The FCC is giving Amazon conditional approval to import future routers into the US, following its decision to grant Netgear conditional approval earlier this month.
”We remain committed to delivering innovative, reliable products our customers can depend on,” Eero says.
We already reported that Geely, which also owns Volvo and Polestar, is the Chinese automaker best positioned to sell its vehicles in the US. Now the company is reportedly in talks with Ford about that exact possibility — though it seems that negotiations have already stalled. Ford is considering licensing Geely’s tech for its own cars, but there are heavy restrictions on Chinese software in US vehicles.
[Wall Street Journal]
The main highlight is a prequel novel, Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion, by T. Kingfisher, coming September 29th, plus a notebook, coloring book, and a cookbook, which are all coming out this year.
Publisher Random House Worlds says it plans for the initiative to continue with more titles next year.
If we’re getting a Call of Duty movie, I guess it only makes sense that we get a Battlefield one as well. According to the Hollywood Reporter, EA’s shooter series is being adapted into a film with longtime Mission Impossible director Chrisopher McQuarrie at the helm, and Michael B. Jordan attached as star.
The criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Powell is widely perceived as retaliatory. The DOJ’s decision to end the investigation is also potentially politically motivated, as Senator Thom Tillis was blocking a vote on Trump’s choice to succeed Powell, Kevin Warsh, unless it was dropped.
Super cool to see how Apple’s videos come together. Here’s the actual introduction video from March, if you want to compare.
A new book shows how the controversial Silicon Valley partnership has accelerated the pace of war.
Initially, Google will invest $10 billion, but could pour up to $30 billion more into Anthropic if it meets certain performance targets, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon, which had already invested $8 billion in Anthropic before this week, also announced new investments into the company. It invested $5 billion on Monday and could commit “up to an additional $20 billion in the future.”
It’s slightly smaller than the full Cayenne EV, and costs a little bit less, with a starting price of $116,000 that can be specced all the way up to $170,000 for the top trim. It can do 0-60mph in 2.4 seconds while putting out 1,141 horsepower. And it’s 113 kWh battery offers up to 350 miles of range, with a peak charging speed of 400 kW.
That’s new Xbox boss Asha Sharma to Game File’s Stephen Totilo, when asked if there is a timeline for making a decision about how Xbox might change its approach to exclusivity.
Totilo interviewed Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty following their “We Are Xbox” memo published on Thursday.
[Game File]
