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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23270003/vpavic_220210_5030_0054_Edit.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Valve will finally sell the Steam Deck in Australia")
Source: The Verge It’ll arrive this November in the same primary configurations Valve sells elsewhere: a 256GB configuration of the original LCD model, or 512GB and 1TB versions of the newer OLED model that also come with longer battery life, a better screen, and more. They’ll cost AUD $649, $899, and $1,049 respectively. (While the…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25047547/236883_Epic_Vs_Google_B_CVirginia.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Google appeals judge’s decision forcing app store competition on Android")
Source: The Verge Today, Google filed its official notice of appeal against the district court ruling and jury verdict in Epic v. Google. Judge James Donato’s ruling earlier this week would force the company to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play and drop requirements that Google Play apps use its billing system, among other…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25283724/STK048_XBOX_C.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Xbox will sell games directly in the Android app next month")
Source: The Verge Microsoft is planning to update its Xbox mobile app on Android to allow US users to purchase and then play Xbox games on their mobile devices next month. Following a US court ruling earlier this week that forces Google to stop requiring Google Play Billing for apps in the Play Store on…
Source: Venture Beat LLMs can retrieve disparate facts from their context windows, but when it comes to reasoning over their context, they struggle badly. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Studio Windwalk announced the launch of its new social software platform, Harbor, alongside its $4.5 million fundraise. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25670129/Apple_Wallet_B2B_Blog_Header_204.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Ticketmaster will start using Apple Wallet’s more useful tickets this month")
Source: The Verge Ticketmaster announced today that it will be the first ticketing company to use Apple’s upgraded Apple Wallet tickets for iOS 18. With the improved tickets, you’ll be able to see event information “such as a map of the venue and parking details, recommended playlists from Apple Music, local forecasts from Weather, and…
Source: Venture Beat Mike Morhaime’s Dreamhaven and Secret Door are making a new tactical RPG called Sunderfolk, launching in 2025. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat OpenAI’s new MLE-bench challenges AI systems with real-world data science tasks, revealing both the progress and limitations of AI in machine learning engineering compared to human experts. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Movement Labs, the builder of a new blockchain that uses the Move smart contract language, announced 85 finalists for its hackathon. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016886/STK093_Google_03.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Google tests showing full recipes right in search results")
Source: The Verge Google is testing yet another feature aimed at keeping users on search results pages — this time targeting the popular recipe blog industry. The company is testing a new feature called Quick View that appears for some cooking recipes. A search for “chocolate chip cookie recipe,” for example, shows a “quick view”…
