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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Mac mini (2024) review: the M4 Pro is incredibly fast, 16GB+ of RAM, front USB-C, smaller design, and Thunderbolt 5 with M4 Pro, but overpriced spec upgrades — It's a tiny mighty Mac. — “That's a computer?!” My daughter just couldn't believe her eyes when I pulled the new Mac mini out of its box.
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| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
MacBook Pro (14", M4) review: more RAM, same I/O as the 16", webcam is sharp and clear, and optional nano-texture is nice, but M4 Pro and Max are more appealing — More ports, more RAM, a nicer screen, and a better webcam for a little less money. … For a long time, the entry-level MacBook Pro …
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| Alex Wawro / Tom's Guide: |
iMac (2024) review: M4 is speedy, 4.5K display is lovely, six speakers is great, upgraded webcam is nice, but lacks height adjustment and a touch screen option — A faster chip and a better camera make this a good iMac upgrade — Tom's Guide Verdict
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nvidia plans to add a 100-hour monthly cap for new Performance and Ultimate GeForce Now users from January 1 to avoid raising prices “in the foreseeable future” — Nvidia is announcing some big changes to its GeForce Now cloud streaming service today.| Bloomberg: |
France's gambling regulator says it is “aware” of Polymarket and is “currently examining its operation and compliance”, after user Fredi9999 made a ~$48M profit — - Inquiry follows publicity around French trader's huge bets — New evidence on whale's profit grows haul to $78 mln
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| New York Times: |
Sources: before Trump's win, Elon Musk asked him to hire SpaceX staff as top government officials, including in the DOD, a sign of the benefits Musk may reap — The world's richest man gave his money and time in campaigning for the president-elect and now is putting in his requests for a friendlier regulatory environment.
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft starts rolling out AI-powered text editing feature Rewrite in Notepad, and Generative Fill and Generative Erase features in Paint to Windows Insiders — Microsoft is adding AI-powered text editing to Notepad, the stripped-down text editor originally introduced in 1983.
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| New York Times: |
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and more quietly courted Trump before the election, laying the groundwork for improved Silicon Valley and DC relations — The executives of tech's biggest companies largely ignored Donald Trump before the 2016 election. This time around, they're far more friendly.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
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| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Matter launches its 1.4 spec, including “enhanced multi-admin” and updates to energy management support, in a bid to get the smart home standard back on track — It's been two long years since the launch of Matter — the one smart home standard designed to rule them all …
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| Bloomberg: |
The US SEC's crypto enforcement is slated for a major rollback under President Trump, who in July 2024 pledged to fire Gary Gensler on the first day in office — - Trump has pledged to fire Gensler on the first day in office — Next SEC chair is expected to push forward new regulations
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: CFPB told staff not to use mobile voice calls or text messages due to risk from the China-linked telecom hack; many US officials curtailed phone use — A federal agency has issued a directive to employees to reduce the use of their phones for work matters due to China's recent hack …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Anthropic partners with Palantir and AWS to let US intel and defense agencies access its Claude models and “operationalize” their use on Palantir using AWS — Anthropic on Thursday announced that it's teaming up with Palantir, the data-mining firm, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Roblox plans to stop kids under 13 from accessing experiences with “certain types of interactive features”, including “social hangouts”, starting on November 18 — Roblox is going to block kids from accessing certain types of experiences following reports alleging that the platform has enabled child abuse.| Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: |
Take-Two reports Q2 net bookings up 2% YoY to $1.47B, vs. $1.43B est., net revenue up 4% to $1.35B, and sells its Private Division label to an unnamed buyer — Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO.O) beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter bookings and profit on Wednesday …
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| Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: |
Sources: TSMC and GlobalFoundries have finished negotiating agreements for billions of dollars in grants and loans under the CHIPS Act to support US factories — - US officials look to announce agreements in coming weeks — Biden team is racing to get Chips Act money out the door
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| Maani Truu / ABC: |
Australia plans to introduce legislation that would ban children under 16 from using social media, including those who already have accounts or parental consent — In short: — Social media users under the age of 16 are set to be barred from using social media, under legislation expected to be introduced to parliament this month.
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| New York Times: |
How Russia openly escalated its online interference before the US election, including fabricated videos to support Trump, some of which had very little traction — The Kremlin did not bother to hide its efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, as it did in the past.| Bloomberg: |
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