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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
FTC v. Microsoft: new documents detail an Xbox Series X refresh in 2024, codenamed Brooklin, including a new controller and cylindrical, disc-less design — Microsoft is planning to refresh its Xbox Series X console in 2024 with an all-new design and features.
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Forums: r/gaming, r/xboxone, and r/GyroGaming
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FTC v. Microsoft: in mid-2020, Phil Spencer discussed acquiring Warner Bros Interactive alongside Bethesda and said buying Nintendo would be a “career moment” — “It'd be a good move for both companies” — A genuinely dystopian email sent by Xbox chief Phil Spencer … | Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
More: Video Games Chronicle, Tom's Guide, MSPoweruser, GameSpot, and Cryptopolitan
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| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
On a livestream, Elon Musk says X is “moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system”, as it's “the only way to combat vast armies of bots” — - Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in a livestream …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon is hiring Microsoft's former CPO Panos Panay to run the Alexa and Echo unit; longtime hardware chief Dave Limp said in August he is retiring — Amazon.com Inc. is hiring Microsoft Corp.'s product chief to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers …
More: Gizmodo, Silicon Republic, TechCrunch, The Information, Seattle Business Journal, OnMSFT.com, Android Central, and TechHive
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft CPO Panos Panay is leaving after 19 years, ahead of the September 21 Surface event; consumer marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi will lead Windows and Surface — Panos Panay, the chief product officer at Microsoft, leading Windows development and the company's Surface line, is leaving Microsoft.
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Forums: r/pcgaming, r/technology, r/windows, and r/Windows11
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
At an all-hands, Unity discussed potential changes to its controversial new fees, like capping fees to 4% of a game's revenue for customers with $1M+ in revenue — Maker of video-game development tools backtracks after customers threaten boycott — Video-game tool maker Unity Software Inc …
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| Federico Viticci / MacStories: |
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 review: a bigger bet on widgets and the modularization of apps, and needed Stage Manager fixes, but visionOS stole the spotlight this year — Well, last year was weird. — For the first time since I started writing annual reviews of Apple's two mobile operating systems …
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| Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg: |
A US federal judge rejects the SEC's request to inspect Binance.US' tech infrastructure and to force the company to share other requested information — - Regulator says it is not getting enough access in lawsuit — Magistrate judge didn't grant expedited discovery request| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers find a GitHub repo run by Microsoft's AI research unit that exposed 38TB of sensitive data, like secret keys and 30K+ Microsoft staff Teams messages — Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft adds layers and image transparency to Paint, 38 years after the app's launch, rolling out to Windows Insiders first, after adding background removal — Microsoft is finally rolling out support for layers and image transparency to the Paint image editor application 38 years after its launch.
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| Jason Koebler / 404 Media: |
A look around MGM's Vegas properties, where a September 10 cyberattack has led to broken slot machines and payment kiosks, strained employees, and long waits — Las Vegas's hottest new attraction is an interactive ransomware exhibit, currently playing out across every MGM property in the city.| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Trend Micro: Chinese cyberespionage group Earth Lusca used a new Linux malware dubbed SprySOCKS to target government agencies in multiple countries in H1 2023 — A Chinese espionage-focused hacker tracked as ‘Earth Lusca’ was observed targeting government agencies in multiple countries, using a new Linux backdoor dubbed ‘SprySOCKS.’
More: Ars Technica, Security Affairs, and Trend Micro
| Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk: |
Filing: FTX sues SBF's parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, to “recover millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds” — The filing, redacted in parts, asks the court to award the FTX estate damages, the return of any property given or payment made to the parents.| Leo Lewis / Financial Times: |
Location and mapping platform Mapbox raised $280M led by SoftBank, sources say at a ~$1.3B pre-money valuation; PitchBook: Mapbox had previously raised $360M — Son's decision to back US mapping company in $280mn investment round comes in wake of Arm listing| Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: |
Blockchain Capital raised a total of $580M for two separate VC funds and says the focus of the new funds will be on sectors including DeFi and blockchain gaming — The crypto bear market may be ongoing, but Blockchain Capital is still going big. It closed two new funds for a total of $580 million …
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| Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: |
Citigroup debuts Citi Token Services, which turns deposits into tokens that can be sent internationally, in a push to offer institutional clients digital assets — - New offering turns customer deposits into digital tokens — Pilot program focuses on trade finance, cash management
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| Catherine Thorbecke / CNN: |
Filing: Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Block's Square unit, plans to step down on October 2 after nine years at the company; Jack Dorsey will become the “Square Head” — Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square - a unit of Jack Dorsey's fintech company, Block - will leave her post at the company next month.
More: MarketWatch, Engadget, Payments Dive, The Information, US Securities …, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, PYMNTS.com, and Reuters
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Instacart prices its 22M shares at $30 a piece, raising $660M in its IPO at a fully diluted valuation of ~$10B; Instacart was valued at $39B in 2021 — - Instacart priced its IPO at $30 a share on Monday, at the top end of the expected range of $28 to $30.
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X: @jason, @eringriffith, @alexisohanian, @eringriffith, @alexisohanian, @pt, and @eghosao
| Leo Schwartz / Fortune: |
The New York DFS revamps its virtual currency oversight regime and removes two dozen tokens from its “greenlist”, including Ripple, Dogecoin, and Litecoin — On Monday, the New York Department of Financial Services announced an update to its virtual currency oversight regime …
More: CCN.com, Coinpedia Fintech News, Bitcoinist.com, The Crypto Basic, and Cryptopolitan. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| Katrina Hamlin / Reuters: |
Analysis: SMIC's gross margins halved in H1 2023 as the company poured $345M, or its 11.4% of revenue, into R&D; SMIC reported $111M in state grants in H1 2022 — Huawei's new phone demonstrates China can produce cutting-edge hardware despite U.S. restrictions.
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