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Jay Peters

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    Meta and MediaTek are teaming up to develop custom silicon for AR glasses.

    It’s an exclusive partnership, Android Central reports, meaning that Meta would be the only company that gets to use the chips. That said, Meta’s first pair of AR glasses might be years away, so it could be awhile until we know how capable the customer silicon is.

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    Jay Peters
    If you don’t already own Half-Life, now you can get it for free.

    The deal is available until 1PM ET on November 20th, as spotted by Wario64. I’m choosing to ignore the last part of Wario64’s Threads post.

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    Jay Peters
    Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith show for Prime Video debuts in February.

    The entire eight-episode season will premiere on February 2nd, 2024, Amazon announced on Thursday. The show co-stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. Phoebe Waller-Bridge was originally set to co-star but left the show in 2021.

    A photo from Amazon’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
    A photo from Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
    Image: Prime Video
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    Jay Peters
    X is backing one of the smallest-stakes legal fights imaginable.

    The Financial Times reports that X is representing a university student who got in trouble for claiming on X that an event was open and had free food. The event was actually a closed conference.

    X owner Elon Musk claimed in August that the company would “fund your legal bill” for users that feel they “were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform,” so it seems the company is starting to do so in one of the dumbest possible cases.

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    Jay Peters
    Signal detailed how much it costs to run the messaging service.

    It’s a fascinating post that I recommend reading in full. I was shocked to learn that Signal does what it does with about 50 full-time employees.

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    Jay Peters
    Google is letting anyone build their own Netflix-like AI-powered recommendations using Google Cloud.

    Google’s Vertex AI Search tool is now generally available, the company announced on Wednesday, and Starz is using it for personalizing content recommendations. Google’s Albert Lai confirmed to The Verge that Newsweek is using the tool, too.

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    Jay Peters
    The PlayStation Store is getting star ratings today.