Warner Bros. is apparently in the early stages of developing a Game of Thrones movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. I can’t say I’m surprised — add it to the list of other Game of Thrones spin-offs, which include House of the Dragon and the forthcoming A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
[The Hollywood Reporter]
If you need something Halloween-y to play tonight, Lucas Pope, the creator of games like Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn, shared Moida Mansion, a free web game that mimics old-school LCD handhelds like the Game & Watch, to itch.io. Watch out for the monsta.
Jassy, from today’s Q3 2024 earnings call:
We continue to re-architect the brain of Alexa with a new set of foundation models that we’ll share with customers in the near future.
The supercharged Alexa was first announced in September 2023.
What did Ilya see? What is going on with OpenAI’s next big model? Are we getting autonomous agents soon?
All of those questions and more were answered (and artfully dodged) by OpenAI’s leadership on Thursday in a Reddit AMA. I threaded some of the highlights, which include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman alluding to AI as “the transcendent future.”
Intel just reported Q3 2024 earnings, and losses are ten times worse than Q2 — a $16.6 billion loss, up from $1.6 billion. But Intel says that’s because of write-offs and restructuring to turn its fortunes around, including depreciating old manufacturing for its Intel 7 node.
Revenue was actually slightly up this quarter — and Intel says the “vast majority” of its planned layoffs are over.
Sorry, I had to. Anyway, please look at these pictures of how Nerds Gummy Clusters are made — and keep your eyes peeled for them this Halloween because they are scary good.
[The New York Times]
There aren’t actual specifics on numbers in Amazon’s Q3 earnings (which makes sense — the new Kindles launched this quarter), but sounds like sales of the new Kindles are already good.
I’m curious how many people bought the Colorsoft Signature Edition, which I want but have no reason to buy.
[ir.aboutamazon.com]
After expanding from smartphone cases to wireless earbuds, Speck has introduced its Gemtones Infinity Speaker featuring Bluetooth 5.3, RGB LED lighting enhanced with an infinite mirror effect, and the ability to sync and pair up to 50 of them.
It’s available in three sizes with 10W, 20W, and 25W of power and ranges in price from $79.99 for the seven-inch Mini to $129.99 for the 11-inch Max.
