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EU gives Meta 24 hours to respond to pro-Hamas content

Illustration: The Verge European Commissioner Thierry Breton warned Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday that failing to remove pro-Hamas content across his platforms could put the company in violation of new EU moderation regulations. In a letter to Zuckerberg Wednesday, Breton urged Meta “to be very vigilant” in removing illegal terrorist content and hate speech amid

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Sony plans to launch cloud streaming of PS5 games for PlayStation Plus Premium members in Japan, Europe, and North America later this month (Tom Ivan/Video Games Chronicle)

Tom Ivan / Video Games Chronicle: Sony plans to launch cloud streaming of PS5 games for PlayStation Plus Premium members in Japan, Europe, and North America later this month  —  THE FEATURE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PLAYSTATION PLUS PREMIUM MEMBERS  —  Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced plans to launch cloud streaming for PlayStation 5 this

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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it: The Apple Watch X could remain boring after all

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The 2024 Apple Watch is “unlikely to have significant innovative experiences,” according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. This goes against previous reports from Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman that suggested significant changes were on the cards for the tenth-anniversary Apple Watch Series 10, nicknamed Apple Watch X. Apple recently launched the

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Day two of Caroline Ellison’s testimony: “stressed out” by Alameda losses, Alameda borrowed $13B from FTX users by June 2022, and $5B loaned to FTX executives (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Day two of Caroline Ellison’s testimony: “stressed out” by Alameda losses, Alameda borrowed $13B from FTX users by June 2022, and $5B loaned to FTX executives  —  – Ellison takes witness stand for second day at SBF trial  — Prosecutors look at events from 2022 when crypto prices fell

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How Not to Build an RP2040 Board

We love that these days you can buy ready-made microcontroller boards that are very capable. But sometimes you need to — or just want to — do it yourself. Unfortunately, you really should design everything twice: once to figure out where all the problems are, and the second time to do it better. If you

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Study: if AI growth continues at its current rate, by 2027 the industry could consume as much energy as a small country like the Netherlands, or 85-134 TWh/year (BBC)

BBC: Study: if AI growth continues at its current rate, by 2027 the industry could consume as much energy as a small country like the Netherlands, or 85-134 TWh/year  —  The artificial intelligence (AI) industry could consume as much energy as a country the size of the Netherlands by 2027, a new study warns.

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JPMorgan says BlackRock used its TCN blockchain to move collateral almost instantaneously, compared with over the course of a day, and plans to add other users (Anna Irrera/Bloomberg)

Anna Irrera / Bloomberg: JPMorgan says BlackRock used its TCN blockchain to move collateral almost instantaneously, compared with over the course of a day, and plans to add other users  —  – Tech could speed transactions, see more efficient capital use  — JPMorgan had tested its Tokenized Collateral Network in May

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Adobe details Project Res-Up, an experimental AI upscaling tool to improve the quality of low-res GIFs and video; a 1947 movie went from 480×360 to 1280×960 (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe details Project Res-Up, an experimental AI upscaling tool to improve the quality of low-res GIFs and video; a 1947 movie went from 480×360 to 1280×960  —  Adobe has developed an experimental AI-powered upscaling tool that greatly improves the quality of low-resolution GIFs and video footage.

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Bernstein estimates Google pays Apple $18B to $20B per year, or 14% to 16% of Apple’s operating profits, for default search; the DOJ values the deal at ~$10B (Paul Kunert/The Register)

Paul Kunert / The Register: Bernstein estimates Google pays Apple $18B to $20B per year, or 14% to 16% of Apple’s operating profits, for default search; the DOJ values the deal at ~$10B  —  Bernstein estimates value of agreement, warns it and similar deals may end if DoJ wins antitrust case

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