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After nearly two decades online, Reddit is finally profitable. In the third quarter, the company recorded a massive 68% increase in revenue alongside 47% more daily users. The figures are $29.9 million and 97.2 million users. Obviously, the popularity went above the 100 million threshold a few times already.

Google's AI initiatives are transforming its operations, with AI now generating 25 percent of new code while driving significant cost reductions. The tech giant reports strong financial growth with $88.2B in revenue, alongside major expansions in global AI infrastructure and sustainability efforts through nuclear power deals.

The launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Game Pass has allegedly proven to be a huge success for Xbox with the console seeing more players than PlayStation for the first time in CoD's history. PC players also reportedly preferred PC Game Pass over Steam.

A few months after introducing the hydraulic-free version of Atlas, Boston Dynamics shared a video demonstration. While not spectacular, it highlights the robot's future direction.

Apple typically converts the prototypes for its next-gen iPhones into production models in facilities located in China. However, that might not be the case as of the upcoming 2025 17 series, as some of this work is reportedly making its way to India instead. The change is thought to affect the successor to the iPhone 16.

Sennheiser touts the new Profile Wireless as the "multi-tool" of mobile microphones for independent creators. It has dual transmitters that augment the typical lavalier or button mic use-case with the ability to convert into a full hand-held or desktop recorder by using its own charger as a handle. The set also includes a receiver with an auto-rotating OLED status display and compatibility with iPhone, Android or PC.

China tightens its control over rare earth minerals with new export regulations and facility acquisitions while Western nations race to develop alternative supply chains. The move affects critical materials needed for semiconductors, AI chips, defense technology, and clean energy - highlighting global dependencies on Chinese resources.

The Ricoh PJ UHL3660, an ultra short throw projector, has been unveiled by PFU America. The model has a laser light source that is said to deliver up to 6,500 lumens of brightness. Other features include Miracast, support for HDR content, and a longer life expectancy for the light source.

Although not exactly what is needed right now, YouTube is apparently testing a new homepage, which lacks two key elements currently present on it. These missing parts are the overall viewer count and the publishing date for each video, allowing the user to focus only on the video title and creator name.

TikTok has announced that it will soon enhance the way users express themselves with .gifs that come up as a result of AI-generated suggestions. The animated images in question will all come courtesy of Giphy thanks to a new agreement between its company and the social media platform. It is slated to result in a change to the direct message (DM) interface in the latter's app.

Although no longer a top brand name among consumers, TDK is a solid company that is currently the world's largest smartphone battery supplier. Now, it is teaming up with McLaren Racing to supply components such as sensors and inverters to the Nissan e-4ORCE 05 cars, which are present in Formula E racing.

Xiaomi has made the highest-end version of its inaugural EV all but official ahead of its formal launch. The SU7 Ultra is backed to produce just over 1,500 horsepower and to go from 0 to ~62 miles per hour in less than 2 seconds thanks to its triple motor system. It also comes with high-tech components such as cutting-edge batteries and "professional racing-grade" brakes, tipped to push its starting price into six figures - and not just in RMB.

Since Apple hasn't managed to meet the requirements of the Indonesian law that requires certain smartphones to contain at least 40% locally manufactured parts, sales of the iPhone 16 lineup are not allowed in the country. However, local residents who want to get the iPhone 16 can do so by purchasing them from abroad.

A user report that was later confirmed by Instagram's head, Adam Mosseri, shows that some videos on this service look blurry due to the fact that video quality is directly tied to the amount of views it receives. According to him, the quality difference isn't huge, but many users think it's enough to lower their visual experience.

Gold rush in Burkina Faso: Military chief Ibrahim Traoré poses new challenges to the international gold industry. He announces that he will withdraw mining permits from foreign companies and extract the gold himself. His aim is to strengthen self-determination.

A new survey by CNET shows that artificial intelligence (AI) is less of a priority for smartphone buyers than expected. Despite the investments made by leading manufacturers in AI-supported functions, the core needs of users remain more traditional.

Moore's Law is Dead has heard from sources that Samsung and Apple are looking to acquire Intel. Both companies are allegedly after Intel's foundry business, which would give them unfiltered access to cutting-edge nodes from Intel.

Linus of Linus Tech Tips admitted today that he bears some personal responsibility for the exploitation of Congolese children in cobalt and lithium mines. He made the statement in his latest video podcast by partially agreeing with an English teacher's accusation of having "blood on his hands" and then asking how these critics would do better in his situation.

As everyone races for the release of next-gen AI models these days, Google is also getting ready to unleash Gemini 2.0. While the December launch of this flagship AI product is a mere rumor for the time being, an official statement regarding this topic might surface in the coming days.

DVDFab has unveiled the Bookfab AI AudioBook Creator. The tool allows audiobook creators to quickly convert text to audio with a variety of realistic-sounding voices speaking English or Japanese. In the consumer audio market, audiobooks are a top revenue-generating product.

After escaping a fine of over $1.1 billion, Intel is now free of all the legal trouble connected to the nearly two-decade-long fight with EU regulators, thanks to a decision of the EU Court of Justice. The tech giant had been accused of trying to block AMD by awarding rebates to Lenovo, Dell, HP, and NEC.

China surges ahead in semiconductor patent race despite industry challenges. The country witnessed a staggering 42 percent increase in patent applications, while the U.S. saw a modest 9 percent growth.

Kingston maintains its dominance with 34 percent of the global SSD retail market as the top five manufacturers increased their combined share to 72 percent in 2023. Chinese manufacturers continue to gain ground despite sanctions, now controlling nearly a quarter of worldwide sales.

A cascade of new information about Samsung's 2025 smartphone lineup has been flooding South Korean media and analyst reports lately. Owing to the Snapdragon 8 Elite configuration, which is now practically set in stone, a price increase in the Galaxy S25 series appears inevitable, and Samsung also plans to conquer the foldable market in 2025 with exciting extensions to the Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip series.

Thanks to extremely low prices, made possible in part by delivery directly from China, Temu is now reaching almost half a billion customers per month with this concept. According to a new report, Amazon intends to emulate this recipe and set up an online store as a rival to Temu.

TSMC caught a suspicious chip design order that closely matched Huawei's AI processor specifications, leading to a swift report to US authorities. The incident reveals ongoing attempts by Chinese tech firms to circumvent trade restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing.

Three police departments have reported mixed feelings about their adoption of electric vehicles for use as police vehicles. The Ford and Tesla EVs had different levels of suitability due to their body designs. The noted drawbacks can help police departments avoid buying less-suited EVs for police work.

The US start-up Throne has developed an AI-supported toilet camera that analyzes stool and urine samples and informs users whether they are drinking enough or how their digestion reacts to certain foods.

Baidu CEO Robin Li predicts a major shakeout in the AI industry, suggesting 99 percent of current AI companies won't survive despite the sector's explosive growth. Drawing parallels to the dot-com bubble, he sees a long road ahead before AI truly transforms the workplace.

Tesla has introduced its best Model 3 and Model Y financing deal so far, with no obligation to purchase the Full Self-Driving (Supervised) feature this time around.

Covered by the terms of the Apache 2.0 license, the IBM Granite 3.0 family of AI models targets enterprise customers and provides top performance alongside (allegedly) the most comprehensive set of risk and harm detection capabilities on the market. Those interested can download the models from Hugging Face.

Loongson Technology unveils ambitious plans for its CPU and GPU development, aiming to compete with major players in the semiconductor industry. The Chinese company's latest desktop CPU matches 14nm x86 chips, with future models targeting even higher performance.

TSMC firmly rejects the idea of acquiring Intel's manufacturing plants despite Intel's struggles to attract customers for its foundry business. The rejection highlights fundamental differences between the two chip giants' business models and operational strategies.

Vivo is on the rise! In India, the company has overtaken Xiaomi and Samsung in smartphone sales for the first time and there are also increasing reports from China about new sales records for the new Vivo X200 series. Initial clues about the Vivo X200 Ultra have also emerged, which have also already been officially confirmed.

High refresh rate screens are becoming more popular with laptops, but often, the dynamic refresh rate setting is missing, driving up the power consumption. The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is an example for that.

With the current change to the privacy policy, X (formerly Twitter) will be allowed to pass on user data to third parties from November 15. To protect yourself against this, you need to take action on your own.

Airbus and Toshiba are partnering to design superconducting technology for hydrogen-powered airplanes, with a major goal to boost electric propulsion efficiency and support aviation's goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Unity has launched the Unity 6 game development engine for Windows, Macs, and Linux computers. The new version adds a native Windows on Arm editor and app compilation, an updated Sentis AI library, and better graphics with improved performance.

Fuell, the company behind the Flluid e-bike and Fllow e-motorcycle, has filed for bankruptcy. Only a limited number of customers have received their products at the time of writing, with production having ceased. A letter from the company addressed to its creditors indicates what action is being taken.

Electronic Arts' game subscription service, EA Play, is now available on the Epic Games Store. The company is offering an introductory discount for the first month of using the service that gives you access to their entire library of games.

When we tested the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6, the lightweight productivity laptop achieved an outstanding battery life. Now, Lenovo has expanded the options for this Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptop, adding a high quality OLED display, 5G mobile connectivity and a more affordable Snapdragon X Plus 8 Core CPU into the mix.

In August 2023, Microsoft took down the $1 Game Pass trial option just before the launch of Starfield. It is now pulling the same trick ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's launch.

Tesla's humanoid bot has gotten a big feature update that allows it to climb stairs and walk around in unfamiliar spaces with the help of other Optimus robots.

After parting ways with over 20,000 employees in 2022 and 2023, Meta continues to cut jobs. This time, the number of people laid off is smaller, but this new downsizing does not miss Reality Labs and departments in charge of popular products such as WhatsApp or Instagram.

After receiving more than 16,000 complaints, the FTC has taken steps to mitigate the deceptive practices companies have exploited to keep users from canceling subscriptions. The “Click-to-Cancel” policy has arrived to squelch any ambiguity surrounding the status of monetized user accounts.

Lenovo has brought some of its latest prototypes to preview at its TechWorld 2024 press conference, most of which are, of course, AI-powered. To that end, the OEM's first AI mouse and “Home AI Brain” have been showcased alongside the new AI Buddy, touted to bring a futuristic, emoji-based interpersonal experience to the digital assistant world. They are joined by a glasses-free 3D solution for video conferencing.

Google is preparing to block the popular ad blocker uBlock Origin, along with other extensions built on the Manifest V2 framework, from the Chrome browser. This is due to the planned switch to Google's Manifest V3.