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| Apple: |
Apple debuts its M5 chip, with a 10-core GPU, a Neural Accelerator in each core, offering 4x+ the performance of M4, and a 10-core CPU with six efficiency cores — M5 delivers over 4x the peak GPU compute performance for AI compared to M4, featuring a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator …
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X: @mark_k, @awnihannun, @supersaf, @mkbhd, @maxwinebach, @juniperphoton, @zaidmukaddam, @benbajarin, and @louis__meyer. LinkedIn: Jordy Thery
Forums: Hacker News, r/LocalLLaMA, r/hardware, r/apple, r/MacOS, and MacRumors Forums
| Apple: |
Apple refreshes its 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 chip, offering up to 3.5x more AI performance and faster storage, for the same $1,599+, shipping October 22 — With up to 3.5x more performance for AI workflows, faster storage, up to a phenomenal 24 hours of battery life, and macOS Tahoe, the 14-inch MacBook Pro gets even better
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Forums: Hacker News, r/macgaming, r/gadgets, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Apple: |
Apple upgrades its Vision Pro with an M5 chip for rendering 10% more pixels and a Dual Knit Band for a more comfortable fit, available on October 22 for $3,499+ — The latest version improves performance, display rendering, battery life, and comfort, while offering innovative features …
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X: @aaronp613, @markgurman, @markgurman, @aaronp613, @stevemoser, @spatiallyme, @kylebrussell, @ijustine, @sadlyitsbradley, @aaronp613, @sadlyitsbradley, @vyyyper, @dylanmcd8, @mgsiegler, @spatiallyme, @dylanmcd8, @neilcybart, @m1astra, @brandonbutch, @maxwinebach, @stevemoser, @bzamayo, @stevemoser, @benbajarin, @sadlyitsbradley, and @tyrielwood
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/virtualreality, r/psvr2, r/VisionPro, and MacRumors Forums
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Apple updates its iPad Pro with an M5 chip, its new C1X modem, and an N1 chip, priced at $999+ for the 11" and $1,299+ for the 13", shipping from October 22 — The Pro is becoming a showcase for Apple's new chips — and seems poised to remain the company's best tablet.
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X: @brandonbutch, @maxwinebach, @chriswelch, @tim_cook, @gregjoz, @sdw, @maxwinebach, @aaronp613, @mgsiegler, and @basicappleguy. Threads: @mgsiegler. Forums: r/apple
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
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| Russell Brandom / TechCrunch: |
Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 4.5, claiming it offers similar levels of coding performance to Sonnet 4 at “one-third the cost and more than twice the speed” — On Wednesday, Anthropic released Claude Haiku 4.5, the newest version of its smallest model, billed as offering similar performance … | Anthropic: |
Anthropic says Haiku 4.5 can serve as a subagent for Sonnet 4.5, which can break down problems into multistep plans and orchestrate a team of Haiku 4.5 agents — Claude Haiku 4.5, our latest small model, is available today to all users. — What was recently at the frontier is now cheaper and faster.| The Keyword: |
Google introduces Veo 3.1, with improved audio output and stronger prompt adherence, and rolls out new updates to its AI video editor Flow — We're rolling out significant updates to Veo that give people even more creative control. … Five months ago, we introduced Flow …
More: Ars Technica, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Tom's Guide, Neowin, Google Developers Blog, Digital Trends, Mashable, and BGR
X: @geminiapp, @demishassabis, @emollick, @officiallogank, @officiallogank, @googledeepmind, @googledeepmind, and @googledeepmind. Forums: r/singularity
| Bloomberg: |
ASML CFO Roger Dassen says the company is “well prepared” for China's curbs on exports of rare earth minerals; source: ASML may face weeks-long shipment delays — ASML Holding NV is “well prepared” for China's curbs on exports of rare earths even as the impact on the wider chips ecosystem … | April Roach / CNBC: |
More: ASML, The Register, and WinBuzzer
X: @tacticzh, @rwang07, @fbermingham, @asmlcompany, @thetranscript_, and @qualityinvest5. Forums: r/StockMarket
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
US cybersecurity company F5 discloses a cyberattack in August by suspected nation-state hackers that stole undisclosed BIG-IP vulnerabilities and source code — U.S. cybersecurity company F5 disclosed that it suffered a cyberattack in early August, where suspected nation-state hackers breached … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Waymo plans to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London in 2026, its first international expansion, after human-supervised cars first collect data — It's good timing too. The UK is ready to start piloting fully driverless vehicles. … London's iconic black cabs could soon face a new rival: Waymo.
More: CNBC, Waymo, Benzinga, Los Angeles Times, Automotive News, Engadget, TechCrunch, Financial Times, CBT News, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, London Centric, and Wired
LinkedIn: Trent Victor, Claire Wren, Richard Coates, and Sarah-Jayne Williams
Bluesky: @kevmarmol, @hern, @spinninghugo, @nvondarza, and @jamesomalley.co.uk
| David Pan / Bloomberg: |
US bank Erebor, founded by Palmer Luckey, Joe Lonsdale, and others, wins conditional OCC approval to offer services to emerging tech companies in crypto and AI — A new US bank that aims to serve emerging tech firms in sectors such as crypto and artificial intelligence has received conditional approval …
More: Financial Times, OCC.gov, Axios, CoinDesk, Finextra, The Information, The Block, American Banker, Cointelegraph, Proactive, Bitcoin Insider, and CoinGape
X: @diogomonica, @the_bank_slate, @cryptogucci, @brendanpedersen, @chadsteingraber, @willtdbn, @martypartymusic, @cathyreisenwitz, @shivnull, @rongplace, @usocc, and @nic__carter. Bluesky: @tonytassell. Threads: @benedictevans. Forums: r/politics
| Financial Times: |
Sources: OpenAI makes a five-year business plan to meet $1T+ spending pledges; OpenAI currently books ~$13B in ARR, 70% of which comes from consumer ChatGPT use — New revenue lines, debt partnerships and further fundraising targeted to cover enormous costs
More: TechCrunch, Benzinga, Bloomberg, NDTV Profit, and CNBC
Bluesky: @edzitron.com, @carnage4life, and @tinyklaus.com
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to build its upcoming indoor security camera, home hub, and tabletop robot in Vietnam, part of its effort to lessen its dependence on China — Apple Inc. is preparing to expand its manufacturing operations in Vietnam as part of a push into the smart home market …
More: Thurrott, Engadget, The Verge, MacRumors, Forbes, and Tech in Asia
Forums: r/apple, r/HomePod, r/HomeKit, and MacRumors Forums
| Reuters: |
More: Forbes Middle East, Moneycontrol, AppleInsider, Al Jazeera, Forbes, RTÉ, South China Morning Post, MacRumors, and CHINAdaily
X: @hypebeast, @macastel3, @xhnews, @chinadaily, @aaronp613, @globaltimesnews, @capwords, and @spencerhakimian. Instagram: Kasing Lung. Forums: Slashdot
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
UK-based cloud provider Nscale signs an up to $14B deal with Microsoft to deploy ~104K Nvidia GB300 chips in Texas within 18 months and 12,600 GPUs in Portugal — Nvidia-backed AI cloud group secures huge new contract as chief executive eyes public listing in ‘back end of next year’| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
ROG Xbox Ally review: great grips, good speakers, and Windows is easier to control with joysticks, but worse performance than the Steam Deck and a half-baked UI — What does “Xbox” mean? Some might say it can only refer to a box-shaped Microsoft game machine.
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Bluesky: @dmc-ryan, @papapishu, @wire.xbox.com, @klobrille, and @seanhollister
Forums: r/consoles, r/gaming, and r/Handhelds
| Rebecca Spear / Windows Central: |
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X: @marcococomello, @jhawkshoots, @scully1888, @spawnpoiint, @vicious696, @jezcorden, @ed_chester, @bluethunderreal, @tomwarren, and @bradshankar
Forums: r/gamingnews and r/Windows11
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
X plans to show new info about accounts, including their creation date and which country they are based in, “starting next week” on select X employees' profiles — As AI makes it easier to create bots that act ever more human-like, Elon Musk's X is developing a new feature …
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| Verity Townsend / IGN: |
Japan says it formally requested that OpenAI refrain from infringing on Japanese IP, including anime, manga, and games, calling them “irreplaceable treasures” — “We are a country that has captivated the world with the creative power of anime, games, and music.”
More: The Verge, Engadget, Plagiarism Today, Dexerto, and The Decoder
X: @ign, @axl99, @samueldeats, and @rahll. Bluesky: @adamchristopher.me. Mastodon: @nixCraft@mastodon.social
Forums: r/technology, r/japannews, r/Games, r/news, r/singularity, r/OpenAI, r/ArtistHate, r/DeFranco, r/anime, and Slashdot
| Bradley Olson / Wall Street Journal: |
CoreWeave and AI coding startup Poolside plan a 500-acre, natural gas-powered data center on a Texas ranch; sources: Poolside is raising $2B at a $14B valuation — CoreWeave and Poolside announce partnership for a data center built on a sprawling ranch in West Texas
More: Bloomberg, TipRanks Financial, Benzinga, and CoreWeave
LinkedIn: Margarida Garcia and Eiso Kant
| Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: |
Meta announces a partnership with Arm to power AI ranking and recommendation systems across Meta's family of apps using Arm-based data center platforms — Meta Platforms (META.O) said it is partnering with chip tech provider Arm Holdings to power the systems that drive personalization across its apps … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
YouTube starts rolling out a “cleaner and more immersive” video player, with rounded, slightly translucent on-screen buttons, across mobile, the web, and TVs — The ‘cleaner’ look is rolling out across mobile, web, and TV. … YouTube is updating the look of the video player to be …
More: YouTube Help, Moneycontrol, Mashable, Neowin, Android Central, Cord Cutters News, Social Media Today, Android Police, Tom's Guide, 9to5Google, Engadget, and Android Authority
| Mother Jones: |
Inside First Wap, a European-led phone tracking company in Indonesia that has exploited the SS7 telecom protocol to target politicians, journalists, and others — Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
More: Lighthouse Reports, Mother Jones on YouTube, Le Monde, and Lighthouse Reports
X: @motherjones, @byrontau, @motherjones, @silvermanjacob, @gabriels_geiger, @michelawrong, and @lhreports
Bluesky: @hneumannmep, @justinhendrix, @michaelmechanic, @hypervisible.blacksky.app, @dmehro, and @rondeibert
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Meta adds group chats to Threads, allowing users to add up to 50 people who follow their Threads account, rolling out globally, excluding the UK and Australia — Users can add up to 50 people into a single conversation. … Threads users can create a group chat by starting …
More: Thurrott, Engadget, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Neowin, Digital Trends, WeRSM, Android Central, and Mashable. Bluesky: @cigs.blue
| New York Times: |
Spotify's deal to bring video podcasts to Netflix prevents shows from airing in full on YouTube; Netflix won't run ads, but Spotify's integrated ads will remain — Netflix will show video versions of 16 podcasts on sports, culture, entertainment and true crime.
More: Spyglass, Netflix Tudum, PCMag, Tom's Guide, Yahoo Finance, Broadband TV News, The US Sun, and The Verge
Bluesky: @jodyavirgan.com and @jonathanfriedman.com
| Jason Del Rey / Fortune: |
Sources: Amazon plans to cut as much as 15% of its 10,000+ HR employees, and additional layoffs will likely affect other areas of its core consumer business — Amazon is preparing to cut as much as 15% of its human resources staff, with additional layoffs likely in other divisions …
More: The Information, CRN, The Ankler, The Indian Express, and Watcher Guru
Forums: r/Layoffs and r/amazonemployees
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