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Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy
Anthropic is having trouble securing enough cloud capacity from AWS, Google, and Microsoft, which increasingly see the Claude maker as a competitor rather than a customer, according to an S-1 filing leaked to The Wall Street Journal. The leaked filing provides more color to the numbers Reuters and the Financial Times reported in late September, including that Anthropic believes it could spend more than $750 billion on cloud contracts, some of which include deals…
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Smartphones
Survey reveals trust in Google has taken a big hit after this quiet Android change
Credit: Brady Snyder / Android Authority Some of the best features on your phone are the ones that work quietly in the background. However, there’s a fine line between making your life easier and making decisions on your behalf, and Google’s approach to automatically verifying phone numbers on Android raises questions about which side of that line it’s on. We recently asked readers whether the practice affects their faith in Google’s services, and the…
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Objets connectés : les mises à jour de sécurité à vérifier avant l’achat : données et traçabilité
Objets connectés : les mises à jour de sécurité à vérifier avant l’achat Acheter un objet connecté revient aussi à choisir la manière dont il sera entretenu après sa mise en service. Une fiche séduisante peut détailler les fonctions visibles sans expliquer clairement la durée du suivi logiciel, les conditions d’installation des correctifs ou le sort des données lorsque le support prend fin. L’enjeu consiste donc à évaluer une promesse future avec les informations…
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Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix
We haven't heard many details about Microsoft's upcoming "Project Helix" gaming hardware since the company announced it in March as a device that will "play your Xbox and PC games." In a new wide-ranging profile of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, though, Fortune alludes to a dual release strategy for upcoming Microsoft gaming hardware, with "a next-generation handheld device" planned by the end of next year and a 2028 holiday season console release that could…
Lire l’article completAndroid 17 QPR3 Beta 2 opens the floodgate on fixes
TL;DR Google has released Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 for Pixel 6a and newer devices. The current build is our second QPR3 release to land this month, just days after QPR2 Beta 7.1. Google shares a large list of fixes, including those for multiple stability issues. How far out into the future are you looking when it comes to Android? Our first taste of Android 18 probably isn’t too far off, but right now,…
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Smartphones
Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 [Gallery]
Google today rolled out Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 with a number of fixes for Pixel devices. Over the coming hours, we’ll dive into all of Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2’s new features and every single change. (The newest updates will be at the top of this list. Be sure to check back often and tell us what you find in the comments below.) Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 screenshots appear on the left…
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IT & Science & Technology
SpaceX will try catching Starship and its booster for first time, Musk says
If successful, it would be the first time in history an orbital launch vehicle has been fully recovered. If successful, it would be the first time in history an orbital launch vehicle has been fully recovered. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company would attempt to catch Starship and its booster next month, with the goal of recovering the entire orbital launch system for the first time. If successful, Musk said, the attempt would…
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Domotique
Maison connectée locale : que continue-t-il de fonctionner quand Internet tombe ? : données et traçabilité
Maison connectée locale : que continue-t-il de fonctionner quand Internet tombe ? Une coupure de connexion révèle souvent plus sur une installation domotique que des mois d'usage tranquille. Quand le signal disparaît, certains équipements poursuivent leur tâche sans broncher, d'autres se figent net. Cette distinction n'est pas un détail technique secondaire : elle dessine la frontière entre un foyer qui garde la main sur son fonctionnement de base et un foyer qui dépend d'un…
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Robotic therapy for stroke patients
Strokes leave 5 million people with long-term impairments each year, and a growing shortage of physical therapists makes it hard for them to get the care they need. A new approach tries to solve that problem by combining artificial intelligence and human therapy. Johannes Lachner, a former MIT postdoc who is now an assistant professor at Purdue University, and Noah Geiger, a former visiting student at MIT, developed a robotic system that uses generative…
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A reason to eat carbs
A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet can help some people lose weight, and some research has shown that it may protect against colon cancer. But a new study suggests that such a ketogenic diet may also increase the risk of cancer in the small intestine. This type of diet forces the body to burn fatty acids instead of carbohydrates for fuel, producing by-products called ketone bodies. One of these, BHB, was thought to be responsible for…
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A cleaner path to rare earth metals
Tomás Villalón Jr. ’14 was raised in San Antonio, Texas, but vividly remembers smog hanging over the city his family came from—Monterrey, Mexico, a steel manufacturing and metal fabrication hub. Even as a child, he realized it was problematic to breathe that air. “I’m motivated because I’ve seen what metal-making does,” says Villalón, who majored in materials science and engineering. He started thinking about sustainable metallurgy senior year while working at Boston Metal, an…
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Nebraska native explores galaxies far, far away
Growing up on a small farm in Nebraska, Megan Donahue ’85 discovered the wider world by reading her way through her local library. Today, she is learning how the wider universe works by studying galaxy clusters. Donahue discovered her passion for physics in that library at age 12 and started her path into astronomy thanks to “a providential interaction.” Through MIT’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, she got introduced to cutting-edge x-ray imaging—work she found…
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A champion for brain injury patients
Alissa Totman ’13 was a sophomore when she joined MIT BrainTrust, a student-run organization that connects Institute undergraduates and people with brain injuries for support and socializing. “That group was a great way to learn about the human experience of what people go through when they experience a brain injury,” she says. And it laid the foundation for her life’s work. Today, Totman is a physician specializing in brain injury medicine at the University…
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Taking a swing at a pickleball startup
In corporate America, Stanley Anderson ’79 says, executives often assume that their peers grew up in privileged circumstances. He did not. “I spent my early years trying not to get recruited into gangs, getting shot at, watching my friends get murdered, and thinking that if I don’t leave, I will die,” says Anderson, who was raised in Chicago. “I was fortunate to survive.” But he thrived, building an impressive career at the likes of…
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A good TA: priceless
These are images of quizzes I took in 3.091, Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry, in the fall of 1980. One is my very first exam at MIT, and getting 49 out of 100 was a soul-crushing experience. I can still picture the TA, Leszek Pawlowicz, PhD ’87, returning my paper. He had a big smile on his face, and he said something to the effect of “I expect to see you double your score on…
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Jusqu’à 1 600 euros : la prochaine Xbox pourrait coûter plus du double d’une Series X
Le magazine américain Fortune a publié ce mardi 20 octobre une longue enquête sur Asha Sharma, la patronne d’Xbox. On y trouve un chiffre qui concerne directement les joueurs. En interne, Microsoft estime que sa prochaine console pourrait coûter entre 1 200 et 1 800 dollars, soit environ 1 070 à 1 600 euros hors taxes. Le prix ne baisserait que si l’entreprise décide de subventionner la machine, c’est-à-dire de la vendre moins cher…
Lire l’article completGoogle Wallet’s receipt scanning has already won over most of you
Google Wallet, over the years, has evolved into much more than a simple app that lets you store your digital payment cards. The app also lets you store and tap your local transit passes, save loyalty and gift cards, store supported digital car keys, and even create digital IDs using your passport. The tech giant’s ambitions with the app are clear, and that’s why we weren’t really surprised when Google detailed several Google Wallet…
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IA
The Sideload 048: It’s AI Mania, Not AI Psychosis
Welcome to episode 48 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Daniel Bader to discuss AI mania, vibe coding, and the uneasy feeling of finding useful tools in an industry you inherently cannot trust. Sponsored by NordVPN: Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 76% on a two-year subscription alongside four extra months for absolutely free by signing up for NordVPN using this link. Thanks to NordVPN for…
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Apps & Logiciels
Netflix is telling investors not to worry, even though you’re watching less and less
Improving monetization is one of Netflix’s top priorities. Improving monetization is one of Netflix’s top priorities. Netflix is making monetization a top priority amid reports of falling viewing time. As part of its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, Netflix lists improvements to monetization as one of its main focuses going forward, alongside efforts to boost entertainment value and leverage new technology. The streaming giant doesn’t say exactly how it plans to improve its monetization,…
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La nouvelle affiche des Anneaux de pouvoir saison 3 montre le changement d’ère pour Sauron
Recevez tous les soirs un résumé de l’actu importante avec Le Récap’ C’est une information qui ne surprendra personne, en tout cas pas celles et ceux qui suivent assidûment la série Les Anneaux de pouvoir sur Amazon Prime Video. La saison 3, attendue le 11 novembre, tourne autour de la fabrication de l’Anneau unique. Son synopsis officiel montre Sauron qui cherche à forger l’anneau qui lui donnera l’avantage dans sa guerre contre les Elfes.…
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Apps & Logiciels
Sensor Tower: Meta’s Muse app tops 10 million US downloads in 40 days
According to a new report from Sensor Tower, not only did Meta’s Muse become the 12th app ever to reach 10 million US downloads in 40 days, but it is also outpacing its peers in user retention. Here are the details. A few weeks ago, Sensor Tower reported that Meta’s Muse app had surpassed 5 million downloads in the US, thanks to a mix of popularity and Meta’s massive ad push. At the time,…
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Face à ElevenLabs et ses 90 langues, Mistral dégaine Voxtral 3
Guillaume Lample, cofondateur et directeur scientifique de Mistral AI, a annoncé ce mardi 20 octobre sur X l’arrivée de Voxtral 3. Il présente cette famille de modèles vocaux comme « SOTA », l’état de l’art dans le jargon. Quelques mois après l’annonce de son grand modèle de langage Large 4, la start-up parisienne vend cette fois aux entreprises de quoi faire décrocher une IA au téléphone. Et elle peut tourner sur les serveurs du…
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IA
SpaceX’s AI business is beating expectations
SpaceX’s data centers and Grok agents were more profitable than investors expected in the third quarter of the year, as the company leaves its roots as a space company behind to focus on artificial intelligence, which now makes up 52% of its income. CEO Elon Musk’s deep tech conglomerate reported $14.6 billion in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, according to its regulatory filing. That number was driven by growth in all segments, but especially its…
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OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio to beef up its biotech business
OpenAI on Tuesday acquired a four-year-old AI biotech software startup called Orchestra Bio, the company announced on its website. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the startup had reportedly raised around $20 million as of 2025 from backers like Andreessen Horowitz, Atria, and 8VC. Orchestra creates AI agents that help biotech companies manage the minutiae of drug-discovery operations, from tracking finances to resolving scheduling issues with clinical trials. OpenAI says it’s adding…
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