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Amazon unveils new Kindle Scribe and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft: The new Kindle Scribe has a larger 11-inch glare-free display, is just 5.4 mm thick, and weighs only 400 g. It's also 40% faster when writing or turning pages. Read More

PayPal's Honey to integrate with ChatGPT and other AIs for shopping assistance: The features will provide AI chatbot users, who are researching items they want to purchase, Honey's product recommendations, pricing, and access to deals. Read More

OpenAI is launching the Sora app, its own TikTok competitor, alongside the Sora 2 model: The social app Sora will let users generate videos of themselves and their friends, which they can share in a TikTok-like feed. Read More

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US companies make bold move to power nation's data centers

Data centers need power now. That's why we're working to build multi-gigawatt power stations that generate reliable electricity, with fewer delays and minimal added strain to the grid.

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Anonymous question app Sendit deceived children and illegally collected their data, FTC alleges: On Sendit, teens can send each other anonymous questions via integrations with Instagram or Snapchat. Read More

Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans: The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials. Read More

Amazon unveils new Echo devices, powered by its AI, Alexa+: Amazon debuts new devices, the Dot Max, Echo Studio, Echo Show 8, and Echo Show 11, powered by AI. Read More

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs: A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024. Read More

Former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers raise whopping $300M seed to automate science : Periodic Labs has raised from a tech industry who's who, including Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia, Elad Gil, Jeff Dean, Eric Schmidt, and Jeff Bezos. Read More

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Go Nano Bananas and Beyond! Learn how Google Cloud AI can empower your startup to build innovative applications at their upcoming Startup School: GenAI Media, kicking off on October 28.

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Last but Not Least

Nothing launches AI tool for building mini apps using prompts: Nothing on Monday revealed Playground, an AI tool that lets users create apps with simple text prompts and deploy them to a platform of sorts known as Essential Apps. Read More