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November 2, 2024, 8:15 PM

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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the GOP “probably will” try to repeal the CHIPS Act, but then walks it back, saying the GOP may “further streamline” the bill  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation …
Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
Why Bluesky not adding the federation systems that let users leave the Bluesky server and take their community to other hosts can lead to “enshittification”  —  - Bluesky and enshittification: No one is the enshittifier of their own story.  — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal:
Hamid Ganji / Neowin:
Apple's M4 Max chip scores 4,060 in single-core tests, making it the first production CPU to cross 4,000 in Geekbench 6, and scores 26,675 in multi-core tests  —  After months of swirling rumors, Apple revealed its new Mac devices with updated M4 chips last week.
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024, that let users log in under specific circumstances with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters  —  The vulnerability is fixed now, but Okta said that for three months it could've been used to access accounts with usernames stretching at least 52 characters long.
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel's CEO scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI chips in 2024, blaming slower uptake on Gaudi 2 to Gaudi 3 transition and software ease of use  —  Intel's (INTC.O) upbeat revenue projections on Thursday masked a sore point for the embattled company: chips touted …

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