Archive snapshot · Tech
Sat, Oct 17, 8:02 PM ET
Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus named successor
The leadership change caps 15 years in which Apple's market value grew from $350 billion to $5 trillion.
The Next Web · +13 outlets
Jury finds YouTube and Meta negligent, awards $6M in landmark trial
The verdict marks one of the first findings of negligence against major social platforms over harms to a young user.
ABC7 Bay Area · +8 outlets
Apple's iPhone Duo sells out, preorders backordered into 2027
Apple calls early demand 'nothing short of extraordinary' and warns retail staff against walk-in purchases without a preorder.
Engadget · +11 outlets
NVIDIA denies RTX 5090 discontinuation as shortages and delistings mount
Nvidia says the flagship GPU is supply-constrained rather than discontinued, though it is missing from its own store and resells for about $8,500.
Tom's Hardware · +2 outlets
Meta removes website-crawling terms that raised AI scraping concerns
Meta insists the updated terms do not change how it crawls the web, while critics say the revision does not go far enough.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Meta and Apple partner to run Meta's Muse Spark Open model on Mac Studio
The collaboration is the first public partnership between the rivals since 2017, according to reports.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
OpenAI is building a humanoid robot; Altman says the 'brain' is the hard part
OpenAI's CEO said a robot that can operate in human-designed spaces is the goal, but the software challenge outweighs the body.
Engadget · +14 outlets
TikTok permanently bans advertising account for Alex Gibney's Musk documentary
TikTok cited its political content policy in removing the account ahead of the film's wider release.
TechCrunch · +11 outlets
Replit makes OpenAI its default model provider over Anthropic
Claude will remain available on the platform, but OpenAI becomes the default for new projects.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Microsoft disrupts Chinese-language phishing kits behind 1 billion scam messages
Microsoft and Health-ISAC seized domains tied to the YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man cybercrime services.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Google information security engineer charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading
Prosecutors allege the employee used inside information to profit on prediction market bets.
CNBC · +5 outlets
Google AI news pilot expands to 400 publications with CNN and FT
The program pays publishers to license content for experimental AI features in Google News.
The Next Web · +6 outlets
Amazon deploys over 1 million warehouse robots amid 1.5 million workforce
The robot fleet's growth raises questions about automation's impact on Amazon's warehouse employment.
Futurism · +8 outlets
Amazon Web Services CFO says AI spending is sustainable
The executive's comments come amid investor scrutiny of massive data center capital expenditures.
Axios · +14 outlets
Verizon to charge $10 a month for iPhone Handoff
The carrier fee, alongside EE's UK pricing, sets early commercial terms for Apple's dual-iPhone feature.
9to5Mac · +14 outlets
Sergey Brin says Gemini is beginning to help build the next Gemini
The Google cofounder's comments point to early recursive self-improvement in the company's model pipeline.
The Next Web · +14 outlets
Microsoft secures 1,100 MW Indiana power deal for data centers
The power agreement supports Microsoft's expanding AI infrastructure footprint.
Simply Wall Street · +7 outlets
Amazon gets FDA warning over unapproved STI drug listings
Regulators flagged the marketplace for listings of drugs lacking required approval.
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