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20:46 11.10.2023

Fearing AI, fanfiction writers lock their accounts

Kinktober. Whumptober. Kisstober. Flufftober. Goretober. October is a bacchanal of fanfiction, from romantic one-shots about unconventional character pairings, to delicious smut that’ll make you reconsider your own sense of morality — all inspired by the month’s countless themed writing challenges. It’s an especially busy time for the fanfiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3). But […]... →

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20:34 11.10.2023

WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms

Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plugin that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others. As a result, it launched version 1.0.0 of the plugin, allowing WordPress blogs to be followed on Mastodon and other fediverse apps. At the […]... →

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20:21 11.10.2023

Sony Ventures earmarks $10M to invest in African entertainment startups

Sony Group announced today that it has established Sony Innovation Fund: Africa (SIF: AF), a program that will support the growth of entertainment businesses in Africa. The Tokyo multinational conglomerate has earmarked $10 million for early-stage gaming, music, film and content distribution companies. Sony Ventures Corporation’s (SVC) latest endeavor to support technology businesses across markets […]... →

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20:14 11.10.2023

Alameda Research allegedly paid Chinese officials around $150M to regain $1B worth of exchange accounts

The accounts were reopened to Alameda after Ellison made about $100 million to $150 million in payments of “crypto transfers” to accounts.... →

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20:12 11.10.2023

Relativity inks Terran R launch deal with Intelsat

Relativity Space has signed a launch agreement with Intelsat that would see the telecom giant’s satellites fly on a Terran R rocket as early as 2026. Relativity did not disclose the value of the contract but did say that it brings the total backlog for Terran R to $1.8 billion across nine customers. Terran R […]... →

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20:00 11.10.2023

Google’s Pixel 8 Pro camera is the new mobile photography champ

Let’s not kid ourselves: The most exciting thing about the Google Pixel 8 Pro (and 8, for that matter) is the camera, and because of Google’s commanding position when it comes to computational photography, anyone interested in the state-of-the-art will be paying extra attention to this smartphone’s yearly upgrade. My entire life is essentially a […]... →

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20:00 11.10.2023

Google Pixel 8 Pro: The camera’s still the thing

This is a camera upgrade. Full stop. If photos and video aren’t your primary concerns when it comes to buying a new smartphone, there’s virtually no reason to upgrade from the Pixel 7 Pro to the Pixel 8 Pro (check Darrell’s review to see if the same is true for the Pixel 8). The Pixel […]... →

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20:00 11.10.2023

Google’s Pixel 8 delivers solid performance and design upgrades, plus a focus on the future

Google’s Pixel 8 smartphone is shipping tomorrow, and while the update this year was leaked far in advance of even the official announcement, knowing what a phone looks like on paper is a very different thing from knowing what it’s like to use and own one. I’ve had both the Pixel 8 and the Pixel […]... →

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19:57 11.10.2023

Tesla now sells $8,000 vinyl wraps, hinting at a clever Cybertruck solution

Model 3 and Model Y owners can now have a “self-healing urethane-based film” installed by Tesla. It costs $7,500 – $8,000 and are only compatible for 2023+ models. A range of colors are available including blue, green, gold, white, black, red, and, for some reason, grey. Or, for $5,000, Tesla will install a clear wrap, […]... →

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19:54 11.10.2023

Instagram head says Threads is “not going to amplify news on the platform”

Instagram’s new Twitter-like app Threads is not prepared to truly challenge Elon Musk’s X, if recent statements by Instagram head Adam Mosseri hold true. In response to a post about Threads’ position on hard news, Mosseri explained the company did not intend to “amplify” news on its platform. His position is not a surprise, though […]... →

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19:21 11.10.2023

EU also warns Meta over illegal content, disinfo targeting Israel-Hamas war

The European Union has expanded its warning about illegal content and disinformation targeting the Israel-Hamas war circulating on social media platforms to Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Yesterday the bloc’s internal market commissioner, Thierry Breton, published an urgent letter to Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter) — raising concerns the platform […]... →

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19:20 11.10.2023

Climate investor Katapult shows off its 23 new investments

Katapult, the Oslo-based global investment firm with a penchant for fostering early-stage, high-impact, climate-focused tech startups, is doubling down on its ocean and climate investments. From 2,500 applications, it picked 23 startups from 13 countries across five continents, illustrating what most of us have known for a hot minute: The global drive to combat climate […]... →

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19:18 11.10.2023

Stellantis, Samsung SDI to build second $3.2B EV battery factory in Indiana

Stellantis and Samsung SDI announced Wednesday plan to invest $3.2 billion into a new EV battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana. This is Stellantis’ sixth battery plant globally and its second in the United States. The two companies, under a joint venture called StarPlus Energy, have already started construction on the first U.S. battery plant, which […]... →

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19:00 11.10.2023

VidCon is still kickin’

VidCon is a weird event. Over the last 13 years, the event has transitioned from just a fan convention to an industry-forward gathering where you’ll mingle with venture capitalists and Hatsune Miku cosplayers alike. Now, after pulling off its first ever east coast event, VidCon will return to Anaheim, California on June 26-29, 2024. VidCon […]... →

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18:33 11.10.2023

Xerox уходит из России

Американская корпорация продала российские структуры местному менеджменту... →

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18:21 11.10.2023

Third-party Reddit app Narwhal hopes to survive Reddit’s app purge with a subscription plan

After a nasty battle between the developers of third-party apps and Reddit management, ultimately resulting in a site-wide protest, many app makers were put out of business due to Reddit’s price increases related to the usage of its API. Though the changes meant the loss of popular apps like Apollo, RIF (Reddit is Fun), ReddPlanent, […]... →

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18:14 11.10.2023

TikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards fund now has lower eligibility requirements, an updated payout model and more

TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model, reduced payout increments and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards. The $6 million fund, which launched in May, rewards creators for the effects they make through TikTok’s AR development platform, Effect House. The company also announced that it’s […]... →

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18:10 11.10.2023

Минфин предложил продавать алкоголь онлайн при предъявлении паспорта

Ведомство хочет упорядочить дистанционную торговлю спиртными напитками по аналогии с продажей алкоголя в офлайн-магазинах... →

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18:00 11.10.2023

Data transformation startup Prophecy lands $35M investment

Prophecy, a low-code development platform for companies to transform their data, today announced that it raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners and SignalFire with participation from J.P. Morgan, Singtel Innov8, Databricks Ventures and DallasVC. The new cash, which brings Prophecy’s total capital raised to $67 million, will be […]... →

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18:00 11.10.2023

Construction sites feel emptier, but is bleeding-edge tech the solution?

The labor shortage in construction isn’t a problem that’s unique to the U.S.; it's very much a global issue.... →

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