Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer Pocketpair, accusing it of infringing on “multiple patent rights”; Palworld sold 5M+ copies in January
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, which makes the game Palworld.
The EU Commission says Apple must step into line with strict new DMA laws on making OSes fully functional with other tech, and gives Apple six months to comply
- EU announces efforts to pull Apple into compliance with rules — Apple previously said it would hold back future tech from EU
X says a change in network providers resulted in an “inadvertent” service restoration to Brazilian users; regulators expect to restore the block soon
Elon Musk's social network used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it.
YouTube says it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers” after a “strong advertiser and strong viewer response”; YouTube piloted Pause ads in 2023
It's been nearly six years since we warned you that ads were coming for your pause button …
The FBI, ODNI, and CISA say Iranian hackers emailed stolen, non-public Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates; there's no sign the recipients replied
- “There is currently no information indicating those recipients” responded to these incidents in late June and early July, the agencies added.
The US FTC releases a four-year study of how Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six others collected and used data, finding “vast surveillance” of consumers
Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced KOSA and COPPA 2.0 on a voice vote despite discontent from some lawmakers over last-minute changes
The proposed laws passed on a voice vote despite discontent over last-minute changes to KOSA, in particular, that were aimed at quelling persistent criticism.
The FBI says it disrupted a botnet of “hundreds of thousands” of devices worldwide last week that was operated by the China-linked hacking group Flax Typhoon
The FBI led an operation last week to disrupt a global botnet with connections to the Chinese government …
Study: unintended electromagnetic radiation from second-gen Starlink satellites is stronger than first-gen, causing 32x more interference with radio telescopes
Radio waves from Elon Musk's growing network of satellites are blocking scientists' ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
Microsoft partners with Anduril Industries to improve the performance of Integrated Visual Augmentation System or IVAS, the new combat goggles for the US Army
- Pentagon may spend up to $21.9 billion on headsets over decade — System must pass combat test next year before full production
Amazon launches an AI-powered video generator, available for some US advertisers in beta, which turns a single product image into a few-seconds-long video clip
Like its rival, Google, Amazon has launched an AI-powered video generator — but it's only for advertisers at the moment, and somewhat limited in what it can do.
Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal
Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google took a major step this year to end an EU antitrust investigation with an offer to sell …
Layoffs.fyi: tech companies have laid off ~137,000 people since January 2024; Indeed.com: software development job postings are down 30%+ since February 2020
Employment for software engineers has cooled as resources shift toward developing artificial intelligence
A UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI, including establishing a panel to provide impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI
An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations …
Amazon launches Amelia, an AI tool to help third-party sellers resolve account issues and fetch sales and inventory data, in beta for select US sellers
Brazil's Supreme Court orders X to reimpose a block or face a $920K daily fine after a software update made X accessible; X says the restoration was inadvertent
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Alibaba releases 100+ open-source models from its Qwen 2.5 family, its LLM released in May 2024, ranging from 0.5B to 72B parameters, and text-to-video AI tech
Chinese technology company Alibaba (9988.HK) released on Thursday new open-source artificial intelligence models and text-to-video AI technology …
Analysis: Elon Musk, apparently unaware of Tenet Media's alleged Russian funding, replied to or reposted content from accounts tied to Tenet at least 60 times
Musk, apparently unaware of the company's Russia funding source, engaged with content from Tenet Media and its creators at least 60 times.
Google announces Password Manager PIN to let users sync passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices, with iOS support coming soon
The search giant is introducing a Google Password Manager PIN that allows users to securely save and synchronize passkeys for use across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices.
In an open letter coordinated by Meta, more than 24 companies warned that the EU might reap fewer rewards of AI because of the bloc's tech regulations
Facebook parent, other companies warn in open letter that the bloc's regulations risk hampering innovation and economic growth
Intel says it has no plans to sell its majority stake in Mobileye; the self-driving tech company's stock, which is down 73% in 2024, jumps 13%+
Intel (INTC.O) said on Thursday it had no plans to sell its majority stake in Mobileye Global (MBLY.O), sending shares of the self-driving tech firm up more than 13%.
Sources: server CPU designer Ampere is exploring a potential sale; Ampere was reportedly valued at $8B in a proposed minority investment in 2021
- Ampere has been working with an adviser amid takeover interest — Firm valued at $8 billion before 2022 confidential IPO filing
SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a microblogging social network, is filled with bots and lets users populate their network with up to 32 types of bots
https://www.theverge.com/... [image] @mxbck@front-end.social : Wow that's fucking bleak. A social network where you're the only human so you can “be the main character” — Consider therapy. — htt...
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD
Brooks Barnes / New York Times :
A profile of lobbyist Andrew Kingman, who has exerted immense influence on US tech policy by helping large companies that want lax rules on data privacy
This is how he became the most influential lobbyist in data privacy: https://www.politico.com/... X: Eric Geller / @ericgeller : Congress isn't likely to do much on tech policy. That leaves state legi...
Picus Security, which helps fix inconsistencies in code and network activity, raised a $45M Series C, bringing its total funding to $80M, and has 500+ clients
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Sources: the hackers behind the February 2024 data breach of drug distributor Cencora received a record $75M ransom via three bitcoin installments in March 2024
Katrina Manson / Bloomberg :
EU regulators say Microsoft's acquihire of Inflection's team will not be scrutinized under EU merger rules, after seven EU countries dropped their requests
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters :
Bluesky addresses how it approaches trust and safety concerns on the platform, including piloting initiatives to deal with bad actors, abuse, and spam
https://techcrunch.com/... X: @_dailydosemedia : Thread: 1/4: 🌐 Bluesky is prioritizing trust and safety by addressing concerns around abuse, spam, and more. The platform is committed to creating a sa...
Two researchers say a security conference in China potentially used the event as a secret espionage operation to collect intelligence from an unknown target
Kim Zetter / Wired :
Playtika agrees to buy Tel Aviv-based mobile game maker SuperPlay for $700M, and up to an additional $1.25B if SuperPlay hits financial targets over three years
I'm thrilled to welcome the SuperPlay team to the Playtika family! A huge shoutout to Gilad Almog and Eyal Netzer for their incredible leadership. …
Mercor, a jobs marketplace that uses AI to vet and interview candidates, raised a $32M Series A led by Benchmark at a $250M valuation and says it is profitable
Alex Konrad / Forbes :
US DOJ lawyers told a court that Google employees liberally labelled emails as “privileged and confidential”, a strategy that may backfire in the antitrust case
Lauren Feiner / The Verge :
Putin's administration resumed posting to YouTube in the past two weeks for the first time in six months, even as the Kremlin throttles YouTube access in Russia
Henry Meyer / Bloomberg :
The EU's top court says Booking.com's restrictions on hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites are unnecessary and may reduce competition
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters :
Amazon's new competition TV show, debuting October 30, will have entrepreneurs pitch judges, including Amazon execs; finalists' product will be sold on Amazon
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal :
The estates of dead celebrities like Laurence Olivier and James Dean partnered with ElevenLabs on its “iconic voices” project, making millions after their death
Mia Dawkins / Bloomberg :
Court filings: X has moved its official headquarters to Bastrop, Texas, a small town just outside of Austin that's also home to SpaceX and The Boring Company
Sarah Emerson / Forbes : X: @sarahnemerson X: Sarah Emerson / @sarahnemerson : Scoop: In new Elon Musk court filings, X revealed it has officially moved its headquarters to Bastrop, Texas. The compan...
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