Apple updates the Mac mini with a much smaller design, M4 or M4 Pro, two front-facing USB-C ports, up to 64GB of RAM, and more, shipping November 8 for $599+
As part of the company's week of Mac-focused announcements, Apple has just introduced a smaller, yet even more powerful Mac Mini.
Apple updates its $199 Magic Keyboard, $99 Magic Mouse, and $149 Magic Trackpad with USB-C, keeping the same pricing; all three have used Lightning since 2015
Apple is finally removing the Lightning port from its lineup of Mac accessories. Earlier today, the company announced a new iMac …
Apple debuts M4 Pro: Thunderbolt 5, up to a 14-core CPU, up to a 20-core GPU with up to 2x more power than the M4, a 16-core Neural Engine, and up to 64GB RAM
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Microsoft accuses Google of running “shadow campaigns” to discredit it with European regulators, including by organizing an “astroturf group” of cloud providers
Microsoft took the unusual step Monday of publicly accusing longtime rival Google of running …
The Biden admin says it is finalizing rules to limit US investments in AI and other tech in China that could threaten national security, effective January 2
The Biden administration said on Monday it is finalizing rules that will limit U.S. investments in artificial intelligence …
Nigeria-based Moniepoint, which offers bank accounts, loans, and POS terminals, raised $110M led by DPI, sources say at a $1B+ valuation, after raising $55M
Company raises $110mn from investors including Google despite slowdown in fundraising for African start-ups
Sources: Apple's iPhone exports from India rose 33% YoY to ~$6B in the six months through September 2024, putting 2025 exports on track to pass FY 2024's ~$10B
- Exports of device rise a third in six months through September — Apple continues India push to reduce reliance on China
Sources: in a first, Apple is using an Indian factory to do the early manufacturing work for the base iPhone 17; the primary iPhone 17 Pro sites remain in China
When Apple CEO Tim Cook visited China last week, he pledged to government officials that the company would continue to increase …
Meta disagrees with OSI's definition of open-source AI; Llama doesn't fit the definition due to its commercial use restrictions and no access to training data
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released its official definition of “open” artificial intelligence, setting the stage …
An analysis of the top 100 US congressional X accounts: since July 2023, Republicans had nearly all the posts with 20M+ views and saw bigger gains in followers
A Washington Post analysis found that Republicans are posting more, getting followed more and going viral more now that the …
PayPal reports Q3 net revenue up 6% YoY to $7.9B, below est., total payments volume up 9% YoY to $422.6B, above $421.6B est., and projects Q4 revenue below est.
Revenue will climb in the low single-digit range in the final three months of the year, the company said Tuesday, while analysts had been predicting a 5.4% increase.
Q&A with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on “founder mode” and why it's not about micromanagement, obsessing over company structure, Airbnb's Co-Host Network, and more
The Airbnb cofounder discusses being ‘in the details’ and why traditional management is doing it wrong. Threads: @reckless1280 Threads: Nilay Patel / @reckless1280 : Really enjoyed talking to Airbnb C...
Why Meta is well positioned to be AI's main beneficiary in the short, medium, and long term: generative AI, ads, infinite content, XR, “generative UI”, and more
Stratechery has benefited from a Meta cheat code since its inception: wait for investors to panic, the stock to drop …
Sources: in digital euro negotiations, Germany, France, and others say the European Central Bank has gained too much power over how much users' wallets can hold
Politicians are vying with technocrats for control of a revamp of the single currency that both say poses serious economic risks.
Shopify says it has lured hundreds of Salesforce clients, including Mattel and Casper; analysts say Shopify overtook Salesforce's e-commerce business in 2021
The Canadian company, which has traditionally targeted mom-and-pops, is wooing larger retailers like Mattel. Forums: Hacker News Forums: Hacker News : Shopify Is Winning Salesforce Clients, Stoking E-...
Apple launches some Apple Intelligence features like writing tools, image cleanup, and typing in Siri, with the release of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1
If software is judged by the difference between what it is actually capable … Apple on YouTube : Apple Intelligence | Create memory movies | iPhone 16 David Phelan / Forbes : iOS 18.1 Goes Live With A...
Netflix adds a Moments feature on iOS, letting users save, rewatch, and share scenes across Instagram, Snapchat, and others, and plans an Android launch soon
It's no secret that clips from popular TV shows and movies are everywhere on TikTok, even if it's usually not original content. … Forums: r/television : Netflix Adds ‘Moments’ Feature Allowing Users t...
Sources: TSMC has suspended shipments of 7nm chips to at least two chip developers over suspicions they were trying to circumvent US export controls on Huawei
TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has suspended shipments to at least two chip developers over suspicions …
Canada's media regulator grants Google a five-year Online News Act exemption and orders it to pay CA$100M to the Canadian Journalism Collective within 60 days
Google will pay this year's contribution to the Canadian Journalism Collective within the next 60 days. Michael Geist / @mgeist : Fine print of CRTC's Online News Act Google exemption: 1. Calculation ...
Interviews with current and former Snap staff detail Evan Spiegel's efforts to revive Snap, his divisive AR headset bet, high senior staff turnover, and more
Snapchat creator's ambitions in augmented reality and online advertising hit by growing strength of arch-rival Meta
Hurun China Rich List: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, who stepped down as CEO in 2021, is China's richest person at $49.3B; ByteDance revenue grew 30% in 2023
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Amazon plans to shut down its Kindle Vella serialized story platform in February 2025; users won't lose access to unlocked stories after the program closes
Mariella Moon / Engadget :
Google says its AI Overview summaries will begin rolling out in over 100 countries and territories this week, meaning the feature will reach 1B+ monthly users
available in half of the world Akash Pandey / NewsBytes : Google Search's AI Overviews now available in 100+ countries Johanna Romero / PhoneArena : Google AI Search Overviews go global in over 100 co...
Barcelona-based brain-computer interface startup Inbrain, which uses graphene, raised $50M led by Imec.xpand and plans to trial its device in up to 10 patients
Company joins rivals like Elon Musk's Neuralink in effort to treat neurological disorders with technology.
Gartner says AI agents are “one of the most hyped topics in gen AI today”; Gartner survey: 75% of CEOs say AI will impact their industry, up from 21% in 2023
Very quickly, the topic of AI agents has moved from ambiguous concepts to reality. Enterprises will soon be able …
A UK judge sentences a 27-year-old man who used AI tool Daz 3D to create child sexual abuse imagery to 18 years in prison, a landmark prosecution over deepfakes
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A look at the rise of ransomware attacks on schools; K12 SIX study: the number of ransomware attacks on K-12 increased by 393%, from 14 in 2016 to 69 in 2022
K-12 Dive :
Singapore-based Zinc, which has offered financial services tools for overseas students since April 2024, raised a $25.5M seed led by Nexus Venture Partners
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UMG partners with AI music startup Klay Vision to create an “ethical” AI model for AI-generated music; Klay plans to launch out of stealth in the coming months
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter :
Sierra, an AI startup co-founded by OpenAI board chairman and ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, raised $175M, valuing it at $4.5B, up from ~$1B in February 2024
Gili Raanan's VC firm Cyberstarts has helped launch successful startups like Wiz, but faces ethical questions about an industry executive profit-sharing program
Forbes : X: @nicoleperlroth , @alexrkonrad , @alexrkonrad , @alexrkonrad , and @alexrkonrad . LinkedIn: Robert Hansen X: Nicole Perlroth / @nicoleperlroth : This @Forbes piece on Cyberstarts sheds li...
OpenAI's CFO: ChatGPT has 250M weekly active users, converts free users to paid at a 5% to 6% rate, and ~75% of OpenAI's revenue is from consumer subscriptions
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Sources: VC firms are set to make hundreds of millions from Stripe's $1.1B Bridge acquisition; Sequoia's nearly 16% stake is worth significantly more than $100M
Katie Roof / Bloomberg :
An interview with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on the path to the open metaverse, the growth of user-generated content on Fortnite, Epic's 3D assets store Fab, and more
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : X: @deantak X: Dean Takahashi / @deantak : I had a great chat with Tim. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney's path to the open metaverse is via enlightened self-interest https:/...
How GOP figures, from Stephen Miller to Elon Musk, use lawsuits to silence groups studying disinformation, like the DFRLab, CCDH, GDI, Graphika, and NewsGuard
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