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Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie doubles down on not moderating Nazi content, after 200+ authors criticize the company for “platforming and monetizing Nazis” — More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it's “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” …
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Memo: Apple won't offer hardware swaps for out-of-warranty Watch models going back to Series 6 in the US during the ITC's ban but will offer help via software — - Company will only be able to conduct software-based repairs — Hardware swaps for broken Apple Watches won't be offered in US| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
The Apple-Masimo patent battle is a dramatic demonstration of the collision of different IP regimes when tech companies move into new markets, like health care — As mobile computing invades markets such as healthcare, intellectual property moats will be tested| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple stops selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in its online store in the US, days before the ITC's Watch import ban goes into effect — As promised, Apple today removed the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from its online store in the United States …
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| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
A UK judge sentences Arion Kurtaj, the 18-year-old who leaked GTA VI code and hacked Nvidia, to a secure hospital until a mental health tribunal lets him leave — - Arion Kurtaj placed in hospital to protect public from harm — Two teens sentenced for hacking, blackmailing tech firms
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| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft plans to deprecate Windows Mixed Reality and remove the feature in a future Windows update; most Windows VR headsets launched between 2017 and 2021 — Windows Mixed Reality will be removed from a future version of Windows — What you need to know| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Apple AI researchers publish papers on using human gaussian splats to generate animated 3D avatars from videos and deploying LLMs on devices with limited memory — Apple, a company practically synonymous with technological innovation, has once again positioned itself at the forefront of the AI revolution.
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Worldcoin developer Tools for Humanity stops offering its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil, and France, months after a “limited time access” expansion — Worldcoin is no longer offering its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil and France, just months …
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France's AMF watchdog gives Coinbase a virtual asset service provider approval, as the company pushes deeper in Europe amid its regulations rift with the US SEC — - France's AMF watchdog gave Coinbase virtual asset service provider (VASP) approval, which is effectively a green light … | Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Cisco acquires cloud-native security and networking startup Isovalent, which had raised $69M and has helped develop open-source projects eBPF and Cilium — Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Isovalent, a cloud-native security and networking startup that should fit …
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Evan Blass leaks an apparent countdown page for Galaxy Unpacked on January 17 saying “Galaxy AI is coming”, and posts Galaxy S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra specs — If rumors are to be believed, we're less than a month away from the launch of Samsung's latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S24 range.
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US consumer groups and lawmakers say Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, and other BNPL services may encourage younger and lower-income Americans to take on too much debt — Buying mattresses, clothes and other goods on installment plans has propped up spending, but economists worry that such loans could put some people at risk.Sponsor Posts
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