Mistral releases its first multimodal model, Pixtral 12B, available on GitHub and Hugging Face, and via API "soon" (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Alibaba has appointed Jiang Fan as its new e-commerce chief as part of a reorganization effort to revive the struggling business, with Jiang now overseeing the entire commerce unit following his demotion in 2020 due to allegations of improper conduct. As the international chief, Jiang will become one of the company's most powerful executives, taking on a significant role in leading Alibaba's e-commerce operations. The move signals Alibaba's commitment to strengthening its e-commerce division under...

Meta's Threads has introduced custom feeds, a feature previously seen in Bluesky, allowing users to compile a list of accounts devoted to a specific theme for quick access. Users can create custom feeds by searching for accounts and adding them to a feed, with the option to create multiple feeds for different themes. Threads has seen a surge in new users recently, with Bluesky surpassing 20 million members and Threads boasting over 200 million users,...

Security researchers from Lumen's Black Lotus have disrupted the ngioweb botnet after more than a year of investigation. By identifying the infrastructure and blocking data flow, the botnet and the NSOCKS proxy service it powered have been severely disrupted. The botnet, with over 35,000 compromised endpoints in 180 countries, was primarily used for malicious activities and as a proxy service for threat actors, including state-sponsored actors like APT28. Full Article

Raymond Chen, a longtime Microsoft software engineer, explained the deliberate design choice behind the three distinct user interfaces used during the Windows 95 setup process, transitioning from DOS to Windows 3.x, and finally to the classic Win9x GUI. The setup program was designed to run on three different operating systems – MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, and Windows 95 – to upgrade systems from different starting points, with each component handling specific tasks to streamline development and...

The first developer preview of Android 16, known as Android 16 DP1, was released on November 19 with new features like Audio Sharing, a Privacy Dashboard, and Notification Cooldown. The Privacy Dashboard allows users to review a week's worth of data to monitor app permissions, while Audio Sharing enables sharing audio to multiple Bluetooth devices simultaneously. Notification Cooldown reduces the volume of notifications from the same app within a specific timeframe. These features are still...

Lenovo's Legion Go, a handheld gaming device with a 1TB variant, is currently on sale for $580, a 22% discount as part of early Black Friday deals. Featuring a QHD display, TrueStrike controllers, and a 49.2-watt-hour battery, the Legion Go offers a high-quality gaming experience with detachable controllers, Super Rapid Charge, and a vivid display with a 144 hertz refresh rate. This deal is significant as it is the lowest price for a brand-new 1TB...