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 …
Why Bluesky not adding the federation systems that let users leave the Bluesky server and take their community to other hosts can lead to “enshittification”
- Bluesky and enshittification: No one is the enshittifier of their own story. — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
A single grant of $123M has been finalized from $33B+ announced so far under the US CHIPS Act, which is facing criticism on both sides of the political aisle
The $39 billion high-tech subsidy plan was supposed to come with guardrails. Progressives worry those are dissolving before their eyes.
Apple's M4 Max chip scores 4,060 in single-core tests, making it the first production CPU to cross 4,000 in Geekbench 6, and scores 26,675 in multi-core tests
After months of swirling rumors, Apple revealed its new Mac devices with updated M4 chips last week.
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.
Sources: the production of a cheaper version of Vision Pro has been delayed beyond 2027; Apple's only new headset in 2025 will be the Vision Pro with an M5 chip
As I understand it, production of the cheaper Vision Pro has been delayed beyond 2027 for a while now. This means Apple's only new head-mounted display device in 2025 will be the Vision Pro with an up...
Sources: iOS 18.2 may arrive during the week of December 2; thoughts on the Mac mini as a gaming device, the Pixelmator deal, Q4 earnings, and Peloton's new CEO
The new Mac mini could become Apple's long-awaited answer to the PlayStation and Xbox. Also: The company's next AI features …
Experts say Tesla's imitation learning-based approach to building fully autonomous driving systems needs AI breakthroughs that may not be achieved for some time
Tesla is pushing to build true self-driving vehicles by 2026. The way its CEO wants to do it seems risky.
Amazon's plan to rearchitect Alexa around LLMs could finally help Alexa understand what users actually want and reduce the awkward syntax needed to use Skills
Ten years ago, Amazon imagined a future beyond apps — and it had the idea basically right. But the perfect ambient computer remains frustratingly far away.
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 Threads: @benedictevans . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @carnage4life@mas.to X: @marceloplima , @modestproposal1 , and @modes...
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's 25-year reign has come to an end Varsha Agarwal / DNA India : Nvidia to replace rival Intel in Dow Jones indices by November 8 Kara Greenberg / Investopedia : Nvidia To Take Intel's Place in t...
Interviews with Amazon's health chief Neil Lindsay and others on the company's health care push, the PillPack and One Medical acquisitions, its future, and more
In November 2021, Neil Lindsay was named to head Amazon's health business. It wasn't because of his medical expertise. He didn't have any. X: @fastcompany and @amazonnews . LinkedIn: Trent Green X: ...
Google Cloud Q3 revenue grew 35% YoY to $11.35B with a 17% operating margin, outpacing AWS' 19% YoY revenue growth to $27.45B with a 38% operating margin
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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
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An interview with Steve Ballmer on trying to turn USAFacts, his not-for-profit civic initiative, into a source of dispassionate statistics for US voters
Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with data — Elon Musk has used his ownership of X to promote Donald Trump's re-election as … X: @edgecliffe X: @edgecliffe : “I think of . . . t...
AI in Hollywood is a tech leap with a vast impact but remains a tool, not a replacement, for creatives; its speed, quality, and cost allow for VFX breakthroughs
but the emerging field is mired in copyright issues Gerui Wang / Forbes : Runway AI Is Changing Animation. How To Use It To Tell Untold Stories Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : A fairl...
Spot AI, which helps companies analyze security camera footage, raised $31M and unveiled Video AI Agents that can detect and trigger responses to safety issues
with the total approaching $100M! What's driving this momentum? ✅ 40% reduction in workplace injuries ⚡️ 80% faster incident resolution 📈 8X ROI for customers Real-world impact across manufacturing, e...
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
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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...
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
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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
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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 $500 million AI goal unachievable as competitors rake in billions Larry Dignan / Constellation Research : Intel defends Gaudi 3 as it misses 2024 sales targets X: @constellationr : .@Intel def...
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
Sara Fischer / Axios : X: @davidclinchnews See also Mediagazer X: David Clinch / @davidclinchnews : This is why publishers, news publishers in particular, need to switch NOW to attention time managem...
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