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AWS announces the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, a $195 compact computer, adapted from the Fire TV Cube, to let workers access cloud-based virtual desktops — Amazon Web Services Inc. today debuted the Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client, a compact computer that workers can use to access cloud-based virtual desktops.
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| John Furrier / SiliconANGLE: |
An interview with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, ahead of re:Invent, on the multifaceted impact of generative AI, the role of AI chips, the OpenAI fiasco, and more — As the rush to generative artificial intelligence only gains more momentum every day, Amazon Web Services Inc. Chief Executive Adam Selipsky … | Bloomberg: |
Salesforce plans to sell most of its big apps on AWS' marketplace, letting customers use credits, after years of Amazon nudging customers to use the marketplace — - Salesforce is working to expand ‘self-service’ purchases — Amazon takes a cut of revenue made through the marketplace
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| Josh Ye / Reuters: |
ByteDance plans to “restructure” its gaming business; sources say ByteDance will wind down its Nuverse gaming brand and retreat from mainstream video games — TikTok maker ByteDance is set to internally announce on Monday the winding down of its Nuverse gaming brand and full retreat …
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| Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: ByteDance plans to cut ~1,000 jobs and discontinue all but a few games that have yet to launch, backing away from its aggressive investments since 2016 — Layoffs come as China company intensifies efforts in generative AI — ByteDance, operator of short-video app TikTok, has invested aggressively in gaming since 2016.
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The US, the UK, and more than a dozen other countries release joint guidelines for AI system development, including creating systems that are “secure by design” — The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described …
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| Stephen Witt / New Yorker: |
A profile of Jensen Huang, the Taiwan-born, US-educated Nvidia founder, who started the company in 1993, and a look at Nvidia's rise, built on GPUs and CUDA — The company's C.E.O. bet it all on a new kind of chip. Now that Nvidia is one of the biggest companies in the world, what will he do next?
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Instagram served salacious Reels, including risqué videos, next to big brand ads to test accounts that follow only young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and influencers — Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon data and sources: Amazon shipped 5.2B US packages in 2022, more than UPS, after passing FedEx in 2020; Amazon delivered 4.8B items ahead of Thanksgiving — Amazon is eclipsing both carriers, and the gap is growing — Amazon.com has grabbed the crown of biggest delivery business in the U.S. …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
An interview with Binance CEO Richard Teng on helping the exchange become a conventional financial company, previous “missteps”, his background, and more — Richard Teng sits in an oak-colored conference room wearing a blue suit that, with his neatly-cropped salt-and-pepper …
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| Reuters: |
Experts say Tron has overtaken bitcoin as the go-to funding method for Israel-designated terror groups; Israel froze 143 Tron wallets between 2021 and 2023 — A new front has emerged in Israel's fight against the funding of Iran-backed militant groups from Hamas to Hezbollah: A fast-growing crypto network called Tron.
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| Bloomberg: |
Amazon insiders and others describe a culture of hubris that led the company to over-promise and under-deliver in health care, undermining its lofty goals — Company insiders describe a culture of hubris that prompted the e-commerce giant to over-promise and under-deliver.
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