Consumer Tech News (November 25-29): Sony to Launch PS Plus Games in December, Elon Musk Launches Trial of Brain Implant Technology and More – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM)

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Result

HP Inc. HPQ reported fourth-quarter profit of 93 cents per share, in line with analysts’ consensus estimate. Quarterly revenue came in at $14.05 billion, beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $13.99 billion.

Dell Technologies Inc. DELL reported third-quarter earnings of $2.15 per share, beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $2.05. Quarterly revenue came in at $24.37 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $24.65 billion.

Play

Sony Group Corporation SONY introduced PS Plus games in December, including It Takes Two, Aliens: Dark Descent and TemTem, available from December 3rd to January 6th.

Sony The company is reportedly preparing to launch black versions of its DualSense Edge controller, Pulse Elite wireless headphones, and Pulse Explore wireless earbuds.

Ubisoft Montreal is reportedly developing a social simulation game codenamed Alterraa mix of elements inspired by Nintendo ADR‘S NTDOY Animal Crossing and Microsoft Corporation‘S MSFT Minecraft.

Nintendo has settled one of the longest-running debates among The Legend of Zelda fans by confirming where Echoes of Wisdom fits into the franchise’s complicated timeline.

activation says its Ricochet anti-cheat team has banned 19,000 accounts from Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 ranked games since its release on November 21st.

CD Project SA OTGLY announced that Project Polaris, the first installment in a new Witcher trilogy, has moved from pre-production to series production.

technology

The US government is reportedly planning a reduction Intel Corporation‘S INTC $8.5 billion federal chip subsidy.

The Russian-linked hacker group RomCom has exploited security vulnerabilities Mozilla Firefox And Microsoft‘S Windows to target users across Europe and North America.

telegram has reported significant financial growth with revenue of $525 million in the first half of 2024, driven by the strong performance of its cryptocurrency holdings. This is despite ongoing legal challenges faced by its CEO. Pavel Durov.

Smartphone

Apple Inc. AAPL The company is reportedly changing its approach to software updates. The tech giant appears to be opting for staggered rollouts of new features rather than bundling everything into annual iOS releases.

Apple revealed it Black Friday 2024 The promotion runs from November 29th to December 2nd and offers customers gift cards when purchasing eligible products in lieu of direct discounts.

Xiaomi Corp. XIACF plans to launch its own mobile processor for future smartphones to reduce dependence on foreign providers Qualcomm Inc. QCOM And MediaTek Inc. MDTKF.

China’s Huawei technologies will replace Google’s Android with its self-developed operating system in smartphones and tablets from next year.

Elon Musk

SpaceX is led by Elon Musk has received a commercial license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its Starlink direct-to-cell service. This represents a critical step in extending the reach of satellite-based mobile connectivity.

Elon Musk‘s company, Neuralinkwill launch a new proof-of-concept trial with its innovative brain implant technology and a robotic arm. The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of Neuralink’s wireless brain-computer interface and surgical robot.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Tesla And SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence startup, xAIwill create an AI-driven games studio.

ChatGPT-Manufacturer OpenAIs unpublished Sora The text-to-video AI model was reportedly leaked by a group of beta testers protesting the treatment of artists.

Salesforce, Inc.‘S CRM CEO Marc Benioff has warned that the world is reaching the “upper limits” of large language models (LLMs). ChatGPT by OpenAI.