Documents detail Humane's $699 Ai Pin: a $24/month subscription, including a phone number, data, cloud storage, and access to Microsoft and OpenAI AI models
It's scheduled to launch the Pin on Thursday, but The Verge has obtained documents detailing practically everything about the device ahead of its official launch.
Omegle, a popular online chat service founded in 2009, plans to shut down; founder Leif K-Brooks blames rising misuse, including in committing “heinous crimes”
Omegle, an online service that allowed individuals to connect and chat with strangers, has shut …
A US judge rules that automakers' use of on-board infotainment systems to record and intercept owners' texts and call logs doesn't violate Washington state law
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to bring back a class action lawsuit alleging four auto manufacturers had violated Washington …
Signal begins testing usernames, letting users set the phone number linked to their account as private and not share the number on their profile
Offering usernames will allow people to stop giving out their phone number —a sensitive piece of information— in order to connect with others on the messaging app.
Mandiant: Russia-tied Sandworm carried out a third successful attack on Ukraine's electric utility in October 2022, coinciding with a series of missile strikes
Russia's most notorious military hackers successfully sabotaged Ukraine's power grid for the third time last year.
OpenAI says ChatGPT and its API are grappling with “abnormal traffic” and has spotted signs of a DDoS attack resulting in periodic outages
- OpenAI says on its site it's grappling with “abnormal traffic” — The US startup introduced a preview version of GPT-4 Turbo
A key advisor to the CJEU recommends setting aside a 2020 EU ruling that said Apple did not owe Ireland €13B+ in back taxes, a major blow to Apple and Ireland
Opinion of key advisor to European Court of Justice (ECJ) comes months ahead of final ruling on world's biggest antitrust case
Chinese state-affiliated outlet Chinastarmarket says Nvidia plans to release three new H100-based AI chips in the country in the coming days, after US sanctions
- US is further limiting China's access to advanced silicon — Nvidia's gaming graphic card is also affected by new US rules
Activision Blizzard plans to transition away from the Overwatch League to evolve the esports competition in a “new direction”; exiting teams may get $6M
Competitive Overwatch may return, but not in its current form. — Earlier this year, Activision Blizzard expressed doubt …
Yuga Labs says UV lights were the likely cause of eye and skin issues experienced by some attendees of ApeFest, hosted in Hong Kong from November 3 to 5
The probe was undertaken in collaboration with Jack Morton Worldwide, the company that produced the event, Bored Ape Yacht Club or BAYC …
Sony reports Q2 revenue up 8% YoY to ~$18.5B, operating profit down 29% YoY to ~$1.74B, chips division profit down 38%, and 4.9M PS5 sales, vs. 3.3M in Q2 2022
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Sony COO Hiroki Totoki says the company now plans to release six live service games by FY 2025, down from the originally planned 12 titles
THE COMPANY WANTS TO “ENSURE [THESE GAMES] ARE ENJOYED AND LIKED BY GAMERS FOR A LONG TIME” — Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) …
Samsung announces Galaxy AI, a “comprehensive mobile AI experience” that includes a translation feature called AI Live Translate Call, coming “early next year”
Samsung wants to make sure you know it cares about AI, too. In a new blog post, the company previewed what it calls …
Unsealed court documents allegedly show how Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly thwarted initiatives meant to improve the well-being of teens on Facebook and Instagram
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has personally and repeatedly thwarted initiatives meant to improve the well-being of teens on Facebook and Instagram …
Ofcom's CEO on the regulator's new powers to police tech: kids are the first priority, companies must detect and remove CSAM, and working in harmony with the EU
Where the laws have different scope, it's important that implementing them does not create conflicts for companies
Bob Iger says Disney plans to launch a “unified one-app experience” that combines Disney+ and Hulu in beta in December 2023, ahead of a late March 2024 launch
Disney, which is in the home stretch of swinging the deal to become the full owner of Hulu, will launch a beta test …
A look at Humane's $699 clip-on Ai Pin, the culmination of five years of work, $240M in funding, and 25 patents; Humane expects to sell ~100K in the first year
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Microsoft now asks users to provide a reason for closing the OneDrive app on Windows from a list, including “I don't know what OneDrive is”
A few weeks ago, we reported an odd discovery in Microsoft Edge: a poll asking users to explain their decision to download Chrome.
Spotify rolls out a redesigned TV app, offering a new homepage similar to the desktop and mobile apps, a new playback queue, a dark mode, and more
Spotify is rolling out a redesigned TV app that should make it a little easier to find what you want to listen to.
Inside Bryce Adams and Brian Adam's OnlyFans empire run from a $2.5M Florida compound: ~$10M in annual revenue and a $1M+ payroll; Adams' OF has $16.5M in sales
SOMEWHERE IN FLORIDA — In the mornings, the workers of Bryce Adams's OnlyFans empire buzz in through a camera-wired security gate … X: @pranshuverma_ , @drewharwell , @merylkornfield , and @oknox X: P...
YouTube plans to roll out a personalized For You section for creators' channels on November 20 “that recommends a mix of content from your channel to viewers”
YouTube is debuting a new For You section for creators' channels, personalized to whoever opens the page.
Google stops selling Fitbit products in 29 countries, including those where the company doesn't offer Pixel alternatives, to “align” its hardware portfolio
In a move that went a bit under the radar, Fitbit under Google has stopped selling its products in nearly 20 countries around the globe.
Apple, Google, and Samsung are working with Schlage, Yale, Qualcomm, and others, to build Aliro, an open standard for smart locks and digital keys
Launching Thursday, the effort is called Aliro, and if you've ever enjoyed using Apple's Home Key technology on your watch or phone to unlock your door …
Amazon makes online grocery delivery service available for non-Prime members, starting with Amazon Fresh customers in the US
Amazon today announced changes to its grocery delivery service designed to make ordering from Amazon Fresh more competitive with rivals like Instacart, Walmart, Target-owned Shipt, DoorDash, and other...
Google expands its Search Generative Experience to 120+ new countries and territories and adds support for Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, and Indonesian languages
Jay Peters / The Verge : Source: The Keyword .
Since becoming Twitch's CEO in March 2023, Dan Clancy has been traveling the US in a van, meeting prominent streamers and listening to their ideas and concerns
Dan Clancy aims to boost Amazon's $45 billion livestreaming site by improving customer service for top performers
Sources: Microsoft plans to add Windows Copilot to Windows 10, still on ~1B monthly active devices, after adding the AI assistant to Windows 11 in September
Zac Bowden / Windows Central :
GitHub plans to release a Copilot Enterprise plan that lets companies customize for their codebase, available from February 2024 for $39 per month per user
Atlassian raises the severity rating of a vulnerability in its Confluence Data Center and Server to maximum, and confirms the flaw is being actively exploited
Connor Jones / The Register :
Bob Iger says Disney “would like to stay” in India; Hotstar is struggling with churn, losing ~23M subscribers over the past year, including 2.8M in its Q4 2023
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Samsung Research unveils Samsung Gauss, a generative AI model that Samsung currently uses on employee productivity and plans to expand to product applications
Cho Mu-Hyun / ZDNet :
SoftBank reports an adjusted ~$300M investment gain for its Vision Funds in Q2: Vision Fund 1 gained $2.5B thanks to Arm's IPO while Vision Fund 2 lost $2.1B
Financial Times :
The EU Parliament approves a Data Act with a kill switch clause for automated data-sharing agreements; the legislation now needs EU Council approval
Camomile Shumba / CoinDesk :
Polygon Labs launches a grant program, with 110 million of its MATIC native token, worth around $85M, to entice developers to build apps in its ecosystem
Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk :
Arm reports Q2 revenue up 28% YoY to $806M, vs. $744.3M est., license revenue up 106% YoY to $388M, and a Q3 guidance short of expectations; ARM drops 6%+
Lyft reports Q3 revenue up 10% YoY to $1.16B vs. $1.14B est., a $12.1M net loss, active riders up 10% to 22.4M, and forecasts Q4 adjusted core profit above est.
Take-Two reports Q2 net bookings down 4% YoY to $1.44B, net revenue down 7% YoY to $1.3B, and forecasts Q3 net bookings below expectations
Ritual, which is building a decentralized network for AI models, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A led by Archetype, and plans to launch in early 2024
After many long months of development, we're excited to finally come … Coinmonks : AI Revolution Goes Decentralized: Ritual Secures $25M to Empower the Masses Trent Alan / Cryptonews : Ritual Raises $...
Twilio reports Q3 revenue up 5% YoY to $1.03B, vs. $985M est., 306K+ active customer accounts, vs. 280K+ YoY, and a Q4 guidance above estimates; TWLO jumps 7%+
Epic v. Google: Google executive Purnima Kochikar says Google offered Epic $147M paid from 2018 to 2021 to launch Fortnite on the Play Store; Epic didn't accept
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
SMIC reports Q3 revenue down 15% YoY to $1.61B, vs. $1.64B est., and net income down 80% YoY to $94M, vs. $178.1M est., despite Huawei's Mate 60 Pro launch
Bloomberg :
Instacart reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $764M, adjusted EBITDA up 120% to $163M vs. $119.5M est., and gross transaction value up 6% to $7.49B vs. $7.42B est.
Adyen's stock jumps 30%+, adding €6.6B+ to its market cap, after executives eased investors' concerns over the Amsterdam-based payment giant's growth trajectory
Cagan Koc / Bloomberg :
A look at Berlin-based financial regulator BaFin, which has sanctioned ~12 fintechs in 12 months, part of trying to repair its image after the Wirecard scandal
Bloomberg :
Citrix-owner Cloud Software Group plans to cease all new business transactions in China, including Hong Kong, on December 3, citing rising costs in the market
Tech executives and officials detail how the Indian government used new rules, censorship, and law enforcement to break Twitter's resistance to takedown orders
Washington Post : X: @seemay . Forums: r/Twitter X: Seema Chishti / @seemay : How India tamed Twitter, set a global standard for online censorship This “escalating censorship is part of a wider campa...
Brokers, hedge funds, and advisers push back hard on the SEC's proposed rules for AI used in financial advice, giving comments well past the October 10 deadline
Jennifer Hughes / Financial Times : LinkedIn: Piero Soave LinkedIn: Piero Soave : As regulators start implementing rules around #ai, some common pain points are emerging across jurisdictions. What d...
Game developers, voice actors, writers, and others criticize Inworld AI and Xbox partnering to create AI game development tools, after layoffs in the industry
Kate Irwin / Decrypt :
US v. Google exposes Google's deepening rift with Microsoft, especially in the AI boom, despite Satya Nadella's attempts to make nice when he became CEO in 2014
those days now feel like a distant memory https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
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