A look at Nintendo's movie push, as the company partners with Sony to work on a live-action Zelda movie, after the huge success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie
It's dangerous to go alone, and in teaming up with Sony and the man who made Marvel successful, Nintendo shows it has learned from past mistakes.
Meta plans to require advertisers to disclose running political ads with media altered by AI or other software, starting in early 2024, ahead of the US election
Facebook parent said new policy to go into effect beginning next year, ahead of U.S. presidential primaries
Rockstar plans to begin promoting Grand Theft Auto VI, expected to be one of the decade's biggest video games, in December, coinciding with its 25th anniversary
The company plans to release a trailer for the game in December, according to a blog post by Rockstar's president Sam Houser.
Sources: Apple last week paused developing iOS 18, macOS 15, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11 to fix bugs and improve performance, and plans to resume work this week
- Rare move designed to focus on improving quality, performance — Despite pause, software releases will likely stay on schedule
Samsung unveils Gauss, a generative AI model developed by Samsung Research, currently used for staff productivity with plans to expand to product applications
Samsung has for the first time publicly unveiled its own generative AI model dubbed Samsung Gauss on Wednesday.
In a letter, Google and EU telcos called on the European Commission to designate iMessage as a “core” service to make the chat app fully compatible with rivals
Companies want chat app designated a ‘core’ service that would require it to be fully compatible with rivals
Former Meta consultant Arturo Béjar's Senate testimony: Meta executives ignored warnings of harms to teens and carefully crafted metrics to downplay the issue
Meta's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, ignored warnings for years about harms to teens on its platforms such as Instagram …
Ahead of the 2024 US election, Microsoft plans to offer a new free tool to help US politicians fight deepfakes by authenticating their videos and photos
- Tool offering comes as concerns grow over fake photos, videos — Microsoft says Russia is ‘huge’ cyber, disinformation threat
The CFTC says 47 of its 96 enforcement cases brought in 2023 were related to digital assets, including against SBF, Binance, CZ, Celsius, and Alex Mashinsky
- The CFTC brought 47 digital asset-related actions out of 96 total its 2023 fiscal year — Notable cases included …
WhatsApp now lets iOS and Android users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through its servers to obfuscate IP address metadata
WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature that helps Android and iOS users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through WhatsApp servers.
Cruise recalls all 950 of its autonomous cars to update their software after one dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street on October 2
General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian …
Adobe's site for stock images lists AI-generated images of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and some small outlets have used them without labeling them as AI
As fears rise over fake imagery generated by artificial intelligence flooding the internet, one of the world's leading stock photo websites …
Amazon cuts the price of an annual One Medical membership from $199 to $99 for Prime users, part of its plans to significantly expand its health care footprint
The tech giant will offer cheaper health care to Prime members via One Medical, a long-expected integration that could significantly expand its health care footprint
OpenAI fixes an issue that caused a “major outage” across ChatGPT and its API for around 90 minutes, starting at 6AM PT
OpenAI's ChatGPT service is back online after being down and inaccessible for its 100 million weekly active users. ChatGPT went down shortly before 9AM ET / 6AM PT …
Source: Amazon is developing a new LLM, codenamed Olympus, which could be announced by December and may power new features for the online store, Alexa, and AWS
Uber is finally on the right road. That could be Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's motto today, as the ride-hailing …
HSBC partners with Ripple to offer institutional clients a custody service for digital assets, expected to launch in 2024, complementing its HSBC Orion service
- Latest blockchain offering is expected to go live in 2024 — HSBC Holdings Plc plans to offer institutional clients …
In a comment submitted to the US Copyright Office, the FTC warned that generative AI has enabled potential copyright infringement and consumer deception
The U.S. Copyright Office has already repeatedly weighed in on creations made with generative artificial intelligence (AI) …
Sources: USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is considering an IPO early in 2024; Circle was valued at $9B when the company tried to go public via SPAC in 2022
- Backers include Goldman Sachs, General Catalyst and BlackRock — Circle had tried to go public via blank-check deal in 2022
Spotify now offers US paid subscribers 15 hours of free access to 200K+ audiobooks per month, after launching the service in the UK and Australia on October 3
The podcast and music platform will offer U.S. paid subscribers 15 hours of free listening to audiobooks as it continues its rollout of the new offering.
Google adds generative AI features to its Performance Max ad platform, rolling out first as a beta to all US advertisers by the end of the year
Google launches generative AI in Performance Max to help marketers easily create customized text and image ads at scale.
Australian telecom Optus says its mobile network has been restored and “most services should now be online” after an hours-long outage affected 10M+ customers
“One of my patients had a cardiac arrest, I couldn't call an ambulance,” he said. Adj. Professor Warwick Powell : “Could do better” is possibly the understatement of the year. — I'm talking about th...
Microsoft and Oracle sign a multi-year deal to “support the explosive growth of AI services”, meaning Microsoft can access Oracle's Nvidia A100s and H100 GPUs
Frenemies in multi-year deal to offload AI inference to Big Red super-cluster — Demand for Microsoft's AI services …
How .tk, the ccTLD for New Zealand's Tokelau territory, gained 25M users, more than any other ccTLD until recently, by becoming cybercriminals' domain of choice
Tokelau, a necklace of three isolated atolls strung out across the Pacific, is so remote that it was the last place on Earth to be connected to the telephone—only in 1997.
Document: Coatue cut the value of its $120M OpenSea stake to $13M as of Q2 2023, implying a $1.4B valuation or less on paper, down from $13.3B in January 2022
One of OpenSea's biggest investors has marked down by 90% its stake in the struggling non-fungible-token marketplace …
Sources: ex-NYSE President Tom Farley's crypto exchange Bullish, fintech startup Figure, and crypto VC Proof Group are competing to buy FTX
Tom Farley's new firm joins two other suitors in auction for bankrupt crypto exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried
How San Francisco's citizen surveillance culture, with incidents often posted to X, helped unravel the story of a bloody street attack, causing viral outrage
When a homeless man attacked a former city official, footage of the onslaught became a rallying cry. X: @michellelegro , @laurensmiley , @sydneyfjohnson , and @emccarthypage X: Michelle Legro / @miche...
Roblox reports Q3 bookings up 20% YoY to $839.5M, beating $822M est., revenue up 38% YoY to $713.2M, and average DAUs up 20% YoY to 70.2M; RBLX jumps 15%+
Roblox Corp., the video-game platform popular among teenagers, surged after posting third-quarter bookings and revenue that far exceeded Wall Street's projections.
Airbnb plans to overhaul guest reviews, adding a new top-rated badge and tools to communicate more information about properties, as part of its Winter Release
Airbnb has given hotels a run for their money with offerings that are often more flexible, sometimes cheaper …
Microsoft adds a no-cost Azure AI option for Nvidia GPU clusters to its Startups Founders Hub, in preview first for YC startups and coming later to M12 startups
In the midst of an AI chip shortage, Microsoft wants to give a privileged few startups free access to “supercomputing” …
An analysis of OpenAI's DevDay keynote: impressive live demos, the shift from plugins to custom GPTs, Microsoft's role in making GPT-4 Turbo cheaper, and more
Binance adds a self-custody crypto wallet to its app, letting users “swap thousands of tokens across” more than 30 networks, try decentralized apps, and more
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Google staff sign an open letter accusing the company of limiting pro-Palestinian speech and objecting to Project Nimbus, a $1.2B contract to supply Israel
Google has long been a hub for employee activism, including over the company's business with Israel.
Interview: Mark Zuckerberg positions WhatsApp as a “next chapter” for Meta; WhatsApp has 225 Channels with 1M+ followers, after adding the feature in September
The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while.
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE review: big display, fun colors, and four years of updates, but lackluster telephoto lens, sluggish portrait mode, and unlocked costs more
what's the best Samsung phone for you? Mike Sorrentino / CNET : Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Review: Flagship Essentials for $600 Ara Wagoner / Android Police : Samsung Galaxy S23 FE review: A not-quite diam...
Robinhood reports Q3 revenue up 29% YoY to $467M, vs. $478.9M est., trading revenue down 11% YoY to $185M, including crypto trading down 55% YoY; HOOD drops 8%+
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Letters: Samsung, Qualcomm, and others oppose India using ATSC 3.0 to bring live TV to phones, arguing the hardware changes would raise costs by $30 per device
Samsung and Qualcomm are among those opposing India's choice of technology to bring live TV broadcasts on smartphones …
Opinion: Leica helped Xiaomi create a flagship that takes better photos than the iPhone, and their partnership makes sense despite Xiaomi copying iOS elements
I am one of the ‘knock-off’ critics in the post and I am delighted … Dan Seifert / The Verge : Leica licenses its brand to Xiaomi because it makes sense to.Former Verge reporter Sam Byford has a lengt...
US DHS OIG report covering April 27 to August 17: “thousands” of apps installed on ICE-managed devices, likely including TikTok, may compromise DHS security
Audit: Craptastic security could potentially put govt info in hands of enemies — America's immigration cops have pushed …
IBM debuts a $500M enterprise AI venture fund to invest in startups across all stages, with no set target of annual investments or capital deployment timeline
Ann Arbor-based autonomous vehicle startup May Mobility, backed by Toyota and BMW, raised a $105M Series D led by NTT Group, taking its total funding to ~$300M
Harri Weber / TechCrunch :
Sources: X employees are increasingly being asked to spend time on xAI initiatives; xAI is using a data center once leased by Twitter, but now leased by Tesla
Tesla is fast running out of early adopters, but its cars are still too expensive for most buyers Threads: Parker Thompson / @parkert : Elon has always had a disregard for shareholders, which worked o...
Coupang reports Q3 net revenue up 21% YoY to $6.2B, vs. $5.9B est., a $91.3M net income, and active customers up 14% YoY to a record 20.4M+; CPNG drops 5%+
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg :
Bumble reports Q3 revenue up 18.4% YoY to $275.5M, vs. $277M est., net earnings down 13% YoY to $23.1M, and forecasts Q4 revenue below estimates; BMBL drops 6%+
Source: ByteDance offers to buy back staff stock at $160 per share, up from $155 in April 2023; ByteDance says the goal is to give liquidity and motivate staff
Jane Zhang / Bloomberg :
Milan-based Qomodo, which offers multiple payment services, including BNPL options for consumers and retailers, raised a €34.5M pre-seed led by Fasanara Capital
Dan Taylor / Tech.eu :
Q&A with Barack Obama on regulating social media, privacy bills, Biden's EO on AI, incumbents asking for AI regulation, generative AI and IP issues, and more
Nilay Patel / The Verge : Threads: @ezra , @reckless1280 , and @reckless1280 . X: @bkcharvard . Forums: r/technews Threads: Ezra Mechaber / @ezra : It's almost annoying how deep Barack Obama can go o...
Miami-based Cast AI, whose automation tools help companies monitor and optimize their Kubernetes spend, raised a $35M Series B, taking its total funding to $73M
But Threaten Them, Too Yuri Frayman / CAST AI : Pioneering Kubernetes Cost Optimization: CAST AI Raises $35 Million Series B to Save You Even More Money and Time Mike Vizard / Cloud Native Now : CAST ...
As TSMC shifts production out of Taiwan, a look the domestic chip industry's increasingly fraught complaints of land, water, energy, labor, and talent shortages
Sarah Wu / Reuters : X: @mgerrydoyle , @sarah_wu_ , and @reuters X: Gerry Doyle / @mgerrydoyle : taiwan, about the same size as belgium (or maryland) has a bit of a space crunch... and its chip indus...
How AI-driven robots and optical sorters are being used to pick up and sort recyclable trash, as US recyclers struggle with labor shortages and rising costs
Dieter Holger / Wall Street Journal : X: @dieterholger . LinkedIn: Troy Ballew X: Dieter Holger / @dieterholger : Recyclers across the U.S. are struggling, hurt by a shortage of workers and rising co...
Epic v. Google: internal documents show Activision Blizzard accepted $360M in incentives from Google in 2020 to ensure its games launched on the Play Store
Sources: big Chinese VCs like Sequoia Capital China and ZhenFund have quietly invested in US AI startups over the past year, undeterred by US security concerns
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