Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker says Firefox’s switch to Yahoo in 2014 degraded the UX and Firefox struggled to compete on mobile because of defaults  —  – Mozilla’s Firefox switched to Yahoo from Google in 2014  — Difficulty of switching search engines is key to DOJ case Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: Google VP of Search Elizabeth Reid disputes the government’s contention that Google “rushed” to release Bard after Microsoft announced Bing Chat  —  – Chatbot offered wrong answer on James Webb telescope images  — Elizabeth Reid testified about AI efforts at antitrust trial Lees verder op Tech Meme

Myles McCormick / Financial Times: How Arizona State University, a “secret weapon” that has become an R&D hive for the chip industry, made Phoenix into the beating heart of the US chipmaking boom  —  Arizona State’s role in building skilled labour force is part of national trend as investors scramble for talent Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Palantir reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $558M, a $72M net income, the fourth straight profitable quarter, and projects 2023 income above est.; PLTR jumps 15%+  —  – Customers have clamored for the company’s new AI offerings  — Palantir missed expectations on sales to governments Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: New York AG Letitia James says Uber and Lyft agreed to pay a combined $328M to settle allegations they withheld wages from drivers and did not provide sick pay  —  – Uber and Lyft agreed to pay a total of $328 million to settle allegations that they unlawfully withheld wages from drivers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ilya Banares / Bloomberg: Shopify reports Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $1.71B, beating $1.68B est., a $56.2B GMV, beating $54.42B est., and projects ~25% 2023 revenue growth; SHOP jumps 18%+  —  Revenue for the period came in at $1.71 billion, up about 25% year-over-year and beating the $1.68 billion average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hugh Son / CNBC: Amazon plans to roll out a BNPL checkout option for Amazon Business users by November 24 via its Affirm partnership, with loans ranging from $100 to $20,000  —  – Amazon is rolling out its first buy now, pay later checkout option for the millions of small business owners who use its online store, CNBC learned exclusively. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: AI-generated nudes of female students at a high school in New Jersey, shared by male students in a group chat, cause major concern among parents and teachers  —  After boys shared faked pornographic images made of female classmates, both the school and the local police began investigating Lees verder op Tech Meme