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June 12, 2023, 10:15 PM

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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Over 7,000 subreddits have gone private or read-only to protest Reddit's API pricing changes, and the site experienced issues for about two hours on June 12  —  Reddit went through some issues for many on Monday, with the outage happening the same day as thousands of subreddits going dark to protest the site's new API pricing terms.
CNBC:
The US FTC files for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard  —  - The FTC on Monday filed a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction seeking to block Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says he does not “feel an imperative” from users to release a new Xbox console, and the team is “pretty set on the hardware”  —  Microsoft Corp.'s video gaming chief Phil Spencer said he doesn't “feel an imperative” to come out with a major upgrade of its Xbox game console.
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: a small, fast, efficient, and quiet desktop that has a good port selection and is a better deal than the new Mac Pro for most users  —  The realities of Apple Silicon make the Studio the best bet for most pros.  —  The original Mac Studio, despite the absence of …
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: the EU is set to hit Google with a formal antitrust complaint regarding the company's ad tech, with a statement of objections coming as soon as June 14  —  Google is set to be hit with a formal antitrust complaint from the European Union that could pave the way for massive fines …
Monica Chin / The Verge:
MacBook Air (15-inch) review: thin and relatively light chassis, excellent trackpad, keyboard, performance, and battery, but limited ports and no upgradability  —  Apple's first big-screened MacBook Air addresses a long-standing need in the company's laptop lineup.  And it comes with zero surprises and no sticker shock.
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
Documents show some US courts are using Covenant Eyes, an anti-porn app sold to churches to monitor all online activity, to surveil parolees and their families  —  A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond.  Now he's back in jail, and tech misuse may be to blame.
Katie Jennings / Forbes:
Vendors allege Hippocratic AI co-founder's former startup Health IQ, which faces a fraud lawsuit, owes millions; Hippocratic AI raised $50M from a16z and others  —  The venture firm made a repeat investment in Munjal Shah, but his previous company Health IQ is facing allegations of millions …
Larry Dignan / Constellation Research:
Oracle reports Q4 revenue up 17% YoY to $13.84B, vs. $13.73B est., cloud services and license support revenues up 23% YoY to $9.4B, and net income up 4% YoY  —  Oracle's infrastructure as a service business gained momentum in the fourth quarter courtesy of generative AI workloads, according to CTO Larry Ellison.
Shinhye Kang / Bloomberg:
South Korean prosecutors allege that a former Samsung executive stole blueprints and designs in 2018 and 2019 to reproduce an entire chip plant in Xi'an, China  —  A former Samsung Electronics Co. executive allegedly stole blueprints and designs to try and replicate an entire semiconductor plant in China …
Yuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal:
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon is testing generative AI for product review summaries, giving an overview of what customers liked and disliked about a product, along with a disclaimer  —  - Amazon is testing the use of artificial intelligence to generate summaries of reviews left on some products.
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Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A tech reporter on why he bought a 2023 World Book Encyclopedia printed set: nostalgia, permanence, and no AI or human tampering, link rot, or stealth edits  —  The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse.  —  These days, many of us live online …

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