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Two ex-Groq engineers are suing Groq's former board and ex-CEO Jonathan Ross, claiming the $20B Nvidia deal rewarded the staff who jumped to Nvidia while shortchanging other shareholders. Groq calls the suit "meritless."

via @tomshardware https://t.co/CSgrZFBSq4

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Xbox is going Hollywood again. Its new "XP" division covers film/TV, merch, live events and brand deals, from the Minecraft Movie sequel to a Call of Duty film. Mojang boss Kayleen Walters runs it; Reddit's Maria Angelidou-Smith takes Mojang.

via @verge https://t.co/qBDpw9cBtn

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Samsung just guided to roughly $80B in Q3 operating profit, nearly 9x a year ago and its fourth straight record quarter. The AI memory crunch (HBM and DRAM) is printing money. Full results land Oct 29. #Samsung

via @BBCBusiness https://t.co/DA80DC9JZa

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Blizzard listened: WoW: Forever's new Skyborne elves are getting a retro makeover before the November launch. Their HD models looked too smooth next to the crunchy 2004 art, so expect harsher lines and muted colors. #WorldofWarcraft

via @pcgamer https://t.co/E662zmXZdd

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Nous Research, the team behind the open-source Hermes Agent, just raised $90M at a $1.5B valuation, with Nvidia and Samsung among the backers. Next up is "Hermes for Businesses," custom AI agents built for companies. #AI

via @TechCrunch
https://t.co/FVCAAW9hkn

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No more second chances in Arc Raiders. Embark says any detected cheat now means an instant permanent ban, banned copies can't be family-shared, linked accounts get hit too, and wider hardware bans land later this year.

via @TweakTown
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"Software is over." A dev says he used Claude to build free, open-source clones of Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Lightroom and more, and promises Adobe-level parity within months. Early alpha, big claims. 🎨

via @arstechnica
https://t.co/AAHLHdGCjG

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Pawns, assemble. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen unlocks on PC Thursday, Oct 8 at 5pm PT / 8pm ET (Oct 9 in the UK and Europe), heading into the frozen realm of Norgan. No preload, and it's about 25GB, so clear some space. via @pcgamer #DragonsDogma2
https://t.co/AYyf2ZawQM

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Spectrum bidding war incoming? The FCC plans to auction 25MHz of "prime spectrum" that could power 5G, satellite-to-phone service, or both, with SpaceX, Amazon and AST SpaceMobile all interested. The FCC votes on it Oct. 29. Via @PCMag https://t.co/dOWcxfcJ4b

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Ultima might be going home. Richard Garriott says he used a US copyright rule that lets creators reclaim rights after 35 years, told EA in April he's taking Ultima back, and is now in talks with them about what comes next. Via @GamesRadar #Ultima https://t.co/efpCIY0a9u

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BMW just revealed the iX4, a sportier Neue Klasse EV with up to 428 miles of EPA range, 400kW fast charging (10-80% in 21 min) and a $66,200 starting price. The iX4 50 xDrive arrives March 2027. Via @verge #EV https://t.co/tc5vJWXmiD

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Oof. An Old School RuneScape bug respawned players inside boss arenas, getting them killed twice and wiping billions in gear. Jagex took worlds offline to fix it, and affected players got their items back. Via @GamesRadar #OSRS https://t.co/6f1D2pRFk7

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End of an era? Teenage Engineering CEO Jesper Kouthoofd says the company plans to stop making synths altogether, the iconic OP-1 included. "The products aren't the business," he told Highsnobiety. Via @verge #synth https://t.co/ehEMuCnW8Z

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Battlefield 6 finally hits Game Pass on Oct 13, a year after launch and right as the Vegas-themed Season 5 kicks off. Last year's best-seller headlines October's wave 1 for Ultimate and PC Game Pass. Via @Kotaku #GamePass https://t.co/I7ulqn8BVI

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18 months in prison: a North Carolina man used AI-generated songs and about 10,000 bots to farm millions in streaming royalties for seven years. The DOJ says it's the first US criminal case of AI-assisted streaming fraud. Via @arstechnica #AI https://t.co/qW42i6lF8X

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Halo Campaign Evolved may get one last send-off: a December update adding Firefight and Theater mode, per a Rebs Gaming report. Could line up with Halo Fan Fest (Dec 11-13). Halo Studios hasn't confirmed it yet. via @TweakTown #Halo https://t.co/oRE0tX1yTL

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It's official: Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra lands Oct 16 starting at $2,599 (18-core RTX Spark, 24GB RAM, 512GB). Max it out with 128GB RAM and it's $5,899.99. Preorders are live now. MacBook Pro, you've got company. via @verge https://t.co/MLyuL82aT3

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Good news for Star Wars Zero Company's devs: Bit Reactor is bringing furloughed staff back to work after the strategy RPG's strong launch (84 on Metacritic). Game File reports over half the team has returned.

via @GamesRadar
https://t.co/a9KpsWHgz5

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ChatGPT is ditching the wall of text. OpenAI's new "Intelligent UI" builds interactive charts, diagrams and sliders right into answers. Rolling out to paid users today, free users tomorrow. Via @WIRED https://t.co/GcG1DOb1vT

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Mafia 2 and Mafia 3 look headed to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. New ESRB ratings for current-gen versions just leaked, likely upgrades like Mafia: Definitive Edition got. Reveal could be close. Via @IGN

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