Tesla hopes autonomy subscriptions can deliver the margins car sales cannot.
Tesla gave up the EV crown. Now it wants to win the autonomy race
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Instagram chases YouTube with a push for longer, widescreen videos
Instagram is announcing a big push into longform horizontal video, which the platform is calling "Features." Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has been against doing longform video on the platform "for a long time," he says in a six-and-a-half-minute video (here's the widescreen version) with VP of product Tessa Lyons, saying that "one of my concerns […]
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The Anthropic IPO Is Also a Doomsday Primer
Anthropic thinks “closing the loop” is the best path to AI triumph—and a recipe for “existential” threats to humanity.
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Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees, reports say
The buyout offers mark Microsoft's latest efforts to cut costs and rework its workforce.
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T-Mobile’s new plans include swappable subscription perks
T-Mobile is launching new "T-Mix" plans that bundle wireless service with subscriptions to services like Netflix, Apple TV, YouTube Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, device promotions, and more, as reported earlier by Fierce Network. The Standard plan starts at $55 / month (with autopay) for one line and one "Pick," which you can change up […]
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Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Ultra update fixes reboot and display bugs
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra was blighted by some nuisance bugs at launch, but now the company has released some new firmware to resolve them. The October 22 release addresses three issues notable issues in particular: screen flickering, unexpected restarts, and lengthy reboot times, alongside unspecified "additional bug fixes and general performance improvements," according to Microsoft's […]
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Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Reveals What’s Under the Hood
Anthropic on Monday filed documents ahead of a blockbuster IPO that offers insight into the company’s financials, risk factors, and views on the future of AI.