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Source: The Verge Dozens of ports along the East and Gulf coasts of the US have shut down as thousands of dock workers strike over wages and technology that could replace jobs, according to CNBC. The strike, which began just past midnight on October 1st, could raise prices and make goods harder to get, depending…
Source: Venture Beat OpenAI’s DevDay 2024 unveils game-changing tools for developers, including 1000x cost reduction, Vision Fine-Tuning, Realtime API, and Model Distillation, signaling a strategic shift towards empowering its AI ecosystem. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24937837/Fire_TV_Stick_4K_Max_Image_1.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max has hit a new low price ahead of Prime Day")
Source: The Verge We’ve officially turned the calendar to October, meaning spooky season is in full effect. That also means we’re a week away from Prime Big Deal Days, which starts on October 8th. There were already plenty of early Prime Day deals to consider, but now we’re seeing steep discounts on Amazon’s stick-style streaming…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23932740/acastro_STK070__02.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Instagram’s ‘best practices’ tell creators how they should post")
Source: The Verge The best practices hub is available for professional accounts on Instagram and is accessible through the professional dashboard. The feature is marketed as an educational tool to help creators make engaging content, and the hub includes tips for making, sharing, and monetizing their videos and photos. Some of the tips are fairly…
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Equinix has raised $15 billion in funding to expand its xScale data centers for AI, particularly for investments in the U.S. Redwood City, California-based Equinix has built one of the backbones of the…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25652922/bosesocial.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Bose’s new SoundLink Home is one of its best-looking wireless speakers")
Source: The Verge Bose has announced a new addition to its long-running SoundLink line of wireless speakers. Most of Bose’s speakers have a colorful and durable design that shrugs off sand and water during an afternoon at the beach, but the new $219 SoundLink Home uses materials like anodized aluminum and a fabric speaker cover…
Source: Venture Beat Nvidia released its latest tech for creating AI-powered characters who look and behave like real humans. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25537119/247184_Smart_Ring_battle_AKrales_0184.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "We tested six smart rings, and there’s a clear winner")
Source: The Verge Smart rings are having a moment. After years as a niche gadget, regular people are starting to see the appeal. They’re thinner, more accurate, and more wearable compared to a decade ago — and for some people, they’re a smarter choice than smartwatches. Smartwatches may dominate the wearable landscape, but they don’t…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23932923/acastro_STK108__01.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Epic is trying to sweeten the deal to use Unreal Engine and the Epic Games Store")
Source: The Verge Epic is offering better terms for developers who build games with Unreal Engine and list them on the Epic Games Store. As part of the new “Launch Everywhere with Epic” program, Epic is reducing the royalty rate for games built with Unreal Engine from 5 percent to 3.5 percent — however, those…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25652729/2110558499.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "The US could bring a shuttered nuclear power plant back to life next year")
Source: The Verge For the first time, a shuttered nuclear power plant in the US could reopen thanks to federal support. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $1.52 billion loan to help restore a nuclear generating station in Covert Township, Michigan. Although it’s still a controversial option among environmental advocates, nuclear energy could be…
