Tom Warren / The Verge: FTC v. Microsoft: new documents detail an Xbox Series X refresh in 2024, codenamed Brooklin, including a new controller and cylindrical, disc-less design — Microsoft is planning to refresh its Xbox Series X console in 2024 with an all-new design and features.
Read MorePush Square: FTC v. Microsoft: in mid-2020, Phil Spencer discussed acquiring Warner Bros Interactive alongside Bethesda and said buying Nintendo would be a “career moment” — “It’d be a good move for both companies” — A genuinely dystopian email sent by Xbox chief Phil Spencer …
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X is far from the only news that just leaked out of the FTC v. Microsoft case. The documents may also reveal Microsoft’s far future plans for 2028 — by which the company believed it could achieve “full convergence” of its cloud gaming platform and physical hardware to deliver “cloud
Read MoreDigital microscopes used to be something that only labs or universities might have, but as image sensor technology has progressed, the prices have fallen to the point that any classroom or hobbyist can easily obtain a usable device. The only problem is that a lot of features and quality have been lost to make some
Read MoreBill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Trend Micro: Chinese cyberespionage group Earth Lusca used a new Linux malware dubbed SprySOCKS to target government agencies in multiple countries in H1 2023 — A Chinese espionage-focused hacker tracked as ‘Earth Lusca’ was observed targeting government agencies in multiple countries, using a new Linux backdoor dubbed ‘SprySOCKS.’
Read MoreThe iPad 10th gen drops to its lowest price ever, bringing it within striking distance of the iPad 9th generation.
Read MoreWith the introduction of USB-C into the iPhone 15, there are some interesting new ways to use it.
Read MoreThe Yeti GX. | Image: Logitech Logitech is releasing a new set of products that will start shipping on September 24th and are aimed squarely at the likes of gamers, streamers, podcasters, and other creators. The big one is the $149.99 Logitech G Yeti GX, a “broadcast-style” USB microphone with a heavy stand and RGB
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Levelpath, which provides enterprise procurement services, raised a $30M Series A led by Redpoint, following an unannounced $14.5M seed led by Benchmark — Back in 2014, Stan Garber and Alex Yakubovich set out to reinvent the request for proposals (RFP) process with the launch of Scout RFP …
Read MoreAncient Greek astronomer Hipparchus worked to accurately catalog and record the coordinates of celestial objects. But while Hipparchus’ Star Catalogue is known to have existed, the document itself is lost to history. Even so, new evidence has come to light thanks to patient work and multispectral imaging. Hipparchus’ Star Catalogue is the earliest known attempt
Read MoreKatrina Hamlin / Reuters: SMIC’s gross margins halved in H1 2023, as it poured $345M, or 11.4% of revenue, into research and development; SMIC reported $111M in state grants in H1 2023 — Huawei’s new phone demonstrates China can produce cutting-edge hardware despite U.S. restrictions.
Read MoreLeo Lewis / Financial Times: Location and mapping platform Mapbox raised $280M led by SoftBank, sources say at a ~$1.3B pre-money valuation; PitchBook: Mapbox had previously raised $360M — Son’s decision to back US mapping company in $280mn investment round comes in wake of Arm listing
Read MoreDavid Shepardson / Reuters: A group of 18 state AGs backs Montana’s effort to ban TikTok, urging a US judge to reject legal challenges ahead of the January 1, 2024, effective date — A group of 18 state attorneys general said on Monday they backed Montana’s effort to ban Chinese-owned short video app TikTok …
Read MoreSabrina Willmer / Bloomberg: A US federal judge rejects SEC’s request to inspect Binance.US’ technological infrastructure, and to force the company to share other requested information — – Regulator says it is not getting enough access in lawsuit — Magistrate judge didn’t grant expedited discovery request
Read MoreCredit: X X, formerly Twitter, could soon become a subscription-only service. That means everyone will have to pay to use the platform. Elon Musk announced the developments during a livestream on the platform. Elon Musk has made another surprising revelation regarding the future of X, formerly Twitter. The latest announcement adds to a growing list
Read MoreJacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: Blockchain Capital raised a total of $580M for two separate VC funds and says the focus of the new funds will be on sectors including DeFi and blockchain gaming — The crypto bear market may be ongoing, but Blockchain Capital is still going big. It closed two new funds for a
Read MoreLike many new technologies, smartwatches needed a few iterations before they became useful enough for the average person. Early examples were too clunky and limited to be of use to anyone but geeks who wanted to show off their “next big thing”. The 2005 Fossil Wrist PDA was a prime example: although impressively compact for
Read MoreLeo Schwartz / Fortune: The New York DFS revamps its virtual currency oversight regime and removes two dozen tokens from its “greenlist”, including Ripple, Dogecoin, and Litecoin — On Monday, the New York Department of Financial Services announced an update to its virtual currency oversight regime …
Read MoreAmitoj Singh / CoinDesk: Filing: FTX sues SBF’s parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, to “recover millions of dollars in fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds” — The filing, redacted in parts, asks the court to award the FTX estate damages, the return of any property given or payment made to the parents.
Read MoreThe planned ‘Brooklin’ Xbox Series X. | Image: FTC vs. Microsoft Microsoft is planning to refresh its Xbox Series X console in 2024 with an all-new design and features. Codenamed Brooklin, the unannounced console refresh has been accidentally revealed in new FTC v. Microsoft documents this week. The new Xbox Series X design looks a
Read MoreThe world’s largest record label has struck a deal in France to demonetize “functional music” like AI sludge and noise tracks and give more money to artists.
Read MoreBloomberg: Governor Katie Hobbs says TSMC and Arizona authorities are talking about adding advanced chip packaging capacity to the chipmaker’s plants in the state — Hobbs is part of a broader US delegation visiting the island, with discussions among officials and companies focused on Taiwan’s key role in the semiconductor supply chain.
Read MoreCredit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority A variety of Google Nest devices are now only limited to one speaker group. Google has confirmed that this limitation is due to a legal issue. Google Nest devices allow you to create speaker groups so you can simultaneously play audio from a specific set of Nest gadgets. Google
Read MoreCatherine Thorbecke / CNN: Filing: CEO of Block’s Square unit Alyssa Henry plans to step down on October 2 after nine years at the company; Jack Dorsey will become the “Square Head” — Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square – a unit of Jack Dorsey’s fintech company, Block – will leave her post at the
Read MoreAlthough new electric motor types are still being invented, the basic principle of an electric motor has changed little in the past century-and-a-half: a stator and a rotor built of magnetic materials plus a bunch of strategically-placed loops of wire. But getting even those basic ingredients right took a lot of experimentation by some of
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