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Microsoft has laid off the entire teams behind the virtual reality platform AltspaceVR, which will shut down in March, and the Mixed Reality Tool Kit framework — HoloLens, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality are all but dead at Microsoft. — What you need to know
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| New York Times: |
Emails and sources: Google fired 16% of its ~400-person Fuchsia OS team, Research cut jobs in lower traction areas, and Cloud cut operational and other roles — The layoffs amount to about 6 percent of the global work force at the company, the latest tech giant to make cuts after a pandemic hiring spree.
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| The Daily Dot: |
CommuteAir took down a 2019 copy of the US No Fly List, after a researcher said they found it on an unsecured server and that it had 1.5M+ entries, many aliases — One of the most sensitive U.S. government documents was left online. — An unsecured server discovered by a security researcher …
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Sources: activist investor Elliott Management has made a multibillion-dollar investment in Salesforce — Elliott Management makes a multibillion-dollar investment in the business-software provider — Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has made a multibillion-dollar investment in Salesforce Inc. … | Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple's lean hiring may help the company avoid layoffs; Apple's workforce grew ~20% from 2019 to 2022, Amazon's grew 100%, Meta 94%, Alphabet 57%, Microsoft 53% — The iPhone maker's workforce grew 20% in the past three years, a far slower pace than rivals — Tech Layoffs Pile Up as Bosses Reverse Course
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Analysis: Apple timed the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and HomePod launch to boost this quarter's revenue, while avoiding supply issues during the holiday season — Apple timed the launch of the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini and HomePod to shore up its current quarter's revenue …
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| Rolling Stone: |
Sources: Donald Trump does not want to renew his Truth Social exclusivity contract, expiring in June 2023, and is asking for suggestions for his first tweet — The ex-president is planning his first tweets with a few months to go on his Truth Social contract
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| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
Researchers and ex-Twitter staff: physical attacks in the US have tracked with spikes in some hate speech on Twitter, notably anti-Semitic and anti-gay rhetoric — SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this month, the FBI charged a Florida man with making detailed online threats to murder 100 gay people.| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Mittens, a ruthless Chess.com bot with a kitten avatar introduced on January 1 that is driving more people than ever to play in the site's history — A ruthless bot with an innocuous avatar is driving chess players crazy — The heels of the chess world have included Soviet grandmasters … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Hackers leak police raid plans, confidential reports, AWS private keys, and other sensitive data from the servers of ODIN, which makes US police software — Leaked files reveal tactical plans for police raids, surveillance, and facial recognition — Detailed tactical plans for imminent police raids … | Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Q&A with Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos about shared leadership, what role Reed Hastings may play, adding FAST channels, the ad tier, and more — So that's what an orderly transfer of power looks like. — While Disney chief Bob Iger ousted every potential threat …
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| Keri Blakinger / The Marshall Project: |
How some US incarcerated people use contraband mobile phones to educate themselves, make TikToks, find love, publicize prison conditions, earn money, and more — Despite the security concerns of administrators, incarcerated people use phones to hustle, make TikToks or publicize prison conditions.
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