Bloomberg: Sources: SMIC used ASML’s DUV machines to create its 7nm chip used by Huawei; ASML has never shipped its EUV tools to China but older DUV models can be retooled — – SMIC mixed ASML tech with other tools in Huawei chip: sources — New US controls regulate sale of some ASML machines in
Read MoreMore ways for you to get a more accurate preview of beauty products, without physically testing them at the store. | Image: Google Google is expanding its augmented reality (AR) shopping feature that allows people to virtually wear beauty products before purchasing — bringing the feature to mobile browsers and Google Shopping ads, alongside new
Read MoreSupantha Mukherjee / Reuters: In its first transparency EU DSA report, Amazon discloses 181M users in the EU, directly employs 150K+ people, and more; Germany has 60M MAUs and France has 35M — Amazon (AMZN.O) has more than 181 million users in the European Union and directly employs more than 150,000 people in the region
Read MoreFacing bombs and blackouts, journalists are taking huge risks and jury-rigging solutions so they can bear witness to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Read MoreInauthentic accounts on X flocked to its owner’s post about Ukrainian president Vlodymr Zelensky, hailing “Comrade Musk” and boosting pro-Russia propaganda.
Read MoreMainstream and TikTok fame collides. | Image: TikTok TikTok is taking its viral sounds offline and hosting an in-person music festival in December, the company announced today. And of course, the entire thing will be livestreamed via TikTok Live. The event, called TikTok In the Mix, will feature top artists like Cardi B, Anitta, Charlie
Read MoreScreenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Dave the Diver cast a line and reeled me in when I played through it on Steam Deck earlier this year. It’s lured once again on Nintendo Switch. Sorry, I had to get the fishing puns out of the way. But if you haven’t yet played Dave the
Read MoreNew research from two teams shows that these fleeting blips can be faster and brighter, and come from much further away, than previously thought.
Read MoreRetro gear is beloved, both for what it can do, and what it reminds us of. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, after all. But then, so is corrosion — and the latter has a habit of killing hardware and driving up prices for remaining units. Thankfully, hard workers like [NatalieTheNerd] are out there, creating reproduction
Read MoreFinancial Times: Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic pick Chris Meserole from Brookings to run the new Frontier Model Forum and commit $10M to an AI safety fund — Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google pick a US think-tank expert to head up their joint forum — Microsoft, OpenAI …
Read MoreIrina Anghel / Bloomberg: Research: UK startups raised $4.9B in Q3, with 37% coming from US VCs, taking total 2023 funding to ~$15B, or about the same as France and Germany combined — UK startups have attracted $4.9 billion in investment in the third quarter in part thanks to US backers, allowing Britain to maintain
Read MoreSarah White / Financial Times: French payments group Worldline reports Q3 sales up 4.8% YoY to €1.18B and warns of 2023 revenue hit by high interest rates; WLN drops 55%+ to a ~€3B market cap — French payments group blames deteriorating economic outlook in Germany for hit to profits
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: Sources: Hong Kong crypto exchange HKVAEX, founded in December 2022, shares technical and other resources with Binance; HKVAEX intends to apply for a license — – HKVAEX, founded last December, shares technical and other resources with Binance, which has routinely participated in public events with the exchange this year
Read MoreJust like with AirDrop on Apple devices, you can use Nearby Share on Android to send almost anything to your contacts close by, or even to your Windows computer.
Read MoreOpenAI’s chatbot has two new tricks. Here’s some advice and example prompts to help you try out the internet-connected feature.
Read MoreMatt Day / Bloomberg: A survey of 1,484 US Amazon workers at 451 facilities finds injury and pain “are far more widespread” than previously known; 69% took unpaid time off to recover — – ‘Something fundamental about the system needs to change’ — Company says safety investments have reduced injury rate
Read MoreNilesh Christopher / Rest of World: Amazon Live and Flipkart’s Vibes are trying to revive livestream commerce in India, as most startups that tried to popularize live e-commerce are struggling — Most startups that tried to popularize livestream commerce in the country are struggling. — • BENGALURU, INDIA
Read MoreJava 11 and Java 17, designated Long Term Support (LTS) versions of the language by Oracle, are the most widely used Java versions, closely followed by Java 8, according to a recent survey by Java software provider Azul. Azul found that Java 11, released in September 2018, and Java 17, released in September 2020, were
Read MoreJavaScript’s built-in objects include Object, JSON, console, String, Math, Date, and the window and global objects. These are some of the most important and useful parts of the JavaScript language. Together, they are essential elements of the programming environment in both the browser and server-side platforms like Node. The Object in JavaScript Object is the root object
Read MoreFinancial Times: Kokusai Electric jumps as much as 32% in its Tokyo IPO, valuing the chip equipment maker at $3.6B, after raising ~$721M; KKR reduced its stake from 73% to 48% — Chip equipment maker’s debut comes as country rides a wave of interest from foreign investors — Shares in Kokusai Electric jumped …
Read MoreSupantha Mukherjee / Reuters: AWS plans to launch a sovereign cloud in Europe for governments and customers in regulated industries, storing data on EU servers and first available in Germany — Amazon (AMZN.O) Web Services (AWS) said on Wednesday it will launch a sovereign cloud in Europe for government and customers in highly regulated industries.
Read MoreSteven Church / Bloomberg: Bankruptcy hearing: FTX is considering proposals from three bidders to restart trading, without disclosing the names, and will make a decision by mid-December — – Bankrupt firm expected to decide fate of exchange in December — Before it failed, FTX ran one of the biggest trading platforms
Read MoreDrew Harwell / Washington Post: The Israel-Hamas and Ukraine wars are fueling graphic videos online, reaching a global audience, sometimes as propaganda, and potentially causing more trauma — The Israel-Gaza and Ukraine wars have flooded the web with grisly content. One researcher says, ‘It’s like there are suddenly …
Read MoreReuters: Source: Indian tax authorities serve notices to online gaming companies demanding ~$12.03B in allegedly evaded taxes, after imposing a 28% gaming tax in August — Indian tax authorities have served notices to online gaming companies demanding about 1 trillion rupees ($12.03 billion) …
Read MoreBloomberg: China says Foxconn probe is “normal law enforcement” activity, and urges Taiwan businesses to “play a more active role” in promoting peaceful cross-strait ties — – Beijing makes its first comment on inquiry into Apple partner — China denies it is intervening in Taiwan’s presidential race
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