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Microsoft announces the Maia 100 chip for Azure clients, already in testing for its Bing and Office AI tools, and Cobalt, a chip for servers, launching in 2024 — Software giant seeks to reduce dependence on outside suppliers in two key growth areas.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/LocalLLaMA, and r/AMD_Stock
| Mat Honan / MIT Technology Review: |
Q&A with Satya Nadella on Microsoft's OpenAI relationship, the ongoing developer platform shift, AI fueling a creative revolution, and generative AI IP lawsuits — In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Nadella shares his view of the platform shift for developers.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft rebrands Bing Chat as Microsoft Copilot to take on ChatGPT, pitching Copilot as the free version and Copilot for Microsoft 365 as the paid version — Microsoft launched its big AI push earlier this year as part of its Bing search engine, integrating a ChatGPT-like interface directly into its search results.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Copilot Studio, a no-code tool that lets companies customize Microsoft 365 Copilot or integrate custom ChatGPT chatbots made with OpenAI's GPT — Last week OpenAI announced its new GPT platform to let anyone create their own version of ChatGPT, and now Microsoft is following … | Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central: |
More: Thurrott, The Verge, Neowin, and Petri IT Knowledgebase
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google launches two Titan Security Keys with FIDO2 that can store up to 250 unique passkeys, and commits to giving 100K security keys to high-risk users in 2024 — Google has been selling its own line of Titan Security Keys for several years now, and new USB-C and USB-A models with NFC today let you store passkeys.
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| Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab: |
Pew: 30% of US adults regularly get their news from Facebook; 26%, from YouTube; 16%, Instagram; 14%, TikTok; 12%, X; 8%, Reddit; and 5%, Nextdoor and LinkedIn — Facebook may be ready to divorce the news business, but it's still the No. 1 source of news on social media for Americans.
More: Pew Research Center, Washington Post, Pew Research Center, Social Media Today, Deadline, Reuters, Forbes, and Axios
Threads: @mergesort and @technicallymims
| Nathan Edwards / The Verge: |
The Wireless Power Consortium says the first Qi v2.0 devices are arriving in time for the holidays and over 100 are in certification testing or waiting in line — Qi2 — the next version of the wireless charging standard, now with more magnets! — is more almost-here than ever.
More: Business Wire, Ars Technica, Wireless Power Consortium, 9to5Google, CNET, TechSpot, Redmond Pie, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Droid Life, MacRumors, iClarified, AppleInsider, and Cult of Mac
Forums: r/gadgets, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google debuts Notes, a Search Labs experiment that lets users annotate search results, including with images and colorful fonts; notes show up “within minutes” — Ever wanted to add your own annotations to search results you find on Google? With Google's new “Notes” experiment … | Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple extends free Emergency SOS usage on the iPhone 14 for two more years, to September 2025; the company has not yet announced how much the feature will cost — Apple today announced it is extending the free usage period for Emergency SOS satellite features for iPhone 14 users.
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X: @ianfogg42, @snazzylabs, @dylanmcd8, @leakerapple, @markgurman, and @tim_cook
| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
In 2022, Meta quietly began letting ads say past US elections were “rigged” or “stolen”; sources say executives decided this based on free speech considerations — Company weighed free-speech considerations in changing its policy last year
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| Music Business Worldwide: |
Stability AI VP of Audio Ed Newton-Rex resigns, saying he disagrees with the company's view that training generative AI models on copyrighted works is fair use — Ed Newton-Rex has quit his role at Stability AI. In an exclusive op-ed, he shares why.
More: Bloomberg and The Verge
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @paulmarks12, @future_of_music, @ednewtonrex, and @kylebrussell. Forums: r/aiwars
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out new Instagram filters, and says it's testing letting users create custom stickers from their photos and videos, improvements to Reels, and more — Instagram is changing a lot these days, especially when it comes to the ways in which we can share our content with others and segment different audiences.
More: Meta, Instagram, MacRumors, Social Media Today, TechCrunch, Lifewire, 9to5Mac, Search Engine Journal, Vision 2 Mobile, PetaPixel, and HYPEBEAST. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Threads tests tags, a way of categorizing posts similar to hashtags without the # symbol being visible, initially in Australia and other countries “soon” — Instagram's Threads app has been duping Twitter/X in a number of ways and today it's adding one more feature that's been core …
More: The Verge and Social Media Today
| Washington Post: |
Meta calls for legislation requiring app stores to get parental approval for kids aged 13 to 15 to download apps, pushing Google and Apple to play a bigger role — The tech giant is calling for legislation requiring that parents approve teens' downloads on app stores like Google and Apple
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Threads: @carnage4life, @tonyleachsf, @alecmuffett, @mattnavarra, and @georgescriban
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube adds enhanced bitrate 1080p video support, first available on iOS, to Android, the web, and smart TVs, and debuts achievement badges for users 18 and up — YouTube is expanding a few new features for premium users, the company announced on Wednesday.
More: YouTube Official Blog, Engadget, Android Authority, Social Media Today, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, Droid Life, Lifewire, and Android Central. LinkedIn: Matt Kramer
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out Bard access for teens that “meet the minimum age requirement to manage their own Google Account” and have English set, with safeguards in place — Following the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in September, Google is rolling out Bard access for teens with safety guardrails in place.
More: The Keyword, The Verge, and Mashable
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out new Google Photos features, such as AI auto-grouping Photo Stacks and improved recognition and categorization of screenshots and photos of docs — Following the big app redesign, Google Photos is rolling out a trio of new features, like auto-grouping Photo Stacks.
More: The Keyword, Engadget, PhoneArena, Thurrott, Android Central, XDA Developers, BGR, TechCrunch, Trusted Reviews, Droid Life, The Verge, Forbes, and How-To Geek. X: @mishaalrahman
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Google updates Google Maps to add transit directions for “lowest cost”, “less walking”, “fewer transfers,” and more, emoji reactions, and collaborative lists — Google announced a slew of updates to Maps, including improved transit directions, emoji reactions, and collaborative lists.
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| Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: |
Sam Altman says that OpenAI is pausing new ChatGPT Plus signups “for a bit” as “the surge in usage” after the company's DevDay event “has exceeded our capacity” — OpenAI has temporarily paused upgrades to ChatGPT Plus due to overwhelming demand …
Source: @sama. More: Simon Willison's Weblog, The Messenger, Watcher Guru, Bloomberg, Android Headlines, Forbes, BGR, The Register, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, TechRadar, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Tech.co, TestingCatalog, and MSPoweruser
X: @growing_daniel, @krishnanrohit, @abacaj, @nickadobos, @aakashg0, @sdand, and @pelstrom
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Meta appeals the EU's decision to designate Messenger and Facebook Marketplace as “core” services under the DMA, the first company to challenge DMA designations — Company argues that Facebook's Messenger and Marketplace should not be designated as ‘core’ services
More: Reuters, Social Media Today, The Verge, Tech Xplore, and Bloomberg
| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
The FCC adopts a rule to prevent the “digital discrimination” of broadband access based on income, race, and more; ISPs and their GOP allies oppose the measure — Industry and GOP say rule goes too far, warn of a chilling effect on broadband investmentSponsor Posts
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