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Sources: Nvidia has begun designing ARM CPUs for Windows PCs, and AMD also plans to build ARM chips; source: Nvidia and AMD could start selling them in 2025 — Nvidia (NVDA.O) dominates the market for artificial intelligence computing chips. Now it is coming after Intel's longtime stronghold of personal computers.
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LinkedIn: Jonathan Lishawa, Cesar Berardini, Stephen Nellis, and Shun YAO
Forums: Hacker News, r/pcgaming, r/wallstreetbets, r/hardware, r/nvidia, r/AMD_Stock, r/NVDA_Stock, and Beehaw
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
1Password detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance for managing employee-facing apps but “found no compromise of user data or other sensitive systems” — 1Password CTO says investigation found no compromise of user data or sensitive systems.
More: 1Password Blog, BleepingComputer, Digital Trends, Tech Monitor, Forbes, Security Affairs, The Hacker News, 1Password, TechRadar, CNBC, BetaNews, 9to5Mac, Cybernews.com, Investor's Business Daily, Mashable, and RestorePrivacy
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Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/1Password, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at Nightshade and Glaze, UChicago researchers' tools that help artists “mask” or even “poison” their work to break AI models later trained on the data — A new tool lets artists add invisible changes to the pixels in their art before they upload it online …
More: Engadget, arXiv.org, Mashable, VentureBeat, Bitcoin Insider, and Gizmodo
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Forums: Hacker News, r/IsaacArthur, r/artificial, and r/ArtistHate
| Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: |
Google disables live traffic conditions in Israel and the Gaza Strip for its Maps and Waze apps, a source says at the request of the Israel Defense Forces — - Israeli army asked tech giant to limit real-time information — Google took similar action in Ukraine during war with Russia
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| Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
AI experts share a paper ahead of the UK's AI summit in Bletchley Park warning of worrying capabilities in current AI systems and seeking urgent governance — Authors and academics also warn development of advanced systems ‘utterly reckless’ without safety checks
More: Managing AI Risks, Metaverse Post, and Reuters
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| NBC News: |
The White House designates 31 communities across the US as regional Tech Hubs that can compete for $40M to $75M each in grants, under the CHIPS and Science Act — The hubs are located in 32 states and Puerto Rico and will be able to compete for $40 million to $75 million each in grants.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
A look at POSSE, a decade-old idea that a user should Publish (on your) Own Site and Syndicate Elsewhere, and the challenges of building a system based on that — The platform era is ending. Rather than build new Twitters and Facebooks, we can create a stuff-posting system that works better for everybody.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Automattic plans to acquire Texts, a $15 per month messaging app that works with WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Signal, iMessage, and more, for $50M — Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and a number of other popular web properties, just made a different kind …
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| Dr. Ian Cutress / More Than Moore: |
Sources: prominent RISC-V startup SiFive, which raised $365M+, lays off 100 to 300+ employees, mostly in its engineering team, and guts its product portfolio — A quick one for you. I have received reports, now from multiple sources, that the major torch bearer of the RISC-V platform … | Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Meta is “listening to feedback” after some users noticed the company is cross-posting Threads posts to users' Facebook feeds without offering an opt-out option — The company said it's “listening to feedback” about the feature. — Meta is starting to ramp up its growth-hacking tactics …
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| Brian Steinberg / Variety: |
Streaming services, including Hulu, Peacock, and Max, are increasingly showing “pause ads”, which appear a few seconds after a viewer pauses the programming — Time for a different sort of commercial break. — Any subscriber to the ad-supported version of Hulu is bound …
More: TechRadar and ComingSoon.net
Forums: r/technology, r/television, r/cordcutters, and r/popculturechat
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the UK is set to reject Big Tech calls to be able to appeal rulings by the CMA's Digital Markets Unit, expected to be able to levy fines and more — - Decision due within two months in new Parliamentary session — Ministers seek to curb dominance of major technology companies| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to €3.4B, MAUs up 26% to 574M, Premium users up 16% YoY to 226M, and a €32M profit, beating estimates of a €44.6M loss — Spotify Technology SA, the music-streaming giant, reported third-quarter sales that exceeded analysts' projections …
More: The Verge, Reuters, Deadline, Music Ally, Hollywood Reporter, and Spotify
| Reuters: |
Taiwan VP Lai Ching-te criticizes China's Foxconn investigation; sources say China disclosed the move for political reasons tied to Taiwan's January elections — Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday hit out at China over its probe of major Apple (AAPL.O) supplier Foxconn (2317.TW) …
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| Tyler Cowen / Marginal REVOLUTION: |
Tyler Cowen announces econgoat.ai, the first “generative book” that lets readers query the material and create more content, derived from a 100K-word manuscript — I am pleased to announce and present my new project, available here, free of charge.
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| Bloomberg: |
Byju's CFO Ajay Goel resigns after six months as the edtech delays its FY 2022 earnings; Byju's President of Finance Nitin Golani takes over on October 30 — - Goel will return to Vedanta after six months as Byju's CFO — Byju's appoints Nitin Golani as India chief finance officer
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| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Hands-on with DALL-E 3: suggests more detailed prompts, restrictive, denies art requests in the style of living artists, and shows how quickly AI is improving — To understand how quickly AI is improving, forget ChatGPT — use an image generator — Earlier this month … | Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy says big-money deals with top livestreaming gamers is not a “sustainable business”; sources: YouTube is also backing away from such deals — Leaders pull back from seven-, eight-figure contracts while upstart Kick forges ahead in some cases.
More: Dexerto, Polygon, and Dot Esports
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Instagram is testing a toggle in its app that lets users only see posts from Meta Verified subscribers, as “a way for businesses and creators to get discovered” — Instagram is testing a toggle that lets you only see posts from Meta Verified users, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Monday.
More: Hindustan Times, Ghacks, The Indian Express, PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, The Information, and PetaPixel
Threads: @quillmatiq, @deirdre.assenza, and @chris
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
A look at YouTube's negotiations with record labels over an AI tool that lets creators perform using major musicians' voices, a pivotal moment for AI in music — Negotiations between the video site and record labels could be a key moment in the spread of AI technology.| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Matter hits version 1.2, adding support for robot vacuums, refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, smoke and CO alarms, air quality sensors, and more — One year in, and Matter is adding support for fridges, robot vacuums, smoke alarms, and more. It's a major step toward a complete smart home …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/homeassistant, r/MatterProtocol, r/HomeKit, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
PimEyes, a paid facial recognition service, blocks searches of children's faces via age detection AI to identify photos of minors, as part of a “no harm policy” — The change came in response to worries that the service could be used nefariously by a stranger.Sponsor Posts
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