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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts the Surface Pro 9, combining the Pro X and Pro lines, available on October 25 for $1,000+ with Intel's 12th Gen CPUs or $1,300+ with an ARM SQ3 — Microsoft is combining its Surface Pro X and Surface Pro lines into a single product this year, the Surface Pro 9.
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Microsoft Devices Blog, Microsoft Surface on YouTube, TechRepublic, PCWorld, BetaNews, Windows Central, Thurrott, Engadget, PCMag, Ars Technica, Tom's Hardware, iClarified, Appuals.com, Tech Advisor, XDA Developers, Engadget, TechSpot, Fossbytes, KnowTechie, Liliputing, Neowin, Tom's Guide, Notebookcheck.net, Laptop Mag, Laptop Mag, Tech Advisor, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @parkerortolani, @99_999_965, @pierce, and @markhachman
| Sam Rutherford / Engadget: |
Microsoft debuts the Surface Laptop 5 in 13.5-inch and 15-inch models with Intel's 12th Gen CPUs, Wi-Fi 6, and Dolby Vision, available on October 25 for $1,000+ — After a year and a half on the market, this fall Microsoft is updating its mainstream notebook line with the new Surface Laptop 5.
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PCWorld, PCWorld, BetaNews, Windows Central, Microsoft Surface on YouTube, Engadget, Ars Technica, Liliputing, TechSpot, XDA Developers, Windows Central, The Verge, Laptop Mag, Neowin, OnMSFT.com, Tech Advisor, WinBuzzer, and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @daniel_rubino and @dcseifert
| Taylor Locke / Fortune: |
Mango Markets, a Solana DeFi platform, says a hacker stole ~$100M by manipulating its coin's price; the hacker made a DAO proposal to waive any investigations — Mango Markets, a decentralized trading platform on the Solana blockchain, looks to be the latest victim of a massive hack within the crypto realm.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out beta features for creating and using passkeys on Android and building passkeys into websites for Chrome, ahead of a stable launch later in 2022 — Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others in the industry want to replace website/app passwords with “passkeys” that just require you to unlock your device.| Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: |
The UK's CMA details its concerns with Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, like withholding games from rivals; Microsoft says Sony is the market leader — The CMA expects the deal to impact PlayStation and game streaming — The Competition and Markets Authority has detailed …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Microsoft says Apple plans to launch desktop Apple TV and Apple Music apps for Windows in 2023; Windows 11's Photos app will get iCloud integration — Microsoft today announced that desktop Apple TV and Apple Music apps will be available on Windows PCs next year, downloadable from the Microsoft Store.
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Tweets: @mixen, @lukemiani, @345triangle, @daniel_rubino, @unixterminal, @maryjofoley, and @tomwarren
| Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse keynote didn't address the enormous skepticism around his vision and shows why VR should have been an R&D project, not Meta's future — As Mark Zuckerberg spoke to the camera in a pre-recorded presentation on Tuesday to kick off Meta Platforms Inc.'s annual …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils the 28-inch Surface Studio 2 Plus with Intel's 11th Gen i7, Nvidia's RTX 3060, Dolby Vision, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 1TB SSD, for $4,299+ — It's been a long time since Microsoft updated its Surface Studio line of all-in-one PCs. While rumors had suggested a Surface Studio 3 …
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Tweets: @thurrott, @andrewmartonik, and @parkerortolani
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft announces Edge Workspaces, which lets teams share a set of browser tabs for collaboration, and adds new security and accessibility features to Edge — It's Microsoft Ignite this week and while a lot of the announcements this week target the kinds of IT professionals and admins … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft plans to integrate OpenAI's DALL-E 2 into its newly announced Microsoft Designer app and Image Creator tool in Bing and Microsoft Edge — Microsoft is making a major investment in DALL-E 2, OpenAI's AI-powered system that generates images from text, by bringing it to first-party apps and services.
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Tweets: @jakuuire, @harrymccracken, and @liatbenzur
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Intel is planning major job cuts, likely in the thousands, close to October 27; some divisions, including sales and marketing, could see ~20% cuts — Intel Corp. is planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands, to cut costs and cope …
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Tom's Hardware, Ars Technica, TheGamer, San Francisco Business Journal, iPhone in Canada Blog, Channel Futures, Livemint, WebProNews, Redmond Pie, CRN, Engadget, Fast Company, Tech Monitor, and The Verge
Tweets: @scottlincicome, @jendeben, and @witeken
| BBC: |
TikTok plans to take prompt action against “exploitative begging” after an investigation found refugees in Syrian camps pleading for digital gifts on the app — BBC Global Disinformation Unit, BBC News Arabic and BBC Eye Investigations — Displaced families in Syrian camps …
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Blockchain search startup nxyz, founded by ex-Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy, raised a $40M Series A in May 2022 led by Paradigm; Ramaswamy also runs Neeva — - Sridhar Ramaswamy, who led Google's advertising business from 2013 to 2018, has launched a Web3 company called nxyz.
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Business Wire, nxyz, TechCircle, CoinDesk, and The Block. Tweets: @wublockchain. Thanks:@cammylizz
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple told unionized store staff in Maryland that they won't get its new benefits and would need to negotiate via a collective bargaining arrangement — Apple Inc. is withholding its latest employee benefits from staff who work at its sole unionized retail store … | Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Business travel company TripActions raised a Series G of $154M in equity at a $9.2B valuation, up from $7.25B in October 2021, and $150M in structured financing — TripActions, a corporate travel and expenses company, has raised a combination of equity and debt at a post-money valuation of $9.2 billion …
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TripActions, PYMNTS.com, Crunchbase News, Axios, FinSMEs, San Francisco Business Journal, and Reuters
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Roku partners with Wyze to launch smart home products, including lighting, plugs, and cameras, sold exclusively at Walmart in the US starting on October 17 — Roku has officially announced a lineup of smart home gadgets that includes lighting, plugs, and cameras.
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Roku Newsroom, XDA Developers, Android Authority, Light Reading, AFTVnews, iPhone in Canada Blog, Ars Technica, Stacey on IoT, HD Guru, TechHive, Protocol, CNET, Android Central, PCMag, BGR, The Streamable, Engadget, Variety, Wired, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @dcseifert, @davezatz, and @davezatz
| Christian Davenport / Washington Post: |
Amazon plans to launch its first two Project Kuiper prototype internet satellites in early 2023 on the new Vulcan rocket developed by Boeing and Lockheed Martin — Two prototypes would launch early next year as the company seeks to build a constellation that would eventually grow … | Laura Cooper / Wall Street Journal: |
PE firm Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire Florida-based KnowBe4, which offers security awareness training and a simulated phishing platform, for $4.6B — Private-equity firm has agreed to pay $24.90 a share to acquire KnowBe4 — Private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners has struck …
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Business Wire, SiliconANGLE, CRN, Channel Futures, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, SecurityWeek, InfoRiskToday.com, Help Net Security, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @buccocapital
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Filings: London-based crypto custody startup Copper raised $196M as part of an ongoing Series C; Copper was reportedly valued at $3B in November 2021 — Crypto custodian Copper Technologies Ltd has obtained $196 million in fresh funding this year, as part of an ongoing series C investment in the business.
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