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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 … | 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.
More: XDA Developers, PCMag, MarketWatch, CIO.com, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Engadget, Thurrott, Windows Central, Windows Central, Neowin, CNBC, BGR, Bing Blogs, Cryptopolitan, Petri IT Knowledgebase, MSPoweruser, Windows Blog, TechRadar, Microsoft 365 Blog, Windows Latest, Pureinfotech, Metaverse Post, Tom's Guide, International Business Times, and Ghacks
X: @tomwarren, @benbajarin, @bing, @mark_riedl, @jordirib1, @jordirib1, and @kylebrussell
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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| 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.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple extends free usage of Emergency SOS on iPhone 14 for two more years, to September 2025; the company has not yet announced how much Emergency SOS 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 hypervisors, 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 to fix …
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| Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: |
Sam Altman says OpenAI is pausing new ChatGPT Plus signups “for a bit” as “the surge in usage post devday 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
| 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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| 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
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google launches Notes, an experiment to let users that opt-in via Search Labs annotate search results, including with images and colorful fonts — Ever wanted to add your own annotations to search results you find on Google? With Google's new “Notes” experiment, launching Wednesday as an opt …
More: The Keyword, TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, TechRadar, Search Engine Journal, and How-To Geek. Threads: @parkerortolani
| 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 …
More: Bloomberg and The Hacker News
| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
The FBI dismantled the IPStorm botnet proxy network and its infrastructure as part of 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: @bitdefenderlabs, @usao_pr, @intezerlabs, and @shanmcf
| 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.
More: The Keyword, Android Authority, TechCrunch, Engadget, 9to5Google, Neowin, Lifewire, Android Police, The Keyword, CNBC, Search Engine Journal, and BGR. Bluesky: @epro.social
| 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: The Verge, Meta, TechCrunch, Engadget, Washington Examiner, and 9to5Mac
| 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 … | 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 …
More: About Amazon, GeekWire, TechHive, The Verge, ZDNet, Neowin, TechEBlog, Pocket-lint, TechRadar, Bloomberg, CNBC, and Digital Trends
| 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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