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| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
PlayStation closes Firewalk Studios, which debuted shooter game Concord in August 2024 before taking it offline, and mobile studio Neon Koi, impacting ~210 jobs — The company will also close the mobile game studio Neon Koi, which hasn't released a game, according to a blog post from Sony on Tuesday.
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X: @firewalkstudios, @ethangach, @tha_rami, @franmirabella, @legacykillahd, @muradmgaming, @evanreadscomics, @lordbalvin, @chris_dring, @jeremypenter, @jasonschreier, @jelly_pack, @wario64, @airbagged, @marioprime, @elderlyapple, @silcris88, @modernvintageg, and @jwhitbrook
Forums: r/gamecollecting, r/technology, and r/playstation
| Alphabet: |
Alphabet reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $88.27B, Search revenue up 12%, net income up 34%, and traffic acquisition costs up 9%; GOOG jumps 5%+ pre-market — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - October 29, 2024 - Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Sundar Pichai says “more than a quarter of all new code at Google is generated by AI, then reviewed and accepted by engineers” — Google is building a bunch of AI products, and it's using AI quite a bit as part of building those products, too. “More than a quarter of all new code …
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Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social and @carnage4life@mas.to. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @moonalice
Forums: r/artificial, r/OpenAI, r/ChatGPT, r/technology, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google updates Chrome desktop to let users choose how aggressively it frees up inactive tab resources across three modes, and adds a Performance Detection tool — Last year, Chrome introduced Memory and Energy Saver modes, and Google is now updating its desktop browser with Performance issue alerts.
More: The Keyword, Android Authority, Ghacks, PhoneArena, Tom's Guide, Cult of Mac, MakeUseOf, SlashGear, MacRumors, How-To Geek, and Android Police
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
GitHub says Copilot will support Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI models, unveils an AI tool to build micro web apps called Spark, Copilot for Xcode, and more — GitHub is going multi-model for its Copilot code completion and programming tool. Developers will soon be able to choose models from Anthropic …
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LinkedIn: Michael Hanley and Thomas Dohmke
Forums: r/apple, r/cursor, r/ChatGPTCoding, and r/ClaudeAI
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| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says Russian hackers have sent “highly targeted spearphishing emails” to thousands of US officials, defense workers, and others during the past week — - Thousands targeted in spearphishing campaign during last week — Hackers said to impersonate Microsoft employees in some emails
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| New York Times: |
Sources detail how TikTok quickly struck a deal with GoTo to buy a ~75% stake in Tokopedia, letting TikTok restart TikTok Shop in Indonesia in December 2023 — Agata Pinastika Kenastuti's children's clothing shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, was full of inventory when TikTok Shop shut.
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| Bloomberg: |
Samsung's stock has dropped 32% from its 2024 peak on July 9, cutting $122B off its market cap, more than any other chipmaker worldwide on AI and foundry woes — - Stock sheds more value than any chipmaker on AI, foundry woes — Samsung is ‘losing its technology leadership’: Pictet's Lee| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Reddit reports Q3 revenue up 68% YoY to $348.4M, vs. $312.8M est., DAUs up 47% YoY to 97.2M, vs. 96.5M est., ARPU of $3.58, vs. $3.24 est.; RDDT jumps 24%+ — Reddit shares jumped 22% in extended trading Tuesday, topping $100 for the first time, after the social media company reported third-quarter results …
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Forums: r/NewsAndPolitics and Slashdot
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple updates the Mac mini with a smaller design, five USB-C ports, and up to 64GB of RAM, shipping from November 8 for $599+ with M4 and $1,399+ with M4 Pro — As part of the company's week of Mac-focused announcements, Apple has just introduced a smaller, yet even more powerful Mac Mini.
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X: @leakerapple, @snazzylabs, @lukemiani, @luciascarlet, @vadimyuryev, @trungtphan, @tim_cook, @basicappleguy, @vadimyuryev, @elonmusk, @heyyoudvd, @tomwarren, @vadimyuryev, @wholemarsblog, @chrisjbakke, @t3dotgg, @zollotech, @tomwarren, @markgurman, @jguthmann, @jake_hansen_, @benbajarin, @bdsams, @maxwinebach, @vadimyuryev, @mkbhd, @benbajarin, @neilcybart, @ronaldmannak, @thurrott, @raywongy, @aaronp613, @connorjewiss, @tomwarren, @aaronp613, @maxwinebach, @dylanmcd8, and @maxwinebach. LinkedIn: Justin Joung
Forums: r/sffpc, r/gadgets, r/headphones, r/macmini, and r/mac
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: xAI is in talks with investors to raise several billion dollars in a round that would value xAI at ~$40B, up from at $24B in May 2024 — New fundraising effort would substantially increase startup's valuation from spring — Elon Musk's xAI is in talks with investors for a funding round …
More: Tech Funding News, Proactive, Nairametrics, The Information, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, The Times, PYMNTS.com, and TechCrunch
X: @andrewcurran_, @sawyermerritt, and @molloxx
| Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: |
AMD reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $6.82B vs. $6.71B est., Data Center revenue up 122% to $3.5B, and Q4 revenue forecast below est.; AMD drops 7%+ pre-market — Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter revenue just shy of estimates as supply chain constraints hamper … | Tess Owen / Wired: |
TTP data: US anti-government militia activity has grown on Facebook, with the platform even auto-generating some group pages, despite users flagging the issue — Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts.
More: WinBuzzer and New Republic
Threads: @renee.diresta and @mattnavarra
X: @mccarthyryanj, @moonalice, @jason_kint, @juliettekayyem, @edzitron, @ttp_updates, @patrickgaspard, @leahfeiger, and @daithaigilbert
Forums: r/esist, r/NewLondonCounty, r/politics, r/ParlerWatch, and r/technews
| Austin Carr / Bloomberg: |
A profile of US voting machine maker Clear Ballot, which helps officials check paper ballots via its app, as Elon Musk spreads conspiracy theories about hacking — Chip Trowbridge is confident his voting machines are secure, but he'll run the thought experiment with you.| Marianna Spring / BBC: |
Some users on X who share content that includes election misinformation, AI images, and conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by X — Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images … | Paige Smith / Bloomberg: |
Visa and Coinbase partner to let eligible US and EU users deposit funds into their Coinbase accounts, sometimes instantly; Visa powers the Coinbase debit card — - Access to crypto used to be challenging but is becoming easier … Coinbase already has millions of connections …
More: DL News, crypto.news, Finextra, Techreport, Blockonomi, The Paypers, Coinspeaker, CoinJournal, CryptoSlate, CoinGape, CryptoGlobe, Blockhead, Decrypt, Cryptonews, and The Crypto Times
X: @cuysheffield and @iamdcinvestor
| Reuters: |
Dozens of sources share how Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger fumbled the company's revival, including offending TSMC with Taiwan comments and losing a deep TSMC discount — Pat Gelsinger took the reins as Intel (INTC.O) CEO three years ago with hopes of reviving the American industrial icon.
More: Fast Company, SamMobile, Reuters, and Financial News
Threads: @carnage4life. Bluesky: @mktguy.bsky.social. X: @hpc_guru, @carlquintanilla, @jldastin, @ericjhonsa, @kepler_l2, @jldastin, @gregbensinger, @jldastin, and @jldastin
Forums: r/AMD_Stock, r/intel, r/technology, r/hardware, and r/wallstreetbets
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
UK filings: Stability AI co-founder and ex-CEO Emad Mostaque has given up his controlling shares in the startup; Mostaque owned 75%+, per previous filings — The startup's co-founder left in March but remained the largest shareholder — until now — Emad Mostaque, the former chief executive officer …
X: @mhbergen
| Reuters: |
Sources: OpenAI has been working for months with Broadcom on its first in-house AI chip, for inference, built by TSMC, and has dropped its foundry plans for now — OpenAI is working with Broadcom (AVGO.O) and TSMC (2330.TW) to build its first in-house chip designed to support …
More: Silicon UK, CCN.com, The Register, AIM, Neowin, Business Standard, TweakTown, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Motley Fool, TechCrunch, Quartz, and Benzinga
X: @koltregaskes, @hpc_guru, @hpc_guru, and @readkrystalhu
Forums: Hacker News, r/artificial, r/singularity, and Slashdot
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