Illustration: The Verge California Northern District Judge Jeffrey White partially denied (PDF) Apple’s request to dismiss a proposed federal class action lawsuit over Apple Pay, reports Reuters. Three credit unions argued Apple violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by charging too much in processing fees and being too exclusionary by not letting other digital wallets access
Read MoreLizette Chapman / Bloomberg: The US DoD awards Palantir a three-year $250M R&D contract to develop AI services, building on the company’s work since at least 2018 for the Army Research Lab — The new three-year deal demonstrates the company’s closeness to the US government, as well as its growing presence at the intersection of
Read MoreJim Ryan, the head of PlayStation and CEO of Sony, is stepping down. In a press release on Wednesday, Sony announced that Ryan will retire in March 2024, while Sony Group Corporation president and chief operating officer Hiroki Totoki will become the interim CEO of Sony starting April 1st, 2024. “After 30 years, I have
Read MoreJason Schreier / Bloomberg: Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan plans to retire in March 2024; Ryan joined Sony in 1994, just before the first PlayStation debuted — Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, is stepping down after almost 30 years with the company.
Read MoreLululemon will end hardware sales by the end of the year. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Lululemon is calling it quits on Mirror. And it’s tagging Peloton for help parachuting out of connected fitness. As part of efforts to wind down the business, Bloomberg reports that Lululemon plans on ending hardware
Read MoreA comparison of ‘Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat’ and Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Self Portrait with Grey Felt Hat’ | The Pokémon Company, the Van Gogh Museum If the Pokémon Company’s video teasing its upcoming collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum was already enough to have you thinking about booking a ticket to Amsterdam, the promise
Read MoreA comparison of ‘Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat’ and Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Self Portrait with Grey Felt Hat’ | The Pokémon Company, the Van Gogh Museum If the Pokémon Company’s video teasing its upcoming collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum was already enough to have you thinking about booking a ticket to Amsterdam, the promise
Read MoreSamrhitha Arunasalam / Reuters: Micron reports Q4 revenue of $4.01B., vs. $3.91B est., down from $6.64B in Q4 2022, and forecasts Q1 revenue above estimates, driven by demand for memory chips — Micron Technology (MU.O) forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, powered by demand for its memory chips …
Read MoreCounter-Strike 2 | Image: Valve Counter-Strike 2, the highly anticipated upgrade for CS:GO, has finally arrived. Valve announced today that it’s launching CS2, which comes with some major updates like improved smoke grenades, redesigned maps, and improved network features. After years of rumors, Valve announced CS2 in March and opened up a limited test. The
Read MoreMatt Tamanini / The Streamable: In a message to Canadian users, Disney+ says it updated its subscriber agreement to limit the usage of the service to a single household, effective November 1 — The streamer is updating its subscriber agreement in Canada to limit usage to a single household.
Read MoreDisney CEO Bob Iger foreshadowed the move last month. | Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Starting on November 1st, Disney Plus will begin restricting password sharing. In Canada. The company announced the change in an email sent to Canadian subscribers. Disney has not provided many details on how it plans to enforce this policy —
Read MoreMatt Tamanini / The Streamable: In a message to Canadian users, Disney+ says it updated its subscriber agreement to limit the usage of the service to a single household, effective November 1 — The streamer is updating its subscriber agreement in Canada to limit usage to a single household.
Read MoreBill Toulas / BleepingComputer: The US and Japan warn that the China-backed BlackTech hacking group is breaching network devices, including Cisco’s, to install backdoors on corporate networks — US and Japanese law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies warn of the Chinese ‘BlackTech’ hackers breaching network devices …
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge OpenAI posted today that ChatGPT can once more trawl the web for current information, offering answers taken directly from “current and authoritative” sources, which it cites in its responses. The feature, called Browse with Bing, is only open to those with Plus and Enterprise subscriptions for now, but the company says it
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is pushing out its Chrome OS 117 update for Chromebooks. The update introduces a variety of changes, including a Material You redesign. Chrome OS 117 will be rolling out over the coming days. Your Chromebook is going to look very different soon. Google is rolling out the Chrome
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft is testing a DALL-E-powered text-to-image creator in Microsoft Paint for Windows 11, the company announced in a blog post. Called Paint Cocreator, the tool creates art based on a description the user types out. Alternatively, users can select an art style, and Cocreator will then generate three variations. After choosing the one
Read MoreMalathi Nayak / Bloomberg: Epic asks the US Supreme Court to review a judge’s 2021 ruling that Apple’s App Store policies don’t violate federal antitrust laws — Epic’s request is the latest in a long-running battle between the maker of Fortnite and Apple over the way the iPhone maker runs its marketplace.
Read MoreFedEx handles over 15 million packages daily. A two-armed, AI-infused robot is now helping pack some of them into delivery trucks with expert care.
Read MoreMalathi Nayak / Bloomberg: Epic asks the US Supreme Court to review a judge’s 2021 ruling that Apple’s App Store policies don’t violate federal antitrust laws — Epic’s request is the latest in a long-running battle between the maker of Fortnite and Apple over the way the iPhone maker runs its marketplace.
Read MoreChristine Hall / TechCrunch: B2B payments startup Slope, which in April debuted SlopeGPT as the first GPT-powered payments risk model, raised $30M led by Union Square; Sam Altman invested — Slope, a business-to-business payments platform for enterprise companies, closed on a venture round of $30 million to expand its business.
Read MoreMeta’s AI assistant can do things like suggest travel plans in a group chat. The company also announced a string of chatbots modeled on celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton.
Read MoreMonica Chin / The Verge: LG Gram 17 Pro review: a discrete GPU, lightweight at 3.2 lbs, a 144Hz screen, and ample ports, but a flimsy chassis and not the best Nvidia GPU for the price — LG’s new Gram Pro is a three-pound laptop with an RTX GPU inside — a great achievement for
Read MoreBuilding circuits on a silicon chip is a bit like a game of Tetris — you have to lay down layer after layer of different materials while lining up holes in the existing layers with blocks of the correct shape on new layers. Of course, Tetris generally doesn’t require you to use insanely high temperatures
Read MoreImage: Epic Games Fortnite’s in-game currency is getting a price adjustment — and it’ll make V-bucks more expensive in a number of countries. The pricing change goes into effect on October 27th, and it impacts the following countries: Czech Republic, Denmark, Eurozone countries, Hungary, Japan, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States (as
Read MoreImage: EA EA has delisted all prior FIFA games from major storefronts, including Epic Games, Steam, Switch, Xbox, and PS5. The titles, up to and including FIFA 23, are no longer available for purchase. The move, which was first spotted by analyst MauroNL, comes just two days before the upcoming EA Sports FC 24 is
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