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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 1d

After the long weekend, it will be Tuesday. And then, TACO time!

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 1d

Trump says the US would impose an extra 100% tariff on imports from China and export controls on "any and all critical software" from November 1 (Dan Mangan/CNBC)

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 1d

Would you watch Instagram on your TV?

Meta is exploring building a dedicated Instagram app for TVs as part of a deeper push into video, but Instagram chief Adam Mosseri says he isn't interested in licensing live sports or Hollywood content.

In other words, Instagram wants to take on YouTube.

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 1d

That's one way to get off the US entity list: get an American to acquire your company.

The US government and some US companies already use NSO Group's spyware, but now its TAM isn't limited by US laws!

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 1d

A group of American investors led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has agreed to acquire NSO Group in a deal valued at "several tens of millions of dollars" (Omer Kabir/CTech)

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 2d

Would you play Netflix games on your TV?

Netflix is making multiplayer video games available on smart TVs and streaming devices for the first time.

Gamers will use their phones as controllers, but much of the play is on the big screen, meaning that Netflix is effectively going after Jackbox Games.

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 3d

Do you hate loud TV ads?

I’m talking about commercials that clearly play louder than what you’re currently watching.

If you're in California, you're in luck, and frankly even if you don't live in the US state, you may benefit, eventually.

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 4d

As ChatGPT claims consumers, Claude conquers corporations.

Just look at the past two days, when Anthropic won over Deloitte and IBM.

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 5d

OpenAI is investing in AMD.

OpenAI and AMD have announced a deal in which OpenAI could take up to a 10% stake in AMD and deploy up to 6 gigawatts of AMD’s Instinct GPUs over multiple years: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/06/o...

That’s notable, but the real elephant in the room is Nvidia.

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 9d

OpenAI is now valued at half a trillion dollars.

That makes it the world's most valuable startup, ahead of SpaceX.

OpenAI reportedly completed a secondary sale that let current and former employees sell around $6.6 billion of shares at a $500 billion valuation: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 10d

Do you want to deepfake your friends?

OpenAI has launched Sora 2, the latest version of its text-to-video model, which can follow instructions spanning multiple shots, is better at physics, and includes synched audio.

The world’s biggest startup says this may be “the GPT‑3.5 moment for video.”

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 11d

This is from March.

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 11d

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is out.

Here are 5 things you should know about Anthropic’s latest model: www.anthropic.com/news/claude-...

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 12d

Electronic Arts is going private.

EA has agreed for Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners to acquire the gaming giant for $210 per share.

That means the massive deal values the company at about $55 billion, the largest leveraged buyout on record.

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 12d

Should teenagers be using ChatGPT?

OpenAI has launched new ChatGPT parental safety controls for users aged 13 to 18: openai.com/index/introd...

This means that parents, as well as law enforcement, can receive notifications if a teen engages in chatbot conversations about self-harm or suicide.

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 15d

Did Donald Trump save TikTok in the US?

That’s certainly what the US government is claiming.

TikTok has until December 16 to find an American buyer or be banned from operating in the US, although that is after the fourth Trump extension to a deadline that everyone has just been ignoring.

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 16d

I agree it doesn't really make sense for Apple to do, but that hasn't stopped them before!

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 16d

Should Apple invest in Intel?

Intel reportedly approached Apple about a potential investment as part of its turnaround efforts: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The two companies also apparently discussed how to work more closely together.

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 18d

Disney has announced price hikes for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Select, and certain bundles: www.thewrap.com/disney-plus-...

The new pricing is set to go into effect on October 21.

Given the past week, you would think that Disney might want to stay out of the news until at least next quarter.

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 18d

The calm before the storm #EcomNorth

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 19d

Nvidia is investing $100 billion in OpenAI.

The new partnership is meant to enable OpenAI to build and deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI datacenters powered by Nvidia systems: openai.com/index/openai...

Or at least, that’s the plan.

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 22d

How many bought cases?

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 22d

Do you want generative AI in your browser?

Google has unveiled new AI features for Chrome, including adding a button to launch the Gemini chatbot and the ability to search with AI Mode right from Chrome’s address bar.

The company is calling it “the biggest upgrade to Chrome in its history.”

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 23d

Nvidia wants to save Intel.

Nvidia and Intel have partnered to develop multiple new generations of x86 products, with Nvidia buying $5 billion of Intel's stock, or a roughly 5% stake.

Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 23d

Would you buy glasses from Meta?

The company announced three completely different options at its Meta Connect 2025 event.

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 23d

This feels like when Microsoft saved Apple.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 23d

Nvidia and Intel announce a partnership to develop multiple new generations of x86 products; Nvidia will purchase $5B of Intel stock at $23.28 per share (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware)

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Emil Protalinski @emilprotalinski.bsky.social · 24d

Would you buy a Mac with a touchscreen?

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that an OLED MacBook Pro with a touchscreen is set to enter mass production by late 2026.

That means you might be able to get a MacBook with a touchscreen in time for Christmas next year, or in early 2027.