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)

Mike Seymour / fxguide:
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