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Google updates Chrome desktop to let users choose how aggressively it frees up inactive tab resources across three modes, and adds a Performance Detection tool (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Google updates Chrome desktop to let users choose ...

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PlayStation shutters Firewalk, which released shooter game Concord earlier in 2024 before taking it offline, and mobile studio Neon Koi, impacting ~210 jobs (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg)

PlayStation shutters Firewalk, which released shoo...

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Sources: SoftBank plans to put Arm's tech at the center of a new network of data centres to build and train AI, setting Arm on a collision course with Nvidia (Financial Times)

Sources: SoftBank plans to put Arm's tech at the c...

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A look at TikTok-owned Tokopedia's sprawling e-commerce logistics network for delivering goods across Indonesia, a country of 270M people and 17,000 islands (New York Times)

A look at TikTok-owned Tokopedia's sprawling e-com...

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Circle raises its fees to 0.03%+ per transaction for near-instant USDC redemptions above $2M; CoinGecko: USDC's market circulation is $35B, below USDT's $123B (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)

Circle raises its fees to 0.03%+ per transaction f...

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Gallup: ~67% of US workers say they never use AI tools at work, while 4% use them daily and say they see benefits in productivity, efficiency, and more (Danielle Abril/Washington Post)

Gallup: ~67% of US workers say they never use AI t...

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Sources: an upcoming UK government-commissioned report says the UK should streamline the visa process for AI experts and create special zones for data centers (Anna Gross/Financial Times)

Sources: an upcoming UK government-commissioned re...

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Q&A with scientists Charley Kline and Bill Duvall, who sent the first Arpanet message in 1969, on what the internet has become, lessons from Arpanet, and more (Scott Nover/BBC)

Q&A with scientists Charley Kline and Bill Duvall,...

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Contributions to generative AI projects on GitHub grew 59% YoY between October 2023 and September 2024 and Python topped JavaScript as the most popular language (The GitHub Blog)

Contributions to generative AI projects on GitHub ...

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European Data Center Association Chair says lowering water temperatures to cool AI data centers is "incompatible" with the EU's new Energy Efficiency Directive (April Roach/CNBC)

European Data Center Association Chair says loweri...

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Some users on X who share content that includes election misinformation, AI images, and conspiracy theories say they are being paid "thousands of dollars" by X (Marianna Spring/BBC)

Some users on X who share content that includes el...

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Sources: Reliance Retail plans to leverage its 3,000 supermarkets to catch up with India's quick commerce boom, which is expected to hit $6B in sales in 2024 (Reuters)

Sources: Reliance Retail plans to leverage its 3,0...

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Trump Media & Technology Group's stock rose 8.8% on Oct. 29, pushing its five-week rally to 324%, adding $7.9B+ in market cap; Trump's stake is now worth ~$6B (Bailey Lipschultz/Bloomberg)

Trump Media & Technology Group's stock rose 8.8% o...

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Sources: Toyota and NTT plan to invest $3.3B to develop AI automotive software capable of Level 4 or Level 5 autonomy by 2028 and provide it to other automakers (Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Toyota and NTT plan to invest $3.3B to de...

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China arrests a South Korean chip engineer on espionage charges, escalating the battle over IP theft between China and South Korea in the critical chip sector (Financial Times)

China arrests a South Korean chip engineer on espi...

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Samsung's stock has dropped 32% from its 2024 peak on July 9, cutting $122B off its market cap, more than any other chipmaker worldwide on AI and foundry woes (Bloomberg)

Samsung's stock has dropped 32% from its 2024 peak...

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IDC: Samsung's global market share in Q3 fell from 21% to 18% YoY, the only one of the top five global smartphone makers to experience falling shipments (Financial Times)

IDC: Samsung's global market share in Q3 fell from...

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Microsoft says Russian hackers have sent "highly targeted spearphishing emails" to thousands of US officials, defense workers, and others in a phishing campaign (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg)

Microsoft says Russian hackers have sent "highly t...

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