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November 2, 2024, 11:10 AM

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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024, that let users log in under specific circumstances with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters  —  The vulnerability is fixed now, but Okta said that for three months it could've been used to access accounts with usernames stretching at least 52 characters long.
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel's CEO scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI chips in 2024, blaming slower uptake on Gaudi 2 to Gaudi 3 transition and software ease of use  —  Intel's (INTC.O) upbeat revenue projections on Thursday masked a sore point for the embattled company: chips touted …
Bloomberg:
Nvidia will replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on November 8, after Amazon replaced Walgreens in February 2024; Intel joined the index in 1999  —  - Intel, Dow Inc. are set to leave the 30-member index  — Nvidia up 3.2% in post-market trading, while Intel is down 2%
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval, “to reach an even wider audience”  —  Apple is acquiring the popular photo editing company Pixelmator.  The Pixelmator Team announced the news in a blog post …
Microsoft:
Microsoft and a16z jointly share US public policy ideas for AI startups, saying that “regulation should be implemented only if its benefits outweigh its costs”  —  Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft; Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft, Marc Andreessen …
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the GOP “probably will” try to repeal the CHIPS Act, but then walks it back, saying the GOP may “further streamline” the bill  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation …
Michael Kan / PCMag:
Google researchers detail Project Big Sleep, formerly Project Naptime, which used an AI agent to discover a previously unknown and exploitable bug in SQLite  —  The company's experimental AI agent finds a previously unknown and exploitable software bug in SQLite, an open-source database engine.

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