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Kuo: Sony will mass produce ~1.5M units of its PSVR 2 headset in H2 2022 for a possible Q1 2023 launch, depending on the development schedule of flagship games — A prominent supply chain analyst claims PSVR 2 mass production will begin in the second half of this year.
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A federal judge rules IBM must pay $1.6B to BMC for swapping in its own software while servicing a mutual client, AT&T, violating an IBM and BMC deal from 2015 — International Business Machines Corp. must pay $1.6 billion to BMC Software Inc. for swapping in its own software while servicing …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers told Microsoft on April 12 of an RCE Windows exploit being used in the wild; Microsoft now calls it a critical flaw, but it's still unpatched — All supported versions of Windows affected. — A critical code execution zero-day in all supported versions of Windows … | Gary Silverman / Financial Times: |
At a CFTC meeting, agricultural groups criticized FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's plan for automated risk management and 24/7 trading in leveraged futures markets — Agricultural groups criticise FTX plan for round-the-clock risk management in leveraged futures market
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| Tom Simonite / Wired: |
Sources claim fired senior Google researcher Satrajit Chatterjee spread misinformation on two AI researchers after they declined his bid to manage their project — Google employees claim a senior researcher fired earlier this year sought to undermine two more junior AI researchers by suggesting … | Passant Rabie / Gizmodo: |
Elon Musk: “Starlink 2.0 satellites are almost an order of magnitude more capable than Starlink 1.0” and weigh 4.8X more, needing the upcoming Starship rocket — The generation 2 satellites are meant to be more powerful than their earlier counterparts. — Alerts| Kim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia: |
Samsung Electronics says Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger to discuss collaborating on semiconductors — SEOUL — Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong has met with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger to discuss how to work together …
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Affirm partners with Stripe to bring BNPL services to businesses that use Stripe, following Affirm's recent partnerships with Shopify, WooCommerce, and others — Two fintech giants are partnering up. — Affirm is making its buy now, pay later technology available to businesses who use Stripe's payments tech.
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| Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: |
A profile of Paramount three years into its streaming shift, an underdog choosing to continue alone as Netflix and Disney dominate and other streamers cut deals — The dominance of Netflix and Disney in streaming has forced many companies to join forces. So far, Paramount has gone its own way.| Jason Mikula / Fintech Business Weekly: |
Filings for Q1 2022: Varo, the first US neobank to be granted a bank charter, had a high $84M burn rate and 98% of its income came from interchange and fees — What the Regulators Should (and Shouldn't) Do to Encourage Competition — Hey all, Jason here. Happy Memorial Day, for my American readers!
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| Cat Zhang / Pitchfork: |
How musicians like Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo use Discord: artists share ideas, host parties, and engage with fans, who help with moderation and other tasks — Originally launched as a messaging app for gamers, the platform has become an intimate place for artists and fans to connect and build community.| Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: |
Research: the value of VC deals in China fell 44% YoY to $24.7B in the first four months of 2022, which is nearly four times the pace of the global slide — China, once the primary rival to Silicon Valley's technology success, is now leading the global decline in venture capital investments.Sponsor Posts
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