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AMD launches its Instinct MI325X GPU to compete with Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell chips and says production will start in 2024, but doesn't disclose its pricing — AMD launched a new artificial-intelligence chip on Thursday that is taking direct aim at Nvidia's data center graphics processors, known as GPUs.
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Report: 47% of traditional hedge funds have crypto investments, up from 29% in 2023; amongst the funds that invested in crypto, 33% plan to invest more in 2024 — - That's up from 29% last year, per new AIMA and PwC report — Many traditional hedge funds are active in crypto derivatives
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ByteDance confirms laying off hundreds of TikTok content moderators in Malaysia and plans to invest $2B in 2024 in trust and safety; sources: 700+ were laid off — KUALA LUMPUR — ByteDance, the parent company of social media platform TikTok, confirmed on Friday that it will be laying off hundreds …
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Microsoft plans to let US users buy and play Xbox games from the Xbox app on Android from November, after a judge ordered Google to open up the Play Store — Microsoft is planning to update its Xbox mobile app on Android to allow US users to purchase and then play Xbox games on their mobile devices next month.
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A look at the possible outcomes of the Google Search antitrust trial, including the very likely scenario that Google's default search engine deals won't survive — In August, a federal judge ruled that Google had illegally maintained its monopoly in search and search text advertising.
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Uniswap Labs unveils Unichain, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on Optimism tech, to enable faster, cheaper transactions and better liquidity across chains — Uniswap will launch an Ethereum layer-2 network called Unichain in an effort to cut fees, boost liquidity, and more.| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Elon Musk shows a Tesla Cybercab prototype, claims “you will be able to buy one” for under $30,000 and expects the robotaxi to be in production “before 2027” — Tesla has finally revealed its Cybercab, and it looks like a smaller, sleeker Cybertruck.
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CoreWeave says it has a new $650M credit line and has raised $12.7B from equity and debt investors in the past 18 months — CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence startup that rents out chips to other companies, announced Friday that it has a new $650 million credit line to expand its business and data center portfolio.| Kylie Robison / The Verge: |
A look at the promise of AI agents as a way for companies to monetize models; PitchBook: AI agent startups raised $8.2B over the last 12 months, up 81.4% YoY — Humans have automated tasks for centuries. Now, AI companies see a path to profit in harnessing our love of efficiency, and they've got a name for their solution: agents.
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Sources: Salt Typhoon hackers still had access to some parts of US broadband networks within the last week, and investigators don't know what they were seeking — In letters to AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, lawmakers ask about proposed measures the companies will take to protect U.S. wiretap systems
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The US and the UK announce an agreement to keep children safer online, including plans to set up an online safety working group to share evidence and expertise — The argument over smartphones in schools has been “won”, the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC … | Jack Kubinec / Blockworks: |
Stripe reintegrates crypto payments in the US, letting users pay merchants in USDC or USDP on Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon, after disabling the feature in 2018 — Customers can pay merchants in USDC or USDP on Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon, while US-based merchants are paid in dollars| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn says ~10M people have created pages on its Services Marketplace for freelancers, up 48% in the past year; it launched the marketplace in October 2021 — More than 100,000 people have been laid off in the technology industry alone this year, and — either by circumstance or choice …
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