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AWS says “the underlying DNS issue” is mitigated and most “operations are succeeding normally” after a huge US-EAST-1 outage; some services are still “impacted” — The cause of the AWS outage is currently unclear.
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Counterpoint: iPhone 17 models outsold the iPhone 16 by 14% in the first 10 days of US and China sales; base iPhone 17 sales nearly doubled over the 16 in China — Apple Inc.'s latest generation of iPhones is off to a faster start than usual, with its most basic model surging in popularity.| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
OpenEvidence, which makes an ad-supported AI chatbot for medical professionals, raised $200M at a $6B valuation, up from $3.5B after a $210M Series B in July — The three-year-old artificial intelligence start-up has drawn investor attention, and money, as its use among doctors, nurses and others skyrockets.| Bloomberg: |
Nexperia accuses ousted CEO Zhang Xuezheng of spreading “falsehoods” that the chipmaker is now operating independently in China and of “unauthorized actions” — Chipmaker Nexperia has accused its ousted chief executive officer of spreading “falsehoods” … | Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Oura launches a redesigned app with a new feature showing a weekly overview of stress management and says it's working with the US FDA on a blood pressure study — The company is launching a study that uses ring data to detect ‘early signs of hypertension.’
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Opera Neon hands-on: the $20-per-month agentic AI browser can take over users' browsing tasks, but its three built-in AI bots can be confusing and unreliable — Neon is three AI tools dressed up as one, with a $20-per-month subscription attached. … The trick to understanding Opera's Neon browser …
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Evernorth, a digital asset treasury backed by Ripple, says it will list on the Nasdaq through a merger with a blank check company and expects to raise $1B+ — Evernorth, a new crypto venture backed by digital asset firm Ripple, said on Monday it will list on the Nasdaq through a merger … | New York Times: |
Tech companies' data center building spree is hurting communities globally; Synergy: nearly 60% of the 1,244 largest data centers as of June were outside the US — As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.| Reuters: |
A lawyer says 55 Chinese iPhone and iPad users filed an antitrust complaint in China, alleging Apple abuses its market dominance by restricting app distribution — A group of 55 Chinese iPhone and iPad users filed a complaint with China's market regulator on Monday, a lawyer representing the group said …
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A profile of Katherine Boyle, an a16z general partner and JD Vance's friend, as Silicon Valley increasingly adopts her views, including embracing defense tech — Katherine Boyle, an influential venture capitalist who is a friend of the vice president, thinks the country's path forward …
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Adobe launches AI Foundry, a program that helps enterprise customers create bespoke, commercially safe, Firefly-based generative AI models trained on their IP — ZDNET's key takeaways — Adobe assures its new AI model service is copyright-safe. — Foundry models leverage Firefly and are trained on brands' IP.
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| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
SpaceX launched 56 Starlink satellites on separate Falcon 9 rockets on October 19, surpassing 10,000 total satellites launched into low Earth orbit to date — About 1,400 have been decommissioned. … On Sunday, SpaceX launched 56 additional Starlink satellites on separate Falcon 9 rockets …
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Anthropic announces Claude Life Sciences, a new offering for researchers that integrates Claude AI models with lab tools like Benchling to boost efficiency — Anthropic on Monday announced Claude for Life Sciences, a new offering for researchers to use the company's artificial intelligence technology …
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Q&A with NYC mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani on social media, tech leaders, Trump, fame, Apple's and Google's “wrong decision” to remove ICEBlock, and more — Mere months ago, New York's mayoral front-runner was polling right next to “Someone Else.”Sponsor Posts
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