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Source: The Verge World of Warcraft, or WoW, is like the Red Hot Chili Peppers of the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre: not only is it still going strong but it’s also somehow even bigger than you thought. World of Warcraft’s current numbers aren’t public, but one recent educated guess came in at 7 million…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25683528/Pic___1.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "This backpack solar generator can help you ignore nature")
Source: The Verge Bluetti has taken portable power to absurd levels with its new Handsfree Backpack Power Stations. They’re available in big or bigger versions depending on how long — and how much gear — you want to keep powered in the great outdoors. They’re primarily aimed at outdoor photographers, but Bluetti also thinks they’ll…
Source: Venture Beat Nvidia quietly launched a groundbreaking AI model that surpasses OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5, signaling a major shift in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25047560/236883_Epic_Vs_Google_D_CVirginia.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’")
Source: The Verge The ruling, which Google has appealed, would force Google to distribute third-party app stores within Google Play, no longer require Google Play Billing for apps distributed via Google Play, and more, with many of those changes ordered to begin on November 1st — just over two weeks from today. But echoing many…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25682810/air3s_dji.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "DJI says US customs is blocking its drone imports")
Source: The Verge DJI tells The Verge that it currently cannot freely import all of its drones into the United States — and that its latest consumer drone, the Air 3S, won’t currently be sold at retail as a result. “A customs-related issue is hindering DJI’s ability to import select drones into the United States.”…
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Pika a.k.a Pika Labs or Pika AI, the Palo Alto, California-based startup that has raised $55 million to disrupt video production with its video AI models of the same name, is further expanding…
Source: Venture Beat Konvoy has published its latest report on venture capital funding in the gaming industry, which shows signs of normalizing. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25263314/STK169_Zuckerberg_A_CVirginia.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more")
Source: The Verge Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide layoff, these smaller cuts seem to coincide with reorganizations of specific teams. Some Meta employees have started posting that they’ve been laid off. Among them…
Source: Venture Beat SynthBee, started by Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz, has raised $20 million in funding to create a new kind of “computing intelligence.” Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23932740/acastro_STK070__02.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Instagram’s ‘social library’ could keep track of that funny video someone sent you")
Source: The Verge Instagram appears to be working on a new “Social Library” section in the app where you can easily access things shared in chat threads, your collections, and posts you’ve liked, according to an image shared by developer and leaker Alessandro Paluzzi. Judging from the looks of the screenshot from Paluzzi, the section…
