31 October 2023
Xbox Game Pass’s November is full of day one launches - 2023-10-31 22:37:37Z
Title:Xbox Game Pass's November is full of day one launches Summary: Xbox Game Pass's first wave of November titles includes several new games, including Like a Dragon Gaiden and Thirsty Suitors. Link: Xbox Game Pass's November is full of day one launches
DeepMind says its latest AlphaFold model can generate predictions for nearly all molecules in the Protein Data Bank and for ligands, nucleic acids, and more (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
DeepMind says its latest AlphaFold model can generate predictions for nearly all molecules in the Protein Data Bank and for ligands, nucleic acids, and more — Nearly five years ago, DeepMind, one of Google's more prolific AI-centered research labs, debuted AlphaFold, an AI system …
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On his final day of testimony, SBF denied knowing that billions of dollars in customer money had been misappropriated until shortly before FTX collapsed (New York Times)
On his final day of testimony, SBF denied knowing that billions of dollars in customer money had been misappropriated until shortly before FTX collapsed — The founder of the FTX crypto exchange was grilled by a federal prosecutor for a second day, just before both sides rested their case in the criminal fraud trial.
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Sources: WeWork plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as next week (Wall Street Journal)
Sources: WeWork plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as early as next week — Once a venture capital-backed star with an astronomical valuation, the flexible-office-space provider is now preparing for chapter 11 protection — WeWork is planning to file for bankruptcy as early as next week …
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Google and Match Group say they've reached a settlement in an app store antitrust case, letting Match implement third-party billing options by March 31, 2024 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Google and Match Group say they've reached a settlement in an app store antitrust case, letting Match implement third-party billing options by March 31, 2024 — Google and Match announced today they've reached a settlement in the antitrust battle Match waged against the tech giant …
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How can AI better understand humans? Simple: by asking us questions - 2023-10-31 20:35:02Z
Title:How can AI better understand humans? Simple: by asking us questions Summary: This could save enterprise software developers a lot of time when booting up LLM-powered chatbots for customer or employee-facing apps Link: How can AI better understand humans? Simple: by asking us questions
AMD’s Q3 revenues hit $5.8B, up 4% as PC CPUs grow again - 2023-10-31 20:33:00Z
Title:AMD's Q3 revenues hit $5.8B, up 4% as PC CPUs grow again Summary: Advanced Micro Devices reported that revenue in its third quarter was $5.8 billion, up 4% from a year earlier as as new products, AI chips and data center tech grew in the quarter. Link: AMD's Q3 revenues hit $5.8B, up 4% as PC CPUs grow again
AI pioneers Hinton, Ng, LeCun, Bengio amp up x-risk debate - 2023-10-31 19:27:06Z
Title:AI pioneers Hinton, Ng, LeCun, Bengio amp up x-risk debate Summary: AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, Andrew Ng, Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio have amped up their debate over AI's existential risks. Link: AI pioneers Hinton, Ng, LeCun, Bengio amp up x-risk debate
Canva launches AI tools for education - 2023-10-31 18:56:21Z
Title:Canva launches AI tools for education Summary: The new Classroom Magic features are available free for all students, teachers, and districts in the K-12 level. Link: Canva launches AI tools for education
The ‘World Cup’ of AI policy: will USA win? | the AI Beat - 2023-10-31 15:43:30Z
Title:The 'World Cup' of AI policy: will USA win? | the AI Beat Summary: Biden's AI Executive Order was just the first step before the UK Safety Summit and the EU AI Act. Who will win this 'World Cup' of AI policy? Link: The 'World Cup' of AI policy: will USA win? | the AI Beat
Solana Labs launches GameShift beta to simplify blockchain game development - 2023-10-31 15:55:00Z
Title:Solana Labs launches GameShift beta to simplify blockchain game development Summary: Solana Labs has launched a beta for GameShift, a platform that makes it easier for game developers to create blockchain games. Link: Solana Labs launches GameShift beta to simplify blockchain game development
Sony Pictures, Spyglass Media and MeetKai create Survive Thanksgiving horror metaverse - 2023-10-31 16:00:00Z
Title:Sony Pictures, Spyglass Media and MeetKai create Survive Thanksgiving horror metaverse Summary: Spyglass Media Group and Sony Pictures have teamed up with MeetKai to create a horror metaverse experience for an upcoming film. Link: Sony Pictures, Spyglass Media and MeetKai create Survive Thanksgiving horror metaverse
Revenue opportunities for game developers in the wake of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act - 2023-10-31 15:10:00Z
Title:Revenue opportunities for game developers in the wake of the European Union's Digital Markets Act Summary: The EU's DMA isn't all rules and regulations; it opens up new revenue paths for game companies. Learn more in this panel from GamesBeat Next. Link: Revenue opportunities for game developers in the wake of the European Union's Digital Markets Act
Silent Hill: Ascension premieres tonight as spooky audience participation game - 2023-10-31 14:00:00Z
Title:Silent Hill: Ascension premieres tonight as spooky audience participation game Summary: Genvid Entertainment and Konami Digital Entertainment will debut Silent Hill: Ascension tonight at 6 pm Pacific time. Link: Silent Hill: Ascension premieres tonight as spooky audience participation game
Form launches HeadCoach real-time coaching for AR swim goggles - 2023-10-31 14:00:00Z
Title:Form launches HeadCoach real-time coaching for AR swim goggles Summary: Form, a maker of augmented reality swim goggles, wants to revolutionize athletic performance with the launch of HeadCoach, a live digital swim coach. Link: Form launches HeadCoach real-time coaching for AR swim goggles
A look at the creators who report and aggregate news on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and others, as people under 35 move away from traditional news sources (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)
A look at the creators who report and aggregate news on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and others, as people under 35 move away from traditional news sources — One recent study concluded consumers are looking for news that “feels more relevant,” giving a boost to creators on social media
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With U.S. tech salaries at a 5-year-low, here’s how to make more money - 2023-10-31 12:04:33Z
Title:With U.S. tech salaries at a 5-year-low, here's how to make more money Summary: Salary negotiations can be more challenging during times of uncertainty. Read on for some tips on increasing your earning potential. Link: With U.S. tech salaries at a 5-year-low, here's how to make more money
Weav exits stealth with plug-and-play AI copilots for enterprises - 2023-10-31 13:00:00Z
Title:Weav exits stealth with plug-and-play AI copilots for enterprises Summary: A plug-and-play offering that cuts down the time and effort needed to integrate AI could be a game changer for teams Link: Weav exits stealth with plug-and-play AI copilots for enterprises
Dell and Meta partner to bring Llama 2 open source AI to enterprise users on-premises - 2023-10-31 13:00:00Z
Title:Dell and Meta partner to bring Llama 2 open source AI to enterprise users on-premises Summary: Dell today announced that it is adding support for Meta Llama 2 models to its lineup of Dell Validated Design for Generative AI hardware. Link: Dell and Meta partner to bring Llama 2 open source AI to enterprise users on-premises
Crucial launches T500 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs for gaming - 2023-10-31 13:00:00Z
Title:Crucial launches T500 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs for gaming Summary: Crucial launched its T500 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs for gaming and high-performance applications. Link: Crucial launches T500 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs for gaming
Shield AI, which makes autonomous drones and other military tech for the US and its allies, raised $200M co-led by USIT and Riot Ventures at a $2.7B valuation (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)
Shield AI, which makes autonomous drones and other military tech for the US and its allies, raised $200M co-led by USIT and Riot Ventures at a $2.7B valuation — - Startup's drone software can fly without remote pilot or GPS — Thomas Tull's USIT, Riot Ventures, Cathie Wood's ARK invested
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The US says 40 countries plan to sign a pledge never to pay ransom to cybercriminals and to work toward eliminating the hackers' funding mechanism (Zeba Siddiqui/Reuters)
The US says 40 countries plan to sign a pledge never to pay ransom to cybercriminals and to work toward eliminating the hackers' funding mechanism — Forty countries in a U.S.-led alliance plan to sign a pledge never to pay ransom to cybercriminals and to work toward eliminating …
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CCData: almost a year since FTX collapsed, monthly spot trading volume at crypto exchanges dropped from $922.9B in October 2022 to $461.3B in October 2023 (Bloomberg)
CCData: almost a year since FTX collapsed, monthly spot trading volume at crypto exchanges dropped from $922.9B in October 2022 to $461.3B in October 2023 — - Volumes are still down 50%, despite slight recovery in October — Some firms are reducing exposure, others are diversifying
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Sources: new US rules may compel Nvidia to cancel $5B+ in 2024 orders for its chips in China; Nvidia had already fulfilled its 2023 orders before the controls (Wall Street Journal)
Sources: new US rules may compel Nvidia to cancel $5B+ in 2024 orders for its chips in China; Nvidia had already fulfilled its 2023 orders before the controls — Artificial-intelligence company scrapped plans to rush shipments to China this month before new restrictions were brought forward
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Biden's EO on AI tries to chart a middle path by letting AI development continue with modest new rules and signaling the government plans to monitor AI progress (Kevin Roose/New York Times)
Biden's EO on AI tries to chart a middle path by letting AI development continue with modest new rules and signaling the government plans to monitor AI progress — President Biden announced regulations on Monday that seemed to have a little bit for everyone.
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Sources: Alibaba is pressuring Tmall and Taobao merchants to offer rock-bottom prices during Singles Day, which ends on November 11, or risk losing traffic (Reuters)
Sources: Alibaba is pressuring Tmall and Taobao merchants to offer rock-bottom prices during Singles Day, which ends on November 11, or risk losing traffic — China's Alibaba (9988.HK) is pressuring merchants to offer rock-bottom prices on its marketplaces in this year's Singles Day extravaganza …
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Andrew Ng, who taught Sam Altman at Stanford and co-founded Google Brain, says Big Tech is lying about AI extinction to trigger heavier regulation of rivals (John Davidson/Australian Financial Review)
Andrew Ng, who taught Sam Altman at Stanford and co-founded Google Brain, says Big Tech is lying about AI extinction to trigger heavier regulation of rivals — Key Points — Big Tech wants tough AI rules that would make life hard for small competitors
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Indian opposition leaders say Apple warned more than six of them of state-backed iPhone attacks; Apple confirms the notification but did not attribute the hacks (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Indian opposition leaders say Apple warned more than six of them of state-backed iPhone attacks; Apple confirms the notification but did not attribute the hacks — Apple has warned over a half dozen Indian politicians, other members of political parties and journalists of their iPhones …
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Filings: China's Big Fund invests $1.99B in DRAM maker Changxin Xinqiao, or 33.15% of its total registered capital, part of plans to build 12-inch memory wafers (Reuters)
Filings: China's Big Fund invests $1.99B in DRAM maker Changxin Xinqiao, or 33.15% of its total registered capital, part of plans to build 12-inch memory wafers — China's state-backed chip investment fund has invested 14.56 billion yuan ($1.99 billion) in a memory chip company called Changxin Xinqiao, records showed.
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Atari agrees to buy classic game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20M - 2023-10-31 08:56:00Z
Title:Atari agrees to buy classic game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20M Summary: Atari has agreed to buy classic video game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20 million in cash and stock. Link: Atari agrees to buy classic game maker Digital Eclipse for up to $20M
Taiwan's Powerchip plans to build a $5.3B chip facility in northeast Japan with financing from SBI and Japan, aiming to produce 40nm to 55nm chips by 2027 (Bloomberg)
Taiwan's Powerchip plans to build a $5.3B chip facility in northeast Japan with financing from SBI and Japan, aiming to produce 40nm to 55nm chips by 2027 — - Initial investment to be $2.8 billion on automotive chip plant — Move bolsters Japan's domestic chip manufacturing capacity
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IBM research: AI can make phishing, already used in ~90% of cyberattacks, more effective at scale, though widespread use has not yet been detected (Eric Geller/The Messenger)
IBM research: AI can make phishing, already used in ~90% of cyberattacks, more effective at scale, though widespread use has not yet been detected — Phishing attacks are already devastatingly successful. What happens when artificial intelligence makes them even harder to spot?
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A look at Woven Planet, Toyota's ambitious software unit that was renamed Woven by Toyota as it struggled to connect with the changing goals of its parent (River Davis/Wall Street Journal)
A look at Woven Planet, Toyota's ambitious software unit that was renamed Woven by Toyota as it struggled to connect with the changing goals of its parent — Toyota needed software expertise, but making a startup mentality mesh with an 86-year-old giant proved challenging. Now it's trying a new way.
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Alibaba unveils Tongyi Qianwen 2 LLM with "hundreds of billions of" parameters and 8 industry-specific models for entertainment, finance, healthcare, and legal (Josh Ye/Reuters)
Alibaba unveils Tongyi Qianwen 2 LLM with “hundreds of billions of” parameters and 8 industry-specific models for entertainment, finance, healthcare, and legal — Chinese technology giant Alibaba (9988.HK) said on Tuesday it has updated its artificial intelligence (AI) …
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Canada bans WeChat and Moscow-based Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices as they "present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security" (Ismail Shakil/Reuters)
Canada bans WeChat and Moscow-based Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices as they “present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security” — Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due …
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A US judge dismissed AI copyright infringement claims against Midjourney and DeviantArt by three artists, but allowed a claim against Stability AI to proceed (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
A US judge dismissed AI copyright infringement claims against Midjourney and DeviantArt by three artists, but allowed a claim against Stability AI to proceed — While a federal judge advanced an infringement claim against Stability AI, he dismissed the rest of the lawsuit.
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Apple accessories including the Magic Keyboard, Mouse, and Trackpad that accompany the newly announced M3 iMac still feature a Lightning port instead of USB-C (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)
Apple accessories including the Magic Keyboard, Mouse, and Trackpad that accompany the newly announced M3 iMac still feature a Lightning port instead of USB-C — The newly announced M3 iMac is still accompanied by peripherals with a Lightning port for pairing and charging, rather than USB-C as rumored.
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Researchers says hackers stole $4.4M in crypto from 25+ victims on October 25 using private keys and passphrases from a 2022 LastPass breach (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)
Researchers says hackers stole $4.4M in crypto from 25+ victims on October 25 using private keys and passphrases from a 2022 LastPass breach — Hackers have stolen $4.4 million in cryptocurrency on October 25th using private keys and passphrases stored in stolen LastPass databases …
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Samsung reports Q3 revenue down 12% YoY to ~$50B, net income down 40% YoY to ~$4.1B vs. an 86% decline in Q2 2023, and a chip division operating loss of ~$2.78B (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)
Samsung reports Q3 revenue down 12% YoY to ~$50B, net income down 40% YoY to ~$4.1B vs. an 86% decline in Q2 2023, and a chip division operating loss of ~$2.78B — - Net income was more than twice what analysts estimated — Mobile panel business had significant increase in profit
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GamesBeat’s Women in Gaming breakfast discusses non-linear careers - 2023-10-31 00:51:34Z
Title:GamesBeat's Women in Gaming breakfast discusses non-linear careers Summary: GamesBeat held its 7th Women in Gaming Breakfast at its GamesBeat Next event. Here's what the panelists had to say. Link: GamesBeat's Women in Gaming breakfast discusses non-linear careers
Apple discontinues the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the last Mac with a Touch Bar, with the company only offering 14-inch and 16-inch Macbook Pro models (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
Apple discontinues the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the last Mac with a Touch Bar, with the company only offering 14-inch and 16-inch Macbook Pro models — With the launch of the new M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has discontinued the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The 13-inch MacBook Pro is no longer listed …
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Apple's 14" MacBook Pro with M3 starts at $1,599 and at $1,999 with the M3 Pro, and the 16" MacBook Pro with M3 starts at $2,499 (Apple)
Apple's 14" MacBook Pro with M3 starts at $1,599 and at $1,999 with the M3 Pro, and the 16" MacBook Pro with M3 starts at $2,499 — 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 now starts at $1,599 — 14- and 16-inch models with M3 Pro and M3 Max are available in a gorgeous new space black finish
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