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• newKiss’ final show ended with a performance by digital avatars made to immortalize the band
  Kiss’ final live performance at Madison Square Garden in New York last night also turned out to be the first for the band’s successors — four digital avatars that will play on in the real members’ retirement from physical shows. Kiss conclude…
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• newGoogle is reportedly pushing the launch of its Gemini AI to 2024
  Google has canceled its Gemini launch events scheduled for next week and now plans to launch its GPT-4 competitor in January, according to The Information. The company teased Gemini at I/O 2023, touting it then as a foundational model with “impress…
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• Amazon is swallowing its pride to ensure its internet satellites get to orbit on time
  Amazon announced on Friday that it’s signed a contract with SpaceX to deliver batches of its Project Kuiper satellites to low Earth orbit in 2025. SpaceX is undoubtedly Amazon’s biggest competitor as it breaks into the satellite internet space, a…
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• 23andMe hackers accessed ancestry information on millions of customers using a feature that matches relatives
  An SEC filing has revealed more details on a data breach affecting 23andMe users that was disclosed earlier this fall. The company says its investigation found hackers were able to access the accounts of roughly 0.1 percent of its userbase, or about…
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• Amazon just dropped the first teaser trailer for its Fallout series
  Amazon has released the first official teaser trailer for Fallout, its upcoming live-action series based on the best-selling video games. The clip gives us a look at Amazon’s take on the post-apocalyptic wasteland, and Yellowjackets actor Ella Purn…
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• OpenAI’s GPT Store won’t be released until 2024
  OpenAI is pushing the launch of its GPT Store to early 2024, according to an email seen by The Verge. The company introduced its GPT Builder tool in early November at its first developer conference, giving subscribers an easy way to create their own…
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• The Morning After: Google's geothermal power plant in the desert and more
  Sorry to interrupt your Saturday, but did you somehow miss that Google made a geothermal energy plant in the middle of Nevada? You know, that place with all the water for turbines? Or the incredibly dumb way security researchers were able to pull pri…
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• Walmart says it’s no longer advertising on X
  Walmart has seen enough from X. The retailer, America’s single biggest employer and largest company by revenue, told Reuters on Friday it’s no longer advertising on the platform formerly known as Twitter. The departure follows owner Elon Musk amp…
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• The Game Awards raises an old question: What does indie mean?
  The Game Awards got it wrong this year. One of the titles nominated for Best Independent Game, Dave the Diver, was produced by Nexon, one of the largest video game studios in South Korea. No matter how hard you squint, it is not indie. Dave the Diver…
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• Google’s new AI experiment composes abstract musical clips inspired by instruments
  Google’s new generative AI experiment lets you create music “inspired by” over 100 instruments worldwide. Instrument Playground starts by asking for a simple prompt containing a musical instrument’s name, optionally preceded by an adjective l…
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• What did an iPhone camera do to this poor woman's arms?
  A woman was photographed standing in front of two mirrors with an iPhone camera, but the actual photo shows three completely different arm positions. The arms are in different locations in mirror number one, mirror number two and in actual real life.…
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• Meta's apps are still promoting child predation content, report finds
  Meta is failing to stop vast networks of people using its platform to promote child abuse content, a new report in The Wall Street Journal says, citing numerous disturbing examples of child exploitation it uncovered on Facebook and Instagram. The rep…
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• A big Analogue Pocket restock is coming, but cart adapters are delayed again
  The acclaimed Analogue Pocket multi-system portable handheld console is a bona fide hit. It’s so popular, in fact, that it's been sold out for weeks. Have no fear, would-be purchasers. Analogue just announced a major restock. The consoles will be a…
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• Telegram now offers all users limited transcriptions of voice messages
  Telegram has released a major update for its iOS and Android apps that includes an array of new and upgraded features. Since last year, Telegram Premium users have been able to get transcriptions of voice and video messages and now the platform is op…
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• Researchers quantify the carbon footprint of generating AI images
  Researchers at the AI startup Hugging Face collaborated with Carnegie Mellon University and discovered that generating an image using artificial intelligence, whether it's to create stock images or realistic ID photos, has a carbon footprint equivale…
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• All the best Cyber Monday deals that are still live on Amazon right now
  Cyber Monday may have come and gone, but quite a few of the deals are still live. We're also seeing new discounts and bundles pop up that weren't previously listed. If you didn't get everything you need during the frenzy of Black Friday sales, you ca…
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• Apple's MacBook Pro M3 is on sale for $200 off
  The just-released Apple MacBook Pro M3 is already on sale. You can snag the 14-inch model for $1,600 via Amazon. That’s a savings of $200, or 11 percent for the math fanatics out there. Not bad for a laptop that launched just three weeks ago.Here…
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• Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are back on sale for $328
  Perplexing name aside, the Sony WH-1000XM5 is our favorite pair of wireless headphones for most people, and now the noise-canceling cans are back on sale for $328. This deal has popped up multiple times in the past year, most recently during the many…
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• Sci-fi RTS sequel Homeworld 3 will arrive on March 8
  The long-awaited sci-fi strategy sequel Homeworld 3 at last has a release date. It’s now slated to arrive on March 8. That’s another slight delay, given the February release window that developer Blackbird Interactive and publisher Gearbox were a…
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• Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers
  YouTube recently took dramatic action against anyone visiting its site with an ad blocker running — after a few pieces of content, it'll simply stop serving you videos. If you want to get past the wall, that ad blocker will (probably) need to be tu…
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• The Xbox Series X is down to just $349 right now
  If you've been meaning to pick up an Xbox Series X but weren't able to grab one on Black Friday, good news: Walmart has a bundle that pairs the powerful console with a digital copy of the action-RPG Diablo IV on sale for $349. That's the largest disc…
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• The best audio interfaces in 2023
  A good audio interface can make all the difference if you make music, podcast, stream or even just enjoy listening to any of those things. Your Mac or PC’s built-in sound will be just fine for most pedestrian tasks, but for creators it’s likely g…
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• The Morning After: NASA and IBM team up for powerful AI weather model
  NASA and IBM are building an AI model for weather and climate applications, combining their knowledge and skills in earth science and AI. They say the foundation model (more on that in a bit) should offer “significant advantages over existing techn…
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• Prime members can buy a Blink Video Doorbell and two Outdoor Cameras for $100
  If you recently moved into a new place or are just looking to update your home's security, now's a good time to do so. Though Black Friday has come and gone, Blink's video doorbell and two fourth-generation outdoor smart security cameras bundle is cu…
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• Huawei is allegedly building a self-sufficient chip network using state investment fund
  We've seen Huawei's surprising strides with its recent smartphones — especially the in-house 7nm 5G processor within, but apparently the company has been working on something far more significant to bypass the US import ban. According to a new Bloo…
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• TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights
  Montana's unprecedented state-wide ban of Chinese short-video app, TikTok, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024, but as reported by Reuters, US District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction just one month ahead to block said…
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• Tesla's Cybertruck is a dystopian, masturbatory fantasy
  It’s been four years since Tesla first announced the Cybertruck, a hideously ugly electric pickup truck that didn’t seem to actually improve on EVs or pickups in any meaningful way. Instead, the 6,600-pound mass of “stainless super steel” see…
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• Apple patches two security vulnerabilities on iPhone, iPad and Mac
  Apple pushed updates to iOS, iPadOS and macOS software today to patch two zero-day security vulnerabilities. The company suggested the bugs had been actively deployed in the wild. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited…
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• Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck will start at $60,990 before rebates
  After years of production delays, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to a dimly lit stage on Thursday to hand-deliver the first batch of Cybertruck EVs to their new owners during a delivery event held at the Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. The company has…
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• TikTok's new profile tools are just for musicians
  TikTok has introduced the Artist Account, which offers up-and-coming musicians new ways to curate their profiles in ways that boost discoverability. The new suite of tools are not just meant for rising stars: established pop icons can also add an art…
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• Steam’s streaming software now lets you wirelessly play PC VR games on Quest headsets
  One of the key selling points of Meta Quest VR headsets is that they can play PC VR titles, but you have to be physically connected via a link cable to the PC. There are some third-party workarounds that allow for wireless game streaming, like Virtua…
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• Call of Duty games start landing on NVIDIA GeForce Now
  One of the major concessions Microsoft made to regulators to get its blockbuster acquisition of Activision Blizzard over the line was agreeing to let users of third-party cloud services stream Xbox-owned games. Starting today, you can play three Call…
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• Formula E now lets you stream every race from its first nine seasons for free
  There's still time to get acquainted with Formula E before the new season begins in January. To help with that, the all-electric racing series has opened up its vault and made every race from its first nine seasons available to stream for free. Start…
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• Bipartisan Senate bill would kill the TSA’s ‘Big Brother’ airport facial recognition
  US Senators John Kennedy (R-LA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday to end involuntary facial recognition screening at airports. The Traveler Privacy Protection Act would block the Transportation Security Administration (TS…
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• JBL Authentics 300 review: Alexa and Google Assistant coexisting
  Several companies have taken shots at Sonos over the years when it comes to multi-room audio and self-tuning speakers with built-in voice assistants. These devices are a lot more common in 2023 than they used to be, so there’s a whole host of optio…
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• Meta sues FTC to block new restrictions on monetizing kids’ data
  Meta has sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an attempt to stop regulators from reopening a landmark $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020 and to allow it to monetize kids’ data across apps like Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. This comes…
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• Can digital watermarking protect us from generative AI?
  The Biden White House recently enacted its latest executive order designed to establish a guiding framework for generative artificial intelligence development — including content authentication and using digital watermarks to indicate when digital…
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• YouTube Music brings personalized album art to its 2023 Recap
  YouTube Music users who have seen their Spotify- and Apple Music-using friends share their listening stats from this year can now join the party. YouTube Music Recap is now live and you can access it from the 2023 Recap page in the app. You'll be abl…
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• Evernote officially limits free users to 50 notes and one measly notebook
  Evernote has confirmed the service’s tightly leashed new free plan, which the company tested with some users earlier this week. Starting December 4, the note-taking app will restrict new and current accounts to 50 notes and one notebook. Existing f…
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• Expressive E Osmose review: A game-changing MPE keyboard, but a frustrating synthesizer
  When I first got to see the Expressive E Osmose way back in 2019, I knew it was special. In my 15-plus years covering technology, it was one of the only devices I’ve experienced that actually had the potential to be truly “game changing.” And I…
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• Google's latest Android update includes AI-created image descriptions and animations for voice messages
  Google is rolling out a trio of system updates to Android, Wear OS and Google TV devices. Each brings new features to associated gadgets. Android devices, like smartphones, are getting updated Emoji Kitchen sticker combinations. You can remix emojis…
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• Google Messages now lets you choose your own chat bubble colors
  Google is rolling out a string of updates for the Messages app, including the ability to customize the colors of the text bubbles and backgrounds. So, if you really want to, you can have blue bubbles in your Android messaging app. You can have a diff…
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• Tesla will deliver the first Cybertrucks today at 3PM ET
  If you’ve long dreamed of watching a very small number of vehicles roll off an assembly line, today’s your chance. Tesla is holding a livestream event to highlight deliveries of its long-awaited Cybertruck. The company has only managed to manufac…
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• Logitech's Litra Glow streamer light falls to a new low of $40
  It's getting dark much too early, and that means a lot more time in movies or live streaming with a bright overhead light or frustrating shadows. Logitech's Litra Glow is a fantastic option for ensuring you look good on camera, and right now, it's at…
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• How OpenAI's ChatGPT has changed the world in just a year
  Over the course of two months from its debut in November 2022, ChatGPT exploded in popularity, from niche online curio to 100 million monthly active users — the fastest user base growth in the history of the Internet. In less than a year, it has ea…
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• The US government is no longer briefing Meta about foreign influence campaigns
  As Meta gears up for the 2024 election, the company is grappling with a new challenge that could slow its efforts to combat foreign attempts at election interference. US government agencies have stopped sharing information with the company’s securi…
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• The best Android phones for 2023
  When it comes to smartphones, the iPhone is the only game in town if you want to be in the iOS ecosystem. However, that's not the case with Andriod. One of the best things about the Android phone market is its variety: you have a wide range of differ…
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• Threads may finally launch in Europe in December
  Meta has decided to play ball with the European Union's online services regulations in order to bring Threads to its member countries. According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta will make Threads available across Europe in December and, in compliance…
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• HTC's Vive Ultimate Trackers have cameras to improve full-body tracking
  HTC released the Vive Ultimate Tracker, which when paired with one of the company’s virtual reality headsets, delivers multi-point body tracking for users for everything from first-person shooter gaming to soccer skills training. The new tracker fo…
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• Universal Audio is giving away Volt 2 audio interfaces with Spark subscriptions
  Many companies give away free plugins in honor of the holiday season, but Universal Audio is taking things a step further. The audio giant is giving away free Volt 2 hardware interfaces with the purchase of a yearly subscription to its Spark plugin p…
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Tech News - Yahoo! News

• newChip Materials Maker Goes Into Debt Rather Than Raise Prices
  
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• newOil climbs as Mideast tension back in focus
  
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• newUS stock rally could wobble if tensions spike after Red Sea attacks
  
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• newBrookfield's $10.6 bln bid for Origin Energy expected to fail on Monday
  
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• newBill Gates Says Chances of Meeting 2C Warming Goal Fading Fast
  
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• newFidelity and Jane Street Back CoreWeave at $7 Billion Valuation
  
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• newCrime Blotter: Apple Store sting leads to arrest for gym owner
  
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• newAl Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared
  
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• newLula says Brazil never to be full member of OPEC+, only observer
  
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• newScientists at COP28 Say Carbon Removal Fast Becoming Necessary
  
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• Raimondo Says Commerce Needs More Money to Halt China Chip Drive
  
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• The Future of Nuclear Energy Will Be Decided In Idaho
  
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• COP28: Exxon Mobil CEO rebuffs IEA criticism of carbon capture strategy
  
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• Exclusive-U.S., allies pressure Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama over Russia oil sanctions
  
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• Larry Summers Says OpenAI Technology ‘Extraordinarily Important’
  
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• OpenAI Delays Launch of Online Store for Custom Chatbots
  
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• Amazon to Hire Rival SpaceX to Launch Internet Satellites
  
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• Montana's ban on TikTok is now on hold
  
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• TikTok Ban in Montana Blocked by Court as Free Speech Threat
  
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• Ecopro, Samsung Ink Massive $34 Billion Battery Deal Despite EV Slump
  
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• Credit-Starved Venezuelan Shoppers Flock to Buy Now, Pay Later App Cashea
  
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• Startup Raises $17.5 Million to Bring AI to Holiday Shopping Logistics
  
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• Brazil to join OPEC+ but won't cap oil output, Petrobras CEO says
  
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• Pakistan Starts Sovereign VC Fund to Lure Startup Investors Back
  
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• Alibaba’s Value Slips Below PDD’s in Landmark for China
  
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• TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights
  
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• Google pushes for antitrust action against Microsoft in UK cloud market
  
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• Yaccarino’s Memo to X Staff Calls Musk ‘Candid and Profound’
  
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• US Compels Saudi Fund to Exit AI Chip Startup Backed by Altman
  
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• Brazil's Braskem sued over sinking ground from Alagoas mines
  
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• Dell Sales Miss Estimates With Corporate PCs Still Lagging
  
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• AI wars: Amazon is coming for Microsoft and Google
  
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• TikTok CEO Challenged by Tech Leaders on Pro-Palestine Posts
  
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• US refiner Phillips 66 retains big-name advisers for Elliott duel
  
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• Why chinstrap penguins sleep thousands of times a day
  
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• On ChatGPT's first anniversary, its mobile apps have topped 110M installs and nearly $30M in revenue
  
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• 4 takeaways from Musk’s fiery interview with the New York Times
  
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• ASML’s New Chief Is Stepping Into the Middle of a Trade War
  
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• One year later, ChatGPT is still alive and kicking
  
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• Broadcom adds silicon AI features to speed new Trident networking chip
  
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• Kognitos raises $20M to help businesses automate back-office processes
  
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• OpenAI Will Add Microsoft as Board Observer, Plans Governance Changes
  
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• Microsoft's $3.2 billion UK investment to drive AI growth
  
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• Marketmind: November bids adieu with inflation data, OPEC
  
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• ASML to Appoint Fouquet CEO When Wennink Retires Next Year
  
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• Jack Ma Returns to Rally Troops as Alibaba’s Troubles Deepen
  
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• These Companies Are Pushing Back on Science Showing Their Pollution
  
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• Occidental in talks to buy Permian producer CrownRock: source
  
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• Xi’s First Shanghai Visit Since 2020 Showcases Tech, Finance
  
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• Phillips 66 to continue 'constructive dialogue' with Elliott Investment
  
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Techmeme

• newUS regulators are proposing a labeling system for AI healthcare apps, including requiring disclosure of how the tools are trained and how they perform (Wall Street Journal)
  Wall Street Journal:US regulators are proposing a labeling system for AI healthcare apps, including requiring disclosure of how the tools are trained and how they perform  —  Regulators want to create a ‘nutrition label’ for AI apps in one…
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• newBitcoin trades above $40K for the first time since May 2022 as the digital asset extends its 2023 rebound on expectations of interest-rate cuts and ETF demand (Sunil Jagtiani/Bloomberg)
  Sunil Jagtiani / Bloomberg:Bitcoin trades above $40K for the first time since May 2022 as the digital asset extends its 2023 rebound on expectations of interest-rate cuts and ETF demand  —  - Expectations for first US spot Bitcoin ETFs propell…
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• newDocuments: OpenAI signed a letter of intent in 2019 to spend $51M on brain-inspired chips developed by startup Rain AI, in which Sam Altman had invested $1M+ (Paresh Dave/Wired)
  Paresh Dave / Wired:Documents: OpenAI signed a letter of intent in 2019 to spend $51M on brain-inspired chips developed by startup Rain AI, in which Sam Altman had invested $1M+  —  Documents show that OpenAI signed a letter of intent to spend…
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• newCoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, closed a minority stake sale to investors led by Fidelity; sources say the sale values the startup at $7B (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg)
  Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:CoreWeave, which offers Nvidia GPUs in the cloud, closed a minority stake sale to investors led by Fidelity; sources say the sale values the startup at $7B  —  - IMCO, JPMorgan Asset Management, Zoom Ventures bet on sta…
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• newA deep dive into the founding of DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, as many of their backers feared the risks of advanced AI but wanted the power to shape it (New York Times)
  New York Times:A deep dive into the founding of DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic, as many of their backers feared the risks of advanced AI but wanted the power to shape it  —  The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intellige…
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• newChase Bank could be an ideal Goldman Sachs replacement for Apple Card, as it uses the same Mastercard network and already has a strong relationship with Apple (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
  Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:Chase Bank could be an ideal Goldman Sachs replacement for Apple Card, as it uses the same Mastercard network and already has a strong relationship with Apple  —  Apple and Goldman Sachs are on the verge of splitting up…
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• newResearchers show AI misalignment in a GPT-4-based stock trading bot that performed insider trading in a simulated environment without being instructed to do so (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
  Matt Levine / Bloomberg:Researchers show AI misalignment in a GPT-4-based stock trading bot that performed insider trading in a simulated environment without being instructed to do so  —  Also OpenAI's board, kangaroo grazing and bank box-chec…
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• newThe threat to Intel now comes from a whole ecosystem of companies, including nearly every tech giant, although the chip giant is still a strong competitor (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
  Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:The threat to Intel now comes from a whole ecosystem of companies, including nearly every tech giant, although the chip giant is still a strong competitor  —  Newcomers pose numerous challenges to decades…
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• newAstraZeneca signs a deal worth up to $247M with US-based Absci to harness its AI tech for large-scale protein analysis and design an antibody to fight cancer (Michael Peel/Financial Times)
  Michael Peel / Financial Times:AstraZeneca signs a deal worth up to $247M with US-based Absci to harness its AI tech for large-scale protein analysis and design an antibody to fight cancer  —  Deal with Absci is the latest between big pharma a…
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• newKiss' three current members reveal digital avatars of themselves, created by Pophouse and George Lucas' ILM, which will tour as the rock band stops live touring (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)
  Maria Sherman / Associated Press:Kiss' three current members reveal digital avatars of themselves, created by Pophouse and George Lucas' ILM, which will tour as the rock band stops live touring  —  On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final…
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• Adam Mosseri says Threads won't get chronological search results, which "would create a substantial safety loophole" (Jay Peters/The Verge)
  Jay Peters / The Verge:Adam Mosseri says Threads won't get chronological search results, which “would create a substantial safety loophole”  —  Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says letting users see search results chronologically “would creat…
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• Global smartwatch shipments grew 9% YoY in Q3 2023: Apple had its best-ever Q3 with shipments up 7% YoY, Samsung fell 19% YoY, and Huawei grew 56% YoY (Counterpoint Research)
  Counterpoint Research:Global smartwatch shipments grew 9% YoY in Q3 2023: Apple had its best-ever Q3 with shipments up 7% YoY, Samsung fell 19% YoY, and Huawei grew 56% YoY  —  - The global smartwatch market rebounded with a 9% YoY rise in Q3…
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• How a California college uses data collection tools to track students' daily movements, like homework trackers, e-proctoring software, and license plate readers (Tara García Mathewson/The Markup)
  Tara García Mathewson / The Markup:How a California college uses data collection tools to track students' daily movements, like homework trackers, e-proctoring software, and license plate readers  —  A Markup examination of a typical college…
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• A look at Anthropic's governance structure: the company is a public benefit corporation with a separate, long-term benefit trust set to select most of its board (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)
  Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:A look at Anthropic's governance structure: the company is a public benefit corporation with a separate, long-term benefit trust set to select most of its board  —  A long-term benefit trust will eventually pic…
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• Sources: Google quietly delayed Gemini's public launch from next week to January 2024; a source says the LLM doesn't reliably handle some non-English queries (Jon Victor/The Information)
  Jon Victor / The Information:Sources: Google quietly delayed Gemini's public launch from next week to January 2024; a source says the LLM doesn't reliably handle some non-English queries  —  Google has quietly delayed the public debut of Gemin…
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MacRumors - All

• Top Stories: iOS 17.1.2 Released, NameDrop Misinformation, and More
  Apple employees are back to work following a Thanksgiving break, and that means this week saw a number of new operating system updates for both public release and beta testing.This week also saw some misinformation about Apple's new NameDrop fe…
  - 2 days ago 2 Dec 23, 8:00am -
• Apple iPhone 15 Ad Highlights Portrait Camera Capabilities
  Apple today shared a new iPhone 15 ad that focuses on some of the camera capabilities of the device, such as the option to snap an image and then adjust the focus during the editing process.In the ad spot, a band is working on their album cover…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 4:45pm -
• Apple Music Hosting Taylor Swift Eras Experience in New York Next Week
  Apple today announced that it is hosting an event called "Taylor Swift's Eras: The Experience" in order to celebrate Taylor being named the 2023 Apple Music Artist of the Year. Apple at the time said Swift had reached a "new realm of superstardom" in…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 2:19pm -
• Anker's Cyber Week Sale Enters Final Days With Up to 60% Off Sitewide
  Anker's Black Friday/Cyber Week event is entering its final days this weekend, and it's still offering up to 60 percent off sitewide. There are also a few "mystery boxes" that can include hundreds of dollars in savings, if you're willing to risk not…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 2:05pm -
• New Video Provides Rare Look Inside an Apple Silicon Lab
  CNBC today shared an in-depth report and video about Apple's chipmaking efforts. While much of the information may be familiar to Apple enthusiasts, the video provides a rare look inside one of Apple's chip testing labs in California, and it includes…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 1:17pm -
• The BoostCharge Pro 2-in-1 Dock is Belkin's Best Charger Yet
  Belkin in October came out with the BoostCharge Pro 2-in-1 Dock, which is designed to charge the iPhone and the Apple Watch at the same time. Though the name is similar to many of the existing chargers that Belkin offers, it actually features one of…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 12:48pm -
• Apple Now Selling Refurbished AirPods Pro 2 With Lightning Case in U.S.
  Apple today began selling refurbished second-generation AirPods Pro in the U.S. for the first time, with pricing set at $209, down from $249 brand new originally. They are also available in Canada starting today, and in select European countries sinc…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 12:25pm -

• Review: The New Philips Hue Festavia Lights Offer More Versatility at a Higher Price
  Philips Hue parent company Signify debuted a new version of the Hue Festavia string lights back in August, with plenty of availability now that the holidays are approaching. If you're up to date with Hue, you might know that the Festavia first came o…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 11:51am -
• iPhone 16 Pro: All the Rumors and Known Features So Far
  While the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are still around 10 months away from launching, there are already several rumors about the devices. Below, we have recapped new features and changes expected for the devices so far.These are some of…
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 9:53am -
• Get Apple's M2 MacBook Air and M3 MacBook Pro for Record Low Prices
  Best Buy is discounting a collection of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models to all-time low prices today. We're tracking these deals below in addition to great discounts on the Apple Pencil 2 and Apple Watch Ultra 1.MacBook AirNote: MacRumors is…
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 8:59am -
• Steam to End Support for macOS Mojave and 32-Bit Games
  Valve's Steam gaming store will drop support for macOS High Sierra and macOS Mojave early next year, effectively ending support for the last versions of macOS that could run 32-bit games.After the change comes into effect on February 15, 2024,…
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 7:21am -
• Apple Highlights Partnership With (RED) For World AIDS Day
  For World AIDS Day today, Apple highlighted its long-standing partnership with (RED), which has raised more than a quarter of a billion dollars since 2006, and is promoting (PRODUCT)RED versions of a range of products.PRODUCT(RED) products inc…
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 6:52am -
• Apple and Paramount Considering Discounted TV+ Streaming Bundle
  Apple and Paramount have discussed bundling their TV streaming services at a discount, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal.The companies have talked about offering a combination of Paramount+ and Apple TV+ that would cost less…
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 6:40am -
• Both iPhone 16 Pro Models to Feature Tetraprism Zoom Lens
  Apple is expected to bring tetraprism camera technology to both iPhone 16 Pro models next year, enabling at least 5x optical zoom and 25x digital zoom on the Telephoto lens. According to a new report by The Elec, Apple will add LG Innotek as an…
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 6:26am -
• iPhone 16 to Include Action Button Across Entire Lineup
  The release of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max saw the introduction of an entirely new user-configurable button known as the Action button, and now, MacRumors has seen extensive evidence confirming Apple is planning to include the Action button on the…
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 6:08pm -
• Apple Adds New Features to Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Motion, Compressor, and Logic Pro
  Apple today released updates for its Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Motion, Compressor, and Logic Pro software, introducing new features and optimizations. Apple announced the Final Cut Pro updates for iPad and Mac earlier this month and has now launched the…
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 12:49pm -
• Apple Releases iOS 17.1.2 With Security Fixes
  Apple today released iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, small updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating systems that Apple introduced in September. iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2 come a few weeks after the release of iOS 17.1.1, another bug fix update.…
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 12:12pm -
• Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 With Bug Fixes
  Apple today released macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, a minor update to the ‌macOS Sonoma‌ operating system that came out in September. ‌macOS Sonoma‌ 14.1.2 comes three weeks after the release of macOS Sonoma 14.1,1.The ‌‌‌macOS Sonoma‌ 14…
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 12:11pm -
• UK Revives Antitrust Probe Into Apple's Browser and Cloud Gaming Restrictions
  Apple faces a renewed comprehensive investigation into its dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming following a ruling by London's Court of Appeal (via Bloomberg). The court's decision effectively reverses a previous verdict that had halted the…
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 11:07am -
• Best Buy Holiday Sales Continue With Special Prices for My Best Buy Members
  Best Buy continues to expand its ongoing Holiday Deals sale, with discounts on video games, notebooks, smartphones, TVs, major appliances, and much more. Throughout all of these sales, My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members have a chance to s…
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 10:39am -

VentureBeat

• newThe Game Awards trailer gets us hyped for the games of 2024
  Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards released a trailer aimed at getting us hyped for the show on December 7 and the games of 2024.
  - 5 hours ago 3 Dec 23, 4:55pm -
• newLooking back at a transformative year for AI
  Breakthrough AI and LLMs like ChatGPT have unleashed waves of optimism, apprehension and speculation. What will 2024 bring?
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• newBreaches happen: It’s time to stop playing the blame game and start learning together
  Even an organization that has done everything right can suffer a breach. Let's stop victim blaming and embrace honesty and transparency.
  - 9 hours ago 3 Dec 23, 1:05pm -
• 2 clear and consistent paths toward effective, accelerated AI regulation
  Smart AI regulation can strike a balance between innovation and governance and protect businesses from unnecessary risk.
  - 1 day ago 2 Dec 23, 1:05pm -
• What I wish to see at The Game Awards (besides world premieres) | Kaser Focus
  GamesBeat's Rachel Kaser is prepping for The Game Awards -- and can't help but feel a few more people could be getting awards.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 7:24pm -

• Experis QA workers for Forza Motorsport, Starfield vote to unionize
  42 QA Workers in Experis Game Solution's Milwaukee office have voted to unionize to improve their working conditions.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 6:20pm -
• What went wrong with ‘the Metaverse’? An insider’s postmortem
  GUEST: It’s now two years since Facebook changed its name to Meta, ushering in a brief but blazing enthusiasm over “the Metaverse”, a concept from science fiction that suddenly seemed to be the next inevitable leap in technology. For most peop…
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 4:52pm -
• EA open sources 5 new accessibility tools, including 4 patents
  Electronic Arts made 5 accessibility tools available to all game devs, including 4 AI-focused patents and its IRIS photosensitivity test.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 4:43pm -
• The copyright case against AI art generators just got stronger with more artists and evidence
  AI art generators did rely on human-made artworks — including likely some copyrighted artworks — to train their models.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 4:30pm -
• Meta AI unveils ‘Seamless’ translator for real-time communication across languages
  Meta AI researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence model called 'Seamless' that enables more natural, real-time translation across languages while preserving vocal style and emotion.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 3:52pm -
• New transformer architecture can make language models faster and resource-efficient
  ETH Zurich's new transformer architecture enhances language model efficiency, preserving accuracy while reducing size and computational demands.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 2:41pm -
• A blueprint for the perfect Gen AI data layer: Insights from Intuit
  Intuit has stood out among enterprise companies for its speed and adeptness at deploying the generative AI. Intuit's VP of Product Management walks through step-by-step how to get to the perfect data layer to make generative AI work.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 2:20pm -
• Xbox Game Pass adds new titles to Core tier in lone December update
  Xbox Game Pass adds several new titles in its only December update, including two new games to its Core tier for the first time.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 1:46pm -
• Emerging developers on Roblox are gaming’s rising stars | The DeanBeat
  Amid the sea of bad news about layoffs, there aren't many bright spots in gaming. But making games on the Roblox platform can be one of them.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 12:00pm -
• Meet DeepSeek Chat, China’s latest ChatGPT rival with a 67B model
  The launch of DeepSeek LLMs marks another notable move from China in the AI space and expands the country’s offerings to cover all popular model sizes – serving a broad spectrum of end users.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 11:13am -
• Grand Theft Auto VI reveal trailer drops on December 5
  Rockstar Games announced today that the first trailer for the next Grand Theft Auto will debut on December 5
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 10:39am -
• How Azur Games has topped 8B installs for its hypercasual and casual games
  When I hear how many games hypercasual games -- the mobile games you can play in a minute or less -- are downloaded, I'm always astounded.
  - 2 days ago 1 Dec 23, 10:20am -
• Cinereach and Anima Interactive reveal Just Play: A Game Jam for Justice $10K competition
  Cinereach and Anima Interactive announced Just Play: A Game Jam for Justice as a gaming competition with a $10,000 prize.
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 10:00am -
• Plai Labs launches PlaiDay app putting generative AI 3D animation in your hand
  Plai Labs is launching its PlaiDay app that allows you to write a text prompt and use generative AI to produce a 3D animation or video.
  - 3 days ago 1 Dec 23, 9:00am -
• PC Gaming Show honors Stalker 2 as most wanted PC game of 2024
  The PC Gaming Show's voting council have selected GSC Game World's Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl as the most anticipated PC game of 2024.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 6:19pm -
• Gearbox and Blackbird announce Homeworld 3 launches on March 8
  Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox Publishing said the release date for Homeworld 3 will be March 8, 2024, on the Epic Games Store and Steam.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 4:35pm -
• Phoenix Labs reveals Fae Farm’s first DLC, Coasts of Croakia
  Fae Farm is getting its first DLC, which is free on Switch: Coasts of Croakia, which adds a new realm, new characters and new quests.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 4:12pm -
• Riot Games partners and invests in esports data platform Grid
  Riot Games and Grid have formed a long-term strategic partnership including acquiring an equity stake in the real-time esports data platform.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 3:00pm -
• Goodbye, graphic designers? COLE combines multiple AIs to generate editable designs on demand
  The researchers tested COLE on 200 different graphic design projects, from advertisements to event promotions and marketing materials.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 2:54pm -
• My.Games launches Hawked into early access on Steam
  My.Games said its Hawked extraction shooter has debuted today on early access on Steam. After its successful PC and cross-play open beta, Hawked is now available on PC via the My.Games Launcher and Steam, with a console version expected in early…
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 2:00pm -
• A year ago, it was just ChatGPT — now LLMs are everywhere
  Since ChatGPT's launch a year ago, several chatbots have cropped up in a bid to democratize access to conversational AI capabilities.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 1:54pm -
• Mastercard launches Shopping Muse, an AI to help consumers find the perfect gift
  Mastercard introduces Shopping Muse, an AI-powered service that offers personalized gift recommendations based on the recipient’s profile and preferences.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 12:44pm -
• Activision drops Modern Warfare III/Warzone Season 1 details for December 6
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone's Season 1 will begin on December 6 and Activision dropped new details today on it.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 12:00pm -
• Blumhouse crosses from film to horror games with addition of new studio leaders
  Blumhouse, the horror film studio started by Jason Blum, has expanded into games and it has hired two more leaders to help run its game studio.
  - 3 days ago 30 Nov 23, 11:00am -

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