Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: ASML reports Q3 revenue up 15.5% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.71B est., net profit up 11% YoY to €1.89B, vs. €1.8B est., and forecasts that 2024 revenue will be flat  —  – ASML reported a profit decline in the third quarter, but beat estimates as it forecast 2024 revenue will be flat. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Researchers: soundscapes and an AI model trained on 100+ wildlife songs can be an effective and low-cost tool to track biodiversity recovery in tropical forests  —  By “listening” to forest soundscapes and identifying animal species, AI can be used to evaluate biodiversity efforts, according to a new study. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rob Pegoraro / PCMag: The US IRS plans to offer a free, “mobile-friendly, interview-based” direct e-filing option for 13 states in 2024, for taxpayers with simpler tax situations  —  The move deals a blow to decades of effort by Intuit and other tax-prep software vendors to stop government e-filing efforts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Phil Spencer says Activision Blizzard games won’t come to Xbox Game Pass until 2024, as “the regulatory process took so long” before the acquisition could close  —  There’s no ‘secret celebration drop that’s coming in the next couple of weeks.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kylie Robison / Fortune: X is testing Not A Bot, a program requiring new, unverified users to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post, in New Zealand and the Philippines  —  The owner of X, Elon Musk, has long floated the idea of charging users $1 to use the platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: Arm CEO Rene Haas says the US’ goal to cut off China’s access to sophisticated chips with military uses will be “a hard problem to solve” using export controls  —  The US government’s goal of cutting off Chinese access to sophisticated semiconductors with military uses will be difficult … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post: Alibaba announces S Plan, which offers “traffic flow, operations, and logistics” support to merchants affected by Indonesia’s ban of e-commerce on social media  —  – Indonesia has imposed a ban on e-commerce transactions via social media apps to protect the country’s small businesses Lees verder op Tech Meme

Politico: Analysis: Israel has pushed dozens of ads, including graphic videos, on X and YouTube in the EU, the UK, and the US to drum up support for its actions in Gaza  —  BRUSSELS — A photo with a bloody dead baby whose face is blurred has been circulating on X for the last four days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Foxconn and Nvidia announce plans to build “AI factories”, a new class of data centers to accelerate the development of autonomous EVs and industrial robots  —  Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise … Lees verder op Tech Meme