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Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE:

AWS announces the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, a $195 compact computer, adapted from the Fire TV Cube, to let workers access cloud-based virtual desktops — Amazon Web Services Inc. today debuted the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, a compact computer that workers can use to access cloud-based virtual desktops.

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John Furrier / SiliconANGLE:

An interview with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, ahead of re:Invent, on the multifaceted impact of generative AI, the role of AI chips, the OpenAI fiasco, and more — As the rush to generative artificial intelligence only gains more momentum every day, Amazon Web Services Inc. Chief Executive Adam Selipsky …

Bloomberg:

Salesforce plans to sell most of its big apps on AWS' marketplace, letting customers use credits, after years of Amazon nudging customers to use the marketplace — - Salesforce is working to expand ‘self-service’ purchases — Amazon takes a cut of revenue made through the marketplace

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Josh Ye / Reuters:

ByteDance plans to “restructure” its gaming business; sources say ByteDance will wind down its Nuverse gaming brand and retreat from mainstream video games — TikTok maker ByteDance is set to internally announce on Monday the winding down of its Nuverse gaming brand and full retreat …

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia:

Sources: ByteDance plans to cut ~1,000 jobs and discontinue all but a few games that have yet to launch, backing away from its aggressive investments since 2016 — Layoffs come as China company intensifies efforts in generative AI — ByteDance, operator of short-video app TikTok, has invested aggressively in gaming since 2016.

More: China Money Network and South China Morning Post

Reuters:

The US, the UK, and more than a dozen other countries release joint guidelines for AI system development, including creating systems that are “secure by design” — The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described …

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Stephen Witt / New Yorker:

A profile of Jensen Huang, the Taiwan-born, US-educated Nvidia founder, who started the company in 1993, and a look at Nvidia's rise, built on GPUs and CUDA — The company's C.E.O. bet it all on a new kind of chip. Now that Nvidia is one of the biggest companies in the world, what will he do next?

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Wall Street Journal:

Instagram served salacious Reels, including risqué videos, next to big brand ads to test accounts that follow only young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and influencers — Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands

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Chloe Cornish / Financial Times:

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Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post:

After an Amazon worker in Indiana died, the state fined Amazon just $7,000, the maximum allowed, highlighting states' limited ability to enforce safety policies

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Josh Ye / Reuters:

Chinese smartphone maker Realme shipped 200M+ phones in total, most of them outside China, since its 2018 founding; just 14 companies have reached the milestone

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Jane Zhang / Bloomberg:

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Reuters:

Huawei plans to move its smart car unit's core tech and resources into a new joint venture with Changan Auto, which is taking a 40% stake in the company

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Laura Kayali / Politico:

Russia's interior ministry adds Meta's spokesperson Andy Stone to its wanted list, according to state-owned news agency TASS

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Frank Bajak / Associated Press:

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

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