Memo: Microsoft lays off 650 staff from its gaming business, bringing the cuts in its gaming business to 2,550 jobs since acquiring Activision Blizzard in 2023
No games canceled or studios closed this time. — Microsoft is laying off a further 650 staff from its gaming business …
Researchers detail gaining the ability to generate counterfeit HTTPS certificates and more after buying an expired WHOIS server domain for the .mobi TLD for $20
.mobi top-level-domain managers changed the location of its WHOIS server. No one got the memo.
The UK gives data centers Critical National Infrastructure designation, enabling the government to coordinate better against hackers and unexpected cyber events
LONDON — The U.K. on Thursday said it now classes data centers as critical infrastructure, in a move that is expected …
Nevada is working with Google to launch a generative AI tool that will issue recommendations to human referees on whether unemployed workers should get benefits
The state is working with Google on a first-of-its-kind generative AI system that will analyze transcripts from appeals hearings …
Sources: OpenAI is in talks to raise $6.5B in equity financing at a $150B valuation, plus, a source says, $5B in debt from banks as a revolving credit facility
- Company set to raise $6.5 billion in equity financing — Banks also in talks to issue startup $5 billion in debt
eToro USA agrees to pay $1.5M and limit US user trading to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether to settle SEC allegations that it operated as an unregistered broker
- Unregistered broker, clearing agency allegations settled — US users will be limited to Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether
Sources: Adam Neumann's Flowcarbon, which raised $70M in 2022 from a16z and others, is refunding investors after failing to launch its Goddess Nature Token
Flowcarbon secured millions of dollars in funding from investors like Andreessen Horowitz to merge carbon credits with the blockchain …
Mastercard agrees to acquire Recorded Future, which uses AI-based analytics to identify potential threats, from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.65B
Mastercard (MA.N) has agreed to buy threat intelligence company Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.65 billion …
Transport for London confirms ~5,000 customers' bank data may have been exposed in an ongoing cyber incident and pulls a lot of its IT infrastructure offline
NCA confirms arrest of 17-year-old ‘on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences’ - now bailed — BREAKING Transport …
Coinbase launches its wrapped bitcoin, cbBTC, on the Ethereum and Base networks, supported by various DeFi services for trading, lending, and as collateral
The token will initially be offered on Ethereum and Coinbase's Base networks, with plans to expand to more blockchains in the coming months.
A look at Apple's Private Cloud Compute for Apple Intelligence that Craig Federighi says allows user data to be “hermetically sealed inside of a privacy bubble”
Private Cloud Compute is an entirely new kind of infrastructure that, Apple's Craig Federighi tells WIRED …
Ireland's DPC opens an investigation into Google's GDPR compliance over using the personal information of EU and EEA users for training foundation AI models
Google's lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied …
Unity cancels its controversial Runtime Fee and reverts to its existing seat-based subscription model, but raises Unity Pro's and Unity Enterprise's prices
Unity is canceling the Runtime Fee and reverting back to its existing seat-based subscription model, albeit with a price increase for Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise users.
Microsoft hires Carolina Dybeck Happe as its executive vice president and COO; Dybeck Happe was previously the CFO at GE
Microsoft told employees on Thursday that it has hired Carolina Dybeck Happe as its executive vice president and chief operating officer, reporting to CEO Satya Nadella.
Infineon says it has developed 300mm gallium nitride wafers, which can produce 2.3x more chips than 200mm wafers and speed their adoption for AI applications
- Chipmaker announces breakthrough in gallium nitride production — Compound semiconductors can be more efficient than silicon
A 397-page EC report, released shortly before the CJEU's verdicts against Apple and Google, says the EU's competition enforcement can be “harmful to innovation”
I don't think this requires further comments. … Jonatan Tylsgaard Larsen : A challenging yet liberating read. Finally, someone has tied up the loose ends. And it reflects exactly what we #rudpederse...
The FDA approves the Hearing Aid Feature in Apple's AirPods Pro 2, calling it the “first over-the-counter hearing aid software device”
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Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media closed down over 10% after Trump's debate with Harris, ending at their lowest level since they began publicly trading
just days before he's free to cash out Megan Cerullo / CBS News : Trump Media's stock price slides after Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate TipRanks Financial : StockTok: Trump Media shares taper f...
Sources: Sam Altman and Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and power and utility company executives met at the White House to discuss US AI energy infrastructure
Leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google and several American power and utility companies met Thursday morning at the White House …
Google rolls out Gemini Live to free users with Android devices set to English, following its release to Gemini Advanced subscribers last month
After coming to Advanced subscribers a month ago, Gemini Live is now starting to roll out to free users on Android.
Adobe says generative AI features powered by its Firefly Video model will be available before the end of 2024 on the Premiere Pro beta app and on a free website
Still No Timeline for OpenAI Sora Carl Franzen / VentureBeat : Adobe previews Firefly Video AI model offering high-quality generations Deborah Mary Sophia / Reuters : Adobe to launch generative AI vid...
Google adds Audio Overview to NotebookLM, letting users turn documents into audio discussions with two AI hosts that summarize and explain the source material
Google attempts to expand “AI” text generators from making fake text nobody wanted to read to making fake podcasts that nobody wanted to listen to. — Way past time for regulators to shut all this do...
Bluesky rolls out support for up to 60-second videos with subtitles; a post can have one video, adult content is allowed, and users are limited to 25 videos/day
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Grant McConnaughey / @grantmcconnaughey : On their very first attempt the Bluesky folks made a video player that is 10x better than the Threads video player (on iOS). S...
WhatsApp brings Meta Verified badges to small businesses in India, starting at ~$8/month, and gives them the ability to send customized messages to customers
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A look at the tough options before Intel's board, including scaling back factory projects, selling off subsidiaries, or splitting Intel's core operations
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The Mental Health Coalition announces Thrive, a data-sharing program to reduce content on suicide and self-harm, with Meta, Snap, and TikTok as founding members
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Analysis: VC investments in AI startups have reached $64.1B so far in 2024, or ~30% of total VC dollars invested, amid questions about whether they will pay off
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Altera's CEO denies a report that Intel plans to outright sell Altera, saying the plan to sell a stake in Altera and push for an IPO by 2026 “has not changed”
Vancouver-based Spare, which helps transit agencies offer transport services based on riders' individual needs, raised a CA$42M Series B led by Inovia Capital
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Centricity, a digital wealth management service for financial advisers and asset managers, raised a $20M seed led by Lightspeed India at a $125M valuation
Over the last decade of investing in India … Nitesh Kumar / VCCircle : Centricity, Trisu, GameEon And Dharaksha Raise Early-Stage Funding Harsh Upadhyay / Entrackr : Wealthtech startup Centricity rais...
London-based Novatus, which helps financial companies manage their data to comply with regulations, raised $40M, sources say at a ~$150M post-money valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Tune.fm, a music streaming service with an integrated NFT marketplace that pays artists via blockchain micropayments, raised $50M from Global Emerging Markets
Ana Paula Pereira / Cointelegraph :
AST SpaceMobile's stock is up ~1,300% since a record low in April 2024 and following deals with AT&T and Verizon in May to provide wireless service from space
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