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Patrick Spence, who oversaw the Sonos app's buggy overhaul, is stepping down as CEO but staying on as an advisor until July and will get over $1.8 million in severance. https://www.pcmag.com/news/sonos-ceo-resigns-following-mobile-app-flop

The Biden administration bars some countries from getting advanced AI chips entirely, while others will need a license to get more than 1,700 GPUs per order. In no surprise, Nvidia ain't happy. https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-further-restricts-nvidia-ai-exports-caps-gpu-purchases

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has joined Elon Musk in urging California lawmakers to stop ChatGPT firm OpenAI from becoming a fully for-profit company. https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-joins-elon-musk-in-opposing-openais-for-profit-transition

Starlink's newest competitive threat may come from a Chinese company, which just signed a deal to provide satellite internet to users in Brazil: https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-faces-competition-in-brazil-from-chinas-qianfan-satellite-constellation

Hackers are trying to create fake legal requests to trick companies into handing over sensitive user data, according to a new alert from the FBI. https://www.pcmag.com/news/fbi-hackers-are-exploiting-fake-legal-requests-to-steal-user-data

Netflix is going all in on using generative AI to build games, weeks after the company shut down an internal studio focused on creating "AAA" games. https://www.pcmag.com/news/netflix-focuses-on-ai-generated-gaming-after-shutting-down-internal-studio

In an exclusive interview, security consultant Chelsea Manning explains how mixnets can be used to get around VPN bans in countries plagued by internet censorship. https://www.pcmag.com/news/chelsea-manning-vpns-and-tor-arent-enough-for-digital-privacy

Wish you could store your favorite Blu-ray discs on your computer? Here's how to rip your movie collection to a PC, including 4K UHD discs. https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-rip-blu-ray-discs-to-your-pc

If you're still on X when the new Terms of Service drop on Nov. 15, you should probably leave. That's because your posts can officially serve as food for X’s Grok chatbot and any other AI systems that X might create in the future. https://www.pcmag.com/news/xs-new-rules-blocked-posts-will-no-longer-be-hidden-tweets-will-train-ai

Be on the lookout for unexpected Gmail account recovery attempts and subsequent customer service calls that sound a little too perfect: it's almost certainly a scam. https://www.pcmag.com/news/watch-out-for-this-gmail-account-takeover-scam

The Windows 11 24H2 Update apparently arrives with 8.6GB junk file that you can't delete. https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-11-24h2-update-comes-with-8gb-junk-file-you-cant-delete

If you’re fed up with Windows but don’t want to give up your PC games, don’t worry. These days, Linux gaming is a lot easier than it used to be thanks to Steam, Proton, and Wine. Here's how: https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-play-pc-games-on-linux

X/Twitter releases its first transparency report under Elon Musk: Will it be enough to bring advertisers back? https://www.pcmag.com/news/x-releases-first-transparency-report-under-musk-will-advertisers-buy-it

Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president after Tuesday's debate, partly to debunk AI-generated images suggesting she supported Donald Trump. https://www.pcmag.com/news/ai-generated-swifties-for-trump-photos-prompt-taylor-swift-to-endorse-harris

That's creepy: Ford has secured a US patent to serve targeted ads inside its cars based on user data, including conversations between passengers. https://www.pcmag.com/news/ford-patents-in-car-advertising-system-that-listens-to-passenger-conversations

A petition from a Virginia resident to resurrect almost a billion dollars in federal funding for SpaceX's Starlink system is shot down, and Elon Musk is not happy about it. https://www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-rejects-citizen-effort-to-revive-886m-in-funding-for-spacexs-starlink

As it faces layoffs and a CPU bug controversy, Intel has postponed its "Innovation" event for next month. https://www.pcmag.com/news/amid-layoffs-and-cpu-controversy-intel-postpones-innovation-event

The Las Vegas transit system is now the first in the country to implement a system-wide AI surveillance system that scans passengers for weapons in an attempt to curb violence in the city. https://www.pcmag.com/news/las-vegas-to-implement-ai-surveillance-in-public-transit

Elon Musk's Grok is telling voters that presidential ballots are locked in eight states, but Democratic delegates haven't started voting and states haven't yet printed ballots for the general election. https://www.pcmag.com/news/xs-grok-ai-is-once-again-pushing-election-misinformation

When the Volkswagen ID.Buzz hits dealers in Q4 2024, it will be one of the few 7-seat electric cars available—and certainly the only one with its unique history and styling. https://www.pcmag.com/news/vw-idbuzz-hits-dealers-this-fall-with-lots-of-style-and-almost-no-competition