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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple unveils an updated iPad mini with A17 Pro, Apple Intelligence, and the same 8.3" display, starting at $499 with 128GB of storage, available to pre-order — Apple today announced a significant update to the iPad mini, featuring the powerful A17 Pro chip and support for the company's new Apple Intelligence system.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google rolls out Android 15 to Pixel devices, adding privacy features like a “private space” for apps, security tools, and foldable and tablet improvements — Android 15 is now rolling out to Pixel devices, bringing them new privacy features, security tools, and improvements for foldables and tablets.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube rolls out new features: granular playback speed controls, an improved miniplayer on iOS and Android, updated playlists, a sleep timer, and more — YouTube is making official a number of updates that it's been testing in recent months, like the new miniplayer and several design updates.
More: YouTube Official Blog, Android Police, Android Authority, CNET, How-To Geek, iPhone in Canada Blog, Social Media Today, The Tech Basic, The Verge, Gizmodo, The Hollywood Reporter, GSMArena.com, Android Central, Neowin, Cord Cutters News, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, and Moneycontrol. Forums: r/YoutubeMusic
| Umar Shakir / The Verge: |
YouTube rolls out a new “captured with a camera” label, using the C2PA standard to detect if the video came from a real camera with unaltered footage and sound — YouTube is rolling out new labels that tell if uploaded videos come from a real camera with unaltered footage and sound.
More: 9to5Google, Truepic on YouTube, and Truepic
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out “activity status” to Threads that shows a green dot next to a user's profile picture to show the user is online, if they have the feature enabled — Meta is adding an “activity status” to Threads so that you can see who's actively online as you're scrolling your feed.
More: 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, and Social Media Today
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google rolls out a personalized Shopping feed based on recent searches and YouTube history, coming to mobile first, and adds AI-generated shopping tips — Google Shopping is rolling out a personalized feed that shows you a stream of products you might like.
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| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Chrome begins disabling uBlock Origin as part of Google's plan to phase out Manifest V2 extensions; uBlock Origin has 39M+ downloads on the Chrome Web Store — The browser is doing so as part of Google's plan to phase out older Manifest V2 extensions to bolster Chrome's security.
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| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Intel and AMD forge an x86 ecosystem advisory group to ensure a unified x86 instruction set architecture moving forward, amid competition from Arm and RISC-V — Cats and dogs, living together! — In a rare public-facing display of cooperation between two of the industry's fiercest rivals …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A teardown of Microsoft's diskless Xbox Series X, which was released today, shows a redesigned motherboard, a 6nm chip, and a new cooling system — Microsoft's discless Xbox Series X goes on sale today, and while it looks slightly different on the outside thanks to a white paint job and lack …
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| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
WordPress plugin Jetpack releases a critical security update to fix a bug letting logged-in users access forms from website visitors, in all versions since 2016 — WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged … | New York Times: |
Trump signaled he wouldn't break up Google if he regained the presidency, saying “China is afraid of Google” and questioning if it might “destroy the company” — The former president also said he would do “something” to make Google “more fair” if he regained the presidency.
More: The Information, CBS News, Mediaite, New York Magazine, and Business Insider
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| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), a foundational technology of the internet age, died at age 78 on October 11 — On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
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Forums: r/technology, r/bbs, lobste.rs, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Port, which offers DevOps services, raised a $35M Series B led by Accel and says its revenue is up 7x in the last 12 months while its customer base grew 8x — DevOps platform startup Port IO Ltd. has closed on its biggest funding round to date, raising $35 million in an investment led by Accel.
More: CTech, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and FinSMEs
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Analytics software provider Amplitude acquires Command AI, an app user engagement startup formerly called CommandBar that raised $23.8M, a source says for $45M+ — Amplitude, a publicly traded company that makes digital analytics software, has acquired Command AI, an app user engagement startup formerly known as CommandBar.| CoinDesk: |
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial crypto project gets off to a bumpy start, as its website crashes and WLFI token sales fall far short of the $300M target — A blockchain wallet connected to the token holds nearly $4 million worth of ether (ETH), $1.2 million of tether (USDT) and around $250,000 USD Coin (USDC) tokens.| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Spotify starts rolling out music videos in beta for Premium subscribers in 85 additional markets, after introducing the feature in 12 markets earlier in 2024 — Music streaming company Spotify said today that it is testing music videos for premium users in 85 additional markets.
More: Spotify, Fast Company, Billboard, Neowin, Music Business Worldwide, Digital Music News, WinBuzzer, Android Authority, Thurrott, MakeUseOf, Benzinga, and MSPoweruser
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| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
The NYT sends a cease-and-desist letter to AI startup Perplexity to stop using its content; Perplexity says it is “interested in working with every” publisher — Publisher demands that Perplexity stop accessing its content. Startup isn't interested “in being anyone's antagonist,” CEO says.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Qualcomm is likely to wait until after the US presidential election in November before deciding whether to pursue an offer to buy Intel — - Chipmaker wants White House clarity before deciding to pursue — Any deal for Intel would be among largest tech deals ever| Julie Bort / TechCrunch: |
Customer service AI startup Neuron7 raised a $44M Series B led by Smith Point Capital, and says it had 300% growth in ARR in 2023 and 65 full-time employees — Five-year-old AI customer service startup Neuron7 just closed an oversubscribed $44 million series B round led by Keith Block …
More: Inc42 Media, YourStory.com, FinSMEs, and VCCircle
| Richard Nieva / Forbes: |
Galileo, a startup that helps companies fine tune, evaluate, observe, and protect their AI models, raised a $45M Series B led by Scale Venture Partners — Galileo, founded by former Google and Uber employees, helps companies to make sure their models are actually ready for primetime when they launch.| Catherine McGrath / Fortune: |
Azra Games, a video game developer working on an RPG that uses web3 tech, raised a $42M Series A led by Pantera Capital, bringing its total raised to $68.3M — Azra Games was founded by veteran game designer, Mark Otero, in 2022. — GETTY IMAGES — Many crypto enthusiasts have tried …
More: Azra Games, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, PocketGamer.biz, FinSMEs, Bitcoin Insider, VentureBeat, NFTgators, and Cryptonews. LinkedIn: Mark Otero
| Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: |
ASML reports Q3 order bookings down 53% QoQ to €2.6B, far below €5.39B est., and Q3 net income of €2.1B, in results released early; ASML closed down 16% — - The chip gear maker's orders missed estimates in third quarter — ASML cut its guidance for next year on chip sector weaknessSponsor Posts
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