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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils the 14.4" Surface Laptop Studio 2, offering Intel's 13th Gen i7 H chips, Nvidia's RTX 4050 or RTX 4060, and up to 2TB of storage, for $1,999+ — Microsoft just showed off its new high-end convertible laptop, the Surface Laptop Studio 2, at its launch event in New York City.
More: Microsoft Surface on YouTube, Microsoft Devices Blog, Engadget, Microsoft Store, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, TechEBlog, TechSpot, PetaPixel, Tom's Guide, Engadget, The Messenger, Android Headlines, Digital Trends, ExtremeTech, TechRadar, SlashGear, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, The Verge, and MobileSyrup
Threads: @tomwarrenuk. X: @daniel_rubino, @zacbowden, @ijustine, @shanselman, @bobodtech, @parkerortolani, @tomwarren, @greengart, @ijustine, @pauliharman, @markhachman, @surface, @patrickmoorhead, @patrickmoorhead, and @zacbowden
Forums: r/gadgets, r/Surface, r/hardware, r/Surface, and Slashdot
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces the Surface Hub 3, offering 50" or 85" 4K PixelSense displays with anti-glare, smart rotation, and portrait mode, available later in 2023 — Microsoft has revealed the Surface Hub 3, the latest version of the company's all-in-one collaborative touchscreen device.
More: Microsoft Tech Community, MobileSyrup, NBC 7 San Diego, ZDNet, and Neowin
X: @cullend, @maryjofoley, and @dndsm
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
More: Microsoft Surface on YouTube, The Verge, SlashGear, TechSpot, OnMSFT.com, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, Engadget, The Verge, and Engadget
X: @surface and @patrickmoorhead
| Nathan Edwards / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces a unified Copilot built into Windows 11, launching on September 26 across all its apps and services, including Microsoft 365, Edge, and Bing — Microsoft today announced a new, unified Copilot experience launching on September 26th. The new “AI companion,” …
More: The Official Microsoft Blog, Engadget, Engadget, The Verge, Windows Central, The Register, CRN, Reuters, Search Engine Journal, Microsoft Tech Community, The Verge, PetaPixel, TechRadar, Voicebot.ai, The Messenger, Digital Trends, Wired, SiliconANGLE, MSPoweruser, Cointelegraph, Mashable, iTnews, OnMSFT.com, GeekWire, Pixel Envy, and Engadget
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @mspoonauer, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @parkerortolani, @patrickmoorhead, @toddbishop, @outlook, @patrickmoorhead, @windows, @rowancheung, @caro_milanesi, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @jordirib1, @patrickmoorhead, @microsoft, @bdsams, @microsoft, @kantrowitz, @zacbowden, @onedrive, @chriscapossela, @satyanadella, @microsoft, and @reedalbergotti
LinkedIn: Kevin Peesker and Satya Nadella
Forums: r/technology and r/Windows11
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft plans to release its next Windows 11 update, 22H2, on September 26, with an AI-powered Copilot and Paint, a redesigned File Explorer, and more — Microsoft will release its next big Windows 11 update on September 26th. The update will include the new AI-powered Windows Copilot feature …
More: Windows on YouTube, Source, Microsoft Tech Community, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Windows Central, TechSpot, Thurrott, Windows Latest, Stevivor, PC Gamer, BGR, BleepingComputer, PYMNTS.com, BetaNews, OnMSFT.com, Neowin, VentureBeat, and PCWorld
Threads: @tomwarrenuk. X: @windows, @patrickmoorhead, @davidspringate, @maryjofoley, @reedalbergotti, and @windows. Forums: Slashdot
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Apple releases emergency updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS to patch three new zero-day vulnerabilities, for a total of 16 zero-days fixed in 2023 — Apple released emergency security updates to patch three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users …
More: Apple Support, Ars Technica, MacRumors, MacRumors, Security Affairs, MacSecurity.net, The Hacker News, BGR, PCMag, Supercharged, iThinkDifferent, Forbes, Lifehacker, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac, OS X Daily, Gotta Be Mobile, Decipher, AppleInsider, Tom's Guide, Gearrice, TidBITS, BGR, 9to5Mac, SANS Internet Storm Center …, AppleInsider, Macworld, iClarified, XDA Developers, Appleosophy, OS X Daily, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and Supercharged
Forums: r/jailbreak and r/InfoSecNews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube unveils YouTube Studio AI features coming in 2024 and lets select creators test Aloud, a dubbing tool that creates AI-generated dubs in other languages — YouTube is expanding its Creator Music Studio, announced last year, with new AI features in addition to the launch of an AI-dubbing tool.
More: YouTube Official Blog, YouTube Official Blog, The Verge, Android Central, TechRadar, PetaPixel, The Hollywood Reporter, iPhone in Canada Blog, PYMNTS.com, CNN, Engadget, NBC News, Billboard, Decrypt, Search Engine Land, The Information, The Messenger, Gizmodo, and The Hollywood Reporter
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More: Social Media Today, The Verge, PetaPixel, PhoneArena, YouTube Official Blog, Tubefilter, Mashable, and 9to5Google
X: @teamyoutube and @nealmohan
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Mastodon releases Mastodon 4.2, which makes it easier for users to get started, use its network even when logged out, more easily search for content, and more — As changes at Elon Musk's X continue to push former Twitter users to seek alternatives, the open-sourced, decentralized social network Mastodon …
More: Mastodon Blog and The Verge
Threads: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @tchambers@indieweb.social, @elaterite@fosstodon.org, @WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social, @esvrld@octodon.social, @keiko@furries.club, @Sarahp@mastodon.social, @bergmeister@mountains.social, @jerry@infosec.exchange, @mastowatch@mastodon.social, @pixelfed@mastodon.social, @vees@epistolary.org, @thisismissem@hachyderm.io, @thisismissem@hachyderm.io, @jeremy@mapstodon.space, @hosting@toot.io, and @vmstan@vmst.io
| Iain Martin / Forbes: |
Tether spent ~$420M on 10K Nvidia H100 GPUs in a deal that will see it get a stake in bitcoin miner Northern Data, who plans to rent the chips to AI startups — A $40,000 computer chip has become one of the hottest commodities in the tech industry. Startups are scrambling to buy up Nvidia's H100 … | Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal: |
More: Tether, Bloomberg, Forkast, Unchained Crypto, Fortune, and Cryptopolitan
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| Bloomberg: |
Cisco plans to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk in cash for $157 per share, a 31% premium on Splunk's September 20 closing price, in a deal valued at ~$28B — - Acquisition is largest deal ever for networking stalwart — Cisco is trying to lessen dependence on one-time sales
More: Reuters, CNBC, Cisco Systems, Inc., Splunk-Blogs, Cisco Blogs, SC Media, Wall Street Journal, Axios, SiliconANGLE, Dark Reading, Australian Financial Review, ComputerWeekly.com, Investor's Business Daily, Cybersecurity Dive, DevOps.com, Forbes, CRN, iTnews, Financial Times, The Information, ZDNet, ITPro, Tech Monitor, Light Reading, Financial Times, Forbes, TechCrunch, and Constellation Research
Threads: @myspivey. Mastodon: @april@macaw.social, @chrismerkel@infosec.exchange, @varmazis@mstdn.social, @vcsjones@infosec.exchange, @robwright@infosec.exchange, and @da_667@infosec.exchange
X: @jackrhysider, @divestech, @gabsmashh, @patrickmoorhead, @levie, @onlycfo, @btbytes, @chuckrobbins, @loganbartlett, @cisco, @ippsec, @r0wdy_, @wolfofharcourt, @splunk, @anshublog, @anothercohen, @quinnypig, @alexrkonrad, @jbizzle703, @economyapp, @thogge, @jonerlichman, @hackingdave, @d0rkph0enix, @anshublog, @hackinglz, @networkchuck, @kgreifeld, and @danielnewmanuv
LinkedIn: William Kilmer, Nadhem AlFardan, Brian Salsberg, Richard Stiennon, Patrick Moorhead, and Srivatsan Srinivasan. Forums: r/technology
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
X plans to deprecate Circles on October 31, 2023; users will not be able to create new posts nor add people to their Circle but will be able to remove people — X is planning to shut down Circles, a feature that lets you share posts with a limited group of people instead of all of your followers.
More: X, PCMag, Dexerto, Mashable, and Social Media Today
Mastodon: @Techmeme@techhub.social, @brndnpink@hachyderm.io, and @thekenyeung@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @josh.uno
X: @support, @molly0xfff, @mattbinder, @tmonson23, @cosmic_prismss, and @genepark
| Ella Creamer / The Guardian: |
Amazon limits authors to self-publishing three books per day on its website, after an influx of suspected AI-generated material listed for sale in recent months — The company announced the new limitations after an influx of suspected AI-generated material was listed for sale but said that ‘very few’ publishers will be affected
More: Ars Technica, The Register, and Platformer
| Financial Times: |
GGV, which invested in Alibaba, ByteDance, and other Chinese companies, splits its Asia and US units; in July, the US sought details about its holdings in China — Move follows similar decision by rival Sequoia Capital and Biden order to limit American investment in Chinese tech
More: Bloomberg, Tech in Asia, Nikkei Asia, and The Information
| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
Snap says Snapchat+ now has 5M+ subscribers, up from 3M in April 2023; the $3.99 per month tier launched in June 2022, after an industry slowdown in ad revenue — Snap Inc. has gained more than 5 million subscribers for its paid service, an offering that gives users early access to new features …
More: Social Media Today, The Information, and Gizmodo
Threads: @carnage4life, @tookthescenicroute, and @carnage4life
X: @jackdbrody and @rihardjarc
| Ashley Stewart / Insider: |
Sources: Panos Panay's abrupt departure came after Microsoft made budget and staff cuts, canceled products in his division, and discussed reorganizing the unit — - Microsoft this week announced Chief Product Officer Panos Panay left after nearly 20 years.
More: Windows Central and Laptop Mag
Mastodon: @counternotions@mastodon …, @carnage4life@mas.to, and @redwireless@mstdn.plus
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta now lets Facebook users create up to four extra profiles and switch between them without logging out and back in; the profiles don't support all features — Basically, Meta is embracing finstas but for Facebook. — “Whether you're new to Facebook or a longtime user … | Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google expands Studio Bot, its AI chatbot for Android Studio launched in May 2023 for US users, to 170+ regions; users in the EU and the UK are still barred — Google is making one of its AI tools for developers, Studio Bot, available to people in over 170 regions around the world … | Paresh Dave / Wired: |
Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 — Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died.
X: @jeffdean
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