First private spacewalk a success, Microsoft to cut 650 gaming jobs
An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk – against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth. A spacewalk is considered one of the most dangerous activities an astronaut can do in orbit. It was delayed by around four hours earlier this morning – with no explanation given – before final safety checks of the spacesuits and equipment were carried out and SpaceX officials confirmed the mission was “go for spacewalk”. Sky News
Xbox owner Microsoft is to cut about 650 staff from its gaming division in a new round of job losses after its $69bn (£54.3bn) merger deal. The software giant said staff working in “mostly corporate and supporting functions” worldwide would be affected. It laid off 1,900 staff in January and, in May, closed four studios bought before its purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision-Blizzard. BBC
Ford has filed a patent for technology that can eavesdrop on drivers and passengers to serve them hyper-targeted advertising. The technology would allow the car’s infotainment system to listen to “conversations between occupants of the vehicles”, which its software could then filter for “keywords or phrases”. The system would learn what adverts “annoy or irritate” based on remarks “spoken by the user when ads are presented to them.” Telegraph
Elon Musk has been blasted for his “creepy” comments about Taylor Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 US presidential election. The 53-year-old billionaire took to X (formerly Twitter) on September 11 to post about Swift, hours after she revealed on Instagram who she’s voting for in the upcoming election. The Grammy winner shared a snap of herself posing with her cat – Benjamin Button – in an apparent dig at Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance, as Swift signed her message: “Childless Cat Lady.” Independent
Apple‘s Vision Pro isn’t going to have the high-end AR headset market to itself for much longer, it would seem (and that’s if you accept that it already does, which is debatable). Samsung is one of Apple’s many competitors that is reportedly working on a high-level premium AR headset or glasses, and while we don’t have any official news about when to expect them or what they might bring to the table, a new patent has given at least one hint. As spotted by 91mobiles, Samsung filed a patent earlier this year describing a charging case for a compact new headset. T3.com
First off, let’s look at which devices qualify to get Apple Intellgence in the first place. Due to NPU performance and RAM requirements, only the 