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Sources: Apple has discussed adding a higher end iPhone “Ultra” model in 2024, probably offering camera improvements, a faster chip, and an even larger display — Apple's Tim Cook told investors that consumers are willing to pay up for the best iPhone they can get, signaling that even more ritzy models may be on the way.
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| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Binance launches a free tool to help users calculate their tax obligations, supporting up to 100,000 transactions, available initially in Canada and France — The tool, initially available to users in Canada and France, supports reporting of up to 100,000 transactions.
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
After Twitter said free API access would end on February 9, Elon Musk promises “a light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free” — Last week, Twitter said it is shutting down free access to its APIs starting February 9. Now, days before the deadline …
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Sources: Microsoft's legal team expects the UK CMA to oppose the Activision deal, which may show a new antitrust enforcement alignment across the US, UK, and EU — Until recently, antitrust regulators in Europe and the United States took different approaches.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology starts “the process to ban” 138 betting and 94 loan lending apps that “reportedly have Chinese links” — India is moving to block 232 apps, some with links to China, that offer betting and loan services …
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| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Dell plans to eliminate ~6,650 jobs, or ~5% of its workforce, taking its headcount to ~126K, down by ~39K since January 2020, as the pandemic-era PC boom fades — Dell Technologies Inc., facing plummeting demand for personal computers, will eliminate about 6,650 jobs, becoming …
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| Dallas Innovates: |
Q&A with former Oculus CTO John Carmack about his AGI startup Keen, how to “solve” AGI, how AGI could impact the economy, AI companies' “groupthink”, and more — The iconic Dallas game developer, rocket engineer, and VR visionary has pivoted to an audacious new challenge … | Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: |
A look at the Guillemot family's attempts to retain control of Ubisoft, which has hit setbacks that led to a stock plunge and made the company a takeover target — Every second Monday of the month for over three decades, the five Guillemot brothers — whose company gave the world … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
Financial influencers are pumping out videos promoting dubious ChatGPT get-rich-quick schemes, such as selling chatbot-generated tutorials on sites like Udemy — The world of financial influencers promise viewers they can use ChatGPT to make big bucks with no effort.
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| Financial Times: |
A profile of blockchain gaming pioneer Yat Siu, who founded Animoca Brands, valued at $5.9B in September 2022, as he copes with the crypto winter and regulators — Yat Siu is no stranger to controversy. Over the years, the serial technology entrepreneur has been kicked off the App Store … | Shira Ovide / Washington Post: |
Experts say AI could help improve relatively simple and targeted tech in mental health care, including telemedicine, telephone hotlines, and clinician training — Artificial intelligence can play a role in mental health — … For at least 60 years, technologists have hunted … | Parmy Olson / Bloomberg: |
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