeted attacks.| Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: |
Red Ventures sells CNET, an early pioneer of online tech coverage, to Ziff Davis, which owns Mashable, PC Mag, Lifehacker, and others, a source says for $100M+ — Ziff Davis is acquiring CNET for more than $100 million. Its chief executive thinks more acquisitions are on the horizon.
More: Axios, Red Ventures, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Adweek
X: @photomatt, @film_girl, @benmullin, @rafat, @rafat, @bombur, @jeffjarvis, @rhunwords, and @seangriffey
Forums: Hacker News and r/giantbomb
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