Samsung TV Plus gets news features with latest update: What it means for users

Samsung TV Plus has rolled out a new update, bringing enhancements to its user interface (UI) and adding new features. The update includes a redesigned home screen for content discovery, region-specific tabs based on each market's content catalogue, larger UI elements for improved navigation, and an expanded video-on-demand (VOD) experience. https://ift.tt/FjQ5cZD

Samsung says it is not rebranding Exynos chips lineup

Samsung denies rumors of rebranding its Exynos chip to 'Dream Chip'. The Exynos name has been used by Samsung since 2011 for its processors. The company uses Exynos branding in various products, including smartphones, automotive chipsets, wearable chips, and modems. Reports suggested that Samsung cancelled the Exynos 2300 chipset before mass production. https://ift.tt/S4mAIbM

Study: around 2,127 Web3 games became inactive in the past five years, representing 75.5% of the 2,817 that were launched in the same period (Lim Yu Qian/CoinGecko)

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Study: around 2,127 Web3 games became inactive in the past five years, representing 75.5% of the 2,817 that were launched in the same period  —  How Many Web3 Games Have Failed?  —  Around 2,127 web3 games have failed in the last five years since the GameFi niche emerged, representing 75.5% of the 2,817 web3 games launched.

NetApp and AWS announce FSx for ONTAP file systems for businesses

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How to manage app suggestions on your Google Pixel phone

This feature aims to streamline the process of finding apps by recommending them on either the home screen or the bottom app drawer based on your phone activity. The good news is that you can easily enable or disable it according to your preference. Here's a simple guide on how to do it: https://ift.tt/6BjVmoE

WhatsApp may soon allow channel owners to request a review for suspended channels

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Unity plans to cut 265 jobs, or 3.8% of its staff, and end its services deal with VFX company Wētā FX to focus on its "core business" (Mike Seymour/fxguide)

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Unity plans to cut 265 jobs, or 3.8% of its staff, and end its services deal with VFX company Wētā FX to focus on its “core business”  —  UPDATE: Scroll down for a statement from WētāFX:  —  Reuters is reporting that Unity Software (U.N) …

An in-depth reflection on Marc Andreessen's "techno-optimist manifesto": tech is amazing, the high cost of delays, AI and risk, d/acc, centralization, and more (Vitalik Buterin/Vitalik Buterin's website)

Vitalik Buterin / Vitalik Buterin's website:
An in-depth reflection on Marc Andreessen's “techno-optimist manifesto”: tech is amazing, the high cost of delays, AI and risk, d/acc, centralization, and more  —  Special thanks to Morgan Beller, Juan Benet, Eli Dourado, Sriram Krishnan, Nate Soares, Jaan Tallinn, Vincent Weisser …

A study of UK teenagers: 79% of online users aged 13 to 17 use generative AI, compared to 31% of internet users aged 16+; 51% of ages 7 to 17 use Snap's My AI (Ofcom)

Ofcom:
A study of UK teenagers: 79% of online users aged 13 to 17 use generative AI, compared to 31% of internet users aged 16+; 51% of ages 7 to 17 use Snap's My AI  —  Teenagers and children in the UK are far more likely than adults to have embraced generative artificial intelligence (AI) …

Meituan reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to ~$10.7B, narrowly beating est., and net income up nearly 3x to ~$507M, boosted by strong Chinese travel demand (Sarah Zheng/Bloomberg)

Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg:
Meituan reports Q3 revenue up 22% YoY to ~$10.7B, narrowly beating est., and net income up nearly 3x to ~$507M, boosted by strong Chinese travel demand  —  Meituan recorded a third straight quarter of profit, after strong travel demand helped the food delivery giant defy slowing growth …

Europol, the US, Ukraine, and other countries arrest members of a ransomware group in Ukraine linked to attacks on organizations in 71 countries (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Europol, the US, Ukraine, and other countries arrest members of a ransomware group in Ukraine linked to attacks on organizations in 71 countries  —  In cooperation with Europol and Eurojust, law enforcement agencies from seven nations have arrested in Ukraine the core members …

Redmi Book 2024 models, Redmi Watch 4, and Redmi Buds 5 Pro to launch on November 29 in China

Xiaomi announces launch of Redmi Book 14 and Redmi Book 16 2024 laptops, offering 47W performance and seamless integration with Xiaomi devices. Redmi Watch 4 features 1.97" AMOLED display, low power consumption, and over 200 stylish watch faces. Redmi Buds 5 Pro offers dual drivers, active noise cancellation up to 52dB, and professional audio certification. Redmi K70 series, including Redmi K70, Redmi K70 Pro, and Redmi K70E, also set to launch. https://ift.tt/1KfgUXO

Alibaba shutters its quantum computing research lab, donating the equipment to Zhejiang University, a sign of broader cutbacks, after revamping its cloud unit (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg)

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Alibaba shutters its quantum computing research lab, donating the equipment to Zhejiang University, a sign of broader cutbacks, after revamping its cloud unit  —  - It follows Joe Tsai and Eddie Wu's ascension to the helm  — Cloud spinoff cancellation spurred speculation on next steps

A look at the growing usage of social media apps like Douyin among the elderly in China since the COVID-19 lockdowns, often to find companionship (Lavender Au/Wired)

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A look at the growing usage of social media apps like Douyin among the elderly in China since the COVID-19 lockdowns, often to find companionship  —  As smartphone costs fall and society becomes more atomized, China's elderly are using apps like Douyin to find connection and companionship.

A look at Shein's NYC pop-up store, which resembled its website and may have only reinforced Shein's image of being quick, cheap, and not quite as it seems (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A look at Shein's NYC pop-up store, which resembled its website and may have only reinforced Shein's image of being quick, cheap, and not quite as it seems  —  The Shein pop-up store in New York this month resembled the e-commerce giant's website, except picture-perfect.