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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25542554/STK417_MONEY_CVIRGINIA_C.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "PayPal will let you pool money for group gifts and shared expenses")
Source: The Verge PayPal is introducing a new money-pooling feature that aims to make it easier to collect and pay for things as a group. The feature is free and allows PayPal users to create a pool online or via the platform’s app, invite friends and family to contribute, track contributed funds, and transfer that…
Source: Venture Beat A smart combination of quantization and sparsity allows BitNet LLMs to become even faster and more compute/memory efficientRead More Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat The Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty games can block cheaters before they play or as they play a match and before they can win. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Microsoft collaborates with Siemens, Bayer, and Rockwell Automation to launch industry-specific AI models designed to boost efficiency in manufacturing, agriculture, and finance through tailored AI solutions available via Azure AI. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25731695/Apple_Logic_Pro_for_Mac_11_1_Quantec_Room_Simulator.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Apple updates Logic Pro with new sounds and search features")
Source: The Verge Apple today announced some minor updates to Logic Pro for both the Mac and the iPad, including the ability to search for plug-ins and sources and the addition of more analog-simulating sounds. In Logic Pro for Mac 11.1 and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1, you can now reorder channel strips and plug-ins…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25730626/214A0285.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Apple releases Final Cut Pro 11 and updates its suite of creative apps")
Source: The Verge More than a decade after the launch of Final Cut Pro X, Apple’s video editing software is taking a step forward. The app is now being updated to Final Cut Pro 11, after dropping the number in its name for the past few years. The update includes new AI masking tools, the ability…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25378905/STK088_SPOTIFY_CVIRGINIA_A.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Spotify to start paying video creators to compete with YouTube")
Source: The Verge Spotify is going all in on video. The company will soon begin paying creators based on how much engagement their videos receive from paid subscribers. Automated ad breaks in videos will also be turned off for paid Spotify subscribers to encourage more consumption. Both of these changes go into effect starting January…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25362057/STK_414_AI_CHATBOT_R2_CVirginia_B.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "OpenAI reportedly plans to launch an AI agent early next year")
Source: The Verge OpenAI is preparing to release an autonomous AI agent that can control computers and perform tasks independently, code-named “Operator.” The company plans to debut it as a research preview and developer tool in January, according to Bloomberg. This move intensifies the competition among tech giants developing AI agents: Anthropic recently introduced its…
Source: Venture Beat Disney is reportedly considering Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson as a successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger, the Wall Street Journal said. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25651499/_STK084_SONOS_D.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Sonos revenue falls in the aftermath of company’s messy app debacle")
Source: The Verge Sonos is still trying to climb out from the hole it dug itself earlier this year by recklessly shipping an overhauled mobile app well before the software was actually ready. Today, just a couple weeks after the release of its latest hardware products — the Arc Ultra and Sub 4 — Sonos…
