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CEO says supply chain can cope with surging datacenter and AI demand

The PC gaming mods repository Nexus Mods is making disclosures about AI mandatory for uploads of new mods, meaning that mod authors will have to declare "whether AI has been used in their work," the site announced today as part of a big post about AI-generated content on the platform. "One of the most consistent concerns we've heard is that it's not clearly disclosed when AI has been used to create a mod," according to the post from site owner Victor "Foledinho" Folmann. "We already have tags for AI-generated and AI-assisted mods, but we recognise that there's a lot more we can do to make that information more accessible and clear for you a … Read the full story at The Verge.

No mention of AI, but a nod to the pace of technological change

State tries to obtain broadband funds despite rejecting Trump admin condition.

Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were “crushing consensus expectations.” Yet, retail investors were lukewarm on the company on Tuesday, with the stock trading slightly down. That’s because Palantir’s enterprise sales, its big growth area, showed signs of slowing. First, the good […]

Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.

The iPhone 17’s successor might cost more. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge After Apple raised iPhone prices earlier this year, a new rumor claims it plans to launch the base iPhone 18 with a higher price, too. A Weibo post from leaker Digital Chat Station, spotted by 9to5Mac, says the base iPhone 18 is getting a couple upgrades with the price hike, including a larger battery and a new 2-nanometer A20 chip. However, it reportedly won't have the smaller Dynamic Island featured on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. The base iPhone 18 wasn't included in Apple's fall iPhone launch event, but Digital Chat Station claims it will arrive early next year, in line with previous reports. It's rumored to launch alongside a second- … Read the full story at The Verge.

The new ad placements could help Reddit squeeze more revenue from existing users as Google's AI search changes how people discover its content.

Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.

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Apple CEO John Ternus. | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple's latest earnings show how it's continuing to capitalize on the AI boom without busting its budget on the infrastructure spending consuming its competitors. Overall, Apple posted its best-ever fiscal year for revenue and earnings per share. iPhone and Mac sales continued to grow strongly in the fourth quarter. iPhone revenue rose 17.5% from a year earlier to a September quarter record of $57.6 billion while Mac revenue climbed 24% to $10.8 billion, its highest level in four years. Shares nevertheless fell in premarket trading Tuesday after Apple warned that rising memory costs would squeeze its profit margins in the holiday quarter. Read the full story at The Verge.

Medact flags 29 disputed entries as ministers weigh £330M deal's future

Apple will soon start asking developers to provide more details about their apps to enforce new App Store age rating requirements for dating and location-sharing features. The upcoming content descriptors announced on Monday will require developers to declare if their apps allow users to share their real-world location with others, or include features that enable dating, relationship, or sexual behaviour between real people or virtual companions. Apps that include dating and relationships features will receive a minimum age rating of 18, while those with location sharing will see an impact to their minimum age rating in some regions, depend … Read the full story at The Verge.

Google has expanded its Cloud Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) with a new top-tier reward for high-impact architectural security flaws. [...]

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Customers are sweating assets amid tight budgets, yet that doesn't stop an exec from Redmond getting creative with the sales pitch