Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval, “to reach an even wider audience”
Apple is acquiring the popular photo editing company Pixelmator. The Pixelmator Team announced the news in a blog post …
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024, that let users log in under specific circumstances with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters
The vulnerability is fixed now, but Okta said that for three months it could've been used to access accounts with usernames stretching at least 52 characters long.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the GOP “probably will” try to repeal the CHIPS Act, but then walks it back, saying the GOP may “further streamline” the bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation …
Nvidia will replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on November 8, after Amazon replaced Walgreens in February 2024; Intel joined the index in 1999
- Intel, Dow Inc. are set to leave the 30-member index — Nvidia up 3.2% in post-market trading, while Intel is down 2%
Google researchers detail Project Big Sleep, formerly Project Naptime, which used an AI agent to discover a previously unknown and exploitable bug in SQLite
The company's experimental AI agent finds a previously unknown and exploitable software bug in SQLite, an open-source database engine.
Satellite services provider Globalstar says Apple committed $1.1B to expand satellite service capacity and $400M to buy a 20% equity stake; GSAT closes up 31%
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined … Mudit Dube / NewsBytes : Apple invests over $1 billion to enhance satellite messaging capabilities CGTN : Apple...
Intel's CEO scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI chips in 2024, blaming slower uptake on Gaudi 2 to Gaudi 3 transition and software ease of use
Intel's (INTC.O) upbeat revenue projections on Thursday masked a sore point for the embattled company: chips touted …
A US judge rules Parag Agrawal and other former Twitter executives can proceed with claims that Elon Musk terminated them to cheat them out of severance pay
A judge ruled late Friday that former chief executive officer Parag Agrawal and other high-ranking officers can proceed with claims …
Polymarket user Fredi9999, a self-described Frenchman, says he bet $30M+ on Trump after analyzing polls; he can't exit his wagers without crashing the market
Any Guesses? Hristina Vasileva / Cryptopolitan : Polymarket whale carries large unrealized loss after injecting $7M in new Trump bets Turner Wright / Cointelegraph : Frenchman behind Trump Polymarket ...
Microsoft and a16z jointly share US public policy ideas for AI startups, saying that “regulation should be implemented only if its benefits outweigh its costs”
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft; Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft, Marc Andreessen …
A profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, a budget hawk who has been in the position for 11 years and is at the center of the company's AI spending spree
Amy Hood is at the center of Microsoft's bet-the-company dive into AI X: @marceloplima , @modestproposal1 , and @modestproposal1 . LinkedIn: Jon Cherian X: Marcelo P. Lima / @marceloplima : Amy Hood o...
The digital ad market, helped by US political ads, AI ad tools, and consumer spending, drove strong Q3 revenue growth for Alphabet, Meta, Snap, Reddit, and Roku
- Google's advertising revenue jumped more than 10% year-over-year, thanks in part to election-related ad spend, especially on YouTube …
Meta plans to roll out its Quest v71 update next week, with a redesign of Meta Horizon OS, a calendar app, and expanding Travel Mode from plane use to train use
Jay Peters / The Verge :
Google plans to release Android 16 in Q2 2025 “to better align with the schedule of device launches”; major Android releases have been in Q3 or Q4 since 2013
here's what we know Carrie Marshall / T3 : Forget Android 15 - Android 16 could be here sooner than we thought Harsh Shivam / Business Standard : Google to release Android 16 early in 2025, minor upda...
A look at Denmark's AI supercomputer Gefion, which has 1,528 H100 GPUs and was built using $100M from Novo Nordisk and state-owned Export and Investment Fund
The world's latest AI machine is powered by the success of two products: Nvidia's chips and Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drugs
Chainalysis study based on first-time use of digital wallets from January 1 to October 8, 2024: Tether's USDT has gained traction in EMEA time zones
- Some data signal USDT activity moved toward EMEA time zones — US officials are reportedly stepping up probes into the token
Intel outlines its plan to break free from TSMC manufacturing, including making 70% of Panther Lake in-house and most Nova Lake CPUs, due in 2026, internally
Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware :
Disney forms the Office of Technology Enablement to coordinate its use of emerging technologies, such as AI and mixed reality, to be led by CTO Jamie Voris
Bitcoin's 2024 price rally masks a bleaker picture in the wider crypto industry, with crypto VC investment remaining a far way off the 2021 bull market and more
On Wednesday, crypto exchange Kraken announced job cuts … Toby Lewis : Great to be featured in Bloomberg commenting on the rising Bitcoin price. Anna Irrera is right to point out this has not filtere...
Filing: US regulators rejected a proposal to let Amazon buy nuclear power for AWS data centers in Pennsylvania over energy grid reliability and other concerns
Anissa Gardizy / The Information :
CoreWeave told investors its signed contracts are worth $17B, including ~$10B from Microsoft for 2023 to 2030, and it expects revenue to grow 4x to $8B in 2025
much of it hinges on Microsoft, which plans to spend $10B through 2030. Nvidia + Meta are also major customers. TONS of news in this story, including how many GPUs CoreWeave will have in 2025. https:/...
An interview with EssilorLuxottica CEO Francesco Milleri on the Meta partnership, smart glasses replacing smartphones, and more, as the firm is valued at €100B
Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Financial Times :
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