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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple was caught flat-footed by the generative AI fever and is on course to spend ~$1B/year to add the tech across iOS 18, Siri, Music, and other apps — But the company is now preparing its response and plans to develop features for its full range of devices.
More: The Verge, MacRumors, MacRumors, PCMag, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, NewsBytes, Cult of Mac, The Decoder, Forbes, Supercharged, The Apple Post, 9to5Mac, and Pocket-lint
X: @gampawe and @sherifhanna
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Gurman: Apple is planning a “Mac-centered product launch” around October's end and may release an updated 24-inch iMac; the current model launched in April 2021 — Apple is planning a Mac-focused product launch, likely including the announcement of a refreshed 24-inch iMac …
More: 9to5Mac, Engadget, iClarified, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, and NewsBytes
Threads: @parkerortolani and @parkerortolani
X: @gregorymcfadden, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Beth Wang / Bloomberg Law: |
A US jury finds Google guilty of gender bias and awards female executive Ulku Rowe $1M+, the first pay discrimination case against Google since 2018's walkouts — Google LLC treated female executive Ulku Rowe differently than other employees because of her gender and must pay her more than $1 million …
More: The Verge and Engadget
Threads: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @skry@mastodon.social. X: @sarumbear. LinkedIn: Judah Richardson, MSME and Daniel Tunkelang
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Okta's stock closed down 11.57% on October 20 after the cybersecurity firm said a hacker used a stolen credential to access its support system and client files — - Cybersecurity firm Okta said an unidentified hacker had accessed the company's support system and viewed client files.
More: Okta, Krebs on Security, BeyondTrust, The Cloudflare Blog, SecurityWeek, BleepingComputer, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Dark Reading, Bloomberg, PaymentSecurity.io, Cybersecurity Dive, MacSecurity.net, Investor's Business Daily, The Information, PCMag, CRN, and San Francisco Business Journal
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LinkedIn: Archan Choudhury, Michael Surgen, Rob Griffin, Marc Maiffret, Matthew Rosenquist, Javed Ikbal, Sanjay Patel, Evan Schuman, Jay Meier, and Andrew Jaquith. Forums: Hacker News
| Amy Thomson / Bloomberg: |
Paddy Cosgrave steps down as the CEO of Web Summit, which plans to appoint a new CEO; the event, set to start on November 13 in Lisbon, will go ahead as planned — Paddy Cosgrave has stepped down from his role as chief executive officer of Web Summit after his remarks following attacks …
More: CNN, Reuters, The Irish Times, The Verge, Business Post, NPR, Independent.ie, The Hollywood Reporter, Insider, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Axios, Politico, TechCrunch, CNBC, The Information, RTÉ, and The Register
Threads: @profgalloway. Mastodon: @Slatteryz@todon.eu. X: @gdibner, @davidu, @hilzfuld, @pieterdorsman, @obrien, @richgallagher1, @tbald101, @mattzeitlin, @villagemagire, @philipnolan1, @chastaylor, @tomlyonsbiz, @tomlyonsbiz, @john_mcguirk, @handsome_booger, @aideenblackwood, and @rosney
LinkedIn: Daniel Tunkelang, Priel Manes, Ouriel Ohayon 🇮 …, Barak Orbach, Masha Shal Bar, and Anat Paiss
| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
How Russia helped overthrow governments in Burkina Faso and the surrounding French-speaking Sahel region using wide-ranging online disinformation campaigns — This never-before-told tale reveals how covert online battles in the French-speaking Sahel region helped topple governments.
More: Financial Times. Threads: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @Noupside@saturation.social. X: @alenapopova, @lizzadwoskin, @gerritd, @maxboot, @lizzadwoskin, and @catherinebelton. Forums: Slashdot
| Richard Sandomir / New York Times: |
Martin Goetz, who received the first US software patent, died on October 10 at 93; Goetz was awarded a patent for data-sorting software for mainframes in 1968 — “I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.
More: The Verge and International Business Times
| Wall Street Journal: |
Q&A with Fei-Fei Li and NTIA head Alan Davidson on regulating AI, US and China tech competition, the representation of women and PoC in AI discussions, and more — Fei-Fei Li of Stanford and the Commerce Department's Alan Davidson agree that artificial intelligence has the potential to do a lot of good.
LinkedIn: Rudolf Wagner and Fei-Fei Li
| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
A look at the Allen Institute for AI's plan to build “open” generative AI model OLMo; the nonprofit research center is led by former Apple ML leader Ali Farhadi — The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research.
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LinkedIn: Rachel Shepheard, Matt Fleischl, Steve Lohr, Ali Farhadi, and Ashley Boyd
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitch now lets creators simulcast across any live streaming service, with caveats, and adds doxxing and swatting to its Off-Service Conduct enforcement list — Previously, streamers could simulcast on mobile platforms like TikTok and Instagram, but as of Friday, Twitch is significantly broadening …
More: Twitch, Twitch, Polygon, Decrypt, Mashable, PCMag, Engadget, Neowin, The Messenger, and Dot Esports
Mastodon: @megmac@social.treehouse …. X: @kellymakena, @twitch, @peeverson, @pike2c, @chen, @tomwarren, @imkatastrophe, and @djwheat
Forums: Hacker News and r/TwoBestFriendsPlay
| Financial Times: |
The Global Times: China opens a Foxconn investigation over tax and land use, inspecting Guangdong, Jiangsu, Henan, and Hubei sites; Foxconn plans to cooperate — Tax authorities said to have inspected a number of the Apple supplier's sites in provinces — China has launched an investigation …
More: Global Times, Wall Street Journal, Global Times, Associated Press, Reuters, New York Times, and The Straits Times
X: @brianroemmele and @martijnrasser
LinkedIn: Wei-Chieh Wang and Martijn Rasser
| Adam Liptak / New York Times: |
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