Apple unveils an updated iPad mini with A17 Pro, Apple Intelligence, and the same 8.3" display, starting at $499 with 128GB of storage, available to pre-order
Apple today announced a significant update to the iPad mini, featuring the powerful A17 Pro chip and support for the company's new Apple Intelligence system.
Google signs an deal to buy nuclear energy generated from multiple small modular reactors developed by US-based Kairos Power, targeting 500 MW by 2035
Startup Kairos Power plans to build small reactors to help supply electricity to the tech company's data centers, in a first-of-its-kind deal in the U.S.
The FIDO Alliance debuts Credential Exchange Protocol, a specification to make passkeys portable across systems, and Passkey Central, a developer resource site
“Passkeys,” the secure authentication mechanism built to replace passwords, are getting more portable and easier for organizations …
Adobe says its Firefly Video Model is the first “commercially safe” text-to-video generative AI model that was trained on licensed and public domain content
Adobe unveiled its Firefly Video Model last month, previewing a variety of new generative AI video features.
Google rolls out a personalized Shopping feed based on recent searches and YouTube history, coming to mobile first, and adds AI-generated shopping tips
Google Shopping is rolling out a personalized feed that shows you a stream of products you might like.
Lillian Schwartz, one of the first artists to use a computer to make films and who brought together art, science, and tech communities in the 1970s, died at 97
Early in the digital era, she worked at Bell Labs on the intersection of art and technology, making films and at one point arriving at a novel theory about the “Mona Lisa.”
WordPress plugin Jetpack releases a critical security update to fix a bug letting logged-in users access forms from website visitors, in all versions since 2016
WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged …
Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), a foundational technology of the internet age, died at age 78 on October 11
On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Threads: @blinkenjim . Mastodon: @CyberpunkLibrarian … and @m501@mast...
Adobe launches its AI video model Firefly Video Model in public beta in Premiere Pro, including letting users extend footage and generate video from prompts
it supports text-to-video, image-to-video and designed for immaculate prompt coherence. Those sample generations look quite impressive — excited to go hands on! I'm at Adobe MAX this week so [video] E...
UK podcaster Harry Stebbings' 20VC raised a $400M fund for early stage startups, one of Europe's biggest venture funds; the podcast recently hosted Sam Altman
British firm 20VC pulls in $400mn to invest in early stage tech start-ups — A venture firm founded by 28-year-old British …
YouTube rolls out new features: granular playback speed controls, an improved miniplayer on iOS and Android, updated playlists, a sleep timer, and more
YouTube is making official a number of updates that it's been testing in recent months, like the new miniplayer and several design updates.
Tech consultant Nima Momeni, charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee's stabbing death in April 2023, goes on trial; the judge says it is set to last two months
The tech consultant charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee's stabbing death had no motive to kill him and in fact was forced to defend himself …
The NYT sends a cease-and-desist letter to AI startup Perplexity to stop using its content; Perplexity says it is “interested in working with every” publisher
Publisher demands that Perplexity stop accessing its content. Startup isn't interested “in being anyone's antagonist,” CEO says.
Google rolls out Android 15 to Pixel devices, adding privacy features like a “private space” for apps, security tools, and foldable and tablet improvements
Android 15 is now rolling out to Pixel devices, bringing them new privacy features, security tools, and improvements for foldables and tablets.
Sources: the US mulls capping AI chip sales from Nvidia and others on a country-specific basis, with a focus on the Middle East, for national security reasons
From AGI to GPT, an AI Glossary You Can Actually Understand … Hello World … Quicktake
Spotify starts rolling out music videos in beta for Premium subscribers in 85 additional markets, after introducing the feature in 12 markets earlier in 2024
Music streaming company Spotify said today that it is testing music videos for premium users in 85 additional markets.
Matt Mullenweg responds to DHH's claim that “Automattic is doing open source dirty”, pointing out Rails' own trademark policy and taking some jabs at 37signals
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Casey Newton / @crumbler : The number of ad hominem personal attacks against DHH in here that have nothing to do with the issue are extremely telling. Joe Rosenthal / @...
ASML reports Q3 order bookings down 53% QoQ to €2.6B, far below €5.39B est., and Q3 net income of €2.1B, in results apparently released early; ASML drops 15%+
Cagan Koc / Bloomberg :
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is back in a “provisional, read-only manner”, after a DDoS attack on the Internet Archive on October 9 and a data breach
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Oura Ring 4 review: more sizes, slimmer body, redesigned app, and better battery life and auto workout detection, but needs a subscription and no charging case
Victoria Song / The Verge :
Sources: Tether talked to several commodities trading firms about lending to them, as it hopes to face fewer regulatory restrictions than traditional lenders
Bloomberg :
Instagram enhances its profile sharing QR codes with a “profile card”, showing profile info on the front and, using a flip animation, a QR code on the back
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch :
In a report citing experts, China rejects US and Microsoft claims that Chinese hackers were behind Volt Typhoon, calling the claims a “political farce”
Bloomberg :
Sebastien Bubeck, Microsoft's VP of GenAI research who is known for his work on its Phi small language models, is joining OpenAI to “further his work” on AGI
Juby Babu / Reuters :
A review of Telegram communities involved in explicit nonconsensual content finds 50+ bots that claim to create such content, listing 4M+ total “monthly users”
We identified more than 50 Telegram bots built to create nude images and video. After sending questions to Telegram about their harm, the company removed the bots …
Azra Games, a video game developer working on an RPG that uses web3 tech, raised a $42M Series A led by Pantera Capital, bringing its total raised to $68.3M
Catherine McGrath / Fortune :
The US awards $750M to Wolfspeed, which makes EV chips, alongside $750M in financing led by Apollo to build new $6B+ factories in North Carolina and New York
Bloomberg :
Sources: Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens before discontinuing the device, and is pulling back work on IVAS, the combat goggles for the US Army
Ashley Stewart / Business Insider :
Data center developer DataBank raised $2B led by the AustralianSuper pension fund to build three US facilities, taking its total raised to $4B+ in the past year
Josh Saul / Bloomberg :
Analysis: since ChatGPT's launch about two years ago, the US DOD has awarded ~$670M in contracts to ~323 companies for AI projects, up 20% from 2021 and 2022
Kali Hays / Fortune :
Q&A with Duolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn on gamifying language learning, how the app makes money, AI, “founder mode”, returning to the office, and more
Nilay Patel / The Verge : X: @jackbootedthot X: Jackbooted Thot / @jackbootedthot : really good interview with Duolingo's founder/ceo. everyone got mad at them for using AI but they're one of the onl...
Deloitte expects chip industry revenue to grow 16% YoY in 2024 to a record $611B, and to reach $1T by 2030, despite the industry facing a talent shortage
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
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