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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat as Microsoft Copilot to take on ChatGPT, pitching Copilot as the free version and Copilot for Microsoft 365 as the paid version — Microsoft launched its big AI push earlier this year as part of its Bing search engine, integrating a ChatGPT-like interface directly into its search results.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Copilot Studio, a no-code tool that lets companies customize Microsoft 365 Copilot or integrate custom ChatGPT chatbots made with OpenAI's GPT — Last week OpenAI announced its new GPT platform to let anyone create their own version of ChatGPT, and now Microsoft is following … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure clients, already in testing for its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024 — Software giant seeks to reduce dependence on outside suppliers in two key growth areas.
More: The Verge, Microsoft, Tech Monitor, VentureBeat, Windows Central, TechCrunch, Reuters, Tom's Hardware, GeekWire, ZDNet, VentureBeat, DatacenterDynamics, Nikkei Asia, Directions on Microsoft, Network World, SemiAnalysis, Australian Financial Review, SiliconANGLE, Thurrott, Engadget, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Microsoft Azure Blog, The Official Microsoft Blog, Neowin, TechRadar, Constellation Research, Wccftech, CNBC, Financial Times, Wccftech, and MSPoweruser
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| Mat Honan / MIT Technology Review: |
Q&A with Satya Nadella on Microsoft's OpenAI relationship, the ongoing developer platform shift, AI fueling a creative revolution, and generative AI IP lawsuits — In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Nadella shares his view of the platform shift for developers.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple extends free Emergency SOS usage on the iPhone 14 for two more years, to September 2025; the company has not yet announced how much the feature will cost — Apple today announced it is extending the free usage period for Emergency SOS satellite features for iPhone 14 users.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Intel patches a bug affecting virtually all modern Intel CPUs that lets code running inside a VM crash the hypervisor, a risk to cloud providers in particular — Among other things, bug allows code running inside a VM to crash hypervisors. — Intel on Tuesday pushed microcode updates …
More: Tavis Ormandy, Intel, BleepingComputer, The Record, TechRadar, Google Cloud Blog, WinBuzzer, Wccftech, SecurityWeek, The Hacker News, SamMobile, The Register, and LWN.net
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| Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: |
Sam Altman says that OpenAI is pausing new ChatGPT Plus signups “for a bit” as “the surge in usage” after the company's DevDay event “has exceeded our capacity” — OpenAI has paused new ChatGPT Plus signups due to overwhelming demand for new features introduced at recent DevDay conference.
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| Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central: |
Microsoft launches Loop, a Notion-like collaboration and productivity app, in general availability on the web and mobile, after a public preview in March 2023 — Everyone's looped in. — What you need to know — Microsoft Loop is now shipping to commercial customers on web and mobile platforms.
More: The Verge, Thurrott, Neowin, and Petri IT Knowledgebase
| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
In 2022, Meta quietly began letting ads say past US elections were “rigged” or “stolen”; sources say execs made the decision based on free speech considerations — Company weighed free-speech considerations in changing its policy last year
More: The Guardian, The Messenger, and The Daily Caller
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Google updates Google Maps to add transit directions for “lowest cost”, “less walking”, “fewer transfers,” and more, emoji reactions, and collaborative lists — Google announced a slew of updates to Maps, including improved transit directions, emoji reactions, and collaborative lists.
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| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Meta appeals against the EU's decision to designate Facebook's Messenger and Marketplace as “core” services under the DMA — Company argues that Facebook's Messenger and Marketplace should not be designated as ‘core’ services — Meta has become the first company to publicly challenge … | VideoCardz.com: |
Asus apologizes for accidentally printing “Evangenlion”, not “Evangelion”, on new $700 ROG Maximus Z790 Hero EVA-02 Edition motherboards and offers replacements — ASUS will replace misprinted Evangelion motherboard parts — Purely cosmetic part has misspelled logo on $700 motherboard.| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Three young hackers behind Mirai talk about building the DDoS botnet, losing control of their monster, their work for the FBI as part of a plea deal, and more — Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld … | Nico Grant / New York Times: |
Epic v. Google: Sundar Pichai confirms Google paid Apple 36% of the search revenue generated on iPhones, saying the total payment “was well over $10B” in 2022 — Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, testified on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks to defend his company against monopoly claims.| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube expands support for enhanced bitrate 1080p HD video to Android, web, and smart TVs, from just iOS, and rolls out achievement badges for users over 18 — YouTube is expanding a few new features for premium users, the company announced on Wednesday. The platform is expanding …
More: YouTube Official Blog, The Verge, 9to5Google, Engadget, and Lifewire
| Washington Post: |
Meta calls for legislation requiring app stores to get parental approval for kids aged 13 to 15 to download apps, pushing Google and Apple to play a bigger role — The tech giant is calling for legislation requiring that parents approve teens' downloads on app stores like Google and Apple
More: Meta, The Verge, TechCrunch, Engadget, Washington Examiner, 9to5Mac, and Raleigh News & Observer
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out new Google Photos features, including AI auto-grouping Photo Stacks and improved recognition and categorization of screenshots and documents — Following the big app redesign, Google Photos is rolling out a trio of new features, like auto-grouping Photo Stacks.
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| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
The FBI dismantles the IPStorm botnet proxy network and its infrastructure following a September plea deal with Sergei Makinin, the hacker behind the operation — The FBI dismantled the IPStorm botnet proxy network and its infrastructure this week following a September plea deal with the hacker behind the operation.
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X: @usao_pr, @intezerlabs, @shanmcf, and @bitdefenderlabs
LinkedIn: Degly Mendez and Steve Fiore
| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Amazon announces Astro for Business, letting SMBs buy its Alexa-powered Astro security robot for $2,350 per unit for sites no larger than 5,000 square feet — Astro for Business aims to automate nighttime patrols. — It's been a couple of years since Amazon first showed off Astro …
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| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces Copilot AI updates to make the chatbot more interactive, particularly in Teams meetings and across its PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word apps — Microsoft announced a plethora of changes for its Microsoft Copilot AI during Microsoft Ignite today that make the chatbot … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: SpaceX is discussing an IPO for Starlink as soon as late 2024; a source says SpaceX has been moving Starlink's assets to a wholly owned subsidiary — - Starlink satellites beam down high-speed internet from space — Starlink could generate some $10 billion in sales next year
More: The Messenger, Reuters, The Information, Finbold, DigiTimes, TechStartups, and Forbes
LinkedIn: Salvatore Buscemi and Gillian Tan
| Josh Ye / Reuters: |
Tencent president Martin Lau says the company stockpiled Nvidia chips to develop Hunyuan “for at least a couple more” versions and seeks a local chip supplier — Chinese tech group Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said on Wednesday it will look for domestic sources for AI training chips following …
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