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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils the $349 Windows 365 Link, a mini PC for its Windows 365 cloud service running a “super hardened version of Windows”, shipping in April 2025 — Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year.
More: Microsoft Tech Community, Windows Experience Blog, How-To Geek, VideoCardz.com, Engadget, CNET, GeekWire, The Information, Microsoft on YouTube, The Register, Thurrott, XDA Developers, Windows Central, Ghacks, TechCrunch, Axios, Help Net Security, SlashGear, and WinBuzzer
Bluesky: @jamesaltonsanders.com. X: @dwizzzlemsft, @zacbowden, @tomwarren, and @laurentgiret. LinkedIn: Pavan Davuluri. Forums: Slashdot
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the Windows Resiliency Initiative to help avoid another CrowdStrike-like incident, and a Quick Machine Recovery feature for fixing PCs remotely — Now, Microsoft has some answers in the form of a new Windows Resiliency Initiative that's designed to improve Windows security and reliability.
More: Windows Experience Blog, CRN, BleepingComputer, Thurrott, PCMag, XDA Developers, Windows Central, TechCrunch, and Neowin. Bluesky: @tomwarren.co.uk
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft plans to bring the “full capabilities” of Windows 11 to Meta's Quest 3 and Quest 3S in December in public preview, promising only “seconds” to connect — If Windows in mixed reality sounds like your idea of a good time, rejoice.
More: Windows Central, Forbes, The Verge, and Digital Trends
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Sources: Apple has started selling its own ad inventory for Apple News; publishers will get a 70% cut of the ad revenue generated by Apple within their articles — - Apple has been selling its own ad inventory in search and within its App Store for a while.
More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, and The Verge
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: DOJ antitrust officials plan to ask a judge to force Google to sell Chrome, license Search data, uncouple Android from Search and Google Play, and more — - Antitrust officials also to seek data licensing, AI measures — Google says the proposals would harm consumers and developers
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Bluesky: @emilprotalinski.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @gaudipern.bsky.social, @carnage4life.bsky.social, @zeitlin.bsky.social, @evangreer.bsky.social, @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social, @darthbluesky.bsky.social, and @kint.bsky.social
X: @jason_kint, @florian4gamers, @adamkovac, @suhail, @mishaalrahman, @maxwinebach, @tomwarren, @suhail, @mikeisaac, @loudmouthjulia, @adamscochran, @mishaalrahman, @jason_kint, @adamkovac, @suhail, @stevesi, @gerritd, @ericnewcomer, @rakeshsfnyc, @ryanbarwick, @bdsams, @rustybrick, @bdsams, @stevesi, @blaw, @ceaddl, @dylanmcd8, and @markgurman
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| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram says it is testing letting users reset the algorithmic suggestions that power Feed, Reels, and Explore, and the update “will soon roll out globally” — The app will offer users a chance for a “fresh start” with the algorithm. — If your Instagram recommendations …
More: Meta, Android Authority, Thurrott, Moneycontrol, BBC, TechCrunch, The Hill, 9to5Mac, Android Headlines, Fortune, Neowin, The Verge, MakeUseOf, Nairametrics, BGR, Mashable, and The Independent
| Reuters: |
Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the Elden Ring game, in the coming weeks; Kadokawa had a ~$2.7B market cap — Sony (6758.T) is in talks to acquire Kadokawa (9468.T), the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game …
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Mastodon: @glecharles@gardenstate.social. Bluesky: @alittlebitofwhimsy.itch.io. X: @tomwarren and @wario64
| Brian Merchant / Blood in the Machine: |
Bluesky is booming partly due to not being hindered by bad ad tech, AI slop, throttled links, or largely hostile user experiences, unlike some of its big rivals — No bad adtech, no AI, no throttling links. Bluesky is a booming because it's everything big tech is not — Greetings all —
More: 404 Media, Forbes, Can's blog, Garbage Day, MSPoweruser, Vox, Platformer, and Read Max
Threads: @owasow. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Bluesky: @ashtonpittman.bsky.social, @oremus.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @caseynewton.bsky.social, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, @mscribe.bsky.social, @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @rmac.bsky.social, and @bcmerchant.bsky.social. X: @byyourlogic
Forums: Hacker News, r/BlueskySocial, r/TrueReddit, and r/Foodforthought
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky has 20M+ users after hitting 15M on Nov. 13; Appfigures: it's been #1 in US App Store since Nov. 13; Similarweb: its DAU gap with Threads is narrowing — Bluesky, the social network and X competitor has been benefiting from a surge of departures from the Elon Musk-owned app formerly known as Twitter.
More: Engadget, Similarweb, PCMag, How-To Geek, The Hollywood Reporter, theJasmineBRAND, Business Today, The Irish Times, and Business Insider
Threads: @carnage4life and @lanceulanoff
| Bruna Horvath / NBC News: |
Social media users criticize Coca-Cola over an AI-generated Christmas video; many creatives say it is distasteful to use AI tech instead of the work of artists — The video was meant to pay homage to a classic 1995 Coca-Cola commercial. — Coca-Cola is facing backlash online … | CNN: |
Two Baltic Sea internet cables, connecting Lithuania with Sweden and Finland with Germany, were suddenly disrupted, sparking concerns about Russian sabotage — Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been suddenly disrupted, according to local telecommunications companies …
More: Engadget, BBC, German Federal Foreign Office, Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, eutoday.net, New York Times, lrt.lt, The Guardian, Politico, Financial Times, TechSpot, BusinessLIVE, Newser, Mobile Europe, Bloomberg, Reuters, DatacenterDynamics, ITPro, and Associated Press
Bluesky: @mattburgess1.bsky.social, @tom, and @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social
X: @bastianbrauns, @navylookout, @euan_macdonald, @revishvilig, @bayraktar_1love, @elinavaltonen, @danobrien20, @auonsson, @alex_kokcharov, @elisabethbraw, @yasminalombaert, @germanydiplo, @drox_maritime, @gerashchenko_en, @the_lookout_n, @auonsson, @auonsson, and @sentdefender
LinkedIn: J. Andres Chavarria and Aaron Bateman, PhD
Forums: Hacker News, r/anime_titties, r/europe, r/technology, r/BalticStates, r/Slovenia, r/europe, r/worldnews, and r/neoliberal
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a large geospatial model, or LGM, that can navigate the real world and power robots — Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.
More: PCMag, Niantic Labs, and Niantic Labs
Mastodon: @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social and @josephcox@infosec.exchange
Bluesky: @bildoperationen.bsky.social and @tobymoses.bsky.social
| Jason Del Rey / Fortune: |
Memo: Amazon employees find there is too much of a delay between asking the new LLM-based Alexa a question and getting a response or seeing it complete a task — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. — Amazon's race to create an AI-based successor to its voice assistant Alexa has hit more snags … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Smart ring maker Oura raised a $75M Series D from medical device company Dexcom at a $5B+ valuation, up from $2.6B in 2022 — - Dexcom invests $75 million in the seller of fitness rings — Companies will integrate their apps and cross-sell products — Smart ring maker Oura Health Oy …
More: Forbes, TechCrunch, TechRadar, FierceHealthcare, CNET, WWD, Quartz, and Digital Trends
| Mark Wilson / Fast Company: |
An interview with Meta's heads of design for wearables Joshua To and Michelle Pujals on Orion's design, aiming to make Orion the AirPods of AR, and more — Meta's heads of design for wearables tell the exclusive design story behind their upcoming Orion AR glasses. — Meta knows exactly what it doesn't want to do.| Faris Mokhtar / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple has raised its offer to invest in Indonesia from about $10M to almost $100M, in a bid to persuade the government to lift its iPhone 16 sales ban — - Company increases investment proposal tenfold, sources say — Indonesia banned sales of iPhone 16 over local content rules
More: KnowTechie, iClarified, Fortune, Business Insider, Supercharged, Wccftech, Neowin, MacRumors, Gizmochina, and Patently Apple
| Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg: |
Rox, which is developing AI-powered agents for salespeople, raised $50M across seed led by Sequoia and Series A led by General Catalyst — - Rox, an early-stage startup, raised $50 million from investors — Company completed seed and Series A deals while in stealth| Matt Marshall / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft says it has the largest enterprise AI agent ecosystem, with 100K+ orgs making or editing AI agents in Copilot Studio and “2x growth in just a quarter” — Microsoft has quietly built the largest enterprise AI agent ecosystem, with over 100,000 organizations creating … | Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Kong, which helps customers manage APIs, raised a $175M Series E co-led by Tiger Global and Balderton at a $2B valuation, taking its total raised to $345M — - Startup develops application technologies for business clients — Backers include Andreessen, Index, CRV, Sapphire and Balderton
| Carmen Reinicke / Bloomberg: |
Super Micro hires BDO USA as its new independent auditor and files a plan to come into compliance with the Nasdaq's listing requirements; SMCI jumps 20%+ — - The company filed a plan to stay listed on the Nasdaq — Super Micro said it appointed a new auditor in press release| Peter Eavis / New York Times: |
US federal data shows nearly 1.8M human warehouse workers, up 30% since early 2020, despite automation efforts, as robots struggle at crucial, simple tasks — The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.Sponsor Posts
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