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| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Tencent-owned Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees globally, or about 11% of staff, saying Riot “more than doubled in headcount” over the past few years — The cuts, which amount to about 11% of staff, were announced Monday in a blog post and letter to employees.
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| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
HP says updates bricking printers with third-party cartridges protect users from possible embedded viruses, but security experts deem such a threat theoretical — “Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.” — Last Thursday, HP CEO Enrique Lores addressed …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The FTC orders Intuit to stop promoting its products as “free” unless they are actually free for all consumers, after an FTC judge found TurboTax ads misleading — Today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ordered Intuit to stop promoting its software products and services as …
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| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Sources: FTX sold 22M Grayscale Bitcoin Trust shares, worth nearly $1B, explaining the outflows after the US SEC approved 11 ETFs and BTC's price tumbling since — BTC's price has fallen since bitcoin ETFs were approved. In theory, now that FTX is done selling its substantial holdings …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Apple releases iOS 17.3, which adds a Stolen Device Protection feature, Apple Music collaborative playlists, support for streaming to more hotel TVs, and more — iOS 17.3 is out, and it comes with a new security feature that's supposed to prevent thieves from taking your iPhone and quickly taking …
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| Ash Parrish / The Verge: |
A look at Palworld, a Pokémon-like game launched on January 19, which has sold 5M+ copies and is currently the most played game on Steam, amid plagiarism claims — The Pokémon-like has sold over 5 million copies in the three days since its early access launch.
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Threads: @stephentotilo. X: @palworld_en, @palworld_en, @dbakaba, @byofrog, @genepark, @dark1x, @genepark, @bucky_cm, @jezcorden, @repiteo, @byofrog, @jeffgrubb, @nightskyprince_, @bitnerd_, @shitpostrock, @genepark, @ign, @genepark, @genepark, @bucky_cm, @dominictarason, @genepark, @broderick, @cecianasta, @genepark, @teehallums, @ign, @covingtown, @genepark, @asmongold, @genepark, @jezcorden, @minimaxir, @chezi34, @winc_gaming, @paultassi, @genepark, @tomwarren, @palworld_en, @kriswolfheart, @bepdelta, @dexerto, and @a2zjirwinko
| Julia Love / Bloomberg: |
Source: Alphabet's moonshot X lab is restructuring to make it easier to spin out projects as startups; sources say the unit is laying off dozens of employees — - X is the brainchild of Google founders Brin and Page — Google's job cuts are part of a broader cost-efficiency push
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Threads: @arielbogle. Mastodon: @cakeisnotalie@infosec …. X: @aniccia, @tomgara, and @alex. LinkedIn: Julia Love. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| NBC News: |
Following complaints and a recording, New Hampshire's AG probes fake Joe Biden robocalls, apparently artificially generated, that tell Democrats not to vote — The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president's voice, says, “Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans … | Bloomberg: |
Samsung is exploring the development of noninvasive glucose monitoring and blood pressure checking, as part of a push to put health features in various devices — - Company's mobile health chief discusses plans in interview — Health push also includes new Galaxy Ring and future earbuds| Anna Edgerton / Bloomberg: |
Social networks' reduction in moderation, like a hands off approach to 2020 election lies and shuttering election integrity teams, is risky as AI content booms — - Burned by Covid controversies, social media giants step back — Meanwhile AI offers new possibilities to spread misinformation
More: Wired, Washington Post, Google Workspace Updates, and Google Help Center. Mastodon: @panamared27401@mstdn.social
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Nvidia releases RTX Remix in open beta, letting modders remaster classic games with AI-powered texture tools, ray tracing, and Nvidia DLSS 3 — Nvidia's RTX Remix tool is now available for modders to try. The game remastering tool, currently out in open beta, allows modders to give older games …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple will pay up to 10% more per play in Apple Music royalties for tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, starting with January's payouts — Apple Music is now encouraging artists with a financial incentive to make their music available in Spatial Audio, which offers …
More: The Verge, SamMobile, PhoneArena, Billboard, TechCrunch, Music Business Worldwide, Engadget, MacDailyNews, Supercharged, AppleInsider, and Pixel Envy
Threads: @reckless1280 and @bzamayo
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