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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.| 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
More: Macworld, Ars Technica, Six Colors, CNET, TechCrunch, MacRumors, ZDNET, Gizmodo, Forbes, PCMag, TechRadar, BGR, and GB News
| 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.
More: The Independent, New York Times, and Moneycontrol
| 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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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
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| 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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| 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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| Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security, but says it is not blocking Canadians' access; TikTok plans to appeal — Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks …
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Forums: r/canadaleft, r/technology, r/InternationalNews, and r/China
| 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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| 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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Forums: r/stupidpol and r/technology
| 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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| 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 …
More: CSA-IOT, 9to5Google, MacRumors, Android Police, TechHive, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Engadget, and Digital Trends
| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
Qualcomm's Q4 and Arm's Q2 earnings show the smartphone industry making an uneven comeback, with both companies reporting a stronger demand for high-end models — - Both companies are seeing stronger demand for high-end models — Shares of chip companies climbed on Thursday after earnings
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
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X: @handleym99, @anshelsag, @benbajarin, @anshelsag, and @thetranscript_
| 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.
More: Roblox Developer Forum, PCMag, Silicon Republic, Engadget, Eurogamer.net, BBC, and Bloomberg
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nvidia plans to add a 100-hour monthly cap for new Performance or 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.
More: NVIDIA, Android Police, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, Windows Central, Neowin, Video Games Chronicle, and Wccftech. Mastodon: @Knoebel@mastodon.social
| 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
More: Reuters, TrendForce News, and Sammy Fans
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Anthropic partners with Palantir and AWS to provide US intelligence and defense agencies access to its Claude models and “operationalize” their use — Anthropic on Thursday announced that it's teaming up with Palantir, the data-mining firm, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) …
More: Palantir Technologies Inc., Neowin, and Benzinga
| Amanda Gerut / Fortune: |
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