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| Alphabet: |
Alphabet reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $88.27B, Search revenue up 12%, net income up 34%, and traffic acquisition costs up 9%; GOOG jumps 5%+ pre-market — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 29, 2024 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
More: 9to5Google, Search Engine Journal, NewsBytes, PYMNTS.com, SiliconANGLE, MediaPost, Channel NewsAsia, Capital Brief, Android Central, Shacknews, Thurrott, Constellation Research, ZeroHedge News, Business Insider, 9to5Google, and Cointelegraph
Threads: @daveleebbg. X: @waymo, @sundarpichai, @divestech, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @sundarpichai, @sundarpichai, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @patrickmoorhead, @patrickmoorhead, @sundarpichai, @munster_gene, @sundarpichai, and @munster_gene. Forums: Hacker News
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Sundar Pichai says “more than a quarter of all new code at Google is generated by AI, then reviewed and accepted by engineers” — Google is building a bunch of AI products, and it's using AI quite a bit as part of building those products, too. “More than a quarter of all new code …
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Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @moonalice
Forums: r/technology, r/artificial, r/OpenAI, r/ChatGPT, r/technews, and Slashdot
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More: Moneycontrol, Reuters, The Information, Deadline, Benzinga, Cord Cutters News, The Desk, The Wrap, and Proactive. X: @sundarpichai
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
PlayStation shutters Firewalk, which released shooter game Concord earlier in 2024 before taking it offline, and mobile studio Neon Koi, impacting ~210 jobs — The company will also close the mobile game studio Neon Koi, which hasn't released a game, according to a blog post from Sony on Tuesday.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple updates the Mac mini with a smaller design, five USB-C ports, and up to 64GB of RAM, shipping from November 8 for $599+ with M4 and $1,399+ with M4 Pro — As part of the company's week of Mac-focused announcements, Apple has just introduced a smaller, yet even more powerful Mac Mini.
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X: @leakerapple, @snazzylabs, @lukemiani, @luciascarlet, @vadimyuryev, @trungtphan, @tim_cook, @zollotech, @basicappleguy, @vadimyuryev, @elonmusk, @heyyoudvd, @tomwarren, @jguthmann, @vadimyuryev, @tomwarren, @wholemarsblog, @chrisjbakke, @markgurman, @t3dotgg, @jake_hansen_, @benbajarin, @bdsams, @maxwinebach, @vadimyuryev, @mkbhd, @benbajarin, @neilcybart, @ronaldmannak, @thurrott, @raywongy, @aaronp613, @connorjewiss, @tomwarren, @aaronp613, @maxwinebach, @dylanmcd8, and @maxwinebach. LinkedIn: Justin Joung
Forums: r/sffpc, r/gadgets, r/headphones, r/macmini, r/mac, and MacRumors Forums
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
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Forums: r/technews and r/apple
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google updates Chrome desktop to let users choose how aggressively it frees up inactive tab resources across three modes, and adds a Performance Detection tool — Last year, Chrome introduced Memory and Energy Saver modes, and Google is now updating its desktop browser with Performance issue alerts.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
GitHub says Copilot will support Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI models, unveils an AI tool to build micro web apps called Spark, Copilot for Xcode, and more — GitHub is going multi-model for its Copilot code completion and programming tool. Developers will soon be able to choose models from Anthropic …
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X: @thomasortk, @holman, @amasad, @ashtom, @nickadobos, @alexdima123, @tomwarren, @hkarthik, @ashtom, @aravsrinivas, @mark_k, @lexfridman, @nickadobos, @github, @code, @ashtom, @satyanadella, @mattppal, @thekitze, @johnvandivier, @googledevs, @javi, @altryne, @david_dossett, @ashtom, @azure, @perplexity_ai, @aravsrinivas, @officiallogank, @ghchangelog, @nickadobos, @code, @sundarpichai, @nearcyan, @martinwoodward, and @dimillian
LinkedIn: Michael Hanley and Thomas Dohmke
Forums: r/apple, r/cursor, r/ChatGPTCoding, and r/ClaudeAI
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| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says Russian hackers have sent “highly targeted spearphishing emails” to thousands of US officials, defense workers, and others in a phishing campaign — - Thousands targeted in spearphishing campaign during last week — Hackers said to impersonate Microsoft employees in some emails
More: Microsoft Security Blog, Cybernews.com, TweakTown, The Kyiv Independent, and The Record
X: @fr0gger_ and @bushidotoken
| Bloomberg: |
Samsung's stock has dropped 32% from its 2024 peak on July 9, cutting $122B off its market cap, more than any other chipmaker worldwide on AI and foundry woes — - Stock sheds more value than any chipmaker on AI, foundry woes — Samsung is ‘losing its technology leadership’: Pictet's Lee
X: @yoolimleenews and @sankalp_sp
| Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: |
AMD reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $6.82B vs. $6.71B est., Data Center revenue up 122% to $3.5B, and Q4 revenue forecast below est.; AMD drops 7%+ pre-market — Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue just shy of estimates as supply chain constraints hamper … | Tess Owen / Wired: |
TTP data: US anti-government militia activity has grown on Facebook, with the platform even auto-generating some group pages, despite users flagging the issue — Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts.
More: New Republic. Threads: @renee.diresta and @mattnavarra
X: @mccarthyryanj, @moonalice, @jason_kint, @juliettekayyem, @leahfeiger, @edzitron, @ttp_updates, @daithaigilbert, and @patrickgaspard
Forums: r/esist, r/NewLondonCounty, r/politics, r/ParlerWatch, and r/technews
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: xAI is in talks with investors to raise several billion dollars in a round that would value xAI at ~$40B, up from at $24B in May 2024 — New fundraising effort would substantially increase startup's valuation from spring — Elon Musk's xAI is in talks with investors for a funding round …
More: Proactive, The Information, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, The Times, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, and The Indian Express
X: @andrewcurran_, @sawyermerritt, and @molloxx
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Reddit reports Q3 revenue up 68% YoY to $348.4M, vs. $312.8M est., DAUs up 47% YoY to 97.2M, vs. 96.5M est., ARPU of $3.58, vs. $3.24 est.; RDDT jumps 24%+ — Reddit shares jumped 22% in extended trading Tuesday, topping $100 for the first time, after the social media company reported third-quarter results …
More: The Verge, The Information, Reddit Upvoted, Digital Trends, AdExchanger, Social Media Today, Reuters, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, Benzinga, and Bloomberg
Threads: @mttaggart. X: @thetranscript_, @eric_seufert, @reddit, and @amitisinvesting. Forums: r/NewsAndPolitics
| Reuters: |
Sources: OpenAI has been working for months with Broadcom on its first in-house AI chip, for inference, built by TSMC, and has dropped its foundry plans for now — OpenAI is working with Broadcom (AVGO.O) and TSMC (2330.TW) to build its first in-house chip designed to support …
More: Bloomberg, The Register, Neowin, TweakTown, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Motley Fool, Notebookcheck, TechCrunch, Quartz, Benzinga, WinBuzzer, and SamMobile
X: @koltregaskes, @hpc_guru, @hpc_guru, and @readkrystalhu
Forums: Hacker News, r/artificial, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| Reuters: |
Dozens of sources share how Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger fumbled the company's revival, including offending TSMC with Taiwan comments and losing a deep TSMC discount — Pat Gelsinger took the reins as Intel (INTC.O) CEO three years ago with hopes of reviving the American industrial icon.
More: SamMobile, Reuters, and Financial News
Threads: @carnage4life. Bluesky: @mktguy.bsky.social. X: @jldastin, @ericjhonsa, @gregbensinger, @carlquintanilla, @kepler_l2, @hpc_guru, @jldastin, @jldastin, and @jldastin
Forums: r/AMD_Stock, r/intel, r/technology, r/hardware, and r/wallstreetbets
| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
Elon Musk's PAC sends Republicans texts impersonating Kamala Harris that push policies Harris doesn't support, without disclaimers, and ups its social ad spend — An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans …
More: CNN and CBS News
Bluesky: @ebonibunni.bsky.social and @katemhartain.bsky.social
X: @joshtpm, @steve_lafleur, @jusdayda, @kimmasters, @jason_koebler, and @jsrailton
Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam and r/RealTesla
| Marianna Spring / BBC: |
Some users on X who share content that includes election misinformation, AI images, and conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by X — Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images …
Forums: r/centrist
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