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• Pennywise is coming over for Halloween. (theverge.com)
  Rather than waiting for Sunday, HBO now plans to drop It: Welcome to Derry’s second episode on October 31st just in time for the end of spo…
• Working from home dilemma: How to manage your team, without the micro-management (zdnet.com)
  Checking in, not checking up: How the good managers can keep teams on track wherever they are.
• Intel liberates driver source code, AMD might too (arstechnica.com)
  Intel has released the source code of the drivers for its latest graphics …
• Physicists find insecurity in string theory (arstechnica.com)
  One of the great hopes for string theory has been dashed and physicists are …
• CSIRO's Data61 researchers develop AI helmet to prevent seizure disorders (zdnet.com)
  The new device has been designed to detect brain seizures in patients after brain surgery.
• Kogan fined AU$350,000 for offering 'discounts' on products with inflated prices (zdnet.com)
  The online retailer has been fined yet again for making false or misleading representations to consumers.
• Getting there: Structured data, semantics, robotics, and the future of AI (zdnet.com)
  Leveraging structure in data is key to making progress in AI, says AI prodigy Gary Marcus. A forward-looking view on Software 2.0, AI chips…
• ˜Clinical-grade AI’: a new buzzy AI word that means absolutely nothing (theverge.com)
  Chatbot mental health companies are getting into clinical cosplay.
• NVIDIA unleashes Quad SLI that you can DIY (arstechnica.com)
  For people who simply must have the ultimate in graphics and gaming …
• If you can’t afford a vacation, an AI app will sell you pictures of one (theverge.com)
  Always be manifesting.
• 400 global public officials call on Amazon to pay its dues (zdnet.com)
  The letter to Jeff Bezos urges the richest man on Earth to 'act decisively to change your policies and priorities to do right by your worke…
• Intel details Horse Ridge II as helping overcome quantum computing hurdle (zdnet.com)
  Intel is banking on its classical computing expertise to win in the quantum world.
• CEA may host E3-like gaming expo (arstechnica.com)
  The ESA has announced plans to dramatically downsize its annual gaming expo.
• The PS5 bundle that includes two years of PS Plus Premium is $170 off (theverge.com)
  Plus, save $100 on the 45mm Pixel Watch 3, get another set of Joy-Con for $25 off, and more.
• More identities compromised as government laptop thefts continue (arstechnica.com)
  The DOT joins the VA and the DOJ in the roster of major government data …
• Intel subpoenas ATI (arstechnica.com)
  The long-running antitrust case between AMD and Intel expands again this week …
• Airbnb’s anti-party tech is in effect for Halloween. (theverge.com)
  The company will use the length of a reservation, property type, distance from a guest’s location, and timing to block “higher risk booking…
• COVID-19 pandemic, remote work revamps IT investment priorities (zdnet.com)
  According to a PwC and Qualtrics survey, leading IT organizations stepped up security and privacy, cloud and engagement investments.
• MIT machine learning models find gaps in coverage by Moderna, Pfizer, other Warp Speed COVID-19 (zdnet.com)
  Vaccine makers need to take into account genetic diversity explicitly in clinical trials or risk missing coverage for some individuals, say…
• Developers: This new edge-computing service lets you test out ultra-quick apps (zdnet.com)
  AWS and Vodafone's year-long partnership on 5G is taking shape in Europe, with a commercial center due to open in London in 2021.
• Qantas expects international travel to be halted until at least June 2021 (zdnet.com)
  On the flip side, Qantas' freight business has performed well due to the pandemic.
• X is getting closer to removing the last reminders of Twitter (theverge.com)
  X may be retiring the Twitter.com domain soon, and before that happens, it’s pushing users to re-enroll security keys and passkeys.
• My new favorite expensive toy: the $500 rotary phone (arstechnica.com)
  It's expensive on a level that's almost surreal, it looks like a classic phone …
• Battle-royale-field 6. (theverge.com)
  It is a truth universally acknowledged that a triple-A studio in possession of a well-received, military FPS must be in want of a battle ro…
• Apple announces "Summer of Music" in Japan (arstechnica.com)
  Apple's "Summer of Music" in Japan includes lots of free iTunes gift cards and …
• Taylor Sheridan is switching sides in the streaming wars. (theverge.com)
  Taylor Sheridan — the architect of Paramount Skydance’s wildly successful Yellowstone franchise — has reportedly signed a massive film / TV…
• Your Dead Rising news update. (Very mild spoilers within) (arstechnica.com)
  Dead Rising already has a lot of buzz, but also seems to have a bug or two...
• The Simpsons’s Fortnite crossover starts soon. (theverge.com)
  Some kind of event is taking place on November 1st, and leaks from last week indicated that Homer, Marge, Bart, Ned Flanders, and Krusty th…
• Blue Man Group gets into toy business (arstechnica.com)
  These musical toys look hella fun, but who thought the Blue Man Group would …
• Sora is showing us how broken deepfake detection is (theverge.com)
  OpenAI’s video generator embeds C2PA metadata that can help identify deepfakes when posted to other platforms, but the system clearly isn’t…
• Google, like many others, to open Indian data center (arstechnica.com)
  Google is setting up shop on Indian soil, better to serve its users in south …
• Threads is getting disappearing posts (theverge.com)
  Threads is launching the ability to create disappearing “ghost” posts. When you choose the option, Threads will archive your post after 24…
• Press * for venture capital (arstechnica.com)
  Open source PBX Asterisk gets a boost as Matrix Partners pours $13.8 million …
• Qualcomm is turning parts from cellphone chips into AI chips to rival Nvidia (theverge.com)
  Qualcomm is launching a pair of new AI chips based on technology it includes in mobile processors. It’s launching the AI200 next year, foll…
• EA threatens to scale back PSP support (arstechnica.com)
  The influential developer may drop their pro-PSP stance in light of Nintendo's …
• Tesla rehashing old threats to get shareholders to approve Musk’s $1 trillion pay day (theverge.com)
  Tesla’s board is urging shareholders to approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package or risk him leaving the company.
• Mac Pro RAM from Crucial experiencing inconsistencies (arstechnica.com)
  If you recently ordered your Mac Pro and decided that 1GB of RAM just wasn't …
• Beats’ Powerbeats Pro 2 are nearly matching their best price to date (theverge.com)
  The workout-friendly Beats Powerbeats Pro 2, which offer great noise cancellation and heart rate monitoring, are on sale for $50 off ahead…
• Will Visual Studio ever ship with Windows? (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has considered shipping a version of Visual Studio Express with …
• Fitbit’s overhauled app and AI health coach arrive tomorrow (theverge.com)
  Fitbit’s AI health coach is available now in preview, aiming to help make sense of all your health data.
• Senators rush to add porn ratings to the web (arstechnica.com)
  Congress continues its crusade against online porn. After all, it's an easy …
• ˜There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies (theverge.com)
  Signal head Meredith Whittaker has responded to concerns about the encrypted messaging app’s use of Amazon Web Services, saying “there isn’…
• Warriors actor wants US$250,000 from Take-Two, if they can count (arstechnica.com)
  Did Take-Two fail to get likeness rights to Cyrus? Are they getting very tired …
• LexisNexis CEO: the AI law era is already here (theverge.com)
  Sean Fitzpatrick discusses AI tools such as Protégé and how LexisNexis works as an AI platform in addition to a case law database.
• EA Senior Vice President is interviewed and manages to say nothing. Impressive (arstechnica.com)
  As far as interviews go, this is one of the fluffiest I've ever seen outside …
• The Surgeon General weighs in on second hand smoke (arstechnica.com)
  The US Surgeon General has released an extensive report on the health risks of …
• Supreme Court to hear collusion case against major telecoms (arstechnica.com)
  Verizon, Qwest, AT&T, and BellSouth are going to have to defend their lack of …
• GM isn’t ready to rip off the CarPlay/Android Auto band-aid quite yet (theverge.com)
  GM clarifies it won’t drop phone projection support ‘overnight’ after its CEO said it would remove the capability from its gas cars too.
• The last-gen Kindle is a steal at just $65 refurbished (theverge.com)
  The refurbished 2022 Kindle is on sale for $64.99 when you apply the promo code FIREFIVE. The deal will last through October 30th.
• Broadcast flag makes it through committee (arstechnica.com)
  The Senate Commerce Committee has given the broadcast flag a big thumbs up …