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Lisa PS5 controller pre-orders live build-up — all the best info and early links to bookmark for the new limited…

Another week, another limited-edition PS5 DualSense controller pre-order arrives from Sony; but this one's a little different. Marking a new collaboration between PlayStation and pop star Lisa, the Lisa Limited Edition PS5 controller is up for pre-order tomorrow, October 2.

Lisa PS5 controller pre-orders

It's a sleek-looking controller that has loads of Lisa design flourishes and is likely to be both incredibly appealing to fans and collectors alike. Built around a Chroma Pearl colorway, Lisa's eyes and eyelashes take centre stage on the touchpad, and there are starry flashes adorning the wings of the pad.

It's perhaps more niche than other releases, and might not have such a widespread general appeal, so I can see this launch very much being a limited edition with a smaller number of units available — but I have said that before, I'm sure. Regardless, the pricing remains the same, and the pad will...

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Nvidia-backed GMI Cloud raises $668m as contracted revenue tops $600m

GMI Cloud, a Mountain View company that rents out Nvidia GPU servers, has raised $668m in new financing, the company said on Wednesday. That is $223m of Series B equity and a $445m credit facility. The Taiwanese bank CTBC led the credit facility. ARCHIV, a new San Francisco firm that

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MI5 says over 100 UK academics worked on projects funded by China’s spies

MI5 has told UK universities to review any work with the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI). It says the institute funds research for China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). More than 100 UK-linked academics have worked on its projects, according to MI5. MI5 published the warning on Wednesday

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Google DeepMind’s watermarked AI proteins still work in the lab

Google DeepMind has brought its SynthID watermarking technology to synthetic biology. The new tool, SynthID Bio, hides a signature in the amino acid sequence or predicted 3D structure of a protein. The lab announced it on Wednesday in a blog post and a paper in Nature. Google DeepMind says a

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Xbox is not for sale, CEO Asha Sharma tells The New York Times

Asha Sharma was asked whether her endgame at Xbox was divestiture, Zachary Small reported for The New York Times. The question came in a profile of Microsoft’s gaming chief published on Wednesday. “Xbox is not for sale,” Sharma said. “We will do whatever it takes to set the company

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Nvidia-backed GMI Cloud raises $668m as contracted revenue tops $600m

MI5 says over 100 UK academics worked on projects funded by China’s spies

Google DeepMind’s watermarked AI proteins still work in the lab

Xbox is not for sale, CEO Asha Sharma tells The New York Times