Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which skip photolithography to impress circuit patterns on the wafer, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Canon begins selling nanoimprint chip machines, which skip photolithography to impress circuit patterns on the wafer, likely avoiding trade curbs, to rival ASML  —  - Japanese optics specialist seeks to close gap with Dutch rival  — Chipmaking machinery has been focus of US sanctions on China

NetApp and Ducati corse extend collaboration for the development co-engineered data management solution

NetApp has renewed its partnership agreement with Ducati Corse, making it the team's Official Data Infrastructure Partner for the 2023 to 2025 seasons. The collaboration has resulted in a virtual data management and insights solution for race analytics and research and development. The solution uses NetApp ONTAP with NetApp SnapMirror and NetApp FlexCache to enable real-time data sharing and analytics, improving Ducati's software development and engineering processes. The benefits include seamless data access, insights for all Ducati units, optimized data transfer, and improved collaboration. Since 2018, NetApp has helped Ducati manage applications, support virtual machines, and streamline operations. https://ift.tt/THJu9hw

How to create and send AI stickers on WhatsApp

Follow the steps to create AI Stickers on WhatsApp https://ift.tt/2YtBlJj

Goldman Sachs offloads major BNPL player GreenSky for an undisclosed sum to a group of money managers, after acquiring the company for $1.7B in 2021 (Rob Copeland/New York Times)

Rob Copeland / New York Times:
Goldman Sachs offloads major BNPL player GreenSky for an undisclosed sum to a group of money managers, after acquiring the company for $1.7B in 2021  —  Goldman sells the consumer lender GreenSky after significant losses, less than two years after buying it.

Route Mobile partners with Robi Axiata Limited for RCS business messaging expansion

Route Mobile, a CPaaS provider, has partnered with Robi Axiata Limited in Bangladesh to provide managed services for RCS Business Messaging. Route Mobile will onboard clients, provide 24x7 support, and assist with sales in the Bangladesh market. RCS Business Messaging is a multimedia service by Google that allows brands to engage with customers through rich content. The partnership aims to expand Robi's market reach and accelerate the adoption of next-generation technology in Bangladesh. https://ift.tt/fWuAs0p

Hands-on with Best Take for Pixel 8, which uses AI to replace people's faces, a fun camera tool that worryingly helps AI standardize what happiness looks like (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Washington Post)

Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
Hands-on with Best Take for Pixel 8, which uses AI to replace people's faces, a fun camera tool that worryingly helps AI standardize what happiness looks like  —  A new AI function called Best Take in Google's Pixel 8 lets you replace people's faces, saving memories of moments that never actually happened.

Filing: Alphabet-owned DeepMind cut expenses related to employees by to £595M in 2022, down 39% from £969M in 2021, as revenue fell 21% YoY (Thomas Seal/Bloomberg)

Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Filing: Alphabet-owned DeepMind cut expenses related to employees by to £595M in 2022, down 39% from £969M in 2021, as revenue fell 21% YoY  —  - Alphabet-owned AI research unit saw revenues fall in 2022  — London-based DeepMind slashed staff costs 39% in the period

Investors and analysts expect the Israel-Hamas war to derail the fragile recovery of Israel's tech sector, which accounts for 14% of the country's workforce (Steven Scheer/Reuters)

Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Investors and analysts expect the Israel-Hamas war to derail the fragile recovery of Israel's tech sector, which accounts for 14% of the country's workforce  —  The spiralling conflict with the Palestinians is set to derail a fragile recovery in Israel's all-important tech sector …

Sources: at an Activision townhall hosted by James Corden, Bobby Kotick discussed Microsoft, Elon Musk's Neuralink, hinted at a Guitar Hero revival, and more (Jez Corden/Windows Central)

Jez Corden / Windows Central:
Sources: at an Activision townhall hosted by James Corden, Bobby Kotick discussed Microsoft, Elon Musk's Neuralink, hinted at a Guitar Hero revival, and more  —  Kotick and Corden (not me) discuss the future of Activision.  —  What you need to know  — Sources familiar …

Apple spent $200M to $250M on Killers of the Flower Moon, debuting October 20, the first test of Apple's plans to spend $1B per year on movies for theaters (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Apple spent $200M to $250M on Killers of the Flower Moon, debuting October 20, the first test of Apple's plans to spend $1B per year on movies for theaters  —  The tech giant is hoping the big screen will help sell little ones.  —  At the Cannes Film Festival, red carpets are unfurled to receive Hollywood's most important figures.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III PC open beta early access to start on October 12

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III will be released on November 10 and will feature Captain Price and Task Force 141 facing off against war criminal Vladimir Makarov. The game will include support for Nvidia DLSS 3 and Nvidia Reflex. PC gamers who have pre-purchased the game can start playing the beta version on October 12, which will include DLSS 2 and Nvidia Reflex. The beta version will be cross-play-enabled and will feature maps from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. https://ift.tt/heY7wCj

A look at the stalled efforts to ban TikTok in the US as defense officials, who want an outright ban, clash with economic officials who back a compromise (Gavin Bade/Politico)

Gavin Bade / Politico:
A look at the stalled efforts to ban TikTok in the US as defense officials, who want an outright ban, clash with economic officials who back a compromise  —  The administration is throwing its weight behind a new bill after previous legislative and national security efforts faltered.

Vivo Y200 5G smartphone to launch in India soon, confirms company

Vivo is teasing the launch of its new Y-series smartphone, the Vivo Y200, in India. The company has posted a video featuring actress Sara Ali Khan on its official X account. The specifications of the Vivo Y200 have not been revealed yet, but leaked posters suggest it may have a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, an in-display fingerprint sensor, a 64MP main camera, a 2MP depth sensor, a 16MP front camera, and a 4,800 mAh battery with 44W fast charging support. Vivo recently expanded its V-series with the launch of the Vivo V29 and V20 Pro. https://ift.tt/kgxUNXl

Sources: after stockpiling components for months, Huawei aims to ship 60M to 70M phones in 2024, doubling shipments in 2023 and 2022, despite the US crackdown (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: after stockpiling components for months, Huawei aims to ship 60M to 70M phones in 2024, doubling shipments in 2023 and 2022, despite the US crackdown  —  New export controls expected from U.S. could thwart ambitious comeback plans  —  Huawei's release of the 5G-capable Mate 60 Pro took markets and policymakers by surprise.

As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, a look at the role of hacktivism for both sides, supported by outside groups, including DDoSing Israeli government sites (Wired)

Wired:
As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, a look at the role of hacktivism for both sides, supported by outside groups, including DDoSing Israeli government sites  —  Hacktivism is increasingly a feature of modern kinetic warfare.  It's playing out with particular ferocity in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.