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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
OpenAI releases an invitation-only Sora app on iOS, powered by Sora 2, to let people create and share AI-generated videos of themselves and their friends — An Android version will follow eventually, OpenAI told Axios. — The social app is powered by Sora 2, a new version of OpenAI's video model, which also launched Tuesday.
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| OpenAI: |
OpenAI launches Sora 2, which it says may be the “GPT‑3.5 moment for video” with the ability to follow intricate instructions spanning multiple shots — Our latest video generation model is more physically accurate, realistic, and controllable than prior systems.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Amazon unveils the $220 Echo Studio, its high-end speaker for audiophiles, 8" and 11" Echo Show for $180 and $220, and the $100 Echo Dot Max, all with Alexa+ — New speakers include revamped look, upgraded silicon and integration with Alexa+ subscription service.
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| Andrew Liszewski / The Verge: |
Amazon updates the Kindle Scribe, including a $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft with a larger 11-inch E Ink display, lower weight at 400g, and a 5.4mm thin body — Three new versions of the Kindle Scribe are launching in the coming months with larger screens and improved note-taking.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Interviews with Panos Panay and other Amazon execs about Alexa+, recruiting old Microsoft colleagues, merging hardware and software teams like Apple, more — Under Microsoft veteran Panos Panay, the company looks to add polish to its gadgets at every price level.
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| Ryan Epps / Tom's Guide: |
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| Spotify: |
Spotify says Daniel Ek will step down as CEO and become executive chairman in January 2026, and names CPTO Gustav Söderström and CBO Alex Norström as co-CEOs — Today, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) announced that Founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek will transition to the role …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Amazon's Ring unveils the $200 Outdoor Cam Pro, $250 Spotlight Cam Pro, $280 Floodlight Cam Pro with Retinal Vision, a Search Party tool to find pets, and more — Company also rolls out new TV sets and upgraded home security products from Ring and Blink. — Amazon.com Inc. is revamping …
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| Bloomberg: |
Source: Meta is acquiring AI chip startup Rivos, as it seeks to reduce reliance on Nvidia; Rivos was reportedly seeking new funding at a $2B valuation in August — Meta Platforms Inc. is acquiring chips startup Rivos Inc., according to a person familiar with the deal, part of an effort … | Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
Adobe launches its Premiere video editing software on iPhone for the first time; general editing is free, but Adobe charges for credits to generate AI content — Adobe Inc. said Tuesday that it's bringing its Premiere video-editing software to the iPhone for the first time …
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| Ram Iyer / TechCrunch: |
Imgur blocks UK access after the ICO notified it of a possible fine over its handling of kids' data; the ICO calls Imgur's move a “commercial decision” — Imgur, one of the web's most popular image sharing and hosting platforms, has shut off access to its site to users in the United Kingdom …
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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Google updates AI Mode to make searching through images using vague descriptions easier and says the tool will “provide a relevant set of shoppable options” — Users in the US can now shop for products using natural language descriptions and reference images.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
A Russian YouTuber posts an unboxing of the alleged M5 iPad Pro, which looks identical to the M4 model; the same YouTuber leaked the M4 MacBook Pro in 2024 — Remember last year when an unboxing video of the M4 MacBook Pro leaked before it was even announced? Well, it's happened again.
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| Emily Forgash / Bloomberg: |
Unit 42: suspected Chinese hackers, known as Phantom Taurus, have breached foreign ministers' email servers as part of a years-long effort targeting diplomats — Chinese hackers breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications … | Bloomberg: |
Analysis: US wholesale electricity now costs as much as 267% more for a single month than it did in 2020 in areas located near significant data center activity — Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That's being passed on to customers.
More: CleanTechnica and Cointelegraph
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| The Information: |
OpenAI's financial disclosures to investors suggest it generated ~$4.3B in H1 2025 revenue, 16% more than all of 2024, and burned $2.5B, largely due to R&D — OpenAI generated around $4.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, about 16% more than it generated all of last year, according to financial disclosures to shareholders.| Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: YouTube will pay $24.5M to settle a 2021 Trump lawsuit over suspending his account after January 6, the last Big Tech company to settle his lawsuits — Google subsidiary is the last of three Big Tech companies to resolve personal litigation Trump filed against social-media platforms
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| Financial Times: |
How Jared Kushner and Silver Lake co-CEO Egon Durban brokered the EA takeover using Kushner's deep Saudi Arabia ties; sources: Kushner's firm will own ~5% of EA — Trump's son-in-law used deep ties in Saudi Arabia to help pull off the largest buyout — Antoine Gara, James Fontanella-Khan …
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| Chase DiFeliciantonio / Politico: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 53 into law; the first-in-the-nation AI safety law requires AI companies to disclose their safety testing regimes — “California has proven that we can establish regulations to protect our communities while also ensuring that the growing AI industry continues to thrive.
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| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Periodic Labs, co-founded by ChatGPT co-creator Liam Fedus, poaches 20+ researchers from Meta, OpenAI, DeepMind, and others to use AI for scientific discoveries — Founded by a co-creator of ChatGPT, Periodic Labs aims to build artificial intelligence that can accelerate discoveries in physics, chemistry and other fields.| Bloomberg: |
CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator says the company signed a deal to supply Meta with up to $14.2B worth of computing power, including access to Nvidia GB300 chips — CoreWeave Inc. has signed a deal to supply Meta Platforms Inc. with as much as $14.2 billion worth of computing power …
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| Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica: |
Open-source Android app store F-Droid says Google's new requirement for all Android developers to verify their identity threatens to kill alternative app stores — Google plans to begin testing its recently announced verification scheme for Android developers in the coming weeks …
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
In an email to customers, Venmo says Venmo users and PayPal users will be able to send each other money natively in the app in the US and worldwide in November — Venmo and PayPal — two of the most popular apps for digitally sending money to friends, family, or businesses — have never been natively compatible.
More: How-To Geek
| Samantha Cole / 404 Media: |
Google's Ad Transparency tool no longer shows any political ads, past or present, from any EU countries ahead of new EU ad transparency regulations — Google's Ad Transparency tool no longer shows political online advertisements that ran on its platforms, in the past or present … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Elon Musk's Tesla and xAI have had a wave of senior departures over the past year, driven by burnout, disillusionment with Musk's politics, and more — Churn at Tesla and xAI comes amid disillusionment with billionaire's activism, strategic pivots and mass lay-offs
More: Livemint, Fortune, Business Insider, TheStreet, and financialpost
| Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
Apple-owned Beats announces the $200 Powerbeats Fit, with a redesigned wingtip, IPX4 rating for the case, ANC, and Apple's H1 chip, available October 2 — Beats, the Apple Inc.-owned audio brand, unveiled new Powerbeats Fit earbuds on Tuesday, giving consumers another in-house alternative to the popular AirPods line.
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| Bloomberg: |
Education software maker Anthology files for bankruptcy, listing $1B to $10B in both assets and liabilities after its Blackboard merger debt became unmanageable — Anthology Inc., the Veritas Capital-backed education-software provider, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US … | Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
DoorDash unveils delivery robot Dot, standing 4-foot, 6-inches tall and able to carry up to 30lb of cargo at up to 20mph, and a smart scale for restaurants — DoorDash Inc., the largest food-delivery app in the US, unveiled a delivery robot and a smart scale for restaurants …
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