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| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
In court, Satya Nadella says he would love to end “exclusives on consoles”; Bobby Kotick says CoD being exclusive would cause “revolt” and “reputational damage” — In federal court, Satya Nadella and Bobby Kotick opposed an attempt by the F.T.C …
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Forums: r/TwoBestFriendsPlay, r/gaming, r/XboxSeriesX, r/videogames, and Slashdot
| The Verge: |
Sony accidentally revealed confidential PlayStation information and its Call of Duty revenue by redacting a court document with a Sharpie, revealed after a scan — Sony highly confidential information about its PlayStation business has just been revealed by mistake.
More: IGN, The Verge, TechSpot, Video Games Chronicle, Gameranx, KitGuru, Eurogamer.net, Press Start, Gamereactor UK, Dexerto, The Information, SlashGear, Techlusive, Game Rant, Stevivor, PC Gamer, Ars Technica, Destructoid, GamesIndustry.biz, Appuals.com, GameSpot, and Dot Esports
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Forums: Hacker News, r/playstation, and Slashdot
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Inflection AI, a startup led by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman that released its Pi chatbot in May 2023, raised $1.3B, a source says at a $4B valuation — Backed by Microsoft, Nvidia and billionaires Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt, the startup led by ex-DeepMind leader Mustafa Suleyman …
More: TechCrunch and Reuters
| Joshua Wolens / PC Gamer: |
Reddit user sliced_lime, most likely Mojang's Mikael Hedberg, says Mojang no longer plans to post changelogs to r/Minecraft due to Reddit's API pricing changes — The Minecraft subreddit won't be a source for official Mojang communications going forward. — If you want official updates …
More: Gamereactor UK, Eurogamer.net, Dexerto, Kotaku, GameSpot, PCMag, Neowin, Forbes, and Beehaw
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Forums: r/Minecraft and r/technology
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Internal messages: Reddit tells protesting mods that their communities won't remain private beyond the timeframe set for this week to confirm reopening plans — / 'This community will not remain private beyond the timeframe we've allowed for confirmation of plans here.'
More: Wired, Gizmodo, and Android Authority
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Forums: r/technology and r/ModCoord
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Sources: Linda Yaccarino plans to launch full-screen, sound-on video ads on Twitter's short-video feed and is wooing celebrities in the hope of selling more ads — New CEO hits the ground running with plans for new ads offering and tells staff to get ready for ‘hand-to-hand combat’
More: New York Times, Insider, Fortune, Cryptopolitan, Reuters, and Electrek
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| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Advertisers demand significant refunds from YouTube after a report suggested millions of ads served via YouTube's TrueView system are hidden from users — Study shows millions of ads are hidden away in violation of Google-owned group's policies — Advertising industry figures … | Bloomberg: |
Documents and sources: the FTC plans to file a far-reaching case focused on Amazon's core marketplace in the coming weeks after months of honing the complaint — Lina Khan's Federal Trade Commission has already filed three cases against Amazon.com Inc. Now she's gearing up for the Big One.
More: PYMNTS.com, Insider, CNBC, and The Hill
| Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: |
Binance says euro banking partner Paysafe plans to stop supporting the exchange after September 25, adding to a retreat from the UK, the Netherlands, and more — The exchange recently announced retreats from the U.K., Netherlands and Cyprus. — Binance's euros banking partner … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
A survey of 2,139 US people: 33% of adults and 51% of teens aged 13 to 17 reported receiving online hate in 2023, up from 23% and 36%, respectively, in 2022 — More than half of Americans say they have experienced hate or harassment online, according to a new survey from the Anti-Defamation League …
More: ADL, MSNBC, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Social Media Today, Jerusalem Post, The Messenger, The Independent, and The Hill
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| Hema Parmar / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Tiger Global rejected hundreds of bids for its private assets in recent months; as of January 1, the firm managed $51B, including $37B via its VC unit — Tiger Global Management turned down hundreds of bids for its private assets in recent months because it felt the offers were too low … | Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
A California-based law firm launches a class-action suit against OpenAI, claiming the company violated millions of internet users' rights by scraping their data — A California law firm says the company's use of scraped data from the web violates the rights of millions of internet users
More: Insider, The Register, OnMSFT.com, PYMNTS.com, CNN, Dexerto, Cryptopolitan, Fortune, Neowin, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg Law, LAW.com, Clarkson, Clarkson, Clarkson, and Silicon Republic
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
NYC-based Runway AI, which lets customers generate videos from text prompts, raised $141M from Google, Nvidia, and others, taking its total funding to ~$237M — Runway AI Inc., whose artificial intelligence software can create a short video from just a few typed words … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Snapchat says Snapchat+, which lets users access experimental and pre-released features for $3.99 per month, has reached 4M paid subscribers in its first year — Snapchat on Thursday will announce that its subscription service, Snapchat+, has reached 4 million paid subscribers in its first year, executives told Axios.| New York Times: |
A test of five AI-image detection tools finds they often struggle with altered and low quality images and sometimes even fail when an image is obviously fake — REAL … The pope did not wear Balenciaga. And filmmakers did not fake the moon landing. In recent months, however … | Washington Post: |
Meta's Oversight Board calls for Cambodian PM Hun Sen to be suspended on Facebook and Instagram, the first time the Board has asked for a ban of a head of state — MANILA — The social media giant Meta's Oversight Board called Thursday for the immediate suspension of Cambodian Prime Minister …
More: Gizmodo, Engadget, Oversight Board, The Guardian, Nikkei Asia, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Reuters, and Reuters
Twitter: @oversightboard, @oversightboard, and @rebtanhs
| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Activists and researchers file a GDPR complaint against Pornhub in Italy, claiming the company is “illegally” handling user data; the process may take years — Complaints filed in the European Union claim the porn site fails to follow basic data-collection policies under GDPR.| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
Source: at a June 30 hearing, Apple plans to argue that the EU wrongly accused the company of illegal App Store curbs, after complaints from Spotify and others — Apple Inc. is set for a showdown with European Union antitrust regulators, insisting it doesn't need to make any more changes … | Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: TSMC and its suppliers plan to send several hundred workers from Taiwan to Arizona to help build its US plant, which has fallen behind schedule — World's largest contract chipmaker faces delays in Arizona project as market slows — Construction of TSMC's chip plant in Arizona … | Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Meta publishes a deep dive into how AI recommends Facebook and Instagram content, including 22 “system cards” covering AI use in Feed, Stories, Reels, and more — Meta has published a deep dive into the company's social media algorithms in a bid to demystify how content is recommended for Instagram and Facebook users.
More: Meta, Dexerto, Meta AI, Gizmodo, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, and TechCrunch. Twitter: @mrinaldesai
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: after struggling to raise at a $4B valuation, Stability AI secured a convertible note worth less than $25M; Stability denies having fundraising issues — Stability AI, the artificial intelligence startup that has been struggling to raise funding at a $4 billion valuation …
Twitter: @katie_roof and @lynnmdoan
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Phone monitoring app LetMeSpy, used to spy on thousands of Android users, says a hacker stole the messages, call logs, and locations the spyware had intercepted — A data breach reveals the spyware is built by a Polish developer — A hacker has stolen the messages, call logs … | Kim Zetter / Zero Day: |
SolarWinds confirms the US SEC sent Wells notices to its CISO and CFO, a rare move, signaling they may face legal action over Russia's 2020 hack of the company — In a highly rare move, the SEC sent notice to SolarWinds' CISO, and other specific employees, indicating they may face legal action over Russia's hack of their company.
More: Washington Post. LinkedIn: Jamil Farshchi. Mastodon: @[email protected], @[email protected], and @[email protected]. Twitter: @austinjmooney
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Proton launches its E2E encrypted open-source password manager Proton Pass, available for free on iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Brave — A couple of months after unveiling Proton Pass, Proton — the company behind end-to-end encrypted email service Proton Mail — is officially launching its password manager to everyone.| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Micron reports Q3 revenue down 57% YoY to $3.75B, beating estimates of $3.69B, and forecasts a strong Q4, saying the memory industry has passed its trough — Micron Technology Inc. gave an upbeat forecast for the current period, indicating that an industry glut is easing even as the chipmaker continues to face challenges in China.
More: Tom's Hardware, The Register, VideoCardz.com, Reuters, MarketWatch, SiliconANGLE, Micron Technology, Inc., Reuters, Financial Times, Barron's Online, and MarketWatch. Twitter: @matteastwood
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