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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Mac mini (2024) review: incredibly fast with the M4 Pro, well-equipped for creative work, and smaller design takes less space, but spec upgrades are overpriced — It's a tiny mighty Mac. — “That's a computer?!” My daughter just couldn't believe her eyes when I pulled the new Mac mini out of its box.
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| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
MacBook Pro (14", M4) review: more RAM, same I/O as the 16", webcam is sharp and clear, and optional nano-texture is nice, but M4 Pro and Max are more appealing — More ports, more RAM, a nicer screen, and a better webcam for a little less money. … For a long time, the entry-level MacBook Pro …
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X: @benbajarin, @tomwarren, and @benbajarin
| Alex Wawro / Tom's Guide: |
iMac (2024) review: M4 is speedy, 4.5K display is lovely, six speakers is great, upgraded webcam is nice, but lacks height adjustment and a touch screen option — A faster chip and a better camera make this a good iMac upgrade — Tom's Guide Verdict
More: Six Colors, CNET, Forbes, Macworld, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, PCMag, XDA Developers, Wired, Cult of Mac, Wccftech, GB News, MacRumors, BGR, and Gizmodo
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nvidia plans to add a 100-hour monthly cap for new Performance and Ultimate GeForce Now users from January 1 to avoid raising prices “in the foreseeable future” — Nvidia is announcing some big changes to its GeForce Now cloud streaming service today.| Bloomberg: |
France's gambling regulator says it is “aware” of Polymarket and is “currently examining its operation and compliance”, after user Fredi9999 made a ~$48M profit — - Inquiry follows publicity around French trader's huge bets — New evidence on whale's profit grows haul to $78 mln
More: The Big Whale, Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Crypto Times, Reuters, ZeroHedge News, CoinDesk, The Daily Hodl, Bitcoin Insider, CryptoSlate, Business Insider, Cryptonews, Coinpedia Fintech News, CCN.com, Blockonomi, Cointelegraph, Coinspeaker, crypto.news, Crypto Adventure, Techreport, The Block, Times of India, Quartz, Benzinga, and Decrypt
Mastodon: @acemaxxanalytics …. X: @chainalysis, @blader, @sailaunderscore, @0xmakesy, @twobitidiot, and @emilyjnicolle. LinkedIn: Alexander Osipovich
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft starts rolling out AI-powered text editing feature Rewrite in Notepad, and Generative Fill and Generative Erase features in Paint to Windows Insiders — Microsoft is adding AI-powered text editing to Notepad, the stripped-down text editor originally introduced in 1983.
More: Windows Blog, BleepingComputer, ZDNET, Windows Central, Gizmodo, The Register, TechCrunch, PCMag, Liliputing, Windows Latest, Mashable, ExtremeTech, HotHardware, Microsoft Support, Pureinfotech, WinBuzzer, The Indian Express, Moneycontrol, BetaNews, MSPoweruser, TechRadar, Android Headlines, Business Standard, Engadget, Ghacks, OSnews, How-To Geek, Neowin, and Thurrott
| New York Times: |
Sources: before Trump's win, Elon Musk asked him to hire SpaceX staff as top government officials, including in the DOD, a sign of the benefits Musk may reap — The world's richest man gave his money and time in campaigning for the president-elect and now is putting in his requests for a friendlier regulatory environment.
More: Reuters, Fortune, The Hill, Yahoo Finance, CBT News, Washington Post, and New York Times
X: @shanegoldmacher and @teddyschleifer
Forums: r/MarchAgainstNazis, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/politics
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
| New York Times: |
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and more quietly courted Trump before the election, laying the groundwork for improved Silicon Valley and DC relations — The executives of tech's biggest companies largely ignored Donald Trump before the 2016 election. This time around, they're far more friendly.
More: The Wrap, Yahoo Finance, Futurism, New York Times, CCN.com, DNyuz, and Benzinga
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
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Threads: @zuck, @documentingmeta, @bostonjoan, @kylie.robison, @quillmatiq, @reidhoffman, @mac_ryan_, @anildash, @mattnavarra, @theromit, and @taylorlorenz
Bluesky: @shultzman.com, @o.simardcasanova.net, and @davidrvetter.bsky.social
X: @tim_cook, @jeffbezos, @mcuban, @sundarpichai, @sama, @satyanadella, @billgates, @reidhoffman, @ajassy, @bigtechalert, @elonmusk, @gdb, @bcmerchant, @mikeisaac, @michaeldell, @dougleone, @aaronp613, @elonmusk, @mikeisaac, @theviewfromll2, @seangarrette, @drericding, @teddyschleifer, @bgrueskin, @mattdpearce, @jbendery, @canteverdie, @davill, @jstein_wapo, @markmobility, and @cristianoamon
Forums: r/democrats and r/BlueOrigin
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Matter launches its 1.4 spec, including “enhanced multi-admin” and updates to energy management support, in a bid to get the smart home standard back on track — It's been two long years since the launch of Matter — the one smart home standard designed to rule them all …
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LinkedIn: Jonathan Hui and Musa Unmehopa
Forums: r/MatterProtocol and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
The US SEC's crypto enforcement is slated for a major rollback under President Trump, who in July 2024 pledged to fire Gary Gensler on the first day in office — - Trump has pledged to fire Gensler on the first day in office — Next SEC chair is expected to push forward new regulations
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X: @eleanorterrett, @punk6529, and @iampaulgrewal
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: CFPB told staff not to use mobile voice calls or text messages due to risk from the China-linked telecom hack; many US officials curtailed phone use — A federal agency has issued a directive to employees to reduce the use of their phones for work matters due to China's recent hack …
More: CyberScoop, The Verge, ABC7, and CPO Magazine
| Bloomberg: |
An interview with Changpeng Zhao about his four months of incarceration, investing in X, forced separation from Binance, plans for the future, and more — - Changpeng Zhao speaks in first post-prison press interview — Exchange founder's fortune jumps $12 billion after US election| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Anthropic partners with Palantir and AWS to let US intel and defense agencies access its Claude models and “operationalize” their use on Palantir using AWS — Anthropic on Thursday announced that it's teaming up with Palantir, the data-mining firm, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) …
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X: @nearcyan, @teknium1, @nabeelqu, @palantirtech, and @mikebutcher
LinkedIn: Kevin Kawasaki and Shane Jones
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Roblox plans to stop kids under 13 from accessing experiences with “certain types of interactive features”, including “social hangouts”, starting on November 18 — Roblox is going to block kids from accessing certain types of experiences following reports alleging that the platform has enabled child abuse.| Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: |
Sources: TSMC and GlobalFoundries have finished negotiating agreements for billions of dollars in grants and loans under the CHIPS Act to support US factories — - US officials look to announce agreements in coming weeks — Biden team is racing to get Chips Act money out the door| Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security, but says it is not blocking Canadians' access; TikTok plans to appeal — Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks …
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Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @majorlinux@toot …
X: @mgeist, @dmacpher, @dmacpher, @geoffreygertz, @privacylawyer, @swbenzie, @prairiecentrist, and @scott_dlb
LinkedIn: Joshua Krane and Sarah Thompson
Forums: r/canadaleft, r/technology, r/InternationalNews, and r/China
| Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: |
Take-Two reports Q2 net bookings up 2% YoY to $1.47B, vs. $1.43B est., net revenue up 4% to $1.35B, and sells its Private Division label to an unnamed buyer — Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO.O) beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter bookings and profit on Wednesday …
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X: @gtanet, @wario64, @deantak, @jasonschreier, @videotechuk_, and @jasonschreier. LinkedIn: Rafael Brown. Forums: r/NoRestForTheWicked
| Maani Truu / ABC: |
Australia plans to introduce legislation that would ban children under 16 from using social media, including those who already have accounts or parental consent — In short: — Social media users under the age of 16 are set to be barred from using social media, under legislation expected to be introduced to parliament this month.
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X: @mike_salter, @mxalexwallace, @hierobadge, @brenthodgson, @gomichild, @joneshowdareyou, @mikecarlton01, @theboywizard_, @esilacsynohtna, @patricklenton, @ianamossyd, @leo_puglisi6, @thebigjohnnyd, @jordana_s_, and @albomp
LinkedIn: Tom Aouad, Steve Caswell, and Nathan Haines
Forums: r/australian, r/worldnews, r/stupidpol, r/anime_titties, r/worldnews, and r/technology
| New York Times: |
How Russia openly escalated its online interference before the US election, including fabricated videos to support Trump, some of which had very little traction — The Kremlin did not bother to hide its efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, as it did in the past.Sponsor Posts
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Cloudflare:
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Zoho:
Beyond productivity: Why live captions belong in every meeting — You join a meeting, someone starts talking, and within a minute, there are names, numbers, ideas, and unfamiliar terms flying around. You could ask them to repeat it.
Beyond productivity: Why live captions belong in every meeting — You join a meeting, someone starts talking, and within a minute, there are names, numbers, ideas, and unfamiliar terms flying around. You could ask them to repeat it.
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