Category Archives: Tech News

Filing: Satya Nadella earned $79.1M during the FY ending June 30, up from $48.5M a year ago; compensation was reduced by $5M+ due to Microsoft's security issues (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Filing: Satya Nadella earned $79.1M during the FY ending June 30, [...]

25
Oct
Anthropic launches an analysis tool to help Claude write and run JavaScript code, perform calculations, and analyze data from files, in preview (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Anthropic launches an analysis tool to help Claude write and run [...]

24
Oct
The US CFPB says Goldman Sachs and Apple will pay $89M following a long-running Apple Card investigation; Goldman must pay $64.8M and Apple must pay $25M (Paige Smith/Bloomberg)

Paige Smith / Bloomberg: The US CFPB says Goldman Sachs and Apple will pay $89M [...]

23
Oct
Anthropic releases a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet model that can interact with desktop apps by imitating mouse and keyboard input via a "computer use" API, now in beta (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Anthropic releases a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet model that can interact [...]

22
Oct
UK-based Sophos plans to acquire Atlanta-based cybersecurity company Secureworks for ~$859M, expected to close in early 2025; Dell owns ~79% of Secureworks (Joe Warminsky/The Record)

Joe Warminsky / The Record: UK-based Sophos plans to acquire Atlanta-based cybersecurity company Secureworks for [...]

21
Oct
Sources: some at Apple think it is over two years behind the leaders in generative AI; a closer look at changes in Apple's HR and hardware engineering groups (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: some at Apple think it is over two years behind [...]

20
Oct
How Waymo is converting locals and attracting tourists in San Francisco to pull ahead in the robotaxi race, with ~300 vehicles in the city and global ambitions (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: How Waymo is converting locals and attracting tourists in San Francisco to [...]

19
Oct
Bluesky says it added 500K new users in a day this week after X announced plans for controversial changes, including basically getting rid of the block feature (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge: Bluesky says it added 500K new users in a day [...]

18
Oct
On Apple Pay's 10th anniversary, Apple adds support for Klarna in the US and UK and plans to expand installment loan options and add reward redemptions (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: On Apple Pay’s 10th anniversary, Apple adds support for Klarna in [...]

17
Oct
FTC data: three crypto super PACs have spent $82M in 19 races, including $40M in Ohio and $10M in Arizona; the ads focus on candidates and rarely mention crypto (Jessica Piper/Politico)

Jessica Piper / Politico: FTC data: three crypto super PACs have spent $82M in 19 [...]

16
Oct